The Devils Canal

The Devil's Canal with the waterwheel. Taken from the Charles Bridge.

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April 16th 2005
We left Vojan Park and walked past the western end of the Charles Bridge and then through the neighborhood beside Certovka, the Devil’s Canal. Legend has it that the name dates back to Medieval days when a very ill tempered woman lived by this small off-shoot of the Vltava river. The Devil’s Canal is the western boundary of Kampa Island. In times past it was used as a mill race and at least o ... read more

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