Prague’s Loreta
The legend says that Loreta (in Italian Santa Casa) was the house where St. Mary was living when the angel appeared to her. Then during the battles with the Saracens at the end of...
Category: Prague: Lesser side
Kampa Island
Kampa Island is a tiny island next to the Lesser Side, which is hard to tell from the mainland nowadays. Mostly because Charles Bridge stretches over the island, we tend to think it’s already...
Petrin Tower- The Eiffel Tower of Prague
The story of the tallest historical tower in Prague’s city center started back in 1889, when a Club of Czech Tourists went on a trip to Paris – to that year’s World EXPO. They...
Church of St. Nicolas
If you’re crossing Charles Bridge or wandering around Prague Castle, there is one church you can’t miss, because its dome sticks out of the skyline of the Lesser Side. It is an outstanding piece...
Prague Lesser Side – Nowhere Better!
Right under Prague Castle, on the western bank of Vlatava river, sits a part of Prague called Lesser Side, or Malá Strana. The first settlement here dates back to the 8th and 9th centuries. These...
Prague Castle – History and Views
If you ask any traveler across the world what is the first thing he imagines when you say “Prague”, most of them would describe the picture of Prague Castle with St. Vitus Cathedral....
