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Czech Republic Travel Guide
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Full country name: Czech Republic
Population: 10.3 million
Capital City: Prague (pop 1.2 million )
Language: Czech
Religion: 40% Roman Catholic, 10% Protestant
Government: Parliamentary Democracy, EU Member
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Dialling Code: 420
Electricity: 220V, 50Hz
Weights & measures: Metric
Money & Costs:
Currency: Czech Koruna |
Meals
Budget: Kč60-150
Mid-range: Kč150-200
High: Kč300-350
Top: Kč350+ |
Accommodation:
Budget: Kč300-450
Mid-range: Kč450-1000
High: Kč1000-2400
Top: Kč2400+ |
Costs in Prague especially, but also the Bohemian spas, are higher than elsewhere, though things are still fairly cheap for Western visitors. The big exception is accommodation in Prague, for which tourist prices are in line with those across Western Europe. By staying at cheap hostels and campsites, sticking to self-catering, pub grub and stand-up cafeterias, you might get away with Kč450 per person per day in summer. In a private home or better hostel, with meals at cheap restaurants and using public transport, you can get by on Kč600- 750. To share a clean double room with bath in a mid-range hotel or pension, and enjoy good local or Western meals, plan on at least Kč900- 1200. In Prague, figure a third to half again as much, and even more if you want to be close to the centre. On the other hand, except for Easter and Christmas-New Year, many bottom and mid-range hotels drop their prices by a third or more outside the summer season. A tip of 5-10% is appreciated in any tourist restaurant with table service.
Geography: The Czech Republic is very centrally located in Europe and borders Austria, Germany, Poland and Slovakia. Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country.
Climate: The weather is quite unsettled, with generally cold winters and mild summers. Spring and summer have the highest rainfall. July is the hottest month everywhere, January the coldest. From December through February, temperatures push below freezing even in the lowlands, and are bitter in the mountains. There is no real 'dry season', and the long, sunny hot spells of summer tend to be broken by sudden, heavy thunderstorms. Winter brings 40 to 100 days of snow on the ground (about 130 in the mountains), plus fog in the lowlands.
Recommended clothing: Mediumweights, heavy topcoat and overshoes for winter; lightweights for summer.
Public Holidays: Jan 1 New Year’s Day. Apr 12 Easter Monday.May 1 May Day. May 8 Liberation Day. Jul 5 Day of the Apostles St Cyril and St Methodius. Jul 6 Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Jan Hus. Sep 28 Czech Statehood Day. Oct 28 Independence Day. Nov 17 Freedom and Democracy Day. Dec 24-26 Christmas.
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