Useful for life in Czechia 🇨🇿
The sites, services and apps you need for life in Prague and Czechia — documents and residence permits, the A2 exam, transport, doctors, renting, work, banks and leisure. This list is free: we don't sell anything through these links — it's just to help you settle in. Before any important step, check the current rules on the official sites.
📄 Documents & residence permits
Residence, the foreign police, government e-services
- mvcr.czCzech Ministry of the Interior: temporary & permanent residence
- frs.gov.czAppointments and online services for foreigners
- Portál občanaGovernment services portal (via identita)
- Datová schránkaOfficial electronic mailbox
🗣️ Czech & the A2 exam
Preparing for the permanent-residence exam
- Ahoj, Praha! — our course92 lessons A1–A2, the Soupis word list, an exam trainer
- cestina-pro-cizince.czThe official A2 exam portal, model tests, list of centres
- slovniky.lingea.czCzech–English online dictionary
✅ The official A2 route
Where to check rules, dates, price and model tests
- Official A2 informationExam format, parts, points, dates and price
- Model testsOfficial materials for self-checking
- Online registrationRegister for the exam through the official portal
🧭 Everyday situations
Ready actions and phrases for daily life
- Doctor, pharmacy, insuranceHow to book, explain a problem and ask them to speak slowly
- School, kindergarten, workHow to write, call, ask and clarify
- Renting, post office, úřadWords from letters, contracts, forms and notices
🏙️ Czech by city
The city as a language trainer
- PragueTransport, Lítačka, doctor, school, úřad, cafés and first everyday phrases
- Brno, Plzeň, Ostrava, LiberecHow to handle daily life without English and not get lost in the regions
- 20–30 phrases per cityIn Premium: audio, scenarios and tasks to lock it in
🚇 Transport & maps
Timetables, tickets, navigation
- IDOSTimetables for all transport in Czechia
- PID LítačkaPrague transport: tickets and passes
- Mapy.czThe best maps of Czechia (more precise than Google on details)
- BoltTaxis and scooters
🏥 Health & insurance
Doctors, pharmacies, health insurance
- ZnamyLekar.czFind a doctor and book an appointment
- Lékárna.czOnline pharmacy and medicine search
- VZPThe largest health insurer
- PVZP / UNIQAInsurance for foreigners
🏠 Housing & renting
Flats, rooms, moving
- Sreality.czThe main property portal
- Bezrealitky.czRent directly, no agents
- Facebook groups"Prague flat rentals" and similar
💼 Work
Jobs and employment
- Jobs.czThe largest job site
- Prace.czJobs, including without Czech
- Úřad práceLabour office, benefits
🏦 Banks & finance
Account, card, transfers
- ČSOB · Česká spořitelnaBig banks with branches
- Air BankSimple online bank, good for newcomers
- RevolutMulti-currency account and transfers
🛒 Shopping & home
Groceries, electronics, classifieds
- Rohlik.cz · Košík.czGrocery delivery to your door
- Alza.czElectronics and everything for the home
- Bazoš.cz · VintedClassifieds, cheap second-hand
📱 Must-have apps
Install these first — you'll use them every week
- ZáchrankaOne-button emergency app: sends your GPS location straight to rescue services
- Wolt · FoodoraRestaurant food delivery
- WiseInternational transfers and a multi-currency card at the real exchange rate
- Heureka.czCompare prices across Czech shops before you buy
- AiraloeSIM for trips around Europe — internet without roaming
🎭 Leisure & events
Where to go and what to see
- GoOut.netConcerts, cinema, events, tickets
- Kudy z nudyWhere to travel around Czechia
- Expats.czNews and a guide for expats (in English)
Where to go in Prague — locals' favourite spots 🌳
Not a tourist top-10 but the places Prague locals actually go: free or nearly free, beautiful and real. Great for practising your Czech too — every spot gives you someone to swap a few phrases with.
🛶 Náplavka
Vltava embankment · metro Karlovo náměstí
- Saturday farmers marketCheese, pastries, coffee, flowers — from morning till ~2pm. Browsing is free
- Show on the mapIn the evening — bars in the "kobky" vaults right in the embankment wall, swans by the water
🍺 Riegrovy sady
Vinohrady · beer garden on the hill
- Riegrovy sady parkOne of the best views of Prague Castle — especially at sunset
🌲 Stromovka
Prague 7 · next to Výstaviště
- 95 hectares of a former royal game reserveLakes, centuries-old trees, running and cycling paths — you'll forget you're in a city
🗼 Petřín
Malá Strana · funicular from Újezd
- The "mini Eiffel Tower" and gardensA regular PID ticket works on the funicular! Blooming gardens in spring, a mirror maze for kids
🏰 Vyšehrad
Prague 2 · metro Vyšehrad
- A fortress without the crowdsVltava views, an 11th-century rotunda, and the cemetery where Dvořák and Smetana rest. The park is free
🎡 Letná
Prague 7 · above Čech Bridge
- Beer garden and the MetronomeThe postcard view of the Vltava bridges. With your own blanket and sandwich — completely free
🥬 Holešovická tržnice
Prague 7 · tram Pražská tržnice
- The city marketVegetable hall no. 22 (Mon–Sat), street food, antiques — cheaper than the centre and very local
🏞️ Divoká Šárka
Prague 6 · tram Divoká Šárka
- Wild nature inside the cityCliffs, a creek, hiking trails; natural swimming in summer. The perfect weekend reset
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