Prague Times6 Aug 2020

TOUR - 10 More Old Town Tales

The Old Town is full of interesting stories and history, and now's a great time to check it out. Here's a tour with more stories you may not know about true love, jealousy, modern beer, mockery, pride and much more. These stories and legends are always all around us, if we only know where to look.

This tour can be combined with the previous TOUR episode into one long tour. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Venue, which is right near where the tour ends.

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TOUR

01:39 - Start intro, in front of the Estates Theatre. Info in previous TOUR episode.

02:24 - THE VEIL GIVEN TWICE FOR LOVE - Karolinum - Ovocný trh 3-5

04:44 - THE HOUSE OF THE BLACK MADONNA - Ovocný trh 19

06:59 - THE ROPEMAKER'S WIFE - Provaznická 3

10:24 - THE LITTLE BRIDGE - Můstek Metro Station

11:53 - THE CUBIST LAMPPOST - Jungmannovo náměstí

13:04 - U PINKASU - Jungmannovo náměstí 15/16

15:44 - THE FRANCISCAN GARDENS - entrances off Jungmannovo náměstí and Pasáž Světozor

16:50 - PALACE ADRIA - Jungmannova 31

18:24 - THE PETRIFIED BOY - Church of St. Martin-in-the-Wall, Martinská 8

21:05 - THE RING INSIDE THE FISH - V Kotcích

Music by Fanette Ronjat

This episode sponsored by VENUE

For a conversation with Venue co-owner Karina Korenblun, click here

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