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…
Malá Strana has two ghosts who suffered painful deaths that involved iron nails A pair of otherwise unrelated ghosts a few streets apart in Prague’s historical Malá Strana area have something in…
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…
More than 100 spirits inhabit the historical parts of the Czech capital Prague is filled with ghosts, at least according to popular legends. But just how many is an open question. Books…
A flaming miser and a top hat wearing beggar wander Prague at night Old Town is quite crowded at night with a variety of headless ghosts, flaming ghosts, otherworldly animals and water sprites,…
Some skeletons and mummies are all dressed up with no place to go. Most Catholic churches have a relic of one sort or another. Many are small bone chips in decorative gold…
