A trip to Prague in winter - what awaits tourists? Winter holidays in the Czech Republic A few words about the weather.
Description of the Czech Republic in winter, useful information about the weather, water and air temperature in the Czech Republic in winter from the "Subtleties of Tourism"
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The weather in the Czech Republic in winter is much warmer than in Russia. The most severe frosts occur in January and February, when the air temperature drops from -5 °C to -10 °C. By our standards, this is not at all scary, but do not forget - winters in the Czech Republic are wet and cloudy, it often snows or just rains. Therefore, waterproof shoes and clothing are the key to protection against colds. Remember that daylight hours in winter are quite short. In December, the streets are already dark at 16.30, and by the end of winter, twilight sets in at 17.30. This is important to consider when going on a tour.
Most tourists tend to visit the Czech Republic in winter to go skiing and snowboarding. Relatively inexpensive compared to other European offerings, ski resorts attract athletes from all over the world. Good infrastructure, equipment rental (you don’t have to carry heavy equipment with you), experienced instructors, excellent slopes - all this will make the skier’s vacation a success. The slopes in the Orlické Mountains, the Jizera Mountains, Harrachov, Šumavy and the Jeseniki are great for beginners. Perhaps it is in the Czech Republic that you will learn how to ride properly, do not be shy about your first timid attempts.
Combining the pleasure of contemplating beautiful architecture with the joy of a well-purchased handbag is an art that every vacationer should master.
For the Christmas holidays, most of the tourists go to Prague. During this time, you can not only get around all the sights, but also visit excellent sales. Combining the pleasure of contemplating beautiful architecture with the joy of a well-purchased handbag is an art that every vacationer should master. Keep in mind that most of the attractions in Prague are open in winter, but the visiting time is reduced. And many attractions outside the capital are closed for the winter. And only shopping centers, of which there are many in Prague, work every day! Visiting the Czech Republic in winter is a must!
In recent years, ski resorts have been actively developing in the Czech Republic, popular due to stable weather conditions and low prices. Therefore, despite the fact that the service at these resorts does not reach the European level, they are popular with many lovers of winter holidays.
Giant Mountains
The best conditions for skiing are created in the resorts national park. The average heights of the park and the mountain range on which it is located are 1100–1400 m above sea level. The park is located 130 km from Prague, near the border with Poland. The highest peak is Mount Snezhka, 1602m. Pine forests grow on the slopes of the mountains, many rivers originate here, including the largest river in Europe, the Elbe (Laba in Czech).
A mild climate with an average annual temperature of +5 and a January temperature of -6, constant snow cover in winter with a thickness of 100-130 cm and a long season from December to May create excellent conditions for winter recreation. Alpine skiing has been developing here since the end of the 19th century. The largest centers are Spindlerov Mlyn, Harrachov, Rokytnice nad Jizerou, Pec pod Snezhkoy, Janske Lazne, Karpacz, Szklarska Poreba.
Spindlerov-Mlyn
Spindlerov Mlyn (Špindlerův Mlýn) is a resort located at an altitude of 714 - 815 m above sea level. In the whole region, this is the most famous resort where international competitions are held. 21.5 km of ski slopes with drops from 715 to 1235 m; 40 km of cross-country trails, 10 ski lifts, equipment for maintaining the trails in working condition: snow cannons, snow groomers.
Many hotels and boarding houses are equipped with swimming pools and gyms, tennis courts and fitness centers. There are ski schools and rental shops, horseback riding and fishing trips are organized. Nearby is the Labska reservoir (Vodní nádrž Labská). This - the best place for recreation with a cheerful active company.
Harrachov
Harrachov is a ski center open all year round. There is enough snow here, and if necessary, artificial snow is sprayed. Long trails with a drop of 700 to 1200 m, about 100 km of cross-country trails, ski jumps. All slopes are equipped with lifts. All infrastructure for active rest- ski schools and equipment rental, tennis courts and swimming pools, more suitable for lovers of a family relaxing holiday.
