PRAGUE WALKING TOUR - PRAGUE TRAVEL GUIDE - BEST PLACES TO VISIT IN PRAGUE - CZECH REPUBLIC

#PRAGUETRAVELGUIDE #czechrepublic #praguecityguide #praguetravel Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and the most important city in the Bohemia region. It has a privileged location in Central Europe and has been a political, cultural, and economic hub since its foundation, making it today one of the top destinations in this part of the world. Traditionally, Prague was called the Golden City, City of a Hundred Spires and the Heart of Europe. Prague is made up of five historic towns and was built on the banks of the Vltava River. In November 1989, Prague’s Wenceslas Square became the cradle of the movement that swiftly ended four decades of communist rule in Czechoslovakia. An officially sanctioned march in the city, commemorating the death of a student at the hands of Nazis in 1939, resulted in police violence and public disorder. Indignation at the current regime kindled further unrest, and in the second half of November students, young intellectuals, and later older people, totaling some half a million, demonstrated in the streets of the capital. Subsequent pressure led to the resignation of the entire Communist Party leadership and the formation of a coalition government headed by noncommunists. When Czechoslovakia itself was dissolved into its constituent republics on January 1, 1993, Prague maintained its prominent international status as capital of the Czech Republic. Throughout the 1990s Prague underwent a cultural, economic, and political transformation. The stock market opened for the first time since World War II, the city was modernized, and it became a major tourist destination. Capping Prague’s rebirth, it was designated a European City of Culture in 2000. #PAGUE #CITYGUIDE #BESTPLACESTOVISITINEUROPE #TOUREUROPE