Page 175 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Prague

PR A GUE AREA B Y AREA  173

FOUR GUIDED WALKS

Prague offers some good opportunities for kings. Away from the busy centre, the
walking. In the centre of the city, many second and third of the walks take in
streets are pedestrianized and the most the peace and tranquillity of two of
important sights are confined to quite Prague’s loveli est parks – Petřín and the
a small area (see pp16–17). Here are four Royal Enclosure. Petřín Park is rewarding
guided walks of varied character. The first for its spectacular views of the city. The
passes through a main artery of the city, Royal Enclosure is outside the centre in
from the Powder Gate on the outskirts the old royal hunting park. The final walk
of the Old Town to St Vitus’s Cathedral in is in Vyšehrad – an ancient fortress, steeped
Prague Castle, crossing Charles Bridge at in history and atmosphere. The views from
its mid-point. This is the Royal Coronation Vyšehrad of the Vltava and Prague Castle
Route, followed for centuries by Bohemian are unparalleled.

The Lapidarium (See the Royal
Enclosure Walk pp178–9)

Prague Castle and
Hradčany Jewish Quarter
Royal Route
(See pp174–5)
Little Quarter Old Town

New Town

V l t a v a

Leopold Gate, Vyšehrad
(See Vyšehrad Walk pp180–81)
Key
Walk route
Kinský Summer Palace (See Petřín Park
Walk pp176–7) 0 kilometres 1
0 miles 0.5

View of Old Town Square, bustling with tourists

172-173_EW_Prague.indd 173 20/03/17 11:29 am