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Lonely Planet Prague Guide
I studied in Prague for the last four months, and I took this book with me everywhere. It is the only guidebook that has the hours that everything is open and how to get there. All of the information in it is highly reliable. I highly recommend it if you plan on spending more than a few weeks in Prague, although I supplemented it with the Eyewitness Guide to Prague and the Rough Guide to Prague. However, it offered little advice on which the best places to eat and stay and visit are. It also has very few pictures, which is unfortunate, because out of the thousands of beautiful places to visit in Prague, it is helpful to see which buildings appeal to oneself the most before choosing to visit them. If you plan to stay in Prague for longer than a week, this is an essential book to buy. However, for quick trips to Prague, I would suggest buying the Rough Guide to Prague (it offers good advice about where to go) and the Eyewitness Guide to Prague (it has tons of pictures). Also, if you plan on spending more than a few days in Prague, buy the Lonely Planet Guide to the Czech and Slovak Republic – there is so much more to the Czech Republic than Prague, and take a day trip or two outside of the city is time well spent.
Lonely Planet Prague City Guide is also now available in electronic PDF format from shop.lonelyplanet.com.
From Lonely Planet Publications:
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Rough Guide to Prague
If you stay in Prague longer and wish to know more than just where to eat and what to see – this guide is perfect for you. In the guide, you will find Prague’s history, politics and culture, plus a selection of detailed maps. Other interesting stuff is reviews of local hotels and restaurants. Definitely recommended for longer stays.
Berlitz ‘Prague Pocket Guide’
Although Berlitz guide is not too detailed, it provides insight into Prague’s landmarks and heritage sights. The guide also has plenty of colour photos, a travel tips section, pages covering restaurants, hotels, excursions and even tips on where to go with children. I would recommend this guide for families coming to Prague for a weekend break.
DK Prague Pocket Map and Guide
DK Guide provides essential information on topics such as currency, language, transport and tourist attractions. The guide is colour coordinated with the map. I would recommend this guidebook for anyone who doesn’t care a lot about details and coming to Prague for a short time.
Time Out Guide ‘Prague’
Time Out provides large listings for hotels, restaurants and entertainment. This guidebook seems less authoritative than Lonely Planet’s guide, even though being slightly more expensive. I would recommend this guidebook to anyone who will come to Prague mainly for socializing and entertainment.
AAA Prague Guide
AAA Guide is a brief guide to Prague. Provides basic listings for sightseeing, hotels, restaurants and entertainment.
Best of Prague
The Best of Prague is a 144-page Prague city guidebook with the most relevant and actual information. This guidebook will find everything you need in a very readable and understandable form, including a map of Prague, a metro plan, and lots of good advice and information. This guidebook is distributed only in the Czech Republic.
I’ll be visiting Prague in April and I’m really excited. That’s a lot of numbers to remember up there but I think I’ll just use the map from the book I gotgodcomplexnovel by Chris Titus and I’m pretty sure I’ll be ready for a self-guided tour. Pretty insane but it’ll be fun, I’m sure. Excited!!!