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The pleasures of the old town square Prague make this capital a very well-liked place indeed. How popular can be experienced around mid-day when you are battling the crowds of people listening to the trumpet player on top of the clock tower on the hour. The status Prague has for being a trendy venue for stag along with hen parties is accurate. And you do observe groups of young men and women around town. But very seldom is any trouble brought about. They are mostly just experiencing a good time. There is also a good police attendance. Prague can be divided down into three focal areas - the castle, the old town and the new town. Each deserves an article of its own. The city is easy to amble around consequently getting to each one is not a problem. If you are staying outside the chief tourist vicinity then the tram system will be good for you. The city is in actuality a fantastic open-air museum, which is best explored on foot with a first-class travel guide. Here I am going to share several thoughts on Prague Old Town and 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 focal market place for the city and is dominated by The Church of Our Lady of Tưn and the Town Hall. The square is bordered with pastel-coloured buildings of Romanesque or Gothic derivation that are ornamented with old-fashioned signs. In the square you will locate the popular visitor attraction of the Astronomical Clock that dates from fourteen hundred and ten. Here you can see figures of the 12 apostles who emerge 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 thousands 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 get super 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 meant for any who find the steps a bit 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 look down on the large crowds all clapping the clock. The centrepiece of the square is the Jan Hus figure, which was erected on 6 July 1915 to mark the 500th anniversary of the reformer's death. Born in 1371 A.D and burned at the stake on 6 July 1415 he was the initiator of what is at this time the Moravian Church. I love the fact that all the squares plus 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 everything within a little distance from the old town square. It is a wonderful city for short breaks and weekend getaways. Small cobblestone alleyways guide you up to the famed Wenceslas Square and the National Museum. It is also in this district that the daily market now is. In most of the churches around the old town square concerts are performed just about each night and they last just about an hour. Following your concert you may well 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 little store in the alleyways can be a third less costly than on the square. Prague is very busy and fairly high-priced but most capital cities are. I would recommend a visit.
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I visited the old town square Prague in July2010.
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