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Havelsky Trh (or Havelske Trziste) is the closest market to the Jilska Apartment. The English translation is "Havel's market" although as far as we know it has nothing to do with Vaclav Havel.

Open: All year round
Mon-Fri 06:00-18:30; Sat 07:00-18:30; Sun 08:00-18:00

Havelske Trziste is the main open-air market in the centre of Prague and is located just off Melantrichova street, on the main pedestrian route leading from Wenceslas Square to the Old Town Square.

Havelske Trziste market sells fruit & vegetables, art, leather goods, flowers, wooden toys and ceramics.

Directions: go left out of the back door of the Jilska Apartment, walk 20 metres to the end, then turn right and follow the road round for about 40 metres. You will see it on your left.

With a patron saint immortalised in a Christmas carol, Good King Wenceslas, it's no surprise that Prague is an enchanting place at Christmas. The beautiful Old Town Square, a marketplace since the 11th century with the truly wondrous Astronomical Clock, is filled with stalls, an enormous light-twinkling tree and the scents of hot punch, mead and roasting chestnuts. A stage-set nativity scene and daily performances by folk bands and choirs add to the atmosphere. There are further stalls in the vast Wenceslas Square, the scene of political protest in 1989. Look out for carved wooden toys, Bohemian crystal, garnet jewellery, icing-covered gingerbread, and traditional straw and maize decorations. Czech nativity scenes are an ancient and venerated art; go to the Charles Bridge Museum to see its collection as well as the world's largest straw nativity scene.



Shops For groceries, drinks etc you'll probably only need one shop during your stay in Prague... Opening times: Department Store / Supermarket: Weekdays 7am - 9 pm Saturday 7 am - 9 pm Sunday 8 am - 8 pm	Tesco/My is located about 100 metres from the Jilska apartment. Turn left out of the front door and continue walking up the road for about 100 metres and you will see it ahead of you. There is a big supermarket in the basement, basic groceries on the ground floor at the back (similar to Tesco Metro in the UK), and upstairs there are clothes, electronics etc.
Markets Havelsky Trh (or Havelske Trziste) is the closest market to the Jilska Apartment. The English translation is "Havel's market" although as far as we know it has nothing to do with Vaclav Havel. Open: All year round Mon-Fri 06:00-18:30; Sat 07:00-18:30; Sun 08:00-18:00 Havelske Trziste is the main open-air market in the centre of Prague and is located just off Melantrichova street, on the main pedestrian route leading from Wenceslas Square to the Old Town Square. Havelske Trziste market sells fruit & vegetables, art, leather goods, flowers, wooden toys and ceramics. Directions: go left out of the back door of the Jilska Apartment, walk 20 metres to the end, then turn right and follow the road round for about 40 metres. You will see it on your left.	With a patron saint immortalised in a Christmas carol, Good King Wenceslas, it's no surprise that Prague is an enchanting place at Christmas. The beautiful Old Town Square, a marketplace since the 11th century with the truly wondrous Astronomical Clock, is filled with stalls, an enormous light-twinkling tree and the scents of hot punch, mead and roasting chestnuts. A stage-set nativity scene and daily performances by folk bands and choirs add to the atmosphere. There are further stalls in the vast Wenceslas Square, the scene of political protest in 1989. Look out for carved wooden toys, Bohemian crystal, garnet jewellery, icing-covered gingerbread, and traditional straw and maize decorations. Czech nativity scenes are an ancient and venerated art; go to the Charles Bridge Museum to see its collection as well as the world's largest straw nativity scene.