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MUSIC
Good buys include CDs and sheet music of the works of famous Czech composers
(such as Smetana, Dvořák, Janáček and Martinů) as well as Bohemian folk music -
even dechovka (brass-band 'polka' music). There are almost as many music shops in
Prague as bookshops.
Shopping Areas
WENCESLAS SQUARE (SEE CLICK HERE )
The city centre's single biggest - and most exhausting - retail zone is around
Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí), its pavements jammed with browsing visitors
and locals making beelines for their favourite stores. You can find pretty much
everything here, from high fashion boutiques and music megastores to run-of-the-mill
department stores and gigantic book emporia. Many of the more interesting shops are
hidden away in arcades and passages, such as the Lucerna Palace ( CLICK HERE ).
The other main shopping drag intersects with the lower end of Wenceslas Square,
comprising Na Příkopě, 28.října and Národní Třída. Most of the big stores and malls
are concentrated on Na Příkopě, with the biggest of them all - the Palladium Praha
Shopping Centre OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( Náměstí Republiky) - at its north-
east end, opposite Municipal House.
STARÉ MĚSTO (SEE CLICK HERE )
In Staré Město, the elegant avenue of Pařížská is lined with international designer
houses including Dior, Boss, Armani and Louis Vuitton. In contrast, the winding lanes
between the Old Town Square and Charles Bridge are full of tacky souvenir shops
flaunting puppets, Russian dolls and 'Czech This Out' T-shirts. However, other parts
of Staré Město - notably Dlouhá, Dušní and Karoliny Světlé - are becoming known
for a concentration of designer fashion boutiques, art galleries and quirky independent
shops.
VINOHRADY (SEE CLICK HERE )
As Prague's ritziest residential district, it is not very surprising that Vinohrady is also
home to the greatest number of furniture and home-decor shops in the city. If you are
a fan of design or decoration, you should definitely hike the miracle mile along
Vinohradská between the Muzeum and Jiřího z Poděbrad metro stops to see the latest
in couches, kitchens and carpets.
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