Cruise on Vltava in Prague, under the bridge Charles

The Vltava River is a tributary of Elbe which runs through Central Europe. THE Vltava (Vltava) It is part of the Vltava river which passes through the Czech Republic, mainly from the country's capital, Prague, overall length 430 km. The Vltava is known for flooding where according to history it happens about every 100 years. The last time the river overflowed was 2002, with the rise of water to cause much destruction and many deaths. In your journey through the river, you will see a house which serves to count empirically rising water.

For flood control is a barrier, known as Barrier Vltava. It is a structure that aims to create height difference sufficient to stem the momentum of the river. This allows, without risk, the free circulation of small cruise ship, in the river and the canoe kayak, near Kampa Island.

The cruise on the Vltava is a beautiful experience as you will be able to browse through the river, to pass under the Charles Bridge (Charles Bridge or in Czech Karluv most), admire from afar the Prague Castle with the Church of St. Vitus, wonderful Renaissance buildings that are built riverfront, the Kampa island etc..

Because of the many boats that move in the Vltava, near the bridges are traffic lights turn green or red and regulate the movement of vessels in the river.

Fluctuations in water level and especially the rise and causing flooding, imprinted features on the docks of the river.

In front of the pillars of the Charles Bridge, in the water, are something wood structures that serve to illuminate the night the columns of the bridge to see the ships. In essence define the arches of the bridge to be visible in the dark.

The Vltava river may look dark, the mud that downloads the river but is clean as Prague has a sewage system.

Prague Castle or Castle Chrantkani the Cathedral of St. Vitus, as seen from Vltava.

Tο Kafka Museum, moved and located after the Museum KAba, Camp Island, in the area Mala Strana (Mala Strana). The Home – Museum where the author was born Tsechoevraios Franz Kafka (1883 – 1924), Located in Old Town Square in Prague. The Kafka lived his childhood in 1889 – 1896 and named "And minutes"or House of the Minute. It was turned into "Kafka Museum", to set up the new museum, Island Kamba.

The Museum Kampa (Museum Kampa), Island Kamba, as seen from Vltava.

The "Yellow Penguins», 34 bright yellow penguins exhibited outside the Museum Kampa and an artistic intervention of Italian artists group "Cracking Art», led by Tomas climate. It is an original tourist attraction. The artists wanted to show that penguins, own, They are waiting on a pier an Antarctic ship. The penguins remain lit night and impress.

exhibition of sculptures in the courtyard of the Museum Kampa, next to the river.

The "Botel Admiral Hotel», hotel 84 tiny rooms on the Vltava.

The old fortification gates and the ruins of the Baths Libuse, in the Park Vysehrad, known as Ruins of Libuse’s Bath.

The Kampa Island is a park, in the southern part of the island. The Kampa Park has to carp and ducks and very green resort where residents for walks and sporting activities they can do here, as canoe kayak. To 2002 after flooding a portion of the island sank and many buildings suffered major damage.

ACCESS

Access is from the dock near the Jewish Quarter (Josefov) namely on the pier next to Bridge Cech.

You can hire a boat from the dock near Bridge Palacheho but it is further away from the historic center of Prague. During the cruise the boat tour guide is the possibility of food or drink, group or individual.

OR Bridge CIinv or Svatopluk CI or Bridge CI It is an iron bridge arches connecting the neighborhoods of the Old Town (Old Town) and Holesovice Prague. He was named by the Czech author Svatopluk CI (1846 – 1908).

It is possible to leave your car near the dock, on the road.

USEFUL ADDRESSES

The boats make a cruise on the Vltava are many and belong to many companies. Most leave from the Bridge Cechuv, the Jewish Quarter. For your convenience we mention some rental companies of this type of vessels:

• Prague Boats, tour desk for boat rental in Prague, Dvorakovo nabrezi Street, Prague, tel.: +420 724 202 505

• River Boats Prague, Dvorakovo nabrezi Street, Prague, tel.: +420 734 255 067
• Boat Party Prague, Michalska street 439/13, Old Town, Prague, tel. : +420 234 280 731
• Cruise-Prague.cz, Jindrisska street 941/24, Old Town, Prague, tel. : +420 774 278 473
• steamers Prague, Revolucni street 1082/8, tel.: +420 775 075 075

Private tour :

• Wine Boats, Dvorakovo nabrezi Street, Pier 5, (Mother Kordova), Old Town, Prague, tel.: +420 777 221 514, cz
• Pujcovna lodicek, Vltava, Prague, tel. : +420 739 000 022