Tuesday, 12 May marks the opening of one of Central Europe’s major classical music events – the Prague Spring Music Festival.

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Prague comes into its own in spring. As biting winds give way to pleasant breezes from the south, the Czech capital throws off its ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The weather in Prague is relatively pleasant during the spring season, which technically starts in March and ends in June. During ...