Year: 2015

Christmas Market in Prague 2015

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The time of the annual Christmas markets are soon here again this year. The Christmas fairs in Prague are among the best markets in Europe which attracts thousands of people every year from all over the world. The annual Christmas markets are the best places if you want to get into the festive spirit and if you want to buy the best Christmas presents while you are also having a good time. The fairs without the typical traditional Christmas dishes and beverages such as the various sausages, meats and mulled wine would not be complete. In this short article we will list the best and most popular Christmas markets in Prague. Easter Market in Prague

The main Christmas markets in the city will be held in the centre of the city at the Old Town Square and at the Wenceslas Squre. Good news that the two fairs are only approximately 5 minutes walk from each other. At the markets you can get the best traditional Christmas goodies such as the handmade glass wares, jewelries, accessories, toys, candles, ceramics and so on but the markets are not just all about shopping. Visitors can also try the traditional Czech Christmas fair dishes like the roasted ham, the various sausages, cakes and pastries as well as the famous Czech beers- Pilsner Urquell, Staropramen and Bundvar- and a wide variety of mulled wine.

The Christmas markets in Prague are open every day including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year´s Day.

The Christmas markets in Prague will be open from 28th November 2015 until 6th January 2016.

If you want to visit another Christmas market instead, then why not consider a visit to London where there are lots of beautiful Christmas markets as well?

XXX in Prague

XXX in Prague

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Are you at home and want to see the beauties of Prague? You do have the chance right now, because if you did not know it, XXX is a great action film from 2002 with Vin Diesel in the main role, and the story takes place in the city of Prague.

Prague and Cherles Bridge in XXX
Prague and Cherles Bridge in XXX

We have earlier written articles on films from Prague and we recommend that you read it right away if you have not read it yet. But, at the time of writing we did of course not know everything and we did not know about the fact that XXX with Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson was packed with scenes from our beautiful city. From the first scene you will see the beautiful Old Town Square in Prague with its magnificent Tyn Cathedral, and then throughout the entire film famous attractions from Prague such as the castle, the Vitus Cathedral, the Charles Bridge, Rudolficum and lots of small and big streets show up in this action packed film.

Is the film worth watching? If you like Prague then the answer is for sure yes. If you are not a big fan of Prague, but of action, then this is also cool to watch. If you like both Prague and action, then this film is a must-see.

You can probably buy it on DVD or Blu-Ray somewhere near you, or you can go ahead and watch it on Netflix. It is available on Canadian Netflix, so if you want to watch it, then you should read more about how to watch Canadian Netflix from outside Canada, which also is the key to finding out how to watch Netflix from abroad.

Here you can see some more screenshots from the film taken as we watched the film on Netflix, so you go ahead and watch this as well. And if you like the first XXX film, then you can watch the second XXX film as well on Canadian Netflix!

Prague by Night Castle
Enjoy Prague by night shots in XXX
Beautiful panorama shots from Prague in XXX
Beautiful panorama shots from Prague in XXX
Autumn is a busy time in Prague

Autumn is a busy time in Prague

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The autumn is here and we notice this very much here in our Prague Guide. There are lots of visitors surfing our sites and we get lots of requests for help with arranging river cruises, beer dinners and similar programs daily.

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That is why we recommend all our readers who come to Prague to get in touch with us as soon as possible if you want to book some sort of activity in Prague, because it is nothing worse than looking forward to a beautiful river cruise in Prague, only to discover that the trips are fully booked.

Read more about all these Prague activities here in our Prague Guide and enjoy your trip!

Watching the Rugby World Cup in Prague!

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We will be visiting Prague in September and October and come from England, the land of rugby enthusiasts. We are however afraid that since the Czech Republic will not play in the Rugby World Cup that it will be hard to see the matches. Have you got any advices?

It is true that rugby is a very “second-hand” sport in the Czech Republic and only a few people actually know that there is an upcoming rugby world cup in England this autumn. That is why you will not see the action on typical Czech television, but around in the city there are quite a lot of sportsbars and pubs and in these they often show live streams of sports events from English TV, so you should be able to find a place which will show the rugby world cup, even if you are in the Czech Republic and in Prague.

If this does not work, or if you want to watch it on your laptop, on your iPhone or maybe your Android device instead, then there is an easy way in which you can watch the rugby world cup online, and that is by using a VPN connection. You can read more about this and exactly how this works in this article written in the IP Address Guide.

For a full schedule of matches and which teams will play when, this article will give you more information.

We hope this answer has helped you, and do not forget to enjoy a nice river cruise, maybe a beer dinner and some real Czech goulash while in town!

The Tenors concert in Prague 2015

The Tenors concert in Prague 2015

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The TenorsThe Tenors will be on a tour from the summer of 2015 in which they will be on stage in Prague as well.

The Tenors are a Canadian vocal quartet which was formed in 2007. The band consists Remigo Pereia, Victor Micallef, Fraser Walters and Clifton Murray. The band performs operatic pop which means that their music is a mixture of classical and pop music. The Tenors features songs like The Prayer, Panis Angelecius and so on.

So The Tenors will be on a tour from June 2015 and Prague will be one of the stops. The Tenors will only give two concerts in Europe, one will be in Prague and the other one will be in Bratislava and the rest of the tour will continue in Canada. In Prague The Tenors concert will be on Wednesday on the 17th June in 2015 at the O2 Arena. After the gig in Prague the band will be on stage in Bratislava, Slovakia on Sunday on 21st June 2015 at the Slovnaft Arena.

