Prague ice bar gives tourists respite from heatwave

PRAGUE — As a heat wave rolls over Europe, bringing temperatures as high as 33 degrees Celsius in Prague on Tuesday (July 19), the ICE PUB in downtown Prague offers a brief escape to Arctic conditions.

The bar, just a minute's walk from the capital's renowned Charles Bridge, serves vodka-based cocktails in cups made of ice; the furnishings and decorations are also made from ice.

The temperature inside, around -7 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, is so cold that visitors are handed fleece coats and mittens, and visits are limited to under half an hour.

The bar used to serve beer as well  — but has stopped that because the tap kept freezing up, bartender Lukas Santler said.

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