Prague is a fairytale that happens to be a functioning city: a castle on the hill, an astronomical clock that performs on the hour and Charles Bridge's parade of statues, buskers and caricaturists. The mirror maze on Petřín hill — reached by funicular — is a guaranteed hit, and pedalos on the Vltava give everyone a rest that doesn't feel like one. Prices stay kind by capital standards. Walk the bridge before nine, when it still belongs to you.
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