Restaurant at the Golden snake

The corner house U Zlatého Hada (At the Golden Snake) originated when two medieval plots of land were joined together in 1419. According to documented historical records it used to be a notorious taproom. The building received the house sign of a golden snake in the 18th century, when it housed a pharmacy. In a decorative cartouche there is a relief of a coiled golden snake with a royal crown on its head. The snake symbolised the devil, who deceived Adam’s wife Eve, but according to legend it also acted as a guide to Saint George and was a Gothic symbol of pharmacy. The current Baroque faćade from the 18th century conceals the Renaissance core of the building.