Rokytnice nad Jizerou
Rokytnice nad Jizerou is a large ski resort with dozens of kilometers of pistes of any complexity - from slopes for beginners to slalom for experienced skiers. Not only 28 lifts, but also a rail funicular lead to the top of Bald Mountain, where the tracks begin.
In addition to traditional descents, here you can be offered to go down the mountain in a rubber inflatable boat. There are saunas and bars, you can do aerobics and fitness, or hire a coach and learn how to ski.
Jablonec-nad-Jizera
Jablonec nad Jizerou is another resort on the Jizera River. Here two converge mountain range– Jizera Mountains and Krkonoše. A great place for skiing (9 lifts) and for cross-country skiing.
Pets-under-Snow
Near the town of Pec pod Sněžkou is the famous Ski-Pec ski park. This park is located at altitudes from 800 to 1602 m above sea level and is covered with snow for 5-6 months. It has a very harsh climate. The park has four cross-country ski runs with a total length of 17 km, as well as 9 km of ski runs, including the most famous night track in the Czech Republic, Javor, which closes only at 9 pm. At night, with the help of snowcats and snow cannons, the tracks are brought to perfect condition. There are 10 lifts and an elevator for 4 chairs on the slopes. There is a separate fan park for snowboarders, with slopes and jumps.
Both in the city and at the foot of the mountains there are hotels and cottages, bars and restaurants, so any kind of recreation is possible here: from skiing to shopping.
Hruby-Jesenik
The Hrubý Jeseník mountain range is located in Czech Silesia and in northern Moravia. This is a protected area with wild boars and deer. For lovers of winter holidays - it's just a paradise. There are trails for beginners and experienced skiers, as well as cross-country trails. All of them are connected by lifts and cable cars. The main resort centers of the region are, in addition to skiing, famous for sulfur thermal springs, and Hanušovice, old Small town 15 km from the border with Poland.
God's gift
The popular ski center Bozi Dar (Boží dar) is located 28 km from, near the border with Germany. This city, located at an altitude of 1025 m, is considered the highest mountain in the center of Europe. The slopes for skiers are organized from the top of Mount Klinovets (1244m), for the less experienced there are easier trails. There are two night tracks, a park for snowboarders. Just outside the city is the Novako ski area, for beginners and children. There is a ski school for kids, a snow tube for descents on rubber boats. On all tracks - cable cars and funicular.
The town has everything you need to relax: cozy bars and restaurants, swimming pools, saunas, a casino and a disco. You can go to Prague, Karlovy Vary, castles and.
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Winter comes to the Czech Republic slowly. The streets are getting cool, rainy, damp and grey. Although the dullness goes away already in the first days of December, when. In several days the city is changing: everywhere lights, lanterns, aromas of mulled wine and cinnamon. And from under the snow, red roofs and viburnum berries provocatively peek out ... Everything is like in Christmas films.
Snow falls just enough to cover the roofs of houses.
Does it make sense to go here in winter? How many Russian tourists frozen to death in a fierce Czech blizzard? Should I take a spare coat and high boots with me? Is it true that all museums are closed in winter, and shops in November close forever until spring? If you still go, where to go? What can you see in the capital of palaces and beer? Get comfortable, now we'll talk about everything in detail.
But first, for inspiration - a small video from winter Prague:
A few words about the weather
The Czech winter is very loyal to tourists: it does not indulge in heat, but it does not intimidate with frost either. The weather makes it possible to walk around the city and: the coldest night here will be -8 ° C, but during the day the temperature can rise to + 5 ° C. In December it gets dark already at 16.30, in February it is light until 17.30. Snow falls just enough to lightly decorate the houses. There are no blizzards, blizzards and snowdrifts in the Czech Republic.
The weather is mild even in January.
