We tell you where and how you can celebrate the New Year 2020 in Prague: the best restaurants and hotels in the capital of the Czech Republic, prices for food and accommodation, weather and reviews of tourists who stayed here last year.
On Christmas and New Year's holidays, the capital of the Czech Republic is transformed and looks like an illustration for a fairy tale: neat colorful houses, shining shop windows, Gothic buildings proudly towering among other buildings, the majestic Charles Bridge. There is a festive atmosphere in the air, ice skating rinks right in the open air, in restaurants and pubs - delicious smells. Thousands of tourists flock to Prague to celebrate the main holiday here - New Year.
What is the weather in Prague on New Years?
In the Czech Republic, severe frosts rarely occur, although global climate changes can make their own adjustments. Usually, the weather in Prague on New Year's is good: during the day the temperature is slightly above zero, at night there is a slight frost -4 ... -5 ° С, there may be no snow, partly cloudy.
The city is hilly: in the center it is warm, but the higher, the stronger the wind is felt, near the river it is uncomfortable and damp. If you are planning long walks around the city, then you need to dress warmly and as comfortably as possible.
Where to celebrate the New Year 2020?
The most popular New Year in Prague is the main city square - Old Town... On New Year's Eve, thousands of Prague residents and guests of the capital come here to hear the chimes or make a wish on the Charles Bridge near St. John of Nepomuk.
Some tourists prefer to spend their holiday in the square. True, due to the large crowd of people, it is unlikely that it will be possible to walk in the center, but there are tents with souvenirs on the square and adjacent streets, hot sausages and sausages, sweets, beer, hot mulled wine, tea and coffee are actively sold, so it is simply impossible to get hungry here. ... The cheerful, drunken crowd is entertained by musicians, gas lamps are installed near each cafe, under which you can warm yourself.
If you want to celebrate the New Year 2020 in one of the many restaurants in Prague, it is better to book a table in advance, at least a week in advance. The Czech Republic has excellent cuisine, simple and hearty, and Czech beer is known all over the world. When ordering the famous boar knee, you should take into account the degree of your hunger, because the weight of the finished dish can pull up to 1.5 kg.
Grandiose New Year's parties are organized by the best hotels in the capital of the Czech Republic, the largest of which is held in the Hilton Prague Old Town 5 * hotel in Prague. Musical performances are organized right in the hotel lobby, with first-class shows and gala dinners awaiting guests. Corinthia Hotel Prague 5 * organizes parties in the style of Las Vegas: poker, roulette, live music, New Year's dinner and festive fireworks.
Cultural enthusiasts can celebrate the New Year at the famous Prague Opera... After the opera, all guests will be treated to dinner a la buffet, and after midnight they will arrange a grand ball with the participation of all those present, evening dresses are required. The theater-palace offers its own entertainment project Divadlo na Vinohradech, which organizes a New Year's show program with competitions from 8 pm to 5 am.
Lovers of river cruises can go on a short boat trip along the Vltava at night. The New Year's program usually lasts several hours and includes a festive dinner with champagne, an entertainment show, dancing and a festive fireworks display.
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The best restaurants in Prague
Our article will help you find budget cafes and restaurants in Prague - there you will find names, descriptions, addresses and prices.
There are so many establishments with good cuisine in Prague that it is difficult to recommend anything specific. Usually, people prefer to choose an establishment near their place of residence.
Many hotels in the capital offer to spend New Year's Eve in their restaurant. The restaurant is considered one of the best and most expensive. "Zlata Prague" at the InterContinental Praha 5 * hotel. There is excellent cuisine here: lobsters and French champagne, Prague ham, baked ham and other delights. The restaurant is also appreciated for its wonderful panoramic view of the city.
A restaurant Bellevue on the embankment near Charles Bridge is notable for its magnificent view of the river and the spiers of Prague Castle. The menu includes Czech, French and Italian delicacies: scallops, foie gras, risotto, linguine, champagne and desserts.
A restaurant Michal located in the old part of Prague near Charles Bridge, it offers its guests a folk-style party and Czech and European cuisine. New Year's Eve here will cost 110 euros per person. Vintage brewery "U Fleku" near the metro stop Karlovo namesti is famous for its good-quality Czech beer and goulash, New Year's Eve dinner will cost 170 euros. Reviews about it are contradictory: someone praises, and someone considers it a too promoted place, unworthy of attention.
Where to go on New Year's holidays?
Look for author's interesting excursions on the Sputnik and Tripster websites. Individual and group, no crowds of tourists and in Russian.
Weather conditions allow long walks around the city, so the daytime can be devoted to exploring the many sights of Prague: Prague Castle, St. Vita, Stare Mesto and the Jewish Quarter, Charles Bridge, Zlata Lane, Vysehrad. If you have a few days left, you can set aside time for a trip to Karlovy Vary or Kutna Hora.
