Everything related to books and literature can be found on my other blog, For the Love of. This is my virtual scrapbook to keep them all in. Overall, though, St Vitus' is not to be missed, although I did expect more dancing. Things that inspire me, amaze me, fascinate me, intrigue me, and delight me. For the best experience, ie one with the minimum of crowds, you'll need to be there at opening time (this will give you maybe an hour of relative peace) or later in the afternoon, say after 3.30, when the majority of tour groups will have had their jog around and been shipped off to not really see somewhere else. This will not be a pleasant experience for most people. ![]() you'll end up experiencing the cathedral - and the castle in general - in the company of many, many tour groups. ![]() OK, what about the crowds? If you're not smart. You don't need to do either of these things, of course, and instead just stroll around and absorb the ambience, which is what we did. Please don't take a guided tour, unless you have a great memory for dates and hard to pronounce names and no longer existing aristocratic and royal families, etc, etc. There is a lot of history to unpack and if you want to do this, you'll need a guidebook and to do a bit of preparatory reading. The inside is equally ornate if you like Baroque bling you're in for a treat, as you are if you like medieval architecture and decoration. The exterior is detailed and ornate (take your time to walk around the outside and look up - many tourists don't, as they're too keen to get inside, or are dragged in by their tour guide). ![]() The castle is, in my view, less than enthralling, but the cathedral is excellent. ![]() St Vitus' Cathedral is entirely enclosed by Prague Castle and only accessible via a joint entrance ticket (which gets you in other places on the site, too).
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