Backpacking Prague Travel Guide (2020)
Interested? PIN NOW, read later! If you’re looking for that beautiful European city getaway without those not-so-beautiful European city prices, Prague is the place to be. With a gorgeous and well-preserved historical centre full of cathedrals, museums, bridges, and even a castle on a hill, the city is often described as something out of a fairy tale. Prague has been a political and cultural center of Europe for centuries. In previous lifetimes, it was the capital of Bohemia, a residence of Holy Roman Emperors, an important city during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the capital of Czechoslovakia. These days it’s the capital of the Czech Republic, one of the largest cities in Central Europe. Miraculously, the city was relatively unscathed in World War II. The historic centre of Prague remained intact, and it made the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1992. While the city survived WWII, it almost didn’t make it through communism. During the period of Soviet rule here,...