One of the oldest pubs in Prague set in the most attractive part of the "Royal Way", directly under Prague Castle. Many myths and legends are related to this pub. Rudolf’s alchemists, the executioner Mydlár, W.A. Mozart and Jaroslav Hašek all drank here, but it was also where rogues and fraudsters drank their fill.
From 1375, when it was opened, kings and smugglers and coming here. It is said that czech kings used secret passages to get drunk and forget their problems about Czech land. Magister Kelly and Arcimboldo, Jaroslav Hašek (
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At the front of the room he had a picture of czech king Václav IV., with a beer. When Jaroslav Hašek was listening to the stories, he said: "... it’s not possible for such a man to work under the king’s picture.“ And he grapped the picture and kicked it in half. Incident was followed by slaps, punches and blood.
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