charles bridge Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/charles-bridge Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:39:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 PRAGUE PRAHA http://toursmaps.com/prague-praha.html http://toursmaps.com/prague-praha.html#respond Fri, 16 Dec 2016 12:04:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=228211 PRAGUE (PRAHA) According to legend, Countess Libuse stood above the Vltava and declared, I see a grand city whose glory will touch the stars. Medieval kings, benefactors, and architects fulfilled the prophecy, building soaring cathedrals and lavish palaces that reflected the status of Prague (pop. 1.2 million) as capital of the Holy Roman Empire. Prague’s maze of alleys spawned legends of demons and occult forces, giving this city of dreams the dark mystique that inspired Franz Kafka’s tales of paranoia. Yet since the fall of the Iron Curtain, hordes of foreigners have flooded the city; in summer, tourists pack streets

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