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Lonely Planet Prague (City Guide) Paperback – January 1, 2009

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Discover Prague

Watch Prague's beautiful skyline emerge in the quiet of dawn on Charles Bridge
Relax in Letna park with a beer in your hand and the spires of Old Town Square at your feet
Join in and jam at a steamy session in tiny U Maleho Glena jazz club
Watch some of the world's best ice hockey players before they're poached by the NHL

In This Guide:

Two expert authors with 40 years' Prague experience between them
New color chapter on Prague's unique and varied architecture
Meet the locals: a woman's memories on communism and a gallery owner's take on the contemporary Czech art scene
Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights

Print length

292 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Lonely Planet
Publication date

January 1, 2009
Dimensions

5.12 x 0.59 x 7.8 inches
ISBN-10

1741045134
ISBN-13

978-1741045130
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lonely Planet; 8th edition (January 1, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 292 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1741045134
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1741045130
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 0.59 x 7.8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #11,907,386 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #410 in Prague Travel Guides
- #463 in General Czech Republic Travel Guides
- #11,839 in General Europe Travel Guides

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Rita Schelin

Poorly organized

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2011

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As far as descriptions of sights, restaurants tours, history, etc, the information was pretty accurate. But actually being in Prague and using the book to get around to different sights and restaurants was extremely difficult.

Instead of having a chapter on a specific neighborhood with everything in that neighborhood, they have a chapter on neighborhoods, then shopping, then eating, then drinking, then entertainment, etc. Having to flip to the eating section, then flip back to the neighborhood section, then flip to the map to see where it was located was very time consuming and annoying.

Another thing I didn't like was that the writing on the maps was much too small. I have perfect reading vision and could barely make out the street names and numbers.

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david Frix

As Advertised.

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2018

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As Advertised.

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2011

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Recently purchased the 9th Edition and found the pullout maps to be useless. The text is printed in an incredibly small font. I purchased this book without seeing it first based on experience with past Lonely Planet books. Never again. Outside of the history of Prague, I found little useful about this city guide. I was better served with a map provided by the hotel and what information I could gather online. I am shifting to Frommer's.

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moog

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Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2010

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I have spent 6 days in Prague with this book and I can say this is a good tourist book for short trips. Not perfect though: the list of hotels is very weak, so better if you look for them yourself; restaurants listed as very good tend to became worse after good Lonely Planet-reviews. Otherwise this is really a nice guide with lots of useful tips.

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fitcricket

Dense, unwieldy, hard to navigate. I'm a ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2015

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Dense, unwieldy, hard to navigate. I'm a huge fan of Lonely Planet most of the time, but this is one of the most unfriendly guides I've ever used. Chapters and sections by neighborhood without many recommendations or suggestions, which are hard to find when they are there.

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2012

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This will be my first time in Prague to study at university. This book has extensive information on the area with quick tips for foreigners. Although, I do wish that this book had more pictures. The map in the back is a must.

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2007

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The Lonely Planet series was recommended to me, and the guide to Prague was the first one I purchased. The recommendation was right on, the guide's reputation is well deserved. Everything I needed to know is included, the places and restaurants were exactly as described, and the maps and walking tours were easy to follow.

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2007

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I lived in Prague for a month and relied on this book if only for the maps. Of course, it was also quite helpful when it came to recommending English book stores! I've learned not to trust LP's judgment on food, but otherwise they're a handy source.

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Clockwino

Lonely planet Prague

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2009

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Useful little book with very good coverage of the main sites to visit and some excellent up front guidance on getting about by public transport- the great tram system and the tubes. have used the rough guides before for Rome and Venice and I think they are still my favoured option. The pull out map that comes with the LPC guide was a definite positive so worth checking that is in place before purchasing second hand.

ChrismcFadden

Just the ticket

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2012

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Having visited Prague over the Easter weekend I brought two guide books with me but all you really need is this one. It just missed a 5 star rating as it was published in 2010 so there were a few out of date pieces of information and reviews, but that is to be expected. I would recommend checking out the 'Best breakfast' text box (but note, 'Red Hot & Blues' is closed down, whether it's due to reopen I don't know) and the 'Weird art' text box (page 142) detailing the sculptures of David Cerny scattered about Prague. The maps are great and easy to use and the book is broken down into background, neighbourhoods, eating, drinking, shopping, etc with some nice photography at the start. Great guide book, you can't really steer wrong with Lonely Planet.

Darren Simons

An excellent travel companion to Prague

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2003

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Lonely Planet at its best, this book provides a good guide to Prague making it easy to find the main sites in Prague with a useful bit of history thrown in. The maps at the back are very good and I found this to be an invaluable guide on my trip. The warnings about pickpockets and cheating taxi drivers may be out of date as I suspect the authorities have got it under control a bit, as I saw neither of these. I did find my hotel to be right in the middle of the red light district but that’s another story (and yes, it turns out the book knew about that as well!!)
I would recommend this book for both a short trip (couple of days) or a longer stay there.

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Roisin Magill

Out of date

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2012

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We live in Prague and although this is a good guide in theory, a lot of the info is now out of date. Shops and restaurants change hands frequently here as in any large city, so a lot of the info regarding entertainment is no longer accurate. Time for a new edition please!

miss susan allan

Lonely Planet

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2014

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This book was very helpful to me as it helped me prepare for a city break in Prague. Definitely recommend lonely planet books for anyone travelling.

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