Today is the last day of the Christmas markets in Prague! We will take a walking tour to see this miracle for the last time. We will walk along Vodickova Street to Wenceslas Square and end at Old Town Square.
Vodickova (Vodičkova ulice) is a well-known street full of tourists not only during the daytime but also a busy street in which traffic does not cease to stop even at night. It connects Prague's two largest squares – Charles Square and Wenceslas Square. The street is named after Jan Vodička, a wealthy new town butcher who, in the 15th century, owned the most prominent house in the street (No. 699), U Nováků palace today. Thanks to the strategic position of the road – connecting the Horse market (Wenceslas Square) and the Cattle Market (Charles Square), it was a vital business route in the past. Nowadays, it is one of the most-visited streets that offer various kinds of entertainment for all ages. It is used both by cars and trams, and at the corner of the street is the metro station Můstek. There are lots of shops, restaurants, pubs, and places on your visit to Prague. One of them is Lucerna passage, with its beautiful art nouveau cinema, classy café, and famous concert venue, it is one of the most popular places in the city center. Opposite Lucerna, there is the cinema Světotor that features good films. If you walk through the passage, you'll find yourself in the Franciscan gardens, a quiet and beautiful place to relax after your strolls in the hectic city center.
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Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí or colloquially Václavák) is one of the main city squares and the center of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings. It is also the place with the heaviest pedestrian traffic in the country. The Square is named after Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia. It is part of the historical center of Prague, a World Heritage Site.
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The Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí, Staromák) is Prague's oldest and most important Square. It is surrounded by historical buildings such as the Old Town City Hall with the famous Astronomical Clock, the imposing St. Nicholas Church and Church of Our Lady before Tyn, and many houses and palaces of various architectural styles and colorful history. It has been a center of Prague's Old Town since the middle ages when it was a marketplace crossing European merchants' roads. The first houses were built around the Old Town Square in the 12 and 13 centuries. Some present homes still have Romanesque or Gothic foundations, basements, or ground floors. The Old Town City Hall was built in the 14 century, and the Church of Our Lady before Tyn a little later. The Old Town Square became Prague Old Town's economic and political center.
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