Is Prague Really as Beautiful as on Instagram?

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With its old town center, its castle and numerous romantic bridges, the city of Prague is a veritable tourist magnet. That's why you'll always find so many amazing photos of the Czech capital on Instagram - and it all looks soooooo gorgeous. But do these images reflect the true face of Prague? And is the city really worth visiting?
We take a close look at three of the most popular sites in Prague - just for you!
00:00 Intro
00:42 Hradčany, Prague's castle district
02:33 Charles Bridge
03:28 Trdelník
04:11 Old Town Square
05:30 Conclusion
CREDITS:
Report: Andrea Horakh
Camera: Leos Skokan
Editing: Friederike Rohrmann
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@jaroslavmarek49 5 ай бұрын

Stop recommending trdelník (the chimney cake). It is overpriced (usually around 8€ for a piece of dough) and not traditional nor Czech. Buy traditional pastries instead. If you need the chimney cake so desperately go to Budapest. It is traditional there and just for a fraction of the price.

@globalcitizen2529 5 ай бұрын

Exactly!

@user-rk9oh2qd2k 3 ай бұрын

Yes its a big true! As a native prague citizen I can say : Trdelník is fake modern import as well as nutrias. Fairy tailes for turists.

@ToothlessSnakeable 5 ай бұрын

Those chimney cakes are not even Czech. They are from Hungary and even Czechs know it’s not traditional! You want a pastry called Kolache from the bakery Kolacherie to have something traditional in Prague. My girlfriend is Czech and says her grandmother would make this pastry.

@Pidalin 5 ай бұрын

I never tried trdelník and I am proud of it! 😀

@peter.weisenbacher 5 ай бұрын

They could be from western Slovakia aswell, noone knows exactly but in Spain they are sold as Dulce Ungarro. But ofcourse nothing to do with Prague.

@Pidalin 5 ай бұрын

@@peter.weisenbacher it's kind of hungarian, slovak and romanian thing, but you know, slovaks were part of hungary for centuries, so it makes sense

@toddmoen5829 2 ай бұрын

Prague is great and well worth a visit. We travel a lot and found it is a great city, with great food and friendly people - definitely recommend the city.

@nerfun5335 5 ай бұрын

Prague in reality is much more beautiful than on Instagram

@pigoff123 5 ай бұрын

I love Prague. Took a few bus trips there.

@zackb7127 5 ай бұрын

Prague is so beautiful, been there 5 times and going again in may 2024.

@escalanteofficialx 5 ай бұрын

We'll be happy to welcome you again! Sending warmest regards from Prague! 😘

@alboy730 5 ай бұрын

Is it worth to visit it in January or February?

@escalanteofficialx 5 ай бұрын

@@alboy730 Depends on If you like some cold weather ;) Where are you from?

@matyashansel438 5 ай бұрын

For the Charles Bridge, you can also just wake up very early and have it basically empty;)

@neneh138 5 ай бұрын

Charles bridge is empty in the morning hours by 10AM your are completely alone there. Trdelnik is not tradional Czech pastry, it is big tourist trap. You can get trdelnik in Hungary, Slovakia, Germany.

@Pidalin 5 ай бұрын

10AM is not the morning, 6AM is the morning. 😀

@soniquecat4745 5 ай бұрын

Yeah. I mean even if Charles Bridge has crowds, it's it worth it, it is beautiful. Skip trdelník instead.

@neneh138 5 ай бұрын

@@Pidalin in English morning is till 12PM

@Pidalin 5 ай бұрын

@@neneh138 I still don't understand how this AM/PM system works, I never remember if noon is 12PM or 12AM :-D

@GUTOMOFFICIAL 5 ай бұрын

Oh I want to go there!

@Pidalin 5 ай бұрын

This is literally a list of places which native Praguers hate. 😀 It was actually nice during covid, you was finally able to check center of your own city without tourist occupation army. 🙂 If there was a party which would promise to ban trdelník, I would definitely vote for them. 😀 Someone should finally made a video about what there is in Prague except old clock, old bridge and old church. And the most ridiculous thing is that everyone visits only Prague Castle, but they completely ignore that castle which is on other side of river (Vyšehrad) and which is even more important in our history. But there are even very interesthing places literally next to these the most visited sights and there is noone.

@DWTravel 5 ай бұрын

That's good to know - tips from locals are always welcome! Trdelník indeed seems to be like a red rag for people from Prague...

