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Posted by Amanda Kendle Aug 13, 2006 |
I think it's impossible to dislike Prague. It's a fairytale city on the Vltava River: Anybody who's wandered across Charles Bridge at dawn or dusk can only be in love with the Czech capital.
My biggest problem with Prague has always been "too many tourists" (of course, I don't count!) - in summer it's often difficult to hear Czech spoken in the Old Town center, and that makes for a not so authentic holiday.
This week Prague made headlines for interesting reasons: the first being that tourism growth is stagnating. It seems that Prague hasn't marketed itself as well as it could have - understandable when you realise how much word-of-mouth worked to bring the tourists in - but now it needs to find ways to bring repeat visits. At the same time, it was reported that Prague is now the richest city in Eastern Europe; in fact it is 41st in the world ranking, thus having the highest standard of living of all former communist cities. Naturally this also means that it's not the cheapest city for tourists to visit, although in relation to bigger Western cities it's still affordable.
Stay tuned in coming weeks when we'll bring you more tips on making the most of a Prague visit: it really is a must-see city, no two ways about it.