A midsummer night's dream in Prague

Holidaymakers intending to step on a flight to Prague this summer might want to check out the Summer Shakespeare Festival.

Taking place between June 21st and September 14th, this mammoth event sees some of Shakespeare's most popular plays put on at venues across the city.

Visitors to Prague will be able to take in performances such as Twelfth Night, Othello, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice and The Tempest - which are not performed in English - at Prague Castle and the Lichtenstein Palace.

Travellers looking to make day trips to other locations within the Czech Republic might also want to visit Bratislava and Brno for more festival performances.

Festival-goers will also be able view a number of exhibitions between performances, as well as take in the rest of the attractions that Prague has to offer.

For more information, take a look at the Summer Shakespeare Festival website.

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