Novy svet (Nový Svět) - Off the Beaten Path in Prague 4k 60fps ASMR

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Today we will walk in Prague off the beaten path at Novy Svet. Nový Svět (which loosely translates as "The New World") is a fantastic, picturesque part of the Castle district that is severely neglected by virtually all the tourists but secretly loved by all the locals. Dating back to the 14th Century, it is a small area consisting of just a few streets that have retained the atmosphere of a small village. If you want quiet far from the madding crowds (actually, it's just two streets away from the main route between the Castle and the Strahov Monastery), this is where you'll find it.

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According to some sources, Novy Svet was established in the second half of the 14th Century at the Brusnice stream ravine. In 1360, Bohemian king and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV included Novy Svet to the Hradcany District and its newly built defense wall.

Even though Novy Svet is one of the most romantic places you can visit in Prague, there was hardly anything romantic about living here at the time it was founded. The area was inhabited mainly by poor people who worked in Prague Castle. Their numerous families huddled in the tiny houses and often experienced hunger. The Prague Castle servants would name their humble dwellings House of the Golden Star, Golden Acorn, or Golden Grape in striving to have better lives. You can still find these "wishful-thinking" house signs at the Novy Svet!

The most famous house on Novy Svet street is the House of the Golden Griffon that used to have a hotel, where the famous Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe, stayed before moving to his house next to the Phorelec neighborhood. Tycho Brahe is buried in the Tyn Church - the most prominent church of Prague Old Town.

Novy Svet had two big fires that destroyed all wooden dwellings, but you can still find the last timbered house in the Prague historical center! It is called U Raka or Crayfish House: the house stood next to the Brusnice stream (now covered by the street), and people would fish for them there. U Raka is now a romantic hotel with only a couple of rooms - perfect for anyone who wants to stay in one of Prague's most picturesque and serene areas.


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12 December 2021
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