Prague – the capital of Czech Republic – is the “Jewel in the Crown” of Central Europe and popular tourist destination. After Velvet Revolution tourism started to play an important role and tourist facilities improved significantly. As Prague is so popular tourist destination, many visitor information centers are located in Prague city.
Prague tourist information centers are situated at the Old Town Hall, Lesser Town Bridge Tower and Hlavní Nádraží main train station. The Prague city authorities are planning to open new tourist information centre at Prague Airport Ruzyne. These tourist information centers are run by the Prague Information Service (PIS) and provide valuable information about the capital to tourists. A tourist information center serves not only to provide comprehensive information for visitors, but it also arranges accommodation services in Prague, guided sightseeing tours and trips in and around Prague and outside of Prague within the Czech Republic, information about Prague’s cultural events, monuments or transportation, interpreters. Visitors can buy Prague Tourist Cards (Prague Cards) and get free admission to more than 50 museums, monuments and other attractions throughout Prague with this card.
The workers at tourist information centers inform clients also about culture, trade and services, nature, sports, necessary addresses and contacts, all basic tourist information about the whole Czech Republic – history, castles, monuments, museums and galleries, exhibitions, trades, festivals and tickets for concerts, theatres and other cultural events. Tourists can buy there brochures about Prague in foreign languages, various printed guide-books, plans of Prague, videocassettes, CD, DVD etc. Tourist information centers provide tourist tickets for city transport / travel cards, post cards, stamps, telephone cards etc. You can even get Last Minute Offers and Special Offers for Prague hotels with various services and packages at very good prices.
The main tourist information centers in Prague are:
• Cedok: address street Na prikope 18
• American Express: address street Vaclavske nam. 56
• CKM (Student travelers): address street Zitna 12
• Prague Information Service – Information Centre Main Railway Station (Prazská informacní sluzba – Informacní stredisko – Hlavní nádrazí)
• Prague Information Service – Information Centre Old Town Hall (Prazská informacní sluzba – Informacní stredisko – Staromestská radnice)
• Prague Information Service – Information Centre Lesser Town Bridge Tower (Prazská informacní sluzba – Informacní stredisko – Malostranská mostecká vez)
• Prague Information Service – Foreign Guides Centre (Prazská informacní sluzba – Pragotur – dispecink pruvodcu)
• Prague Information Service – Information Centre Rytirska (Prazská informacní sluzba – Informacní stredisko Rytírská)
Tourist information centers have experience answering questions raised by tourists and they will give a number of recommendations, practical pieces of advice as well as useful information, and you will enjoy your stay in Prague.