A murder plan during the plague had long consequences for a evil servant Prague’s menagerie of supernatural critters of course includes a black cat. The tale is one of the most gruesome,…
A devil sat beneath the tree to play his eerie violin at night before the village was covered by dam water Legends surround a 350-year-old Scots pine called the Guardian of the…
The failed attempt of the Swedish army to conquer Prague at the end of the Thirty Years’ War has been back in the news, as a Baroque-style Victory Column that was toppled…
Each of the seasons in Slavic folklore is overseen by a god or goddess, though the names and attributes vary greatly from region to region. In Bohemia and Moravia, the female force…
A village once stood outside the Old Town walls, and a pond there was home to a sad but beautiful mermaid The Czech word for a little pond is Rybníček, and in…
In the early 1700s, part of the Czech Republic was at the center of suspected vampire activity There was a “vampire panic” across much of Central and Eastern Europe in the first…
Among the more curious supernatural apparitions in Prague are some stubborn goats Prague at night is a virtual menagerie of spectral animals. There are the mundane yet otherworldly dogs and cats, and…
The city’s gardens of stone offer a retreat from the overly touristed center Visitors to Prague can be quickly overwhelmed by how crowded the main tourist attractions are. But there are a…
Long-dead monks wander the grounds of Emauzy, one a hero and the other a villain The monastery at Emauzy looks pleasant enough from a distance, with its modern concrete wings added in…
Three apparitions haunt the same area near the start of the Royal Route The area around the square called náměstí Republiky marks the start of the old Royal Route that leads all…
The Astronomical Clock has been restored to its pre-war condition The Astronomical Clock at Prague’s Old Town Square has been rebuilt, returning its inner clockwork to the weights and gears system used…
A half man-half beast terrorized brothels housed on former church property Not all ghosts are see-through, or covered in shrouds. One of Prague’s most dangerous ghosts was a hairy man who had…
