Go in the first full week after 6 January if you want Prague without the Christmas crush. The main holiday markets close, the large tree comes down, hotel demand often softens, and the city still has open museums, historic pubs, and busy Czech kitchens. You trade long daylight for lower noise and colder evenings. Picture the common arrival: you land on a Friday afternoon, find the Old Town Square much calmer than expected, then discover that sunset arrives before dinner. The trip works when you plan indoor stops around the short day. It fails when you expect every attraction, market…