Prague, a city as famous for its beer as its historic architecture, is to ban late-night bar crawls as it seeks to end its reputation as a party destination.

Prague city councillors announced the city would ban night-time pub crawls organised by travel agencies. The ban will occur between 10pm and 6am, and targets foreign bachelor and bachelorette parties. The city is seeking "cultured" tourists, and steering away from ones coming "only get drunk", Prague's deputy mayor said.

Prague is to ban night-time pub crawls organised by travel agencies, in a bid to deter rowdy tourists from visiting and attracting more "refined" visitors instead. The Czech capital's authorities say organised pub crawls - often aimed at foreign stag and hen dos - will be banned between 22:00 and 06:00 local time (21:00-05:00 BST).

Bali, Venice, Athens, Iceland, Amsterdam - and now Prague. The list of cities taking action against the negative impacts of tourism is rising, with the ever-crowded Czech capital now cracking down on guided pub crawls.

The authorities of Prague have banned so-called pub crawls, which are nighttime tours where tourists move from pub to pub. According to council members, these walks, organized by specialized tourist agencies,

Prague would like booze-seeking bachelor and bachelorette parties to take their shenanigans elsewhere. The BBC reports the Czech capital will ban agency-organized pub crawls between the hours of 10pm and 6am.

The authorities in Prague have banned pub crawls, which are nighttime tours where tourists move from one pub to another. According to council members, these tours, organized by specialized tourist agencies,