Useful information for your stay in the Czech Republic

Currency: CZK - Czech Crown (there is no Euro currency in use)
Official language: Czech
Chech Republic is a member of UE, citizens from european countries do not need VISA
Time zone: GMT+1
 

Electricity: main voltage is 220 AC (the same like in Germany, France, Poland etc.)
Phone operators: Vodafone, T-Mobile,  Telefonica o2
Public transport / prices: Single and transfer tickets are sold through yellow ticket vending machines (also in English, coins only), at ticket offices located at some metro stations, at a Tabák /Trafika, at some newsstands, and at tourist information centers.

Monthly ticket (30 days): 670 CZK

Shopping centers and supermarkets are open daily.

Public holidays in the Czech Republic:

• 1st January - New Year's Day, Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State;
• April - Easter Monday
• 1st May - Labour Day (May Day)
• 8th May - Liberation Day
• 5th July – Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
• 6th July - Burning at Stake of Jan Hus
• 28th September - Czech Statehood Day (St. Wenceslas Day)
• 28th October - Establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic
• 17th November - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
• 24th December - Christmas Eve
• 25th December - Christmas Day
• 26th December - Christmas Day (St. Stephen's Day)

Climate and temperature:

            March and April - rain or snow is possible
            May to September - cool to warm (showers and thunderstorms are common)
            October - mostly chilly with rains;
            November to February - cold, cloudy and wet with snow and freezing temperatures;
            December to March - skiing season;