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Romanesque and romantic, it mixes with grace the epochs, from medieval Gothic architecture to Art Nouveau and cubism through the Baroque of the Renaissance.
Czechs, Germans and Jews give this cultural cradle an inspira- tion so intense that it has given birth to many artists, writers, painters, musicians and architects.
In its maze of cobblestone streets topped with towers, steeples or belfries, it is pleasant to stroll along the shady stone bridges along the Vlatava River.
Symbol of the city, the castle is located on a slope in the heart of the vineyards of St. Wenceslas. Constituted in reality of an immense set of religious and historical buildings, it offers to the curious and the strollers its secret gardens.