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…
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baroque, Bohemian lifestyle, cemeteries and memorials, churches, Gothic lifestyle, magic prague, Prague and Bohemia, vampires
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Baba Studio, baroque, Bohemian lifestyle, churches, ghosts and phantoms, magic prague, Prague and Bohemia, Tarot of Prague
The headless horsemen of Nerudova Street
A Swedish soldier and a gambling monk both ride at night but are harmless One of the darkest moments for Prague was at the end of the Thirty Years’ War, when Swedish…
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Edward Kelley’s Bohemian adventures
The British alchemist went from highs to lows to a premature death in the Rudolfine era When it comes to alchemists in Bohemia working under Rudolf II, two names stand out: Edward…
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cemeteries and memorials, Devil, Magic Bohemia, magic prague, Prague and Bohemia, saints and relics, standing stones, witchcraft
The Devil’s Column is due to a diabolical bet
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…
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Absinth Makes the Art Grow Fonder
Absinth Makes the Art Grow Fonder “Thy fumes are sharp, dire as Medusa’s tears, In thy green depths a tempting demon leers, Leading the victim on without alarm.” Francis Saltus Saltus …
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The Spirit of Dušičky
Ten months ago, when my partner and I first moved to Prague, we accidentally decorated our home with funeral candles. Despite our Gothic predilections, it was never our intent to fill our…
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The Bohemian Connection
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…