@Pidalin 5 ай бұрын

@@DWTravel Because these trdelníks started appearing massively after like 2008 or even later, most of Czechs never even tried it, but all these stands call it a "traditional, old bohemian...." so yes, it really bother us, it's Hungarian and Czechs hate Hungarians, so yes, it is like red rag. 🤣

@globalcitizen2529 5 ай бұрын

@@DWTravelmost Basic reasearch BEFORE you write the script would be probably a good thing. Glad that I am not a German tax payer

@Pidalin 5 ай бұрын

@@globalcitizen2529 I think they did research, they just underestimated our hatred towards trdelník and didn't realize that Czechs will see that video. 😀

@globalcitizen2529 5 ай бұрын

@@Pidalin I do not really hate trdelník, I do not even mind tourists buying it :) But the DW should have promoted cukrárna (traditional Czech confectioners) or traditional Czech chlebíček. Those are the real specialities of Prague.

@stephenlewis2084 5 ай бұрын

Oh dear. Someone didn't do their research. Anyone who watches Prague's Honest Guide knows that Trdelník are not from that country at all!

@DWTravel 5 ай бұрын

We know as well 🙂. But we don't say that it's originated in Czech Republic. But today it's very popular in Prague and many tourists eat it, that's why we mention it in the video. Greetings!

@Pidalin 5 ай бұрын

@@DWTravel You probably don't realize how much native Czechs hate trdelník. 😀

@soniquecat4745 5 ай бұрын

@@DWTravel And trash cans are full of uneaten trdelniks, after tourists waste their money on it and realize it's a tourist trap. Meanwhile it is pushing out traditional Czech desserts that actually take skill and time to make. I have never seen anybody take few bites of větrník and then throw it in the trashcan.

@globalcitizen2529 5 ай бұрын

@@DWTravelbut you call trdelnilk a Prague's specialty, which it really is not. There are probably dozens of Italian/Hungarian Patisseries, and those are a speciality of Prague/Czech rep. Trdelník is speciality of Prague, it being a special scam /tourist trap item. In a nutshell this DW reporting is an utter disgrace and superficiality.

@globalcitizen2529 5 ай бұрын

@@Pidalinit's not only about hatred 😂 it's factually wrong as well

@rosaalves6060 5 ай бұрын

Conheci Praga em 2022 e adorei. É uma cidade muito interessante 🇧🇷❤️

@Vid.186 5 ай бұрын

Prague is beautiful ❤

@pigoff123 5 ай бұрын

Esslingen has a clock that has a show of a moving story too.

@pubsofprague7810 5 ай бұрын

Trdelnik....about as Czech as "pigs in a blanket" Go for the great Czech beer in an excellent Czech bar. Instagram doesn't do Prague justice. Wonderful.

@DushanBauer 5 ай бұрын

Just go to the center during early morning than you will have an amazing time

@MuhammadIbrahim-vo6gp 5 ай бұрын

What a lovely city , went there and wanna visist again ❤

@rafaelfranca2212 5 ай бұрын

I've never been to Prague, however for my next european trip this city will be included for sure. it seems cheap and beatiful

@hasanakbas 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@GreatCityAttractions 5 ай бұрын

An interesting video - well done.

@DWTravel 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the compliment.

@martinredr 5 ай бұрын

Just a small comment: Trdelnik is not Prague's specialty. It is a Hungarian thing, but it was quite made in South Moravia and NW Slovakia since Turks got in here. Dunno why, people seem to enjoy it but it is definitely not a Czech thing.

@DWTravel 5 ай бұрын

Yes, we know but meanwhile it's so established in Prague that you can say it's a Prague speciality, we think 😉.

@soniquecat4745 5 ай бұрын

@@DWTravel No. Some of these stands may actually be laundering money on these tourist traps. If everybody stopped promoting it as a Czech thing, it would die out. Lots of tourists buy it, take few bites and than toss it in trash can. You recommend skipping Charles Bridge but not actual tourist trap?

