A statue of a knight at City Hall relates to a gruesome ghost story Prague City Hall is certainly the only administrative building in the world with a statue of a cursed ghost. The current building is near the site of an old tragedy that took place back in the era of
A sad tale stands behind the melodious bells in the tower The beautiful pilgrimage church called the Loreta, in the Prague Castle neighborhood, has more than its fair share of legends. Construction of the church started in 1626, and one of its most notable external features is a tower with a carillon, made
A cross between the romance of Romeo and Juliet and the blind rage of Othello Long ago, Prague's Old Town Square was a market where foreign merchants would hawk their exotic wares. At the end of the day, many of them would go to a pub in Ungelt, an enclosed area
A woman repents her self-serving ways every winter If you look at old paintings and 19th century photos, you can see that Prague used to get pretty cold and snowy. Like most churches, the big church at Old Town Square, commonly called Týn Church, has worn stone steps that can get
A cold night had ghostly consequences for a civil servant and a faithless wife The holidays are the season of giving, but sometimes people give just a little too much. Also, not every gift should be unwrapped — especially if it is promised to someone else. The tale of Naked Cecilie is
The mistaken report of a soldier's death led to unintentional bigamy Three ghosts appear on Christmas Eve in Prague's Malá Strana district. They are not the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, neither are they St Nicholas, an Angel and Devil, nor the Three Wise Men. The roots of this haunting
A premature holiday meal turned out to be the undoing of a miller Bohemian ghost stories sometimes are downright bizarre. The tale of the angry flaming turkey of Kampa stands beak and drumsticks above all of the others. The bird turns up on Good Fridays, but hasn't been seen in more
A flaming miser and a top hat wearing beggar wander Prague at night Old Town is quite crowded at night with a variety of headless ghosts, flaming ghosts, otherworldly animals and water sprites, if all the legends are taken at face value. Prague even has its share of skeletons who refuse to
One soldier stayed behind after the Siege of 1848 One of the most pleasant ways to spend an afternoon is whiling away the time in Prague's Stromovka Park. But that wasn't always the case. In 1848, there was a popular uprising in the city, and martial law was imposed. General Alfred Candidus
The city's only nosferatu , Dopiječ, unlives in a borrowed grave in Olšany Cemetery Prague surprisingly has few tales of vampires before modern times. Many films, novels, and computer games mention Prague as a nexus of vampire activity, but the actual legends are a bit scarce. And even though some apparent vampire graves have
