A miniature street inside Castle grounds, Golden Lane once housed castle sharpshooters, then goldsmiths. Franz Kafka rented house No. 22. The pastel-painted cottages, barely tall enough to stand upright, are among the most photographed Czech streets.
To navigate any Czech street, learn these key words: Czech streets -1-120- -PORTU-
| English | Czech | Pronunciation | |---------|-------|----------------| | Street | Ulice | U-lee-tseh | | Avenue | Třída | Tree-dah | | Square | Náměstí | Na-mnye-stee | | Alley/ Lane | Ulice/ Gasse | U-lee-tseh / Gah-seh | | Bridge | Most | Most | A miniature street inside Castle grounds, Golden Lane
If your keyword -PORTU- is a mishearing of most přes ulici (bridge over street), that is a possible explanation. But again, no standardized Czech address uses it. To navigate any Czech street, learn these key
Possible Interpretations:
Post-1948, the Communist regime widened streets for military parades and renamed them after Soviet heroes. Today, names like Třída Klementa Gottwalda have mostly reverted, but wide avenues like Sevastopolská remain as relics.