Breathe in! Prague's narrowest street is so tiny that TRAFFIC LIGHTS have been installed to stop people colliding as they walk down the 19.6in-wide gap

  • The mini street has now become a popular tourist attraction 
  • It is nestled in Prague's oldest neighbourhood, Mala Strana
  • One TripAdvisor user wasn't impressed, saying it was 'only for thin people' 

By Becky Pemberton For Mailonline

Published: 07:04 EST, 21 October 2015 | Updated: 10:33 EST, 21 October 2015

There is a street in Prague that gives 'tight squeeze' a whole new meaning.

Those who suffer from claustrophobia may want to give the tiny passage - called Vinarna Certovka - a wide berth, as it measures just 19.6 inches in width.

It is so small that to stop people colliding in the middle, two traffic lights have been installed on either end to indicate when it is occupied.

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Those who suffer from claustrophobia may want to give the tiny passage a wide berth, as the Vinarna Certovka passage measures just 19.6 inches in width
Vinarna Certovka includes a series of stone steps leading from the U Luzickeho seminare street to the edge of the Certovka canal

Those who suffer from claustrophobia may want to give the tiny passage - called Vinarna Certovka - a wide berth, as it measures just 19.6 inches in width 

Although the traffic lights were installed for convenience of pedestrians, they have become a tourism attraction in their own right

Although the traffic lights were installed for convenience of pedestrians, they have become a tourism attraction in their own right

Many have taken to social media to post pictures of them with the feature and it is even a listed as a Prague landmark on TripAdvisor
Many have taken to social media to post pictures of them with the feature and it is even a listed as a Prague landmark on TripAdvisor

Many have taken to social media to post pictures of them with the feature and it is even a listed as a Prague landmark on TripAdvisor

The novel 32-foot-long street is nestled in Prague's oldest neighbourhood, Mala Strana or 'Little Quarter.' 

Located between two houses, it is almost impossible for more than two people to squeeze past each other as they travel through the passage. 

If navigating down the tiny street wasn't hard enough, Vinarna Certovka also includes a series of stone steps leading from the U Luzickeho seminare street to the edge of the Certovka canal.

Although the traffic lights were installed for convenience of pedestrians, they have since become a tourism attraction in their own right. 

Located between two houses, it is almost impossible for more than two people to squeeze past each other as they travel through the passage

Located between two houses, it is almost impossible for more than two people to squeeze past each other as they travel through the passage

The novel 32-foot-long street is nestled in Prague's oldest neighbourhood, Mala Strana or 'Little Quarter'
The novel 32-foot-long street is nestled in Prague's oldest neighbourhood, Mala Strana or 'Little Quarter'

The novel 32-foot-long street is nestled in Prague's oldest neighbourhood, Mala Strana, or 'Little Quarter'

Many have taken to social media to post pictures of themselves with the feature and it is even a listed as a Prague landmark on TripAdvisor. 

Not all have been impressed with the attraction, however, with one user saying 'only for thin people'.

Despite Vinarna Certovka's tiny proportions, the narrowest street in the world is actually situated in Reutlingen, Germany.

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the title is held by Spreuerhofstrasse, which measures 12 inches at the narrowest point. 

Record-breaking: The narrowest street is actually situated in Reutlingen, Germany, measuring 12 inches at the narrowest point

Record-breaking: The narrowest street is actually situated in Reutlingen, Germany, measuring 12 inches at the narrowest point

Spreuerhofstrasse is listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the narrowest street in the world

Spreuerhofstrasse is listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the narrowest street in the world

 

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