The Institute of History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague Czech geographical society

Venue & How to get there

The conference will take place in the main building of the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. The address of the conference location is: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Albertov 6, 128 43, Praha 2, Czechia. See the map below. The indicative plan of the conference venue can be downloaded here.

Prague

Prague, the capital of Czechia, is a most valuable historical city reserve. In 1992, the historical core of the city covering 866 hectares was listed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Register. Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by the Prague Castle which towers high above the city. It is a display of all artistic styles and movements. The historical core of the city is situated on both banks of the Vltava river and consists of 6 parts – formerly independent urban units unified in the 18th century: Staré Město (Old Town), Josefov (the preserved part of the former Jewish Town – today a part of the Old Town), Nové Město (New Town), Malá Strana (Lesser Town), Hradčany and Vyšehrad. Naturally, most of the historical monuments, museums and galleries are concentrated right there (source and more information on: http://www.prague.eu/en).

Charles University

The University in Prague was founded by a charter issued on 7 April 1348 by Charles IV, King of Bohemia and King of the Romans, as the first Studium generale north of the Alps and east of Paris. Charles University is thus one of the oldest European universities. It was modelled on the universities in Bologna and Paris, and within a very short time it achieved international renown that it possesses until today. It has 17 faculties with Faculty of Science being one of them. Faculty of Science has celebrated 90th anniversary in 2010. The Faculty of Science is located in the Nové Město (New Town) district of Prague at the Albertov Campus (source and more information on: http://www.cuni.cz/UKEN-1.html; https://www.natur.cuni.cz/eng).

How to get there

See the Albertov campus on the Faculty website.

There are two options how to reach the conference venue from the Václav Havel Airport Prague by public transport:

1) Take the bus line 119 (direction Nádraží Veleslavín) to the underground station Nádraží Veleslavín. From there take the underground Line A (green; direction Depo Hostivař). At the station Můstek change for the Line B (yellow; direction Zličín) and go to the station Karlovo náměstí. Exit the underground station in direction Karlovo náměstí. Then use the tram 14 (direction Spořilov), 18 (direction Vozovna Pankrác) or the tram 24 (direction Kubánské náměstí) to the stop Albertov.

2) Take the bus line 100 (direction Zličín) to the underground station Zličín. From there take the underground Line B (yellow; direction Černý Most) and go to the station Anděl (exit in direction Anděl). There use the tram 7 (direction Ústřední dílny DP) to the stop Albertov. Or you can continue with underground train to the station Karlovo náměstí and change to tram 1418 or 24 as in the 1st option.

There will be significant change in public transportation system in Prague on August 28, 2016. Please check our website for up-to-date information or see the information on the Prague public transportation system on dpp.cz/en. Here you can also see the Prague public transportation fares: dpp.cz/en/fares-in-prague/.

Boarding

The organizers provide small refreshment during the coffee breaks and light snacks during the social events. However, lunches and dinners are not included in the conference fee and every participant has to manage these for her/himself at her/his own expenses. There is a plenty of bistros and restaurants in the vicinity of the venue that offer snacks, hot meals and lunch menus. The plan of recommended restaurants in the vicinity of the conference venue can be downloaded here.