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 Floods by LanaFromRiga
My Prague's visiting time was in the great flood time. The River Vltava became obtuse for 2 bouts. Local people said that such kind of flood wasn't there for 80 years.
Streets near the River Vltava were under the water. The square in the photo looked dramatic. Leave a Comment
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Telc's town square is one of the most splendid in Central Europe. So highly thought of, that it has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The brightly painted Renaissance era facades are certainly some of the most photographed buildings in the Czech Republic.
These facades are actually the product of the town's misfortune. Telc dates from the 14th century when it was a feudal town with a castle surrounded by three ponds. It 1530 the town suffered a horrible fire and the town had to be rebuilt. The governor of Morovia arranged to have Italian masons travel to the town, hence the highly decorative style. As the economic fortunes of the town declined, there was little new building and Telc's town square remains pretty much as it did in the 16th century. Leave a Comment
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 by Mandy23
In the centre of the courtyard is a chapel with the Sacred Stairs. In the chapel, the pilgrims have to climb 28 steps on their knees. The courtyard is surrounded by ambits called the Way of the Cross with baroque altars and sculptures. Leave a Comment
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 by Samarina
The boy, Goethe, was a precocious youngster. At the early age of eight he had already acquired some knowledge of Greek, Latin, French and Italian. He had likewise acquired from his mother the knack of story telling; and from a toy puppet show in his nursery his first interest in the stage. Leave a Comment
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 by NightStar
Prague - the first place in Czech Republic for all of tourists
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 Floods 2 by LanaFromRigaLeave a Comment
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 by iandsmith
This however, is the opera house where some of his works were performed for the first time during the years he spent in Prague. Leave a Comment
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 Me at the Vltava River - close
to its spring by Leipzig
When I spent a fortnight in the German/Czech border region I found the spring of the Vltava River. I could jump of the "raging torrent". Two years before I had spent one week in Prague and saw the same river. It took me several minutes to cross the river onto a bridge. Leave a Comment
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 by furioso
Prague's prime attraction is its physical face. The city centre is a haphazard museum of 900 years' of architecture - Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, 19th-century revivals of all of them, and Art Nouveau - amazingly undisturbed by the 20th century. This historical core of the city - Hradcany (the Castle District) and Mala Strana (the Small Quarter) west of the river, Stare Mesto (the Old Town) and Vaclavske namesti (Wenceslas Square) to the east, and Charles Bridge in between - covers about 3 sq km and is pedestrian-friendly, so you needn't go at break-neck speed to discover its most famous attractions.
You'll have to travel further afield to visit Nove Mesto (New Town), with its shops, cafés, museums and theatres; Vysehrad, where mythical Prague was born; and Holesovice, Smichov, Troja and Vinohrady. At least a dozen medieval chateaux and castles are only a day-trip away.
Also high on Prague's attraction list is its entertainment: music from classical through to modern jazz and rock; opera and ballet; avant-garde theatre; excellent museums; and dozens of art galleries. Prague's greatest distraction, however, is that it is now one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations, and choked with summer crowds.
You will find the most affordable accommodation in Nove Mesto and Smichov. The central district is full of places to eat, but you'll get much more for your crown in Nove Mesto than Stare Mesto. Leave a Comment
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