Too hot in the city? Go swimming

Prague can be very hot in summer. To cool you down, you may use the community-based Swimplaces map to pick a pool, river or pound to make the heat enjoyable.

Traditional Czech food

Czechia is famous for its beer. But what to eat? You may have heard about svickova, tartar, or rizek (Schnitzel). But there are also sweet options such as ovocne knedliky (fruit dumblings), kolache or buchty.

Take a look on a very nice summary from The Taste of Prague. My only note would be that my experience with Lokal was so far not very good and Cafe Savoy has beautiful interrior but the food is horrible. So for Czech food I can recommend the Next Door or Vinohradsky parlament restaurants.

Image: Svickova by Taste of Prague

Locals' map: Use-It Prague

USE-IT is an Europe-wide project which provide not-touristic maps of cities. It is updated regularly by young locals and it is non-commerical so you will not be bothert by adverts and too touristic traps. Take a look on the latest map of Prague!

After Castle: Wenceslas Square and New Town

Have you seen the highlight number 1 of Prague - The Castle (biggest in the world) and the Old Town? Even the hidden alternative to the overcrowded King's Road? Then it is time to explore the New Town (Nove Mesto) and Wenceslas square (Vaclavske namesti) which give you more contemporary feeling of the city. Here tips from The Taste of Prague. 

If you finish this walk and want to get off the beaten track and see places without tourists, then take a look on my walk around Prague 2, Vinohrady.

 

Image: Wenceslas square by The Taste of Prague

 

Euronet ATMs, a horrible tourist trap

Ripping you off was never that easy. The ATMs of company Euronet are spread across many touristic hotspots in the world. They have only one goal - lure you into a bad conversion rate and charge you extra high fee. Take a look how it works.

Do you see the logo of Euronet? Run away! 

As I wrote earlier, the first ATMs you encounter at Prague airport are unfortunately from Euronet - although they are branded as Inter Change to deceive you. The solution is to skip Euronet/InterChange ATMs and go little bit further to solid banks (look at the article to see photos).

Can you see the small Euronet logo at the bottom of the ATMs? They are still scammers...