Another great video! I've written before about my great grandparents and further back are from Prague area! I'm enjoying learning the history, can't wait to visit! Cheers from East Los Angeles!
RPGs!!! I am not biased and I think it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. This was great!!! I had no idea that so many of the neighborhoods were "new" Thank you for sharing your great work with us!!!
Thank you very much for this video. Hope to see more videos about culture, theater, concerts, musicians, writers and lovely places in Prague/Praha. Dekuji
Thank you for your very informative and interesting videos. My wife and I are both in our mid 50s and coming to Prague for three nights in December for the Christmas markets. We have booked the Hotel Adler near the Old Town and it is in a good location as my wife cannot walk very far due to arthritis.
Thanks you for taking us to your trips whenever you travel much appreciated ❤ now I’m influenced to visit Prague and do all the activities you did 😅 Like and support from Bangalore
Nice video, thank You for it. Even some Czechs can find it useful. A little addition: the origin of the name Praha isn't 100% clear, but one theory says it comes from the word "práh" (= the threshold). Exactly the river threshold = the shallow part of the Vltava river you mentioned in this video. And one fact, maybe little surprising for tourists. The Charles bridge seems to be the "typical medieval bridge" for pedestrians only. But in the past it served for normal traffic, including trams. In the beginning horse-powered trams, later electric trams with special bottom-feed system without trolley wires. Imagine a tram coming thru the medieval Bridge Tower. Isn't it crazy?
Actually, the most probable and realistic explanation of the name (as people used to name places aby their natural or material characteristics) is connected to the word "pražit" (roast, originally meaning sth like "to burn"), the area used to be full of forests and natural meadows until people decided to burn them and establish a settlement there. The area then remained empty and burnt (vyprahlé). Such practices used to be very common during early middle ages. Similar story to the Polish name of the Warsaw's district of Praga which has the same etymological root and explanation. Polish version of "práh" is "próg", not "praga". It's a really nice fun fact.
Valery is great. I am impressed with her presentation, and with her command of the English Language. But while her slightly off syntax is somewhat endearing, let me offer an observation that may help her become even more fluent. This is a nuanced observation, and one I am sure that if the tables were turned and someone were to correct me at my current level of Czech learning, which is rank beginner, I would not have a clue what to think. In other words, I am only offering this suggestion because her English is so good that she will probably be able to understand it. She said at the opening: "This is how Prague looks like today". I would say: "This is how Prague looks today", or "this is what Prague looks like today". I don't know grammar rules well enough to explain one construction over the other, I just know what sounds right to me, a native English speaker with a B.A. In Literature. Cheers. I appreciate all the great videos. My next trip there will be more enjoyable because of them (and also the Honest Guide ones).
Great video! You should change the title of the video to say” history of Prague explained” so that more people will find it if they want to learn. Good SEO boost to drive more views! 😉
Thank you so much for your hard work. I'm planning to visit in the fall. I'd love to know more about famous musicians, artists, architects and if you have some recommendations to not miss.
David Cerny is a contemporary artist. He has a number of pieces throughout Prague. The most recent are a few Spitfires with butterfly wings on the side of a building. A lot of visitors make a game out of finding all of his artwork.
That was interesting! I have been wondering why the city was built up. Didn't know it was because of the river. I was intrigued by the closed-off stairs to down below in many of the businesses we visited. In one restaurant in Mala Strana I had to go below for the bathroom, and saw steps leading down at least two more levels. But that was blocked by a door of steel bars.
