A ghost at what was a rural castle near a vineyard never revealed her secrets Parts of what is now Prague used to be villages separated by dusty and seldom used roads.…
The centuries-old monastery once had some devilishly good food The monastery at Emauzy looks pleasant enough from a distance, with its modern concrete wing-shaped spires added in the 1960s. Its history goes…
The largest existing medieval manuscript was written in one day, according to legend One of the great and mysterious Gothic treasures from Bohemia unfortunately now resides in Sweden, though it did return once…
An imprisoned knight learned to make music, but his singing was something else One of the most famous legends of Prague Castle is that of the Daliborka Tower, at the end of…
This post is the first in a series of three, leading up to Halloween. While Halloween as we know it is not widely celebrated in the Czech republic – All Saint’s Day…
It would be madness to run a Gothic blog inspired by a deck of tarot cards, and not address the link between “The Gothic” and the art of tarot. Of course, if…
Bohemian /bəʊˈhiːmɪən/ (n.) 1. A native or inhabitant of Bohemia. 2. A socially unconventional person, especially one who is involved in the arts. [ mid 19th century: from French bohémien ‘Gypsy’ (because Gypsies…
From the twisting alleys and misted towers of Prague, Baba Studio brings an alternative view of the fantasy landscape where the dark history of old Prague meets the poetic decadence of the Bohemian lifestyle,…
