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and the castles outside the city DIRECTORY
are open only from 1 April to
31 October. Visiting hours are Embassies and
normally from 9am to 5pm Consulates
daily, but during the summer Australian Consulate
months, opening times are Klimentská 10, 6th floor.
extended to 6pm. Note that Map 4 D2. Tel 296 578 350.
final admission times can Open 9am–noon Mon–Thu,
often be as much as an hour also 2–5pm Wed.
earlier. Gardens stay open Canadian Embassy
until 8pm in July and August. Ve Struhách 95/2, Praha 6.
Most museums and several Tel 272 101 800.
Entry tickets for some of castles are closed on Monday. Open 8:30am–4:30pm Mon–Fri.
Prague’s major tourist sights The National Museum is closed ∑ canada.cz
on the first Tuesday of the month, New Zealand Consulate
and to find out what’s on, it is and the Jewish Museum is Vaclavske náměstí 11. Map 3 B4.
best to consult a listings paper. closed on Saturday. Museum Tel 234 784 777.
Online, listings can be found on Night in June is an opportunity Open 9am–5pm Mon–Fri
the Prague Information Service to visit collections for free (Can be unattended. In an
(PIS) website and at www. between 7pm and 1am. emergency: call the NZ Embassy
expats.cz and www.prague.tv. A free transport service in Berlin: 0049 30 20 62 10).
The comprehensive Czech- between the museums United Kingdom Embassy
language listings book Přehled is is also in operation. Thunovská 14. Map 2 E3. Tel 257
best explained by a PIS worker. Opening hours of Prague’s 402 111. Open 9am–5pm Mon–
The price of admission to shops vary widely. Many Fri. ∑ ukinczechrepublic.fco.
museums varies widely, from businesses are open between gov.uk
Kč40 to around Kč300. Most 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday, United States Embassy
churches are free, with a and 8am to noon on Saturday. Tržiště 15. Map 2 E3. Tel 257 022
collection box for donations Department stores generally 000. Open by appointment
at the door. Tickets for enter- stay open until between 7 and Mon–Fri. ∑ czech.prague.
tainment events can be bought 9pm on Saturday and Sunday. usembassy.gov
from booking agencies or at the Prague does not have a Travel Safety Advice
venue itself (see pp216–17). Some standard day for late-night
hotels can also book tickets for shopping, although many Australia
you; alternatively, try a large of the more expensive tourist ∑ dfat.gov.au
travel agent in the city centre. shops stay open until around ∑ smartraveller.gov.au
10pm on most nights. United Kingdom
Banks are open from 8am ∑ gov.uk/foreign-travel-
Opening Hours to 5pm Monday to Friday. advice
This guide lists the opening Restaurants, cafés and bars United States
hours for individual museums, all have varied opening hours ∑ travel.state.gov
galleries and churches. Most of (see pp192–3). Most bars open Information Centres
the city’s major sights can be from 10am and, with no and Tour Operators
visited throughout the year, licensing laws, often stay
but many of Prague’s gardens open until everyone leaves. Čedok
Main Office: Na Příkopě 18.
Map 3 C4. Tel 800 112 112.
∑ cedok.com
Czech Republic Information
Centre
Staroměstské náměstí 5.
Map 3 B3. Tel 224 861 476.
∑ czechtourism.com
Prague City Tourism/
Prague Information Service
Staroměstské náměstí 1.
Map 3 B3. Tel 221 714 714.
Also at: Rytířská 12. Map 3 C4.
Václavské náměstí 42 (kiosk).
Map 4 D5.
Václav Havel Airport,
Terminals 1 & 2
∑ prague.eu
A person taking photographs of one of Prague’s many picturesque sights

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