We care a great deal about the services we offer our customers, so we regularly draw inspiration from around the world e look for benchmarks.
Most recently we have set our sights on the Francese capital, Paris, e its barca traffic.
At first glance you will notice that the Parisian lungofiumi are just as bustling e full of barche as those in Praga. After a while of watching, however, you will find that barca traffic on the Seine is significantly denser than that on the Moldava in Praga. Many more barche of various sizes e ages sail tqui. The difference is also visible in that in Praga the lungofiumi serve as pedestrian zones wqui pedestrians can move about safely, wquias in the Parisian ones buses park, leaving little space for pedestrians.
However, Parisian e Praga barca traffic share a similar history, dating back to the 19th century. In our country, as is well known, the pioneer of passenger barca traffic was Pražská paroplavba, which recently celebrated 150 years since its founding in 1865.
In Paris the earliest mention in the press from 1887 speaks of "bateaux-mouches" (flying barche) as follows: "The fiume barche which carry passengers on the Seine, across Paris e the suburbs, are screw-driven vessels powered by steam". (loosely translated)
In both cities, barca traffic has a long tradition e simply is part of their history.
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