Only in Prague by Duncan J.D. Smith

5 Contents Contents Introduction 8 Lesser Quarter (Malá Strana) & Castle District (Hradčany) (Prague 1 –West bank) 1 Of Saints and Sinners 11 2 A Tale of Two Towers 16 3 Little Venice and the Devil’s Stream 19 4 The John LennonWall 21 5 At the Inn of the Maltese Knights 25 6 A Concealed Baroque Garden 27 7 The Prague Bambino 29 8 AGreat Photographer’s Little-Known Studio 32 9 The HungerWall and Other Fortifications 35 10 Up Petřín Hill by Funicular 39 11 An Extraordinary Monastery 42 12 Beer at the Black Ox 44 13 The Legend of Loreto 46 14 A Charming NewWorld 48 15 The House Signs of Nerudova 50 16 The Art ofWall Scratching 52 17 A Superlative Portal to the Past 54 18 Exploring the Basilica of Saint George 56 19 Tiny Houses on Golden Lane 58 20 The Alchemists’ Tower 61 21 FromAnna’s Palace to Bílek’s Villa 64 22 Palatial Gardens 67 23 The HiddenWorld of General Wallenstein 70 Střešovice &TheWestern Suburbs (Prague 6) 24 The Müller Villa 72 25 Bohemia’s First Monastery 74 26 The Star Palace and theWhite Mountain 76 27 Wild Šárka 79 28 Down the British Sewers 81 29 Baba’s Ideal Housing Estate 83 30 The Treasure of Bare Hill 85