Amadea

Malá Strana


If there's one thing this country isn't short of, it's wood, and in days gone by almost evey household item was made of pine, spruce, beech or oak. That gentle tradition is brought to the tourist throngs courtesy of Amadea, whose craftsmen in northeast Bohemia create delicate jewellery, toys, chopping boards, Christmas decorations and heaps more, all from local dřevo (wood).

Much of what it stocks has a reassuringly chunky Czech feel – excellent souvenir material. There's another tiny branch in Zlatá ulička up at the castle.


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Nearby Malá Strana attractions

1. Malostranské Náměstí

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Malostranské náměstí, Malá Strana’s main square, is divided into an upper and lower part by St Nicholas Church, the district’s most distinctive landmark…

2. St Nicholas Church Bell Tower

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During the communist era, the bell tower of St Nicholas Church was used to spy on the nearby American embassy – on the way up you can still see a small,…

3. Smiřický Palace

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On 22 May 1618 Czech nobles gathered at the Smiřický Palace to plot a rebellion against their Habsburg rulers. The next day they flung two Habsburg…

4. St Nicholas Church

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Malá Strana is dominated by the huge green cupola of St Nicholas Church, one of Central Europe’s finest baroque buildings. (Don’t confuse it with the…

5. Vrtbov Garden

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This ‘secret garden’, hidden along an alley at the corner of Tržiště and Karmelitská, was built in 1720 for the Earl of Vrtba, the senior chancellor of…

6. Malá Strana Bridge Tower

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There are two towers at the Malá Strana end of Charles Bridge. The taller one was built in the mid-15th century in imitation of the Staré Město tower; it…

7. Maltese Square

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References to the Knights of Malta around Malá Strana hark back to 1169, when the military order established a monastery in the Church of Our Lady Beneath…

8. Karel Zeman Museum

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Bohemia-born director Karel Zeman (1910–89) was a pioneer of movie special effects, though his work is little known. This fascinating museum, established…