Great video! I really enjoy hearing about history through the urbanist lens. Just to complement, art noveau is only one of the styles to be seen at Pařížská, a lot of the houses there are built in historicism (neoclassicism, neogothic, neobaroque) and eclecticism (= a mix of the 3, plus art noveau). On the picture of Paris you showed, the buildings are mostly neoclassical.
yap. Back in the days when Parizska was built, the architecture was criticized as being basically bastardized and kitchy... which is probably a good description:)..... but it does not matter now
Just small comments: The settlement in this area is really old one. There was large settlement on the riverbanks of Vltava in the northern end of Prague in Late Stone Age. Btw. there were much more old Slavic settlements in the northern part like locality Zámka not so far from the place where I stay (it is quite a nice walk from the ZOO). Old Town is the oldest part of the real Prague, as the castle wasn't originally part of the city. And the second city of Prague wasn't the New Town, but the German Town - inner town inside the Old Town with its own fortification located around Havelský trh founded in the 1st half of the 13th century.
Ahoj Valery, nevim, jestli Ti psat anglicky nebo cesky, ale nakonec volim cestinu. Ja jsem Australan, ale v Praze jsem zil prvnich 30 let sveho zivota. Prahu tedy znam dost dobre, ale presto jsem obcas nemohl zachytit a plne zazit vsechno z Tve presentace. Tam, kde jsi popisovala rozvoj Prahy ve stredoveku a pozdeji to ilustrovala starymi mapami, bylo mozno ty mapy se jmeny jednotlivych prazskych ctvrti videt po prilis kratkou dobu, aby si jmena na tech mapach clovek precetl a poradne si tu etapu rozvoje Prahy uvedomil a zazil. Je pravdepodobne, ze ta cast Tvojich posluchacu, ktera zna Prahu mene nez ja, muzou mit jeste vetsi mezery v zachyceni toho, co jsi jim chtela presentovat. Snad v pristich podobnych videich bys mohla trochu zvolnit sve tempo presentace.
Since summer is here then could you do a walking guide that covers beautiful walks in nature? My favourites are starting at Petrin and walking down though the myriad of pathways to Kinsky garden, or Strahov Monastery down through Novy Svet and through the stag moat to Malostranska, or along the river from Uholicky back into town or from Branik along the river back into town. There must be a lot more I've yet to discover so this would be really useful.
Prokopske Udoli.(valley/gorge) The nature resereve within prague city limits. Get there from meetro stop Jinonicka or bus from104 Na Knizeci/Andel to stop Nadrazi Hlubocepy. Absolutely gorgeous walks - make sure you walk along the top of the ridge- you wil feel lik you are in somee wilderness with beautifule views
@@WilliamRoscoe not really- walk on trail along the the ridge on Jinonice side all the way back to Divci Hrady. And then you can continue down from the hill to where metro Andel is. Nice 1920s, 1930s villas on the way down btw. If you just go from Jinonice to Barrandov, you miss the best viewpoints;)
Just finished fielding a phone call from an old mate's wife - one of my favourite female acquaintances. Thence to the computer and up pops this. 2 bright, sassy and intelligent ladies in 1 evening - would brighten any cold miserable winter's day. 😉😊
at 13:10 you seem to say Prague is one of the most beautiful capital in Europe which I agree, but you also seem to say it is also one of the most expensive capital in Europe?! which I strongly disagree, I found Prague to be one of the most affordable Capital in europe that I am able to visit! maybe if you campare to Eastern Europe(former USSR) capital! ok!
@@stevemcgowen If you look at it in term of average salary there vs housing cost, then yes, it is expensive! if you look at it as in pure money term, a recent study the average apartment rent in Prague is around CZK 19300-Eur 772eu, as for comparsion, ave apartment rent in London is $2121! Barcelona 1172eu, Rome $2000eu, Paris $1500-$3000, Berlin $1500! Milan $1500!
I think the real reason was beer. While Pilsner Urquell perfected the finest beer in the world, centuries before, Bohemians were brewing great beers on a smaller scale. Beer, being the lifeblood of ye olden days, attracted settlers to Bohemia. Because of the growth of beer, a need for beer mugs and glasses arose, so the crystal and glass industry was formed. The rest is history...
