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Rick Steves' Prague & the Czech Republic

Updates since the sixth edition:

Prague

Orientation

Alimex car rental is now Prima Rent.

The TI website is now www.praguewelcome.cz.

Sights

Following a series of highly publicized standoffs and court battles, Alfons Mucha's 20-canvas Slav Epic has moved from the town of Moravský Krumlov to Prague's Veletržní Palace (home to the National Gallery's modern art collection, tel. 224-301-122).

Because of budget cuts, these National Gallery sights in Prague may close in 2011 from mid-January to March and again from July to September: the Asian Art gallery in the Old Town square, the Museum of Medieval Art at St. Agnes Convent, Schwarzenberg Palace, and Sternberg Palace. Check before you visit.

The National Museum is closed for renovation through 2014.

Lobkowicz Palace is now open daily.

The John & George Café, near the Lennon Wall, has been renamed the Campanulla Café.

Sleeping

Hotel Masná has closed.

The Jewel Hotel is now the Hotel Design Jewel and has a new web address and email (www.jewelhotel.cz, info@jewelhotel.cz).

The Sieber Hotel is under new management and has changed its name to Louren Hotel (www.louren.cz, reservations@louren.cz).

The Old Prague Hostel has a new email address: info@oldpraguehostel.com.

Pension Vetrník's new telephone number is 220-513-390.

Eating

Molly Malone's Irish Pub has been rechristened as James Joyce's Irish Pub.

Host Restaurant has taken over the space formerly occupied by Restaurant Nad Úvozem.

Connections

The CD Travel center at the main train station (your best bet for English information) is now open: Mon-Fri 9:00-18:00, Sat 9:00-14:00, closed Sun, shorter hours in winter, tel. 972-241-861.

The Wasteels travel office is now called "Student Agency Regiojet" (still run by Jaromír, Jaromír, and Jaroslav).

The downtown branch of the Czech Railways ticket office (at Na Príkope 31) has closed.

A Prague–Vienna sleeper car (not a couchette), not mentioned in the book (or on Deutsche Bahn online schedules), leaves the Hl.N. station at 23:10 and arrives at Vienna Westbahnhof the next morning at 6:30. Coming from Vienna, that train leaves the Westbahnhof each night at 22:08 and arrives in Prague at about 6:15.

Day Trips

Kutná Hora

The Alchemy Museum may be closed during your visit.

Terezín

The map on pages 174–175 was printed with an error; it's missing numbered dots. Please print out this page for the correct version. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Cesky Krumlov

The TI now offers baggage storage.

Cestovní Agentura Vltava has changed its name to Vltava Sport Service (canoe and bike rentals).

The correct website for the Puppet Museum is www.krumlovskainspirace.cz.

Tours at the Baroque Theater now run Tuesdays through Sundays from May through October (no tours Mon and Nov–April).

The Castle Gardens have new hours (open May–Sept Tue–Sun 8:00–19:00, April and Oct Tue–Sun 8:00–17:00, closed Mon and Nov–March).

Two companies now offer shuttles between Cesky Krumlov and Linz, Vienna, and Salzburg. Both require advance reservations: Sebastian Tours (tel. 775-941-794, mobile 607-100-234, sebastiantours@hotmail.com) and Pension Lobo (tel. 380-713-153 or 777-637-374, lobo@ckrumlov.cz).

Pension Anna has a new website: www.pensionanna-ck.cz.

Telc

Penzion Danuše has a new web address: www.penziondanusetelc.cz.

Moravsky Krumlov

For an update on the location of Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic, see "Prague," above.