Prague's Royal Route: the coronation way, stop by stop
For four centuries, Bohemian kings rode the same streets through Prague to be crowned in St Vitus Cathedral. The first was Albrecht II of Habsburg in 1438, the last Ferdinand V in 1836. The route is still there, and it is the best walk in the city. Here it is in order, the way the kings went. The route Powder Tower. The kings set off from the Royal Court, their city residence, which stood where the Municipal House is now, right next to the tower. Celetná street. Straight from the tower into the heart of the Old Town. Old Town Square. Past the Old Town Hall and its astronomical clock. Little Square and Karlova street. A winding lane past the Clementinum, busy from morning to night. Charles Bridge. In under the Old Town Bridge Tower and out between the two Lesser Town towers. Mostecká street and Lesser Town Square. The green dome of St Nicholas Church fills the square. Nerudova street and Ke Hradu. The climb, under old painted house signs, up to Castle Square. St Vitus ...
