Crossroads of Europe
Crossroads of Europe Thirty years ago Prague was a closed book to most Westerners. With a stunning natural location on the Vltava river and a spectacular potpourri of Romanesque rotundas, Gothic…
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Crossroads of Europe
Thirty years ago Prague was a closed book to most Westerners. With a stunning natural location on the Vltava river and a spectacular potpourri of Romanesque rotundas, Gothic towers, Renaissance palaces, Baroque churches, Art Nouveau cafes, Cubist apartment buildings, Modernist villas and postmodern architectural showpieces, Prague may well be Europe's most beautiful capital city. Today it is Europe's fifth most-visited city, surpassed only by London, Paris, Istanbul and Rome.
Located at the uneasy centre of the continent, Prague has been a crossroads of cultures for more than a millennium. Behind the beauty lies a turbulent and often violent history. From the religious wars of the middle ages and the nationalist struggles of the nineteenth century to the modern conflicts of fascism, communism and democracy, Prague's past is a saga of the forces that have shaped Europe.
Derek Sayer provides an expert and very readable guide to the complexities of this colourful history, while reflecting upon sides of the present-day city tourists seldom see - from a model interwar Modernist villa colony to Europe's biggest Vietnamese market - and presenting listings of what to see, hear and do and where to eat, drink and shop.
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