@Mark.Williams. 15 hours ago Ok secret inside information. I resisted telliing of this but.... Cafe Mozart is level 2 directly opposite the old clock. I wont give details except it was the best experience I had in Europe. it was 1/4 the price of the cafes on ground level. I have tears in my eyes remembering how for 2 hours I got to have amazing company and had a table directly in front of the clock. 1000/10.
So what you are saying is that in the last 600 years, Czechia and Slovenia were ruled by their own people for about 40 years. And thank you for adding in the joke about the Austrian statue
it's really a very beautiful city, it dodged bombings and sanitization, has a river with a beautiful colour and balanced hills. paris and vienna - too sanitized, danube is yellow. budapest - danube again and too many modernist and socialist buidlings. berlin and munich - were bombed
@@davidanalyst671 The clock is a reminder of one's mortality. It is why there aren't a lot of moving parts and distractions apart from the skeleton which reminds those watching they are 1 hour closer to death.
Think for a while about the 'bombing explanation'!! What medieval buiding/palace/church etc. built before 1800 in Berlin or Munich WAS THERE IN 1938 and is NOT THERE NOW (rebuilt) - can you give some examples in Berlin or Munich? Probably not. Hence ..... the 'no bombing theory' about preserved medieval architecture in PRG is a nonsense;) Basically anything historically valuable that existed in1938 was rebuilt post WW2 in Berlin,Munich, Vienna, Paris, even Warsaw etc etc. The reason why so much medieval architecture in PRG was preserved is different
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@@RealPragueGuides signed up for the Old Town/Jewish Quarters tour on 03/10/2024 :) Thanks!
I will!
As a czech person interested in history, I rate it 10/10, great information value.
Better than any TV documentary about Prague! Valery is #1!!!
All that information and humor in under 15 minutes. Amazing!
In the US, there is a meme that all actors worked as waiters/waitresses/host/hostesses. I joked that all Czech comedians worked as tour guides. lol
Díky za video.. spousta nových informací i pro mne.. 🎉❤
We visited Prague just a year ago & enjoyed it very much 🤗
Great video. As a foreigner who has lived here for 30 years I learned some new stuff. Well done.
One of my favourite city’s to visit
Great video. A real fact banquet!
Thank you for such interesting video about one of my favorite cities in the world.
Another great video! I've written before about my great grandparents and further back are from Prague area! I'm enjoying learning the history, can't wait to visit! Cheers from East Los Angeles!
This is a great video about Prague. So much I did not know about the city.
I'm coming to Prague in October, can't wait. It looks amazing!!
Thanks for this informative video. I also went on a free tour with your guys two days ago. Really enjoyed it and the guide James was great. Thank you!
Thank you! Happy you liked the tour ❤️
Thanks for the great video! Even locals can learn some history from it! ☺️
RPGs!!! I am not biased and I think it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. This was great!!! I had no idea that so many of the neighborhoods were "new" Thank you for sharing your great work with us!!!
Cute, funny and useful! Very good work Valy! Thanks!
Thank you very much for this video. Hope to see more videos about culture, theater, concerts, musicians, writers and lovely places in Prague/Praha. Dekuji
Thank you for your very informative and interesting videos. My wife and I are both in our mid 50s and coming to Prague for three nights in December for the Christmas markets. We have booked the Hotel Adler near the Old Town and it is in a good location as my wife cannot walk very far due to arthritis.
Great video and humor!
Im impressed with you pronouncing " Ibrahim ibn Yacoub" 🎉🎉🎉 it was good
I don't know how you popped into my feed, but i'm glad you did. SUBSCRIBED!
Thank you for such an informative history lesson! I enjoyed this video very much. Prague is my favorite city!
Thank you! I love all your vlogs and especially the historic ones.
Is just so beautiful 😍 the history is fascinating ❤I love it 🥰
very nice video ....one day I would love to book tour with Valeria !
Me too! I will be in Prague in September & looking forward to a tour with the company.🤞🏽 she will be our guide.
