ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2021): 10,713,922 • CAPITAL: Prague • MAIN CITIES: Brno, Ostrava, Plzen, Olomouc • VISA: Czech Republic is party to the Schengen Agreement. No visa required for stays of up to 90 days from entering any Schengen country. Passports should be valid for 90 days after the last day of stay • HEALTH: No vaccinations needed • CURRENCY: Crown (Kc) = 100 hellers. Euro and pound sterling easily exchanged. Major credit cards accepted in large cities • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): Kc24.60= $1 • TIPPING: 5-15 percent
• ELECTRICITY: 220 volts. Adaptor required • TIME: GMT +1 • DRIVING: On the right. International driving permit needed • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2023): Jan 1; Apr 7, 10; May 1, 8; Jul 5, 6; Sept 28; Oct 28; Nov 17; Dec 24-26 • LANGUAGE: Czech. English and German are widely spoken • RELIGION: Mainly Catholic. Also Protestant and Orthodox • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +420
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAYS: Prague-Vaclav Havel (PRG) Brno (BRQ); Ostrava (OSR) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 8h
TRANSFERS Prague (11 miles/17km) airport bus 40-45 mins; taxi 30-40 mins
CLIMATE Moderately continental, with cold winters, during which the temperature is often below freezing, and warm summers, during which nights remain cool. Spring and early fall offers mild, pleasant weather.
Cesky Krumlov cityscape
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