The mysterious spectres wander the same small group of streets The area around Prague Castle has quite a few frightening apparitions. Two of the most unsettling are at Jánský vršek, just down…
An eternal flame, a portrait of St Mary and two washer rollers make an odd shrine If you cross Charles Bridge, you may notice an odd shrine on the small balcony of…
One of the most elaborate portals in Prague leads to a long-closed tunnel complex Most old European cities have a network of underground tunnels, often now walled up and forgotten. They were…
Books by the 20th century occultist remain in print but the man is an enigma When people think of the occult in Prague, the time of Rudolf II comes to mind. But…
Dogs are ubiquitous in Prague and that extends to the spirit world as well One of the first things you will notice in Prague is the number of dogs. People love their…
Bones from 40,000 plague and war victims are in creative sculptures The ossuary at Sedlec is generally called the Bone Church, and for good reason. Bones from tens of thousands of people…
A wedding ended in a massacre, and the bride now haunts the D1 motorway The tale of an unhappy female ghost causing havoc for motorists on the highway is almost universal. There…
A knight tried to stop a famine by urging the prince to turn away from silver Greed drives rulers to being shortsighted tyrants. Bohemia was once filled with silver ore. Back in…
The pagan era ended when a conspiring duchess was dragged down into the flames One of the dark villains of early Bohemian history is Duchess Drahomíra of Stodor, one of the last…
The adviser to Queen Elizabeth I saw his fortunes decline in Prague The scholarly John Dee will likely always be remembered for getting caught up with Edward Kelley, a somewhat shady character…
Skeletons of 50,000 people were lost under a town square for centuries There are often surprises when people start looking around a old basement or attic. In 2001, repairs were being made to the…
Some see a broken stone pillar as evidence that a demon named Zardan visited Prague The history of Vyšehrad goes back to the very foundation of Prague, and the walled fortress-like area…
