Prague (Insight pocket guides)

by Insight Guides and Alfred Horn

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9624215545
• ISBN13: 9789624215540
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Distributed in the United States by Houghton Mifflin Co
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful photographs of a stunning city

This Insight Cityguide volume, printed in Singapore, is of glossy hard-stock paper. Each page has either a full-color photograph, or a full-color photo with text. This is more of a fabulous picture book, than a Fodor's-type guidebook. As such, it is mostly timeless as opposed to up-to-the-minute guidebooks that quickly become obsolete. The back cover states, "With imaginative text and dazzling photography, this book captures the essence of what has been called the Golden City, the Jewel in the Bohemian Crown, and the City of a Hundred Spires. The Prague of Charles IV is also the Prague of Rudolf II and Franz Kafka, of Alexander Dubcek and Vaclav Havel. This book traces the tempestuous history behind the beautiful facades. Every aspect of the city is explored in detail: Wenceslas Square, the Hradcany Castle, the Old and New Towns, the former Prague Ghetto, the banks of the Vltava, and the Royal Way. Here are Prague's top cultural experiences, from its world-class concerts to its superb galleries, and information revealing where to find the best pubs, coffee houses and entertainments. This Insight Cityguide provides what its title promises: a true insight into what makes the people of Prague tick. We learn what they think of their city and hear their hopes for the future." Should you buy this book? It is a visual guide to Prague, with really beautiful photography - great for those who are going, and who just want to go.