PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC ( Easter Holiday )

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC ( Easter Markerts )

Attention: This video was taken last 2019. Furthermore, please have a look on the information below in relation to Prague Easter 2020.

Prague Easter Markets » CANCELLED IN 2020

The Prague Easter Markets are CANCELLED in 2020 as part of the emergency measures to fight coronavirus (COVID-19).

Easter Markets 2020 - CANCELLED

The Prague Easter Markets are open every day from 28th March to 19th April 2020, including on Easter Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The main markets are held at the Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square (5 minutes walk from each other).

There are also smaller markets at Republic Square, at Havel's Market, on Kampa Island, and on the square in front of St. George's Basilica at Prague Castle.

What are the Prague Easter Markets?

Easter markets (Velikonocni trhy) celebrate the arrival of spring in the Czech Republic, and the Prague markets are the most impressive in the country. They brighten up the city, bringing locals and tourists together in an uplifting, historic setting.

The Prague Easter Markets consist of wooden huts decorated with the vibrant colours of spring, and stocked with local handicrafts - glassware, jewellery, ceramics, embroidered lace, wooden toys, scented candles, and puppets and dolls dressed in traditional costume.

The most common item though is Easter eggs, made of the shells of hen eggs or wood, hand-painted in a variety of colours and designs.

Surrounding the market huts, in and around the squares, are trees in blossom, and an abundance of flowers and colourful ribbons tied to the branches of birch trees.

At the centre of the Old Town Square is an Observation Bridge. Climb a small flight of steps to reach it, and take in the expansive view over the market.

While visitors can find some nice souvenirs at the stalls, the markets are about more than shopping. There is all manner of local food and drink to sample, much of it prepared and cooked in front of you.

Popular food on offer includes: large hams roasted on spits (Pražská Šunka); terribly unhealthy but wonderfully tasty barbequed sausages (klobása); flatbread topped with garlic, cheese and ketchup (langoš); smoked meat dumplings (knedlíky plněné uzeným masem); sweet dumplings (sladké knedlíky); and pancakes (palačinky).
There is also a variety of cakes and sweets to choose from, such as hot, freshly made sugar coated pastry (trdelník) and spicy gingerbread (perníčky).

For drinks, you can sample the famous Czech beer, such as Pilsner Urquell, Staropramen or Budvar.

Or opt for a hot drink: mulled wine (svařák); hot chocolate (horká čokoláda); honey wine (Medovina); or grog, a mixture of rum, water, lemon and sugar.

Outdoor shopping is so much nicer with an ice-cold beer or cup of hot mulled wine in your hand!

sources: https://www.pragueexperience.com/events/easter.asp