12 Things You May Not Notice on Charles Bridge I’m a licenced guide in the city and my clients can take advantage of my knowledge of Prague but in this post I thought I’d share some facts about the Charles Bridge several of which don’t appear in guide books probably because they don’t have the … Read More
The Coal Market The Coal Market or in Czech Uhelny Trh, is one of the many squares in the centre of Prague. The first mention of a market in this area is 1232 when Havels Town was defined by King Wenceslas I and wealthy traders settled in the area. The present-day Havelska Street Market leads … Read More
Minorite Cafe I can almost guarantee that you will stumble upon the Minorite Cafe by accident. You’ll have gone to see the Church of ST James but you’ll find the doors locked and a sign pointing you to the left to the Cloister. This belongs to the Order of Friars Minor Coventuals or “Minorites”. Since … Read More
Prague Streets – Elisky Krasnohorske A road typical for the area, Elisky Krasnohorske street is largely residential with a commercial ground floor. It takes it’s name from a famous Czech woman who opened the first state grammar school (high school) in Central Europe for girls on September 15th 1890 and who fought for women’s emancipation. … Read More
ST Giles Church The ST Giles Church in Prague’s Old Town is fairly easy to walk past but it’s got a history and even a few quirky facts associated with it. So let’s dive in. The 13th Century ST Giles Church A Catholic Order called the Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint … Read More
Prague and Amadeus Filming Locations The multi-award winning 1984 film Amadeus was partly filmed in Prague. In this case, Prague is supposed to act as Vienna would have looked in the 1780s. Actually that’s not particularly difficult as much of Prague still dates to this era. The director, Miloš Forman, looked at potentially filming in … Read More
Prague Cubism Museum – House at the Black Madonna When you buy your ticket at the ground floor office you’ll be told to go directly to the 4th floor and work your way down to third and second. You should really have some background knowledge of Czech Cubism before coming here at least to understand … Read More
Prague Streets – Dušní If you are on your way to see the official city memorial to Franz Kafka then next to it you cannot miss the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit built in 1348. In Czech, Dušní means “Holy Spirit”. Dušní runs from Dlouha Street less than 100 metres from the Old … Read More
Cafe No Stress Once upon a time there was a restaurant opposite the Spanish Synagogue called No Stress which was a kind of Asian/French fusion restaurant. The head chef Didine Benmissi who worked there for 18 years could never secure a supply of high quality French-style bread and so he started to make his own. … Read More
U Železné Lávky – At the Place of the Iron Footbridge On the Prague Fords post I explained how present-day Prague developed and grew based on the ability to be able to cross here between both sides of the river for much of the year using a number of fords. Later there would be a … Read More