@globalcitizen2529 5 ай бұрын

@@DWTravelit's an established tourist trap, that is promoted by people with limited knowledge such as you . I hope that next time You call the Thai skin massage parlours to be also the speciality of Prague 😅😅😅

@arnodobler1096 5 ай бұрын

On my first visit in 1988 I had a 2-night stay and slept 4 hours. 😂 I just walked through the city and stopped from one bar to the other. Nice memory❤

@DWTravel 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@kikasokino6754 5 ай бұрын

Funny thing Trdelnik become popular in Belgrade too, but only filled with Nuttela

@MuhammadZama 5 ай бұрын

nice sharing

@dilshanperera6670 5 ай бұрын

😍

@zeroceiling 5 ай бұрын

Prague was lucky in an odd way..in that in was occupied early just prior to WWII..and made into a German Protectorate. The Germans were not inclined to destroy it and the Allie’s ignored it because it was not seen as strategic..or housing a large Germany contingent….and it was seen as a victim of Hitlers rather than being complicit. That’s why it’s centuries old architectural splendor remained largely undamaged…while a 100 miles away, Dresden was completely destroyed during late allied bombing raids.

@soniquecat4745 5 ай бұрын

I wish people would stop treating everything as instagram background. Yes, it's beautiful. The history often not so much. You can take picture of it without your face obscuring half of it. Also Tourist Trapnik is not traditional. Go to cukrárna a have some sweets there, so much better. Trash cans in Old Town are full of uneater Tourist Trapniks. I never heard of anybody throwing věneček, větrník, likérová špička, linecká košíček into trash can after taking few bites.

@MrUrlanjedozvoljeno 5 ай бұрын

ah, trdelnik, the old czech sweet traditional cousin. 😆

@satyampandey890 5 ай бұрын

I would love to roam in countryside,villages & forests of Czech Republic rather than big city 3:22 Indians

@dudoklasovity2093 3 ай бұрын

yes. it is.

@pedrorochadacunha8129 5 ай бұрын

The clock was not nearly as beautiful and colorful as expected 😂😂. But the streets! Themselves were charming

@ryoukwjdbwopqmqpzl73819 5 ай бұрын

Pride of eastern europe

@lohovi6571 5 ай бұрын

how could the NOT come across videos of the @Honest Guide while doing their research 🤦🏻‍♂️

@cagataycoban3093 5 ай бұрын

what about brusselsssssss please do a video like this vor brussels

@sukizr 5 ай бұрын

Are you normal? Trdelnik is not traditional czech dish, there is one of many traps on tourists.

@DWTravel 5 ай бұрын

Please do not be offensive. We know that Trdelnik is not originated in the Czech Republic, but it became very popular in Prague over the years and is something tourists love to eat there.

@neneh138 5 ай бұрын

please do not promote trdelnik to tourist is not Czech, Czech people does not eat it. Ussually owners of those trdelnik bistros are not Czech. Trdelnik became Instagram sensation, but is not part of Czech culture. Maybe you could promote traditional czech kolache or frgal :-) @@DWTravel

@sukizr 5 ай бұрын

@@DWTravel it is popular because it is falsely presented as a Czech specialty. Nice to know, but tell the truth your viewers. Try this style of presentation in Italy or France :) I apologize for offensive mode.

@soniquecat4745 5 ай бұрын

@@DWTravel it's a tourist trap and people like you pushing it is causing problems. Imagine somebody decided hot dog was a speciality in Rome. Local mafia started laundering money on hotdog stands. Clueless travel blogs started to push it... would Italians just sit back and take it? By pushing tourist traps, you are pushing OUT real tradition. World is not your instagram backdrop.

@TihetrisWeathersby 5 ай бұрын

Every city has beautiful parts and ugly parts

@DWTravel 5 ай бұрын

That's right!

@joseph40ninjas88 5 ай бұрын

Just OK. I remember the food being good

@PragueCzechRepublic 4 ай бұрын

I have only reality videos on my channel

@globalcitizen2529 5 ай бұрын

The trdelnik has nothing to do with Prague! It is from Slovakia/Hungary, yet DW calls it Pragues speciality!😂😂😂 Also, charles bridge is not as bad if you are there just say at around 8 or 9. This piece is just all wrong 😢😢😢

@winterbird4447 5 ай бұрын

Nothing is as pretty as on instagram.

@kookarini 5 ай бұрын

LoL "prdelnik"

@spacedog_80 5 ай бұрын

Why you menationed the "communist rule" when talking about Prague? Are you refering to German cities when talking about tourism and always mention that they were once ruled by nazis? "And here's Munich, once ruled by nazis. Enjoy your trip."