When to go à PRAGUE ?
The tourist season extends from mid-May to the end of September. Prices are high, especially during the long weekends. It is best to go in April-May or September-October to avoid the crowds, the summer heat and the cold, dry winter climate. The Christmas season is a great time to see Prague under its snowy mantle, but be aware that hotel rates are satellite and it is best to book well in advance.
Winter is cold, sometimes very cold and snowy. In the rest of the country, winter can be an opportunity to discover the Czechs' passion for snow sports.
The beginning of spring can be quite cool, but April and especially May are the most pleasant months to visit Prague and the provinces, as the sun returns.
In summer, it can be hot, but this is often accompanied by rain. The Czechs are outside, on the lawns of parks, in the forests, on hiking trails, by the lakes.
Be careful in the middle of summer, crossing the Charles Bridge is an achievement. It is a continuous queue, in one direction and then in the other, and throughout it is a series of tourist catchers that must be avoided. Needless to say, it spoils the fun! Be aware that Prague is a lively city all year round with festivals and events that can be a good excuse for a stay. The Prague Jazz Festival is scheduled for one month in the spring, the Prague Spring Festival begins on the anniversary of the death of composer Bedrich Smetana and offers a rich and prestigious programme of classical music concerts between May 12 and June 3 (www.festival.cz). In June, the Vltava Music Festival (United Island of Prague) is more eclectic and offers concerts on each island in the centre of Prague on different musical themes: jazz or rock every year in early June (www.unitedislands.cz). For All Saints' Day, the cemeteries are abundantly decorated with candles, providing a magical atmosphere for visitors. Christmas offers other festivities. Prague under the snow looks magical and celebrating New Year's Eve in the Czech capital is not lacking in charm. The high tourist season extends from mid-May to the end of September. Prices are then high, especially during long weekends in May. It is therefore preferable to leave in April or October to avoid the crowds, the summer heat in summer and the cold and dry climate of winter. However, from the end of July to 15 August, the city experienced a relative tourist calm during which hotel rates were reduced by 10 to 20%. Hotel rates are at a new peak between Christmas and New Year's Day and it is preferable to book well in advance.
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Enchanting, romantic, musical. The Czech capital is all this at once. It is a city where one's head is bound to spin, where one loses oneself in the baroque, classical, Renaissance or gothic facades of public or religious buildings, where one can enjoy the cheap hospodas where beer flows freely, where one drowns in the smoke of jazz clubs frozen in a bygone era, where one is perverted in cabarets, where one becomes addicted to the sounds of the trendiest clubs and where one wakes up, barely sobered up, in ghostly alleys where the scent of the Cold War still floats. Prague is a destination where, just like in restaurants, the full menu is heavy to digest, but where the menu is as attractive as it is varied! The tourist population is the same: senior citizens with a passion for culture or architecture rub shoulders with young couples or groups of friends on a holiday in a festive atmosphere all year round.
