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( 233 336 601; www.antikvita.cz ; Na Hutích 9, Dejvice; 10am-5pm Mon-Fri; De-
jvická) This antique shop is a collector's delight, crammed with cases and cabinets
overflowing with vintage toys, model trains, dolls, coins, medals, jewellery, clocks,
watches, militaria, porcelain figures, postcards, glassware and much more. If you
have something to sell, Antikvita holds buying sessions on Wednesday and Thursday.
FOOD & DRINK
OD & DRINK
PIVNÍ GALERIE
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( 220 870 613; www.pivnigalerie.cz ; U Průhonu 9, Holešovice; noon-7pm Tue-Fri;
1, 3, 5, 25) If you think Czech beer begins and ends with Pilsner Urquell, a visit to the
tasting room at Pivní Galerie (the Beer Gallery) will lift the scales from your eyes.
Here you can sample and purchase a huge range of Bohemian and Moravian beers -
nearly 150 varieties from 30 different breweries - with expert advice from the owners.
AART
HUNT-KASTNER ARTWORKS
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( 222 969 887; www.huntkastner.com ; Kamenická 22, Holešovice; 1-6pm Tue-Fri,
2-6pm Sat; 1, 8, 15, 25, 26) This small gallery behind the Letná Gardens ( CLICK
HERE ) highlights some of the best up-and-coming Czech artists working in the visual
arts, including painting, photography and video. The owners are enthusiastic and
happy to talk about local art with walk-ins.
MARKE
MARKET
PRAŽSKÁ TRŽNICE
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(Prague Market Hall; 220 800 945; Bubenské nábřeží 306, Holešovice; 7am-6pm Mon-Fri,
to 2pm Sat; 1, 3, 5, 25) Almost a suburb in itself, Prague's sprawling, slightly depress-
ing city market includes a large open-air area selling fresh fruit, vegetables and
flowers, and dozens of stalls selling everything from cheap clothes to garden gnomes.
CATCH A SPARTA PRAHA ICE HOCKEY MATCH
The Czechs have an illustrious history in ice hockey, perennially placing at the
top of the world rankings and regularly sending the cream of the crop to the
North American National Hockey League. One of the top teams of the Czech
Extraliga, Sparta Praha, plays its home games at Holešovice's Tipsport Aréna
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266 727 443; www.hcsparta.cz ; Za
Elektrámou 419, Holešovice; match tickets 180-300Kč;
5, 12, 14, 15, 17) . Tickets are usually
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