Winter in Prague cool, wet and damp. Sometimes the winds can blow up in earnest. Rains also happen frequently. By our standards, the weather resembles the end of a particularly rainy November. Therefore, a strong umbrella, a light hat, waterproof shoes and a windproof jacket are what Necessarily you have to take it with you.
clothes you need to take warm, comfortable and versatile: so that you can walk along windy streets all day long and sit in a restaurant in the evening. Shoes it is desirable to choose on a thick and flat sole. Our young ladies, of course, are accustomed to wearing stilettos in the snow, and in the downpour, and in the midst of a tsunami, but you can’t run on slippery / wet paving stones for a long time in heels. Although if you decide to meet in the Czech Republic New Year, then a pair of elegant shoes and a dress, of course, will be needed.
Excursions
The impressions of the trip will be incomplete without excursions. Tourists are increasingly ordering tours via the Internet. This is more convenient for several reasons. Can:- take your time to read the description and reviews and choose what you like;
- not to fuss and not waste precious time in Prague searching and buying excursions;
- buy in advance from home, and pay by card;
- there is more choice online than in any agency or tour kiosk, and prices are 15-20% lower, because. no agency fee.
- - €65 for a group of 1-9 people;
- - €20 per person.
And how do you like the opportunity to see the sights of the Czech Republic from above? costs € 209 - you choose the direction and program yourself.
The most popular excursions in 2019:
- - see and learn;
- - delicious food and drink beer;
- - to be surprised;
- - to see not only Prague;
- - to have something to remember.
And a few more points of the winter program in the Czech Republic:
- Ski resorts: in Šumava, Jizera Mountains, Krkonoše, Liberec.
- Carriage ride or vintage car.
- Winter forest in Stromovka or Letna.
- Festival classical music named after Boguslav Martinu.
- Czech carnival.
- Days of European Cinema(end of January -);
- Maslenitsa(meat empty).
- Fair Saint Matthew.
Ski resort Krkonose.
Some museums and attractions are closed before . If you want to watch something specific, you need to find out in advance if this is possible. Although those who travel to Prague for the first time will not have such a problem: most of the excursions and architectural monuments work as usual.
St. Nicolas day. Walk to Prague.
Elina (32 years old, Tallinn):
“Gone for the winter holidays. Still, a sharp change in climate is not very suitable for kids, so they chose the Czech Republic: you can walk for a long time, it still won’t come to frostbite.
Several times they took the children to the skating rinks: 30-60 crowns and three tons of children's happiness. My husband and I really liked the skating rink on the roof (Arfa Gallery) - we have never seen anything like this before. By the way, admission there is free, we paid only for renting skates. If you want to save money - bring your own, because. rent costs 40-60 CZK per hour.
You can also take the kids to the Toy Museum (Jiřská 4, Prague 1) and the Lego Museum (Národní 31, Prague 1). My daughter was simply stunned when she saw the Barbie collection, and even her husband was interested in the Lego Museum. I want to note another point: in the toy museum you can take pictures for free, but in the Lego museum you will have to pay extra for a photo.
Czech meatloaf. Why not our mummers?
What is shopping in Czech?
Best in winter: just right here sales start. The first wave - from mid-December to January 1-3. The beginning of the second wave falls on, and it will end in mid-February.
Winter sales are the most profitable for the whole year. Clothes, shoes, electronics and all sorts of New Year and Christmas souvenirs can be bought literally at half price. Discounts are up to 80%.
Czech online stores such as Kasa.cz, Alza.cz, Mall.cz also participate in the sales. The only caveat: it is desirable to know the approximate prices before sale. Tourist reviews say that some sellers put up a 75% discount sign, but the price does not change at all.
During the winter sales, almost the entire population of the Czech Republic starts shopping.
Varvara (28 years old, Moscow):
“Winter Prague, of course, is beautiful and all that, but my friends and I were only on a sightseeing tour. All the rest of the time - . We bought sweaters at C&A Moda: there were 50% discounts, how to resist? Mommy and mother-in-law for gifts. It turns out that there are also discounts on porcelain in winter! Well, of course, your beloved, you had to pamper yourself:.
