Landscape of the First Premyslids

In their sixth book together, Otomar Dvořák and Josef Pepson Snětivý invite you to the places where the stories of the first Přemyslids took place - and where Czech statehood was born. If we mark them on the map, we get (with a few more distant exceptions) an irregular oval that circles Prague to a distance of about 30 kilometres. These ancient hotbeds of power and the scene of historical moments are now hidden in the shadows of the metropolis and are not usually tourist attractions. It's as if many of them are closing in on themselves...

With this extraordinary book, the authors will open up the mysterious "land of the first Premyslids". While Otomar found traces of ancient stories and mythological connections, Pepson visited and explored the buildings, monuments and other attractions that had accumulated on those sites over the ages. These views from two different angles complement each other - and together they create a plastic picture that no other publication devoted to the Přemyslids can provide.

In the pages of this book - and then with your own eyes if you go on the road - you will get to know dozens of remarkable places where tourist guides don't usually invite you and where you won't be bothered by crowds of visitors. These quiet and thoughtful places offer an even more powerful experience. No wonder; History has been walking this way for more than a thousand years, and so you will find not only neglected beauty, but also a strong genius loci.

Otomar and Pepson will guide you through these places in words, pictures and photographs: Prague Castle/Vyšehrad/Malá Strana - Říp/Ctiněves/Ledčice/Černouček/Krabčice/Kostomlaty pod Řípem/Libkovice pod Řípem - Kouřim - Libušín/Smečno - Levý Hradec/Right Hradec/Přední Kopanina/Úholičky - Libčice nad Vltavou/Chýnov/Tursko/Kozinec/Holubice - Budeč/Zákolany/Trněný Újezd/Týnec - Stadice/Hliňany - Stochov/Tuchlovice/Honice/Kačice - Tetín - Přistoupim/Tuchoraz/Bylany/Lstiboř - Stará Boleslav - Vrbčany/Klášterní Skalice/Třebovle - Libice nad Cidlinou - Zbečno/Běleč - Velíz/Kublov/Karlov/Leontýn - Peruc/Telce/Klobuky - Sázava/Nechyba/Krkavčí skály.