Blog posts of '2022' 'February'

Stolpersteine, literally "stones to trip over", are 10×10 cm brass-coated paving stones set into the pavement in front of the houses of the victims of the Nazi regime, according to an original design by the German artist Gunter Demnig. The first stone was laid on 16 December 1992 in front of the City Hall in Cologne. Already more than 88 000 Stolpersteine or Stones of the Disappeared have been installed in 26 countries in Europe and so in their way constitute the largest memorial in the world.

Gunter Demni...

Today, the 21st of February, we celebrate International Tourist Guide Day. It was established during the Convention of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA) in Cyprus in 1989. 

The first celebration was held in 1990. It was proposed by the president of the WFTGA Titina Loizides. This day is aimed at raising public awareness about the fact that tourist guides are cultural ambassadors of the regions they represent.

The idea of this holiday is to show the work of the professional tour...

The Tower is the gateway to the famous Charles Bridge from the east side of the Vltava river. Completed before 1380 as a part of the fortifications, it’s considere one of the most beautiful Gothic gate in Europe. It is the work of the architect Peter Parler, who also designed the Charles Bridge and part of St. Vitus Cathedral. It took 25 years and around 100 stonemasons to build the tower.

The tower rises nearly 50 metres high. A spiral staircase with 136 stairs leads from the gateway entrance up to the to...

Prague has been our capital for 102 years and Praguers are rightfully proud of it.

On February 29, 1920 the National Assembly approved the first constitution of the Czechoslovak state and Prague thus became the capital.

For this anniversary, we have prepared the "10 BEST" for you, so that you can brush up on your knowledge about Prague and perhaps also learn something new.

We already wrote about the narrowest places in Prague in the previous blog, but here are some more:

1. The largest castle complex...

Before the Charles Bridge, there was the Judith Bridge. Named after King Vladislav II’s wife, Queen Judith, the Judith Bridge was built between 1158 and 1172 and was the first stone bridge to cross the Vltava. It was one of the first stone bridges in Central Europe. Only two other stone bridges were built in Central Europe at that time - in Dresden and in Regensburg.

_{Autor: Ondřej Šefců: z knihy Kamenný most v Praze}

Today is the 680th anniversary of the devastating flood that destroyed the bridge on 3rd F...

Have you ever wondered how many bells ring at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague?

There are 7 bells on the Cathedral. But they've only been in full working order for last 9 years.

After nearly 100 years, all seven bells rang together on 12th May 2012.

In the middle of World War I, the military seized three bells – Dominic, Mary and Jesus, as a common policy to use their metal during wartime in the manufacturing of guns. The bell that survived the war is the largest bell, Zikmund, cast by Tomáš Jaroš in 1549, ...