Many tourists travelling with children, before visiting Prague, the question arises: medieval sights, meat dishes, mouth-watering and famous Czech beer, it's all good, but what to see and do with a child in the Czech capital?
To this question try to answer in this article!
The first thing you should pay attention to travelers with children, is to look at children's toy store known London network Hamleys, located in the heart of the historic part of Prague, near Wenceslas square address: Na Prikope 854/14, 110 00 Praha 1-Nove Mesto.
It is much more than just a toy store, it's a real Children's Paradise. The whole point of the store is that in addition to the sale of toys from around the world, on two floors of the store are free entertainment and rides. Attractions are so diverse that the store will find something to their liking, as the youngest and older children and even adults. We, two adults, had a good time in this store.
Past the store Hamleys you will not pass. Walking around Na Prikope near the entrance to the store you will meet characters from fairy tales and cartoons.
In the toy store Hamleys free to drive racing cars or racing eliminations
To learn how to manage a large toy excavator
Take a ride on a slide, play LEGO, to polepit from clay and find a lot of interesting schemes for your children and yourself in a corner with fun toys. Or just watch the cartoon on TV.
The distinctive features of Hamleys store in Prague is a Venetian carousel, the hottest attraction - a large children's slide which is fun and quick to drive from the second to the first floor of the store and hit all the toys - a fabulous talking tree.
Everything in this store moves, talks and itself comes to you. It aims to not just buy this or that toy, and see with your own eyes and try them in action, of course, with the expectation of subsequent purchases, but do not necessarily.
From visiting the Hamleys store, you'll receive a lot of positive emotions, and your children will be delighted. However, after entering the store, it may be only one problem, time in the shop flies, but children do not pull out... Still, we are forced myself to get out and go for a walk on)).
Chain stores in other cities of Europe and Russia - Moscow, St. Petersburg and Krasnodar, but not the scale.
What to do in Prague with children, what to see?
The toy store is fun for kids in Prague is not the end! In the centre of Stare mesto, near the old town square there is the wax Museum Madame Tussauds/Madame Tussauds Prague.
Madame Tussauds, the London brand and the world-famous wax attraction. In this Museum full size and colorful dresses presented wax a Hollywood star on the set and the legendary heroes of favorite movies.
The place is quite interesting, suitable for children of school age and adults. Entrance fee, it's 200 to 250 CZK / person. Is the wax Museum in Prague at the following address: Celetna 555/6, 110 00 Praha 1-Stare Mesto.
The next place not far from Charles bridge and old town square , you can select the Store-the chocolate Museum/Choco-Story museum cokolady. This store will be interesting not only for children but also for adults. In addition to the shop selling various sweets in the store are free show, during which your eyes cook chewy caramels. The spectacle is so exciting that we even forgot to take photos of what certainly regretted. And after manufacture, the candy is still warm, it will hand out a sample. Take a piece of candy in her mouth, and she's still warm and soft, and hardens in your mouth in seconds.
We are of such view for the production of chocolates was delighted. And not only we, but all the audience from the youngest to the seniors stood with their mouths open. I advise you to visit, especially with children.
In addition to the show and store in the same building opened chocolate Museum, where you can learn about the history of chocolate, see cacao beans, visit the exhibition of vintage wrappers from chocolate tastings and truffle candies.
Entrance to the chocolate Museum paid adult ticket - 270 kč, children, student and retirement (men over 65) - 199 kč, children under 6 years accompanied by parents are free. The address of the Museum of chocolate (store): Celetna 557/10, 110 00 Praha 1-Stare Mesto.
Speaking of sweets, the town has small shops with a variety of marmalade. Marmalade and other sweets of all shapes, colors and flavors are in store directly in wooden barrels. Fit, gaining into the bag what you want, the cashier weigh the price of a single - crown or 3 83 euros per 100 grams.
Not far from the legendary Dancing house, there is another famous Museum in Prague - Museum LEGO/Lego Muzeum. Museum of LEGO in Prague is the largest Museum of LEGO, not only in the Czech Republic but also in the world. The Museum features more than 2,500 unique models, they are divided into 20 thematic exhibitions. For such a large-scale exhibition has been used for over 1 000 000 LEGO bricks.
In the Museum you can get acquainted with the history of the designer, to see a collection of models of different types of transport, the exhibition of locomotives and models of world-famous attractions, all this comes naturally from LEGO parts.
In addition to the exhibition in the Museum LEGO shop where you can buy the kits.
The Museum entrance fee, adult ticket costs 200 CZK, children 50. Opening hours daily from 10:00 to 20:00 hours. The address of the Museum of LEGO in Prague: Narodni 362/31, 110 00 Praha 1-Stare Mesto.
Near the Museum of LEGO, between the two banks of the Vltava river is a Park, the so-called "Baby" or "Small" island/detske hriste Strelecky ostrov. Go to the island by the bridge most Legii.
On this island there is a cinema under the open sky, green area for walking and recreation, as well as baby swings, sandboxes, and playgrounds for the little ones.
For those wishing to visit the Prague zoo/Prague Zoo. Zoo in Prague is one of the most beautiful in the world. At the zoo runs cross-country, walking on which you can make a ten-kilometer walk through the zoo is divided into zones, including exotic African house, the Indonesian jungle and the Valley of the elephants.
The zoo also features a children's ZOO where kids can feed and pet the animals.
It is best to visit the zoo in the summer, when it is filled with herbs and scents of flowering plants.
Zoo entry fee: adult ticket - 200 CZK, children, students and pensioners - 150 CZK, family ticket - 600 CZK (2 adults + 2 children from 3 to 15 years for each of the following child + 100, - kč) children till 3 years are free, people older than 70 years - 1 crown.
Address of the zoo in Prague: Trojskeho U zamku 3/120, 171 00 Praha 7.
In addition to all this variety of entertainments in the historical centre of Prague on the main squares children will also be interested, here are the performances of street artists, bubble show, various variety shows.
Also you can make yourself and your family a fascinating walk through Prague in a carriage drawn by horses or funny open car.
And hungry to sit down in the café-restaurant, converted from old Prague tram - Cafe Tramvaj 11. This is a restaurant on Wenceslas square address: Vaclavske nam 791/32, 110 00 Praha. Just a pity that apart from the exterior and interior of this restaurant more than anything to not boast, inflated prices, the food is mediocre, portions small, service is slow. But drink a mug of beer or a Cup of coffee, while the kids enjoy the situation it is still possible.
And the famous Czech Souvenirs, as if descended from the pages of fairy tales will be of interest to people of all ages, especially kids love them. It is such gifts as the famous Czech colored pencils and everything connected with them, a mole of a famous Czech cartoon or colorful puppet on a string all kinds and types.
