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  • Záběhlický zámek Magic Prague

    The mysterious White Lady of the Záběhlice Chateau

    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.…

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  • Havfrue, by Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, magic prague tarot

    A mermaid found love at a long-vanished Prague pond

    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…

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  • Leopold Gate Vyšehrad magic prague bohemia tarot

    A ghostly French major haunts the tunnels of Vyšehrad

    The War of Succession left behind a French ghost at Vyšehrad who refuses to accept defeat Not all soldiers leave after a war. Some are left in faraway graves, while others refuse…

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  • Karmelitská Street Magic prague bohemia tarot

    Two ghosts who nailed it: a pair of grim Prague legends

    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…

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  • St Agnes Cloister Prague Bohemia gothic tarot magic

    The kind ghost nun at St Agnes Cloister

    A wealthy nobleman tried to break up a romance by having his daughter become a nun The rich should marry the rich, and the poor should marry the poor. That idea was…

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  • Jánský vršek, magic prague bohemia tarot

    The headless skeletons of Jánský vršek

    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…

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  • nine crosses Prague Bohemia gothic tarot magic

    The ghost bride at the Nine Crosses exit

    A wedding ended in a massacre, and the ghost bride now haunts the D1 motorway The tale of an unhappy female ghost causing havoc for motorists on the highway is almost universal.…

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  • Mrs Richard Brinsley Sheridan by Gainsborough Prague Bohemia gothic tarot magic

    Headless Laura and the Invisible Nun

    Some buildings have become home to several restless spirits The Czech Museum of Music doesn’t look too scary now, but in its long history it has attracted two or three ghosts. One…

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  • VJ Rott House Prague Bohemia gothic tarot magic

    Three cursed trios remembered on Prague facades

    Building names hold clues to some gruesome tales about cursed trios of people Older buildings in Prague are known not by their numbers but by distinctive names, and corresponding pictures are often…

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  • Christmas ghosts of Bohemian Prague Prague magic Bohemia tarot

    Three unhappy Czech ghosts who met sad fates on Christmas

    The mistaken report of a soldier’s death led to unintentional bigamy and the appearance of three Czech ghosts Three ghosts appear on Christmas Eve in Prague’s Malá Strana district. They are not…

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  • Queen of Wands Prague magic tarot Bohemia

    The haunted ministry: Prague’ Černín Palace hides a demonic past

    The Černín Palace in Prague has a long and unsettling history What is now the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the 1660’s up to 1851 belonged to the noble Černín family,…

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