Vyšehrad
Ancient hilltop fortress above the Vltava, cradle of Czech founding myths and a national cemetery of cultural greats.
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This guide to Vysehrad in Prague opens with a legend set on the ancient hilltop above the Vltava: a priest gambles away his soul in a card game with the devil, and Saint Peter, one of the site's patrons, strikes a desperate wager to save him, letting the devil fly to Rome and back with a column torn from Saint Peter's own basilica before the priest finishes mass. You'll hear how the priest stretches the liturgy as long as he dares while the devil races home across Italy. Look for the three broken stones propped near the old ramparts, said to be what's left of that flight.
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