The Iron Man of Prague

Wandering ghost, hidden treasures, endless horror stories…Prague plunges us into a world overflowing with mystery in every corner. And believe me on this, you’ll soon understand why with this statue near New Town Hall in the Old Town. As dark as the fate that befell him, the Iron Man of Prague is one of the city’s most famous legends. It tells the story of Jáchym Berka, a Czech knight who, after returning from war, hears about his lover’s infidelity. Heartbroken and despaired, he lost his first love, murdered his second wife, and took his own life in a cellar on Good Friday. But instead of finally finding peace, Jáchym was turned into stone. In order to break his curse, he must find every one hundred years a kind-hearted woman willing to walk with him for an hour. A simple task for anyone…except when you’re a ghost and a murderer. Despite only one failed attempt in the past 400 years, the cursed knight still waits for his next chance to be free, endlessly haunting this very spot. How much longer must he wait?