Taking a Break in Everyday Prague In the heart of the Czech Republic, Prague is “the golden city of a hundred spires.” This vibrant Baroque capital escaped the bombs of last century’s wars, so it remains one of Europe’s best-preserved cities. It’s the ideal springboard for travelers new to eastern Europe – an accessible city…
PRAGUE – The Magical City, The Golden City, The City of a Hundred Towers, the Paris of the East These are just some of the most common definitions adopted by tourist publications when talking about Prague, a city of around 1,300,000 inhabitants and, since 1st January 1993, the capital of lite Czech Republic, as well…
The “Charles Bridge” is one of Prague’s symbols par excellence. It joins the historic quarters of Stare Mesto and Mala Strana. Work was begun on its construction at the time of Charles IV ( latter half of the 14th century ) by P. Parler and J. Ottl, and it was completed in the early 15th…