{"id":520,"date":"2017-02-07T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T08:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pragueartstour.com\/?page_id=520"},"modified":"2018-05-31T19:32:53","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T17:32:53","slug":"prague-castle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pragueartstour.com\/cs\/prague-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"P1 Prague Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prague Castle Area with Private Guide - P1<\/h1>\n<\/div>

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The hill where Czech kings used to have their seat. More than a thousand years of history and art...<\/em><\/p>

The Prague Castle area, called \u201cHrad\u010dany\u201d, represents a large area situated on the top of a hill above the Vltava river. In the ancient times there used to be a ford. This historic district has always been the noblest and most elegant part of Prague: the ruler used to reside there, the most important noble families of the kingdom built their lavish palaces close to his residence and also artists engaged by the royal court lived and worked in this area. Prague Castle has become an important district also for the Catholic Church: the Archbishop\u2019s palace can be found there, as\u00a0well as an important Baroque pilgrimage place - the Loreto Shrine. Strahov monastery with its unique library is also part of this area. The Prague Castle itself forms a complex of monuments confined within a Classicist palace, where the President has his office. On the courtyards of this palace you can find other monuments, some of which can be visited inside.<\/span><\/p>

It was on this elongated hill gently sloping down the Vltava River that the Czech capital was founded at the end of 9<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> century. \u201cHrad\u010dany\u201d (the word \u201chrad\u201d means \u201ccastle\u201d in Czech) is therefore the oldest Prague district. The monuments there reflect more than thousand year\u2019s history of Czech statehood. Almost all the architecture styles that originated in Europe in the past thousand years are represented there in harmonious unity. The Saint Vitus Cathedral naturally towers above the numerous monuments that surround it. Together they form individual jewels of a single uniquely beautiful necklace.<\/span><\/p>

The Hrad\u010dany hill is a calm place with almost no traffic, so the tour there is a relaxing and quiet walk in lovely historic surroundings. We recommend this tour as an initiation meeting with the capital of the former Czech kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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