Welcome to I Love Prague

I Love Prague is a great site to tell you about all the wonderful things you can see and do in this amazing capital city! If you are planning a trip to Prague let this guide make your visit hassle free, by giving you all the information you need before you arrive.

Prague, the capital of the central/east European country of Czech Republic happens to be the home town of the world renowned modern writer Franz Kafka who paid a fitting tribute to his birth city when he remarked that Prague possessed invisible claws that held him back from migrating.

This visually stunning city, the site and backdrop of many a Hollywood and Bollywood movies because of its picturesque locales and picture postcard scenery, has been listed as a gem by UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE and has also earned the epithet of the CITY OF A THOUSAND SPIRES.

It happens to be one of the most splendidly beautiful cities of Europe and attracts hordes of tourists every year through its east European charm. One of the distinctive features of this post communist archetypal east European city is its carefully preserved and impressive historic core in the form of monuments, colossal castles, gothic cathedrals and other such architectural wonders which are a throwback to a distant glorious past.

The rich history of the city dates back to the Celtic period of 400 B.C. and the election of the Bohemian prince Charles IV as Holy Roman Emperor marked the zenith of the golden age of Prague in 1346.

Prague has a scarred and war ravaged history, being mauled and traumatized first by the Germans during WORLD WAR II and then reeling under Soviet communist subjugation for 5 decades until 1989.

With the collapse of the Berlin wall the erstwhile Czechoslovakia earned its independence through the VELVET REVOLUTION and broke up into two parts/countries –the Czech Republic and Slovak republic as an aftermath of the VELVET DIVORCE.

Prague emerged as the capital of the former country and later on consolidated its importance in the continent by joining the European Union in May 2004.

From the nineties onwards, Prague has become a buzzing hub of Eastern European Revival and Reconstruction and in its heydays of the nineties, often evoked parallels with Paris of the twenties.

Some of the top attractions and must visit sites of Prague include Charles bridge/KARLUV MOST, LESSER OR LITTLE TOWN/MALA STRANA, OLD TOWN/STARE MESTO, NEW TOWN/NOVE MESTO, PRAGUE CASTLE housing gardens, fortifications, galleries, churches, gothic inspired SAINT VITUS CATHEDRAL and numerous other such attractions. You will be literally spoilt for choice while embarking on a sightseeing trip in and around Prague.