{"id":914,"date":"2017-02-23T14:33:44","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T13:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pragueartstour.com\/?page_id=914"},"modified":"2018-03-30T16:15:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T14:15:50","slug":"the-lesser-town","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pragueartstour.com\/cs\/the-lesser-town\/","title":{"rendered":"P2 The Lesser Town"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Lesser Town with Private Guide - P2<\/h1>\n<\/div>

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A jewel of Baroque architecture surrounded by gardens<\/em><\/p>

Mal\u00e1 Strana or the Lesser Town district is the second oldest one in Prague. It had been a gradually growing town on the foothill of the Prague Castle, on the left bank of the Vltava River, until a terrible fire burnt it down in 1541. After this catastrophe the entire royal town of Mal\u00e1 Strana had to be rebuilt from scratch again \u2013 and this is how the jewel of Baroque architecture, today\u00b4s Mal\u00e1 Strana, came into existence. Nowadays, we are proud of the exquisite Baroque palaces surrounded by historic gardens. This typical Baroque landscape is the key element of the extraordinary beauty of this district. Many of them became the seats of Embassies (e.g. the US embassy, the British Embassy). Two Lesser Town churches are especially famous for their Baroque style and decorations: Saint Nicolas Church represents an icon of the so called Dynamic Baroque, as well as the Church of Our Lady the Victorious. The latter houses a miraculous statuette of the Baby Jesus of Prague. Hidden corners of Lesser Town invite to romantic walks, one of them will lead us to Kampa Island with its charming millwheels. Or we can take a walk in the area near\u00a0the so called Devil\u00b4s stream (\u010certovka). This area is also known as the Prague Venice \u2013 little ships can enter into it and approach the former mill\u00b4s wheel. From Kampa you can take a staircase to one of the most emblematic sights of the city \u2013 The Charles Bridge.<\/p>

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