Another similar trip is planned for 2015: I want to choose a handbag for myself, and with it shoes, a coat - everything is as it should be.
It is simply impossible to pass by.
Where to eat after a long excursion?
Here it is, real happiness for the male stomach! , juicy meat, fragrant sauces, smoked meats, ... What else do you need after the frosty air on the next excursion? And the famous Czech beer? You tell your wife that you are thirsty to know the original Czech traditions and calmly go to the bar. Now at your disposal there are a few hours until the wife suspects something is wrong. And during this time you can do so much…
The interior of the restaurant Michal.
It is very convenient to satisfy your stomach in such establishments:
- restaurants:"Michal", "U Modre Kachnicky", "U Bansethů", "Klášterní pivovar", "Zvonařka", "U dvou kocek";
Meat platter "Česká bašta", "Brewer's goulash according to the cook's Douša's recipe" is the best place to try it. - budget cafes:"Peklo" on the street. Vodičkova, 39, "Steak Hračanská", "V Cipu", "Lokal";
- canteens:"Obcerstveni", "Jidelna", "Lahudky";
Here you can feed on 100-200 crowns per day. First courses - from 25 kroons, the second - from 45 kroons. - breweries:"Pivovar U Medvídků", "U Kalicha", "U svateho Tomase", "Pivovarský dům".
Does the meal come with live music? Keep in mind this will add 30-50 crowns to your total bill.
Grigory (29 years old, Nizhny Novgorod):
“Tourists, of course, spoiled Prague. Already decent establishments, such as Pivovarský dům, do not hesitate to add extra dishes to the bill. Now it’s better not to go to hyped restaurants with all sorts of shows and discharged staff - it will be beautiful, it will be expensive too, but it’s unlikely that it will be tasty.
Most establishments will have a persistent amber of beer and cigarettes, so you should get out for lunch with children in advance - until you find a suitable place, you will work up an appetite a hundred times.
To choose places for breakfast or dinner, I constantly read reviews on travel sites. The main thing here is to always look at the date, because In recent years, something has changed both in terms of prices and quality. My best finds are the Ebel Coffee House and the old beer house U Cerneho Vola, I highly recommend!”
Winter prices: when to go to save money?
As soon as it starts, tours to the Czech Republic leave with a bang. And they cost at this time accordingly. Want to save? Then go see the Charles Bridge at the end of winter. February, for example - time of discounts and "burning" vouchers(discounts 30-40%). The influx of tourists subsides, therefore. But on New Year's Eve, the cost of the tour increases by about 100 EUR per person.
Gingerbread houses are real.
To prolong the charm, buy for the way back book by Alena Yezhkova "77 Prague Legends". Firstly, a book is much better than a magnet. And secondly, with her at any time you can briefly return to the Czech Republic.
It is generally accepted to return to this country. Prague is like a parent's home: it's cozy here, always delicious smells and hearty food, but everything is so ... old. Believe here worth a visit in winter. At the very least, in order to
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Rest in the Czech Republic in winter is considered an excellent time for leisurely walks and comfortable quiet rest. However, young people on tours in the Czech Republic in winter can easily find driving entertainment for high-quality outdoor activities, absorbing the pleasures of noisy and fun club entertainment to the brim.The fascination of excursion programs will acquaint you with the uniqueness of the historical heritage, which makes a holiday in the Czech Republic in the winter from Coral Travel the most striking event of this winter. The Czech Republic is beautiful in its own way in every season, and therefore the weather, as a rule, does not interfere with tourists. Of course, there are so many interesting things in the Czech Republic that it is impossible to see everything in one trip. Therefore, it will be best to make a list of places that are most interesting to you at the moment and follow it. In small shops across the country, shoppers find amazing things for every taste and budget, which is another undoubted plus of visiting small towns and rural settlements. Color your mood on a winter holiday in the Czech Republic!