Prague is so beautiful city ❤
It amazing just how much history Prague has. Love this channel. I still think students should get scholastic credits for watching this!!!😱🌹👌
You are so good! Thank you
Thanks you for taking us to your trips whenever you travel much appreciated ❤ now I’m influenced to visit Prague and do all the activities you did 😅 Like and support from Bangalore
Nice video, thank You for it. Even some Czechs can find it useful. A little addition: the origin of the name Praha isn't 100% clear, but one theory says it comes from the word "práh" (= the threshold). Exactly the river threshold = the shallow part of the Vltava river you mentioned in this video. And one fact, maybe little surprising for tourists. The Charles bridge seems to be the "typical medieval bridge" for pedestrians only. But in the past it served for normal traffic, including trams. In the beginning horse-powered trams, later electric trams with special bottom-feed system without trolley wires. Imagine a tram coming thru the medieval Bridge Tower. Isn't it crazy?
Seen some photos of tram and cars on the bridge. At the time cars were allowed, the tram lines had apparently been removed.
Actually, the most probable and realistic explanation of the name (as people used to name places aby their natural or material characteristics) is connected to the word "pražit" (roast, originally meaning sth like "to burn"), the area used to be full of forests and natural meadows until people decided to burn them and establish a settlement there. The area then remained empty and burnt (vyprahlé). Such practices used to be very common during early middle ages. Similar story to the Polish name of the Warsaw's district of Praga which has the same etymological root and explanation. Polish version of "práh" is "próg", not "praga". It's a really nice fun fact.
Omg yesss- in Serbian it is literally prag or Prag- as we call Prague! Makes total sense!
amazing video, it is relatively short but dence with information that is greately structured
Valery is great. I am impressed with her presentation, and with her command of the English Language. But while her slightly off syntax is somewhat endearing, let me offer an observation that may help her become even more fluent. This is a nuanced observation, and one I am sure that if the tables were turned and someone were to correct me at my current level of Czech learning, which is rank beginner, I would not have a clue what to think. In other words, I am only offering this suggestion because her English is so good that she will probably be able to understand it. She said at the opening: "This is how Prague looks like today". I would say: "This is how Prague looks today", or "this is what Prague looks like today". I don't know grammar rules well enough to explain one construction over the other, I just know what sounds right to me, a native English speaker with a B.A. In Literature. Cheers. I appreciate all the great videos. My next trip there will be more enjoyable because of them (and also the Honest Guide ones).
Thumbs UP!, Really informative enjoyable video.
Always the best and most interesting videos. 10+
After watching your videos I signed up for your walking tour in January
Excellent. I love Prague and visit often. For me it was that the Frank Gehry building was an apology in a way for the Valentine Bombing
Love sarcastic jokes here and there. Very nice video. Thx
Great video! You should change the title of the video to say” history of Prague explained” so that more people will find it if they want to learn. Good SEO boost to drive more views! 😉
There are still towers from old town fortifications inside todays buildings (like 2 or 3 towers) next to Národní street.
Such a great idea. Loved the history, thanks!
i really want to visit again Prague soon ^_^
Thank you very much!
do love prague me and 3 others from work be coming over to the xmas markets after spending a week in koln
Nice video, thanks😊
Thank you so much for your hard work. I'm planning to visit in the fall. I'd love to know more about famous musicians, artists, architects and if you have some recommendations to not miss.
David Cerny is a contemporary artist. He has a number of pieces throughout Prague. The most recent are a few Spitfires with butterfly wings on the side of a building. A lot of visitors make a game out of finding all of his artwork.
your videos are always a pleasure... and informative to watch.
This makes sense now that I have been to Prague
The honest guide 😅😅
That was interesting! I have been wondering why the city was built up. Didn't know it was because of the river. I was intrigued by the closed-off stairs to down below in many of the businesses we visited. In one restaurant in Mala Strana I had to go below for the bathroom, and saw steps leading down at least two more levels. But that was blocked by a door of steel bars.
Another great video! Thanks!
