Saturday morning is market time across the city, and kids fit right in. Czech growers and bakers set out bread, cheese, fruit and warm pastries for most of the year, and each market sits a short walk from a playground or the river. Here's what we checked, from the swans along the Vltava at Náplavka to the covered stalls of the old slaughterhouse at Holešovice.
A farmers' market on Náplavka, the stone embankment along the Vltava below Vyšehrad. Stalls sell seasonal fruit and vegetables, pastries, mushrooms, fresh fish, cheeses, free-range eggs and handicrafts.
It suits families who like to graze: kids can snack their way along the stalls and watch the swans at the water's edge. It is popular with locals and visitors alike, so expect a busy embankment.
Jiřák is a farmers' market on Jiřího z Poděbrad Square, where rows of stalls sell freshly baked pastries and bread, vegetables, homemade cheeses and handmade crafts under the square's trees. The stallholders are Czech producers, so this is a good place for kids to see where food comes from and help choose fruit or pastries for a picnic on the square.
Kulaťák is the local name for Vítězné náměstí, the big roundabout in Dejvice, and on Saturdays the square hosts one of the largest regular farmers' markets in Prague. Czech growers and makers sell fruit, vegetables, bread, cheese, meat, fish and flowers, alongside street food stalls and a few foreign delicacies.
Some Saturdays add themed events, such as a small breweries festival, an embassies festival or Advent stalls.
Holešovice Market fills the brick halls of Prague's former city slaughterhouse. The main draw is Hala 22, the city's largest covered fruit, vegetable and farmers' market, with stalls selling bread, cheese, fish, mushrooms and flowers.
Around it are street-food stands, cafés, galleries and Jatka78, a theater known for new circus. The grounds host a seasonal program of festivals and pop-ups, some aimed at families.
Saturday morning is market time across the city, and kids fit right in. Czech growers and bakers set out bread, cheese, fruit and warm pastries for most of the year, and each market sits a short walk from a playground or the river. Here's what we checked, from the swans along the Vltava at Náplavka to the covered stalls of the old slaughterhouse at Holešovice.
A farmers' market on Náplavka, the stone embankment along the Vltava below Vyšehrad. Stalls sell seasonal fruit and vegetables, pastries, mushrooms, fresh fish, cheeses, free-range eggs and handicrafts.
It suits families who like to graze: kids can snack their way along the stalls and watch the swans at the water's edge. It is popular with locals and visitors alike, so expect a busy embankment.
Jiřák is a farmers' market on Jiřího z Poděbrad Square, where rows of stalls sell freshly baked pastries and bread, vegetables, homemade cheeses and handmade crafts under the square's trees. The stallholders are Czech producers, so this is a good place for kids to see where food comes from and help choose fruit or pastries for a picnic on the square.
Kulaťák is the local name for Vítězné náměstí, the big roundabout in Dejvice, and on Saturdays the square hosts one of the largest regular farmers' markets in Prague. Czech growers and makers sell fruit, vegetables, bread, cheese, meat, fish and flowers, alongside street food stalls and a few foreign delicacies.
Some Saturdays add themed events, such as a small breweries festival, an embassies festival or Advent stalls.
Holešovice Market fills the brick halls of Prague's former city slaughterhouse. The main draw is Hala 22, the city's largest covered fruit, vegetable and farmers' market, with stalls selling bread, cheese, fish, mushrooms and flowers.
Around it are street-food stands, cafés, galleries and Jatka78, a theater known for new circus. The grounds host a seasonal program of festivals and pop-ups, some aimed at families.
