River site selected for Prague's New Year firework show

Prague’s tradition New Year fireworks display is to have a new format this time round. Prague city hall says the fireworks will this year be sited on a 70-metre barge in the middle of the Vltava river. This will allow crowds to follow the show from the traditional ignition spot on Letna plain overlooking the river. The show, which will this year cost around 1.5 million crowns, is traditionally a big pull for Czechs and foreign tourists.

Author: Chris Johnstone