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Why Salvador Dali Kissed the Czech Sculptor’s Dirty Hands and About the Water Sprite From Kampa

It's just a hard-to-believe story - the Czech sculptor Josef Nálepa was the first...

Květnice Garden

The perennial garden Květnice was established between the years 1935 and 1937 as...

Invalidovna and Why It Is Worth Visiting Karlín

At the beginning of Prague's existence, the left bank of the Vltava River...

The American Dream of Miloslav Cváček

From as early as the mid-1980s, it was evident that the totalitarian regime in...

And the King’s Horse Fell Dead to the Ground

The Czech proverb "To carry wood to the forest." refers to a completely unnecessary activity....

What Is the Prague Pavement Named After?

The original pavement on the streets of the Old Town and Lesser Town and...

A Functionalist Monument that You’ll Have to Find

There is one period in Czech history that most people highly idealize. It is...

Václav Frič, the King of Traditional Czech Cuisine

Just outside of Prague is the small village of Čakovičky, with only 700 residents....

Goulash Soup / Na Pekárně (Václav Frič)

Ingredients 2 onions300 g of beef (neck)2 tablespoons of...

Dual Bohemian Crown Jewels

The Bohemian crown jewels are kept in the Crown Jewels chamber in St....

Václav Havel Benches

Shortly after the death of President Václav Havel, Czech Ambassador to the USA Petr Gandalovič...

Oettingen Palace

Malostranské Square and Malostranská metro station are connected by Letenská street. If you take the...

About the Threat of Bombing Prague Castle and the Curse of the St. Wenceslas Crown

During the war, the Czech President was the lawyer Emil Hácha, who held the...

Ludwig van Beethoven and John Lennon

There is one place in Prague that is dedicated to two great musicians....

People and Dogs on Prague Public Transport (Part 3 of 4)

The man with the respirator had an interesting bag in which he was...

People and Dogs on Prague Public Transport (part 2 of 4)

The smiling girl in black is the actress Klara Suchá, whose husband is...

People and Dogs on Prague Public Transport (part 1 of 4)

Prague's public transport is - without exaggeration - great. It's clean, it's safe,...

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