Moving to Study in Prague? Here is why Tremendous Trója Delivers in Every Way ****************************************************************************************** * Moving to Study in Prague? Here is why Tremendous Trója Delivers in Every Way ****************************************************************************************** Over 150 Erasmus students heading for Prague for a term or a year of study at Charles Univ themselves living in Trója in the northern part of the city, the location of the 17th Nove Residence. Harry Rogers takes a look around an area that boasts not only cheap rooms in th halls of accommodation but also some of the top tourist attractions with magnificent views Trója, a quaint area around half an hour from the city centre of Prague, is an ideally-pla for an Erasmus student whilst they study at Charles University. Students residing in the 1 halls of residence not only have relatively cheap and functional accommodation, with their and bathrooms, but have brilliant access to public transport whether that be catching the Nádraží Holešovice metro station or walking the scenic route over the bridge, taking just halls offer students in term time a party room in the cellars, a small convenience shop an but the real thrill of living in Trója is outside of these four walls. Just six stops away on the 112 bus will get you to Prague Zoo, voted through TripAdvisor a best zoo in the world. Founded by Jiří Janda, who dedicated several years of study at Char Prague Zoo is quite simply breath-taking. Founded and declared a zoo officially in 1931, i a masterpiece attracting people from all over the world to its wonderful facilities. Charl itself has contributed to the zoo over the years, most recently through the Faculty of Sci able to invite award winning chimpanzee expert Dr. Jane Goodall to the zoo to give a talk University’s work with the zoo has aided in giving it a fantastic reputation on housing so animals in the world. Upon arrival to the main entrance, the zoo walkway is covered in footprints which have bee themselves. It resembles the stars of Hollywood which gives the impression that the animal celebrities in Prague, a nice touch. The park itself is huge with an upper clifftop Africa everything from tall, placid giraffes to the small but deadly honey badger. Elephant Valle the chance to walk alongside the enclosure with numerous information boards to assist the questions. Once the upper clifftop has been explored, a fantastic chair lift scales the steep edge in offering phenomenal views of the city of Prague and the rest of the zoo. One stand-out mom see would be the polar bear exhibit. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the first Pol Prague that survived until adulthood, named Ilun. She was hand-reared in Prague, making he hand-reared Polar Bear in the world’s zoos. She was taken in by Dr. Jan Vlasák, the direct himself, after her birth. Seventy-five years on and the zoo is able to present two polar b and Berta. Lively Tom loves to swim around for all to see.  At only 150 CZK for a student is bursting with wildlife to be lapped up within its zoo. Trója Palace (Trója Chateau) and gardens, located just across the road from the zoo, is an of the area, displaying some fine architecture that makes the city of Prague famous. Const palace began in 1679 for the Counts of Sternberg. The line of Counts in the Sternberg fami some of the oldest aristocratic families in the country. The building was designed by Ital Giovanni Domenico Orsi and later finished by his French colleague Jean-Baptiste Mathey for now exhibits the Czech 19th century art collection of the City Gallery Prague. Walking aro really gives an idea of how wealthy the Counts of Sternberg were. A fine set of stairs lea palace to the gardens were sculpted by Johan Georg and Paul Heermann from Dresden. The sta design were made to resemble the fight between the gods and giants, a peculiar idea but ne sensational piece of art that is one of a kind. Admission into the palace is 120 CZK, a re visit something so beautiful. If you continue uphill, a little further into the heart of Trója, another hot spot for tou impressive botanical gardens of the capital city of Prague. With almost 25 hectares of lan some of the finest plants in the world, it’s easy to get lost in a world of colour. You ca through areas planted as different world regions within the grounds and admire all sorts o shrubbery. Possibly the most appealing area would be the Mediterranean Garden. Due to the southern slope, the park is able to grow plants not available in any other botanical garde Europe. It is also here that visitors get fine views over the city of Prague, as well as t overlook the zoo and the palace. The sight really is unforgettable. The entry fee for stud but this also includes entry into St Claire’s vineyard, south of the gardens. This vineyar oldest in Prague and is thought to date back to the 13th century. Guided tours are also av are interested in how the wine is produced here. Trója itself also has some of the most striking houses in the country, some of them worth Euros, affirming its position as one of the grandest places to live in the Czech Republic. surroundings and travel links into Prague make life here an enjoyable part of the Erasmus Charles University.   Harry Rogers is studying Journalism at De Montfort University in Leicester, England. 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