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LOCATION (VENUE)

The conference will be held in the beautiful city of Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, which offers its visitors a breathtaking historical environment.
Virtual tours: Virtual Old Prague, Official Website City of Prague, CzechSite Travel Guide, Prague Information Service

Conference venue

The Emauzy Abbey

Vysehradska 49/320
Prague 2
128 00

The monastery Na Slovanech with a church founded by Charles IV in 1347 is the only Slavonic monastery in the west Christianity of the Charles's empire and a centre of scholarship and arts. Such personalities as Jan Hus, Jerome of Prague etc. were among the students. A number of illuminated literal jewels were created here, among others a so-called Reims Gospel-book and the first complete translation of Jerome's Vulgata. The monastery together with the church was solemnly consecrated by archbishop Ocko from Vlasim in the presence of Charles IV on 29 March 1372. The wall paintings rank among the most precious relics of the Czech Gothic. In the 16th century, abbot Matthew Benesovsky transformed the area in a tavern with a skittle-ground and musicians for entertainment; in the early 17th century, the astronomer Kepler lived here for a few years.
In 1712, both the monastery and the church were transformed into Baroque style, the high roof was replaced by a tripartite one, and two low frontal bulbous towers of the church were built.  After 1880, the monastery, as well as the church were restored and altered to the so-called Beuron style.
On 14 February 1945, during an air-raid in Prague, the church was destroyed. Later on, a modern structure by the project of ing. arch. F. M. Cerny was installed: an asymmetric 32 meter high shell structure with a 40 cm thick construction of white concrete.

Map

Entertainment, sights

Much online info on Prague exists, one of the starting points can be www.prague.cz.

Public transport               

Full information about the public transport is available at http://www.dpp.cz/en/.
All public transport runs between 5am and midnight, everyday, reasonably often (metro every 5-15 minutes, buses max 20 minutes).
Public transport from/to the Prague-Ruzyne airport can be found at http://www.dpp.cz/en/public-transit-to-ruzyne-airport.

How to get to the conference venue

From the airport :

By public transport:

-  Take bus no. 100 from the airport to its final stop ZLICIN. Change to metro line B and go to KARLOVO NAMESTI station (~20 minutes). Workshop venue is located within 300 m distance from the station (see the map). Before you enter the bus you have to buy a 26 CZK ticket from the vending machines or at newsagents.
or
Take bus no. 119 from the airport to its final stop DEJVICKA. Change to metro line A and go to MUSTEK station (4 stops). Change to line B (direction ZLICIN) and go to KARLOVO NAMESTI station (2 stops). Workshop venue is located within 300 m distance from the station (see the map). Before you enter the bus you have to buy a 26 CZK ticket from the vending machines or at newsagents.

By taxi:
Recommended company is AAA - yellow cars at the airport (phone 14014). Price to the Emauzy Abbey should be around 500 CZK.

From the Main Railway Station (Hlavni nadrazi):

By metro :

Take line C (direction Letnany) to the FLORENC station (1 stop) and there change to line B (direction ZLICIN) to KARLOVO NAMESTI station (4 stops). Workshop venue is located within 300 m distance from the station.

Before you enter metro you have to buy a 26 CZK ticket from the vending machines or at newsagents.

From the Holesovice Railway Station (Nadrazi Holesovice):

By metro:

Take line C (direction HAJE) to FLORENC station (2 stops) and there change to line B (direction ZLICIN) to KARLOVO NAMESTI station (4 stops). Workshop venue is located within 300 m distance from the station.

Before you enter metro you have to buy a 26 CZK ticket from the vending machines or at newsagents.

Prices, money

Exchange rate:: 1 EUR = 26 CZK (Czech Crowns)  
Banks are better than the tourist cash exchange outlets, but they are only opened from 9am - 5pm and not during the weekend. 
Any convertible currency is accepted. Travelers cheques are accepted as well.
Prices depend much on where you go.
But - one can have a dinner for about 200-400 CZK, beer for 20-40 CZK, coffee for 30-50 CZK.
All major credit cards are accepted in shops, not always in restaurants.
A wide network of ATM cash dispensers exists.

Security

Needless to say, Prague attracts not only tourists, but also pickpockets. Beware of them mainly in crowded areas and on public transport.
Pedestrians have priority at pedestrian crossings but be careful, this priority does not apply with trams.