"I see a great city whose glory will touch the stars," said Princess Libuše, and at her instigation, the subjects began to clear the forest to build the first house in Prague. Wondering where? Directly below the Petrin hill. There are several legends on the topic of where the oldest Prague house stood, but one claims that it is in Malá Strana in the places where the U Pavlánských house stands today.
The beautiful Neo-Rococo house was built here in 1895 and is the work of the architect Otakar Materna. On the ground floor of the house was Hostinec U Pavlánských, whose fame also almost touched the stars. In the 1970s and 1980s, members of the Czech underground and blind musicians from the Jan Deyl Conservatory met here. It is said that they once got drunk so that they had to make a train and climb to the conservatory on Maltézské náměstí in fours. That's what Libuše would look like.
And you can live in the yard of this house. If you love history, then staying on the site of the very first house in Prague will be a delicacy for you.
A typical Lesser Town house, hidden in the courtyard of a burgher's house, will protect you from the hustle and bustle of the big city. You can enjoy the kind of Prague that Jan Neruda wrote about. Sit on the terrace, relax in the living room, relax in the attic…
The apartment will be all yours. It also has a private entrance. It takes you into a spacious living room with 2 sofas and a kitchenette. Here you can read Tales of Lesser Town, talk, drink or watch movies. If you arrive in more than 3 numbers, the sofa bed will also be used for a sweet sleep.
When you go upstairs, a bright, spacious bedroom with a double bed, a single bed and a desk opens up in front of you. An extra bed or baby cot can be placed here on request. Just say.
The separate bathroom and toilet are located on the ground floor by the main door, which leads to your private courtyard / terrace with seating. When you have breakfast in peace and soak up the atmosphere of old Prague, head to the center of events, which is only a 5-minute walk away.
The kitchen is modernly equipped so that nothing keeps you from walking through Prague. However, Malá Strana is just full of good restaurants, so it would be a shame not to try a few. Right in the house is a famous pizzeria, where our guests have a 15% discount on all orders.
When you are in a hermit's mood, sit out on the terrace. Talk alone with coffee and a book, or indulge in intense relaxation. In the evening, you can light coals and enjoy a private barbecue with friends.
We probably don't have to tell you that you have to go see Charles Bridge (5 minutes away from us) or Prague Castle (10 minutes). We will advise you on places that are as close as possible to our Slow Travel focus, and at the same time are a stone's throw away.
Malá Strana was a beloved part of Jan Neruda . It has also had its own street here since 1895, which leads from Malostranské náměstí to Prague Castle. Take a copy of Povídek malostranských and go to Neruda Street to discover, for example, Mr. Vorl's shop, which "smoked foam", or find out from the book where Mr. Rybář, called Hastrman, was walking. In the street you will also find the house where he lived as a little Jan Neruda (the house U Dvou slunců) and the house to which he moved as an elder (the house U tří černých orlů). You can pay tribute to him in Slavín, Vyšehrad cemetery, where Alfons Mucha, Josef Gočár, František Křižík, Nataša Gollová or Antonín Dvořák also rest.
If you do not turn from Neruda Street to the Castle, but continue straight on, stop for one at the pub U Černého vola . No hipster restaurant awaits you, but an authentic pub where time stood 40 years ago. Regulars will look at you with contempt at first, but that is part of the experience. Turn to Loretánské Square and admire the Baroque grandeur of church buildings and pilgrimage statues.
You will soon arrive at a place called the New World . It's like you found yourself in Prague a few hundred years ago. Twisted alleys lined with small houses that were one of the simplest in their time. The poorer the inhabitants of the New World, the more ostentatious their names gave their homes. That is why we can find the house U Zlateho noha (where Tycho de Brahe also lived at one time), U Zlateho stromu or U Zlate hvezdy. You can also discover curiosities here, such as house no. 6 without a door, a flowerpot in the shape of the head of director Švankmajer and the only preserved log house in Prague. According to some, this is the most beautiful place in Prague, so do not miss it.
The beautiful Prague Gardens are also worth a walk:
* Vrtbovská Garden - Baroque garden on the slope of Petřín
* Grébovka Pavilion in Havlíčkovy sady - a garden in the spirit of the Italian Renaissance with a vineyard and one of the most beautiful fountains in Prague
* Vojanovy sady - a garden with a stalactite cave, a rose terrace and passing peacocks
* Kinský Garden - a garden with ornamental lakes and a waterfall around a picturesque Empire-style summer house
What’s there for children?
In the garden behind the house there is a playground where children get tired before going to bed. If you want to enjoy an undisturbed moment on the terrace with a glass of wine, you can play the fairy tale on Netflix for children on a flat screen in the living room. But in Prague it would be a shame to laze.
Be sure not to miss the Karel Zeman Museum. Children really like the interactive exhibition, but adults will still experience the real nostalgia here. Explore the incredible film tricks of the Road to Prehistory, become Baron Prášil and tame the Invention of Doom. In summer, there are also interesting circles and workshops for children.
From here it is only a short walk to Kampa and Čertovka. The so-called Prague Venice has the most beautiful atmosphere when it gets dark. You can observe all three preserved mill wheels from the deck of a cruise ship. But don't be afraid of the statue of a waterman from the workshop of the Czech sculptor Josef Nálepa.
