ZLATA PRAHA

he capital city of Czech         the towers in the city. The other
Republic, Prague is one of      theory says that it was during
the most beautiful cities       the reign of Rudolf II who
in the world and very popular         supported gold production
tourist destination.                  experiments.

Tour to Prague includes               Prague Castle is the most popular
excursions to unique historical       and visited castle and attraction
monuments, delicious Czech meal a     in Prague. Its history began in
lot of cultural entertainments -      the XIX century. The castle has
theatre, opera, museums and           always been a residence of the
others.                               Czech rulers and now it's the
                                      residence of the president of
Prague has received several           Czech Republic. The must-sees are
nicknames during its long             Saint Vitas Castle, beautiful
history.                              gardens "«Na valech"» and
                                      "«Rajska zahrada"» and the Golden
"The city of 100 spires" - this       lane. The castle is open from
name was given in the beginning       5.00 till 23.00 everyday (from
of the XIX century. The               April till September up to
mathematician and philosopher         midnight).
Bernardo Bolsano counted 103
spires in the city. Now their         The Lesser Quarter (Mala Strana)
amount has grown up to 500.           is situated on the hill between
                                      Castle and Vltava. Narrow
The most renowned Prague nickname     streets, buildings and palaces in
is Zlata Praha. Its origins date      Renaissance style, baroque
back to the time of the Charles       churches and cathedrals create
IV, Czech king and the German         the special atmosphere of Mala
Emperor. He ordered to golden all     Strana. One of the most

picturesque places in the             The square is surrounded by the
district is the Letna Park on the     theaters, cinemas, restaurants,
west side of the Vltava River         shops and banks.

One of the Prague symbols -           The twelfth century Old Town
Charles Bridge (Karluv most) was      Square was the main marketplace
built in the XIV century and now      and now is a popular tourist
is considered to be the most          destination with numerous
photographed place in the city.       stunning buildings. At the centre
It always overcrowded, so if you      of the square stands the memorial
like to visit the bridge you'd        to Jan Hus. There are also the
better go there as yearly as          Old Town Hall with the
possible.                             Astronomical Clock and the Church
                                      of Our Lady before Tyn.
The old city has been the heart
of Prague since X century. The        Petrin hill is the net of 8 parks
unique architecture, the fusion       ad other attractions. The best
of Gothic and Roman styles were       place for walks, it attracts a
later contributed by the baroque      lot of visitors every day. On the
decoration after the great fire       hill you can see the tower, the
in XVII-XVIII centuries.              observatory and the labyrinth.
                                      Anyway, this beautiful city in
Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske           the middle of Europe is really
namesti) has always been the          worth visiting!
centre of city's cultural life.

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