Magical Secrets of Prague

Magical stories of magical Prague

Did you know that the Professed House in Malostranské Square hides a forgotten rotunda and the imprint of a mysterious six-fingered hand? Did you know where Rabbi Löw stored the golem, a creature with no thoughts of its own but which willingly follows its master's commands?
Have you noticed the dried, severed hand hanging behind the door of the Church of St. James near the Old Town Square? Do you know what the greatest Czech invention was, born in the U Pinkasů pub? Do you know what happens when you taste the miraculous apple of St. Agnes of Bohemia?
Have you heard about the stolen skull of the deceased from the Church of St. Michael? To this day, a pale young man is said to wander Michalská Street, trying to get rid of the skull. Do you know the story behind the touching Prague tombstone where two girls – the Klenka sisters – are buried hand in hand?
David Černý, the author of many bestselling books about Prague's secrets, engagingly tells the stories of this thousand-year-old city. For centuries, David's ancestors ran a bakery in the St. Peter's Quarter. The author thus gathered many stories from his family, told to him by his dad, grandad, and numerous aunts and uncles.