ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2025): 10,609,239 • CAPITAL: Prague • MAIN CITIES: Brno, Ostrava, Plzen, Liberec, Olomouc • VISA: Passport must be valid for six months and contain two blank pages. ETIAS required No visa required for stays of up to 90 days. Accomm. sometimes collects a tourist tax of approx. $1-2 per person, per night • HEALTH: Vaccinations against hepatitis A and B recommended, as well as tick-borne encephalitis
in endemic areas • CURRENCY: Koruna (CZK). Major credit cards are accepted; carry local currency • TIPPING: 5-10% in restaurants; 10% of tour cost for guides; round up the fare in taxis • ELECTRICITY: 230 volts; adapter required • TIME: GMT+1 • DRIVING: On the right. US license is accepted • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2026): Jan 1; Apr 3, 6; May 1, 8; Jul 5-6; Sep 28; Oct 28; Nov 17; Dec 24-26 • LANGUAGE: Czech (official); Slovak; English is widely spoken • RELIGION: Secular; Christian • DIAL CODE: +420
CLIMATE Temperature, continental climate, characterized by four seasons with warm summers and cold, snowy winters — temperatures range from 28F in January to 68F in July
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Václav Havel (PRG) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: 8.5h from New York. One layover: 14h+ from LA; 12h+ from Miami
Lednice Chateau, built in the neo-gothic style
GERMANY POLAND Usti nad Labem Liberec Karlovy Vary Prague Plzen Hradec Kralove Pardubice