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Prague, 30 years after end of communism, is getting sick of tourists

The view from Pavel Kacirek's apartment overlooking Prague's majestic Old Town Square should make it the dream home, but the hordes of tourists and clogged streets mean it no longer is.

As Czechs prepare to mark 30 years since the Velvet Revolution ended Communism – ushering in a boom in tourism and considerable wealth along with it – not all local residents see the change as positive.

  • Reuters
  • Traveller

“People have moved away, so services, shops, cheaper restaurants have gone with them,” said 72-year-old Kacirek, a documentary filmmaker.

“The monuments are here, the towers, the gothic and baroque – they stand. But …

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