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Homes & Neighbourhoods

Where to live, how to rent, what to buy and what each district is really like.

136 guides4 min average read43 districts A–Z

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  1. 4 min readDejvice: boulevards, embassies and the villa colony on the Baba hillA planned district of wide avenues, a technical university and some of Prague's best interwar villas. Calm and green, with a metro line straight to the centre.
  2. 5 min readEnding a rental in Prague: notice, deposit and handoverThree months' notice that starts next month, a deposit that must come back, and a handover protocol that decides how much. The exit rules for tenants.
  3. 5 min readFirst month in a Prague rental: the move-in checklistThe handover protocol, the meter photos and the address report are dull. They also decide whether you see your deposit again.
  4. 5 min readFirst-time buyer budget in Prague: a cost worksheetThe price on the listing is the smallest of your worries. The one-off and monthly costs to put on paper before you fall for a flat.
  5. 4 min readHolešovice: from port and gasworks to galleries, markets and StromovkaA former industrial quarter where modern art lives in a 1920s fair palace, the market sells flowers by the armful and the park was once a royal hunting ground.
  6. 5 min readHow much deposit do you need to buy a flat in Prague?The bank lends a share of the price and you bring the rest. How to work out your own number, without trusting a forum post from 2019.
  7. 4 min readHow to buy a flat in Prague with a partner: ownership and mortgageTwo names in the cadastre and two on one loan look simple until you split up. How joint ownership works in Czechia, and what to agree in writing first.
  8. 4 min readHow to compare mortgage offers in Prague: rate, fees and fixationThe lowest rate on the front page rarely wins on the full bill. What to compare across Czech mortgage offers, from the APR and fixation to early repayment.
  9. 4 min readHow to find a flat in Prague fast: a one-week search planGood Prague flats get several enquiries on day one. A seven-day plan for the person who needs a place now, from first search to signed lease.
  10. 4 min readJižní Město: inside one of Prague's biggest housing estatesPlanned as a town inside the city, Jižní Město has its own shops, schools and green corridors. How it works, and who is happy there.
  11. 4 min readKarlín or Holešovice? A fair comparison for people choosing where to liveTwo riverside districts with galleries, offices and new flats. Where they differ on transport, green space and daily life, and who tends to pick which.
  12. 4 min readKarlín today: renting, new flats and daily life in Prague 8From flooded tenements to restaurants, offices and a concert hall: what it is like to rent or buy in Karlín now, and the trade-offs of a rebuilt district.
  13. 4 min readKarlín: the district that drowned in 2002 and came back polishedGround floors wrecked, metro shut, whole streets rebuilt. Karlín now has restored tenements, offices, a river path and one question every renter should ask.
  14. 4 min readKbely and Čakovice: the villages Prague swallowed in the north-eastAn old airfield, village greens and new housing at the city's edge. Kbely and Čakovice keep their own pace and ask you to plan your transport.
  15. 4 min readKobylisy and Bohnice: north Prague's estates, hospitals and green hillsMetro C stops at Kobylisy, the Bohnice estate looks over the Vltava valley, and the north is greener than its reputation. What to expect before you move.
  16. 4 min readKunratice and Krč: woods, villas and hospitals in green south PragueA forest on the doorstep, quiet villa roads and two major hospital campuses. South Prague 4 is where the city swaps tarmac for trees.
  17. 4 min readLetná: the hilltop with the view, the metronome and the beer gardenA plateau above the Vltava where a Stalin monument once stood and now the city's favourite park sprawls. What living on Letná is like, hill included.
  18. 4 min readLetňany and Prosek: the end of metro C, with room to breatheOpen sky, an exhibition ground, a big shopping centre and new homes at the end of metro C. The outer north-east trades distance for room to breathe.
  19. 4 min readLibeň: the old working-class district Prague is starting to noticeA working metro stop, a theatre, a gasholder turned venue and a long row over a bridge. Libeň is changing street by street, and the details matter.
  20. 4 min readLiving at Vyšehrad: a village feel on a hill, ten minutes from the centreA fortress, a basilica and a cemetery where Czech composers rest. What it is like to live on the hill, and how it differs from the streets below.
  21. 4 min readLiving in Břevnov: a thousand-year-old monastery and a village on a hillOne of the oldest settlements in Prague, west of the castle. Břevnov mixes a monastery, villas, a game park and a battlefield with ordinary local life.
  22. 5 min readLiving in Brno: a practical guide for newcomersCzechia's second city has universities, trams, the country's top courts and a fast train to Prague. How daily life and renting work there.
  23. 4 min readLiving in Bubeneč: embassies, villas and the edge of StromovkaLeafy streets between Letná and Dejvice, with the city's biggest park on the doorstep. What Bubeneč is like for daily life, and who it suits.
  24. 4 min readLiving in Hradčany: the castle district after the visitors go homeA hilltop district of palaces, monasteries and embassies. What it is like to live beside Prague Castle, and what to expect when the tour buses leave.