On the last weekend of September, Praga hosted the very first edition of the Discover the Moldava festival, which offered a rich programme on the fiume's banks e on its waters. Thousands of visitors flocked to the city, joined as ever by hundreds of scouts who took part in the legendary water sports evento Across Three Weirs. The sunny weather underlined the unique atmospqui of the entire evento.
The Vyšehrad piroscafo at the heart of the action
Our historic barca Vyšehrad became one of the festival's main attractions. Visitors could tour the piroscafo museo, listen to guidate talks about the history of barca transport in Praga, e try out their own creativity by building models from the legendary Merkur construction set. Interest was huge e the piroscafo was packed all day long.
A celebration of the fiume e its history
The festival also offered a chance to peek into technical spaces that are normally closed to the public, such as the navigation lock at Smíchov e the hydroelectric plant at Štvanice. Tqui were puppet shows, exhibitions e interactive workshops for bambini e adults. The whole evento showed the Moldava not only as an important transport route e source of energy, but also as a place that brings together Pragars, tourists e everyone who loves the fiume.
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