Popular excursions in Prague
remember, that 1st of January most of the establishments will be closed, and from the 2nd, everyone will work as usual. Beer houses and restaurants will only open in the afternoon on January 1st. However, you can have a snack right on the street: everywhere there is the smell of fried sausages, fresh buns, many are warmed by hot mulled wine.
During the New Year holidays from the capital of the Czech Republic, you can also visit the nearest European cities, for example, Berlin and Vienna.
Excursions from Prague
Prices in Prague for the New Year - 2020
Hotels. Prices in Prague traditionally rise during the New Year holidays. In 2020, the cost of living in a hotel in the city center is in the range of 100-150 euros for two, level 5 * - 180-220 euros. Prices decrease with distance from the center, you can find a good room in a 3 * hotel for only 60-80 euros per day.
We recommend looking for hotels at the best prices in advance on the Roomguru.ru website. Also read our selection of good budget 3 and 4 star hotels and cheap cozy apartments in the Old Town.
Cafes and restaurants. The cost of the New Year's event in the capital of the Czech Republic is from 130 to 450 euros per person. A festive dinner in an elite restaurant will cost 200-450 euros per person, in more modest establishments around 100-170 euros. Boat trip with dinner - 120 euros.
Prices in Prague for the New Year, according to reviews, in catering establishments are acceptable, in tourist places they are 1.5-2 times higher than in the outback. Street food is delicious and quite affordable: meat 2-3 euros per 100 g, mulled wine about 1.5-2 euros. In general, the prices for the European capital are quite adequate.
The cost of New Year's tours to Prague in 2020
The capital of the Czech Republic is among the destinations where you can fly inexpensively for the New Year! Follow the link to see all the options for which there are cheap tours and tickets.
You can go to the capital of the Czech Republic on New Year's Eve both independently and on a tourist voucher. Let's see how much tours to Prague currently cost during the winter holidays. To search for inexpensive tours according to the required parameters, we use the Travelata and Level.Travel services.
Consider trips for two people with departure from Moscow... Tour prices are current at the time of publication, as the holidays approach, the price is likely to rise.
- Tours with a departure on December 31, 2019 for 4 nights for two cost from 50 thousand rubles, for 6 or 7 nights - from 70 thousand rubles. Find an inexpensive tour >>
- Similar tours with a departure on December 27-29, 2019 and a return on January 2-4, 2020 are slightly cheaper. Their cost starts from 60 thousand rubles.
- The most budgetary option to spend the New Year's holidays in the Czech capital is to fly there after January 1, 2020, for example, January 6 or 7, as prices for tours with departures on these days are the lowest. The option is suitable for those who want to celebrate the holiday at home with their family, and go on vacation abroad after that. At the moment, the cost of such tours to Prague for New Year 2020 starts from 43 thousand rubles for two (5-7 nights, breakfasts, hotels of 3-4 stars level).
Despite the fact that the prices for tours to Prague are very pleasant, many people prefer to travel to Prague for New Year on their own, although tickets on holidays are slightly more expensive than usual. For example, if in mid-December a flight from Moscow to Prague and back costs from 9 thousand rubles, then departure on December 30 and return in early January - from 18 thousand.
If you want to celebrate Catholic Christmas in Prague, then the cheapest flight is on 23 or 24, and to return on January 1 - tickets cost from 11 thousand rubles. Read more about prices in Prague - at the end we calculate how much an independent trip for a week costs.
New Year in the capital of the Czech Republic: reviews of tourists
Having studied numerous reviews of tourists about the New Year in Prague, we noted the following nuances of a vacation in the Czech Republic:
- If you want to celebrate the New Year in the center of Prague, it is better to take champagne with you - on New Year's Eve it becomes very expensive. It is better to settle within walking distance, because at night it will be tight with public transport, the metro runs until two. A similar scenario is suitable for those who are not embarrassed by the accumulation of drunk people, the noise and explosions of firecrackers, although there were no cases of hooliganism.
- It will be difficult to get to a restaurant in the city center without a preliminary reservation on New Year's Eve, and it will hardly be possible to sit comfortably due to the crowded conditions. You shouldn't count on an exciting walk on a festive night either, you will have to postpone it for the next day.
- Despite the fact that tourists from all over Europe come to Prague, on New Year's Eve there are most of all Russians. So you can fully feel at home.
From all of the above, we can conclude: if there is a desire to see how the New Year is celebrated in Europe, you definitely need to go to the capital of the Czech Republic, here they know how and love to do it. Vivid impressions and positive emotions will be provided.