Great video! I really enjoy hearing about history through the urbanist lens. Just to complement, art noveau is only one of the styles to be seen at Pařížská, a lot of the houses there are built in historicism (neoclassicism, neogothic, neobaroque) and eclecticism (= a mix of the 3, plus art noveau). On the picture of Paris you showed, the buildings are mostly neoclassical.
yap. Back in the days when Parizska was built, the architecture was criticized as being basically bastardized and kitchy... which is probably a good description:)..... but it does not matter now
Just small comments:
The settlement in this area is really old one. There was large settlement on the riverbanks of Vltava in the northern end of Prague in Late Stone Age.
Btw. there were much more old Slavic settlements in the northern part like locality Zámka not so far from the place where I stay (it is quite a nice walk from the ZOO).
Old Town is the oldest part of the real Prague, as the castle wasn't originally part of the city.
And the second city of Prague wasn't the New Town, but the German Town - inner town inside the Old Town with its own fortification located around Havelský trh founded in the 1st half of the 13th century.
Rich Cultural place❤❤❤❤ Thanks.
i was there in august 2023. that city is magical. also sus as but I loved it. human scale with history in the steps.
nice "Ř" pronunciation :)
Ahoj Valery, nevim, jestli Ti psat anglicky nebo cesky, ale nakonec volim cestinu.
Ja jsem Australan, ale v Praze jsem zil prvnich 30 let sveho zivota. Prahu tedy znam dost dobre, ale presto jsem obcas nemohl zachytit a plne zazit vsechno z Tve presentace. Tam, kde jsi popisovala rozvoj Prahy ve stredoveku a pozdeji to ilustrovala starymi mapami, bylo mozno ty mapy se jmeny jednotlivych prazskych ctvrti videt po prilis kratkou dobu, aby si jmena na tech mapach clovek precetl a poradne si tu etapu rozvoje Prahy uvedomil a zazil.
Je pravdepodobne, ze ta cast Tvojich posluchacu, ktera zna Prahu mene nez ja, muzou mit jeste vetsi mezery v zachyceni toho, co jsi jim chtela presentovat. Snad v pristich podobnych videich bys mohla trochu zvolnit sve tempo presentace.
Thank you for sharing. O.33 Mělník? Can you say Přemyslid 3 times really fast?
Beer is not overpriced! Water is!
Since summer is here then could you do a walking guide that covers beautiful walks in nature?
My favourites are starting at Petrin and walking down though the myriad of pathways to Kinsky garden, or Strahov Monastery down through Novy Svet and through the stag moat to Malostranska, or along the river from Uholicky back into town or from Branik along the river back into town.
There must be a lot more I've yet to discover so this would be really useful.
Prokopske Udoli.(valley/gorge) The nature resereve within prague city limits. Get there from meetro stop Jinonicka or bus from104 Na Knizeci/Andel to stop Nadrazi Hlubocepy. Absolutely gorgeous walks - make sure you walk along the top of the ridge- you wil feel lik you are in somee wilderness with beautifule views
@@letecmig Thank you so much!
Jinonice Metro to Sidliste Barrandov looks like it works with lots of wandering around to do on the ridge.
@@WilliamRoscoe Metro station Jinonice is not on the line to Barrandov:) In fact no metro line goes to Barrandov;)
@@letecmig I meant I will take a metro to Jinonice and then walk from there to Sidliste Barrandov.
That will work, yes?
@@WilliamRoscoe not really- walk on trail along the the ridge on Jinonice side all the way back to Divci Hrady. And then you can continue down from the hill to where metro Andel is. Nice 1920s, 1930s villas on the way down btw. If you just go from Jinonice to Barrandov, you miss the best viewpoints;)
13:17 I definitely agree with you there. Prague is most certainly the most beautiful city in Europe.
*in the world
@@grafplaten don’t know if I would necessarily agree with that, but it is most certainly well up there.
I love you Valery...