O2 Arena
Českomoravská 2345/17, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic

For more information on the tickets and prices check the following site: WorldTicketShop

Beer festival still going strong

Beer festival still going strong

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beerTonight is the last day of the ice hockey world cup in Prague, and even though we are sad cause Czech Republic lost their bronze match against the USA, we are still curious to see whether Canada or Russia will win the gold medal in the tournament.

But, even if the hockey world cup goes towards an end tonight there is no need to despair, because the Czech Beer Festival is still going strong and it will last until next Saturday, so you still have six more evenings on which you can taste the fantastic Czech beer. So enjoy, and if you want to know more about other events, festivals and concerts taking place in Prague, then read more about whats on in Prague here.

Enjoy Prague, and do not forget that if the temperatures get really hot, then some sun lotion can be useful, because the sun can get really strong and make your nose nice and red if you do not put some lotion on it.

Best activities for families in Prague

Best activities for families in Prague

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Zoo PRagueIn this short article we will list some of the best possibilities for families in Prague during a holiday.

It can sometimes be hard to find activities suitable for the entire family as you plan a trip to Prague. That is why we have written this article, so that you will get advices that will make life easier for you and funnier for the children.

Black Light Theatre (Pražská 55)
Our first favourite place to go with the family in Prague is The Black Light Theatre. The Black Light Theatre is one of the best place in the city for children to have fun. The theatre gives home to several muppet, ballet shows and it also has illusionists and mime artists. The Black Light Theatre is extremely enjoyable even for younger children because of the dancing, the music and the colourful lights.

National Marionette Theatre (Žatecká 1)
The second place from our list is similar to the first one because it is also a theatre. The National Marionette Theatre is a puppet theatre in Prague. The National Marionette gives home to plenty of children shows which is also perfectly suitable for children of all ages and nationalities.

Franciscan Garden (New Town)
Franciscan Garden is our third choice of the activities with children in Prague. The Franciscan Garden is a public park which has a playground for children up to 13 year old. The playground has modern equipments, various slides and swings, a large sandpit and a climbing frame as well. The park is open in the summer from 7 in the morning until 10 in the evening and in the winter it is open daily from 8 in the morning until 7 in the evening.

Cafè Hajek (Havlickova 15)
The fourth activity of the list is a local cafe house in Prague. The Cafè Hajek. Cafè Hajek sells various sandwiches, cakes, different flavoured milkshakes and ice creams as well. Cafè Hajek is just located near to Wenceslas Square just where Franciscan Garden is located.

Prague Zoo (U trojského zámku 3/120)
The last activity from our list is the Prague Zoo. The Prague Zoo is definitely one of the most enjoyable program for children of all age. The zoo is located a few kilometres away from the city centre but it is definitely worth visiting. The zoo has various big cats such as lions, tigers and other traditional animals like elephants, sea lions, giraffes and penguins as well as less common animals.

Where to watch Ice Hockey World Championship online?

Where to watch Ice Hockey World Championship online?

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Ice hockey onlineIt is 2015 and soon it is time for the Ice Hockey World Championship 2015 to start. It will be arranged in the Czech Republic and in the cities of Prague and Ostrava, and if you want to know more about the World Championship in Ice Hockey we recommend our following article on the subject. The best is of course to come to either Prague or to Ostrava to watch the action, but if you are located somewhere else and want to follow the action, what can you do to watch the Ice Hockey World Championships online?

There are quite a lot of TV channels who will broadcast from the Ice Hockey World Championship online. The best way to watch the Ice Hockey World Championships online is by starting to get yourself a VPN subscription, because that will give you the chance to get IP addresses in different nations, which again will make it possible for you to watch the Ice Hockey World Championships online in different ways. We recommend using the VPN services of IPVanish for this purpose. Visit the IPVanish website here.

Now that this is in order what you can do is the following:

1) Visit Ceska Televizie, the Czech TV channel, and connect to a server in the Czech Republic with IPVanish. Once you get your Czech IP address you are ready to watch the Ice Hockey World Championships online on CTV in the Czech Republic. That is a free channel to watch, so you need no other subscription for this to work!

2) You can also watch it on NBC Sports in the United States with a US IP address or at Premier Sports in the United Kingdom with a UK IP address, but for all these options you need a special subscription to these TV channels in addition to the VPN subscription, so those are quite costly versions.

So, go ahead and sign up for IPVanish and watch the Ice Hockey World Championship online on Czech television, live from the Czech republic.

Titanic Live in Prague

Titanic Live in Prague

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Titanic LiveGood news for the Titanic lovers because the Titanic Live show will visit Prague as well during its tour in 2015. Titanic Live show is a real life cinematic event which will bring to life the epic score of James Horner from Titanic by Celtic musicians, choir and a 90 piece orchestra while the movie will be projected in HD on a huge screen in the background.

Titanic which was written and also produced by James Cameron is still one of the greatest movies in the history of cinema. Titanic is one of the few movies that won 11 Academy Awards including Best Original Song and Dramatic Score.

The Titanic Live European Arena Tour will start in the summer of 2015 and the show will be seen in Prague at the O2 Arena on Sunday on the 14th June 2015. The next day on Monday on the 15th June 2015 the Titanic Live show will take place in Munich, Germany. Tickets for the live show are already available.

O2 Arena
Českomoravská 2345/17, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic

For more information on the event please check the official site: WorldTicketShop