I love walking through old Prague and in fact I only recently discovered the mysterious New World (Nový Svět), which is located below Loreta. It is such a picturesque place that is hidden from the tourist traffic. It’s really beautiful, but still a bit forgotten. Of course, you will find tourists here, but there are not enough of them to disturb the special peace and charm of this place. The big change came after the revolution, when most people had to move out because the houses were returned to the original owners in restitutions. However, most of them did not …
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PRAGUE HOUSE SIGN.DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL FIND AROUND 265 OF THEM IN PRAGUE?
Praguers or you too cross-country, have you thought about where those beautiful pictures, reliefs or sculptures came from above the entrances of old houses in Prague? Why did anyone do such a job with them at all? Or are they on houses just for decoration? Several times a day we walk past them just unnoticed or they catch our eye with their decoration and picturesqueness. I mean the old house signs on the facades of town houses. The route leads through the streets: Úvoz street, Nerudova street, The Valdštejnská street, Wallenstein Square, Tomášská street, Thunovská street, New castle stairs, To …