The Pleasures of Prague Old Town Square Will Enrich You.

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The Pleasures of Prague Old Town Square Will Enrich You.

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By : malcolm Ivinson 19 or more times read

Submitted 2010-07-28 04:13:50

The delights of the old town square Prague make this capital a very fashionable place indeed.

How well-liked can be observed just about mid-day when you are fighting the crowds of people listening to the trumpet player on top of the clock tower on the hour.

The reputation Prague has for being a popular venue for stag along with hen parties is correct. And you do see groups of young men and women around town. But very seldom is any trouble brought about. They are as a rule just experiencing a good time. There is also a good police presence.

Prague can be divided down into 3 foremost areas - the castle, the old town and the new town. Each deserves an article of its own. The town is easy to saunter around accordingly getting to each one is not a problem. If you are staying outside the chief tourist zone then the tram system will be good for you.

The city is really a superb open-air museum, which is best explored on foot along with a excellent travel guide.

Here I am going to share some thoughts on Prague Old Town plus its square.

The Old Town is dominated by the square, which has a history going back to the late 12th century. It has always been the most important market place for the city and is dominated by The Church of Our Lady of Týn and the Town Hall.

The square is enclosed with pastel-coloured buildings of Romanesque or Gothic source that are festooned with attractive signs.

In the square you will come across the popular tourist attraction of the Astronomical Clock that dates from fourteen hundred and ten. Here you can see figures of the 12 apostles who come into sight every hour on the hour from 9am to 9pm in two side doors on the wall of the clock tower. A skeleton rings a bell, the timepiece chimes, a live trumpet sounds a call and 1000's of people witness this every single day. It all ends every hour with the tourist clapping the whole proceedure. You have to see it and join in the clapping.

You can also go up the clock tower to find tremendous views over the square and medieval Prague over the river and up to the castle and Saint Vitus Cathedral. The climb up the steps can help work off any over eating or drinking you might have done and there are lifts designed for any who find the steps a little too much. If you go up the clock tower on the hour you will get a close-up of the trumpeter. You will also be able to gaze downward on the large crowds all clapping the clock.

The centrepiece of the square is the Jan Hus statue, which was erected on 6 July 1915 to mark the five hundredth anniversary of the reformer's death. Born in 1371 A.D and burned at the stake on 6 July 1415 he was the creator of what is at this time the Moravian Church.

I love the fact that all the squares and little streets around the square are still cobbled and in spite of the crowds Prague has maintained its personality. You can just stroll around and see the whole lot within a small distance from the old town square. It is a terrific city for short trips and weekend getaways.

Small cobbled alleyways direct you up to the well-known Wenceslas Square and the National Museum. It is also in this vicinity that the daily market now is.

In a good number of the churches around the old town square concerts are performed virtually every night and they last just about an hour. Following your live concert you could eat in one of the many dining places around the square or in the smaller squares of the main one.

If you would like to save a bit of money whenever possible eat or have coffees away from main old town square. This goes for buying your drinking water too. Water from a small shop in the alleyways can be a 3rd less expensive than on the square.

Prague is extremely busy and to a certain extent high-priced but most capital cities are.

I would recommend a visit.

Author Resource:- I visited the old town square Prague in July2010.

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