Just finished fielding a phone call from an old mate's wife - one of my favourite female acquaintances. Thence to the computer and up pops this. 2 bright, sassy and intelligent ladies in 1 evening - would brighten any cold miserable winter's day. 😉😊
Yikes dude, chill
Janek Rubeš lost his job right now
Prague has a big advantage over NYC with regards to history. You got a lot more history to start with. lol
My local in Prague is 400 years older than the United States...
NYC has also great history. And hey, there is also Indian history before the white man came to the New Holland.
zlatej bludišťák za efort !
Regardless the factual correctness - what makes me nervous is the russian name and accent of "real Prague guide
Fun fact: There's actually close to 1000 spires in Prague, not 100.
It would be nice if you did a co-op with Janek Rubeš The Honest Guide.
God no. I'm sick of him crying over trednik.
at 13:10 you seem to say Prague is one of the most beautiful capital in Europe which I agree, but you also seem to say it is also one of the most expensive capital in Europe?! which I strongly disagree, I found Prague to be one of the most affordable Capital in europe that I am able to visit! maybe if you campare to Eastern Europe(former USSR) capital! ok!
For housing it is one of the most expensive cities in Europe.
Maybe she meant expansive and not expensive?
@@stevemcgowen If you look at it in term of average salary there vs housing cost, then yes, it is expensive! if you look at it as in pure money term, a recent study the average apartment rent in Prague is around CZK 19300-Eur 772eu, as for comparsion, ave apartment rent in London is $2121! Barcelona 1172eu, Rome $2000eu, Paris $1500-$3000, Berlin $1500! Milan $1500!
I think the real reason was beer. While Pilsner Urquell perfected the finest beer in the world, centuries before, Bohemians were brewing great beers on a smaller scale. Beer, being the lifeblood of ye olden days, attracted settlers to Bohemia. Because of the growth of beer, a need for beer mugs and glasses arose, so the crystal and glass industry was formed. The rest is history...
I had no idea we hadi the Nazis 600 years before the Nazis :(
@Mark.Williams.
15 hours ago
Ok secret inside information. I resisted telliing of this but.... Cafe Mozart is level 2 directly opposite the old clock. I wont give details except it was the best experience I had in Europe. it was 1/4 the price of the cafes on ground level. I have tears in my eyes remembering how for 2 hours I got to have amazing company and had a table directly in front of the clock. 1000/10.
So what you are saying is that in the last 600 years, Czechia and Slovenia were ruled by their own people for about 40 years. And thank you for adding in the joke about the Austrian statue
You might want to edit that post. I think that you meant Slovakia - Slovenia is another (also interesting) country entirely. 🙄😉😊
I'd say that metro system is controversial as well))
it's really a very beautiful city, it dodged bombings and sanitization, has a river with a beautiful colour and balanced hills. paris and vienna - too sanitized, danube is yellow. budapest - danube again and too many modernist and socialist buidlings. berlin and munich - were bombed
thank god the cuckoo clock survived ww2 in order to disappoint tourists from other countries for decades to come
@@davidanalyst671 The clock is a reminder of one's mortality. It is why there aren't a lot of moving parts and distractions apart from the skeleton which reminds those watching they are 1 hour closer to death.
Think for a while about the 'bombing explanation'!! What medieval buiding/palace/church etc. built before 1800 in Berlin or Munich WAS THERE IN 1938 and is NOT THERE NOW (rebuilt) - can you give some examples in Berlin or Munich? Probably not.
Hence ..... the 'no bombing theory' about preserved medieval architecture in PRG is a nonsense;) Basically anything historically valuable that existed in1938 was rebuilt post WW2 in Berlin,Munich, Vienna, Paris, even Warsaw etc etc. The reason why so much medieval architecture in PRG was preserved is different
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Pilsen is more beautiful, off course I'm biased. 😄
Jewish arap traveler? Lol. I didn’t know Jews are araps now😂
The english is horrible. Btw Im Czech.