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Discovering Golden Lane, Prague
Czech Republic

Discovering Golden Lane, Prague

Where : Golden Lane and the Torture Chamber Discovering Golden Lane, Prague You cannot visit the Prague Castle complex without visiting the “Golden Lane”, we won’t let you !  That means you need to choose circuit ‘A’ or ‘B’ – more info on circuits here. For starters, Golden Lane is is a really cute street from 16th century.  The houses now display the old style clothes, furniture and many other items used in that time. It’s as though they were left untouched.  Additionally, the small houses are painted in different and flashy colors. Did someone say ‘torture’ ? Unfortunately or fortunately, Yes.  There’s a house on the most western point, that has a spiral staircase which leads to the Torture Chamber.

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Discovering St George's Basilica
Czech Republic

Discovering St George Basilica, Prague

Where : St George Basilica Discovering St George Basilica, Prague The Prague Castle circuit we selected gave us access to St George Basilica.  First of all, it’s a 10th-century basilica.  According to history, it was rebuilt in 1142 because of a major fire.  The structure displays a baroque facade & Bohemian art. Furthermore, it’s a small basilica which presents a very intimate sentiment.  Above all, it holds a 19th century Bohemian art collection, a Gothic style chapel dedicated to Ludmila of Bohemia holds the tomb of the saint. Additionally, the shrines of Vratislav and Boleslaus II of Bohemia are also in the basilica. According to Wikipedia, the basilica was founded by Vratislaus I of Bohemia in 920, furthermore it is dedicated to

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Discovering St. Vitus Cathedral
Czech Republic

Discovering St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague

Where : St. Vitus Cathedral Discovering St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague St. Vitus Cathedral (or Katedrála Sv. Víta) is definitely one of the top most beautiful Gothic churches we saw in Europe.  It’s located in Hradčany, which is the hillside complex where you’ll find the likes of the Prague Castle and Golden Lane just to name a few.  It’s easy to spend a couple of full days discovering Hradčany. What about St. Vitus ? It’s so rich in details/colors that we kind of got lost in our imagination trying to understand how it was built.  Where does one start putting this concept together !? Alright, outside is a masterpiece but what about inside right !?  It’s hard to describe in words and

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