How to ........
Generate maps and find where you'll be staying. Also closest ammenities like restaurants and bus stops etc.
Go to the Mapy.cz website. Note that this can be used for any Czech address, not just Prague.
The main page of the site has a large search box at the top. Finally a box with "Hledej" (search) can be seen to the right of the search box.
In the large search box, enter your search string i.e. a streetname like "Londynska" (this must be an accurate name) and click on "Hledej" to start the search.
The system is defaulted to "Zakladni" which means the map version. The large map will now have some numbers on it and a list of street locations will be on the far right. You now click on the street that you want (normally it will read "obec praha" or "okres hlavni mesto praha" if you are searching for a Prague address). One of the numbers on the map now changes colour. In the top right corner of the map is a magnification bar. Slide the bar up to increase the zoom.
The generated map is interactive in that all the icons have information embedded in them. The map is directable and also scaleable. Click on an arrow to move the map in that direction at the same scale or "click and drag" the screen to where you want.
Other map options
Top right of page: "Vytiskni" is the option to print the map.
Top right of page: Under menu Dalsi Funkce: "Poslat emailem" is the option to send the page/link by email,
Top right of map above control bar: "Zakladni" is the graphic map version of the location.
Top right of map above control bar: "Touristicka" is the graphic map version showing tourist information.
Top right of map above control bar: "Letecka" is the Aerial photo version.
Top right of map above control bar: "Hybridni" is the Aerial photo version with road names visible and interactive location finding i.e. click on a link to find the place.
Bottom right of map below control bar: "Full screen" does what it says i.e. makes the map/picture full screen. Click on the button again to revert to original size.
Bottom right of map below control bar: "Mereni" is a "walking distance measure" i.e. you click the map and a little line starts to appear as you move the cursor. Next time you click the map the line stops and the distance is calculated in metres. It's best to use this with a scale that shows both departure and arrival positions.
Finally on the line above the list of street name locations you'll see a list of headings and one has the title "Najdi neblizsi" which means go to the nearest xxx where xxx equals one of the following options;
Bankomat - ATM
Lekarna - Chemist
Pohotovost - Emergency clinic
Policie - Police station
Posta - Post Office
Restaurace - Restaurant
Benzinka - Petrol Station
Ubytovani - Accommodation
MHD - Bus stop
Stanice Metra - Metro
Put your mouse over any of the tram stops and you'll see the tram numbers that stop there. Click on the tram number and you'll get the timetable (called a "Stop Leaflet") associated with that tram and that stop.
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