Vitus cathedral prague castle complex old castle stairs. It boasts a pretty swell beer garden, if i may say so myself. Strolling through the park and enjoying its views is free and the park is open at all hours, but be sure to pack a snack or be prepared to spend some koruna on food if you choose to visit during a. It is a great place to visit especially in the summer. The most visible feature of this hill is a large metronome.
From the museums, walk back to the park and turn left. Letna park prague updated april 2020 top tips before. Rock concerts and a theatremusic festival have also been held here. Nestled in between two parks, the letensky park and t. Letna parks letenske sady this extensive park with grassy areas, mature trees, a colorful assortment of bushes planted on the hillsides, and a long plane treelined avenue provides not only a pleasant to sit and relax, but also unparalleled views of the city, especially from the hanavsky pavilion a unique castiron building with a restaurant. And just getting up there from the river level is a workout itself. But the most recent history of letna park is connected with communism. It wins hands down for being the beer garden with the most spectacular views. Thanks to its size letna park is a perfect place for outdoor activities such as jogging, rollerskating, cycling and it offers lots of secluded areas that are. Leten, originally called summer camp or place to sunbathe gained its importance in the middle ages, when the first military camps. The place is free for visits, hence you dont need any letna park tickets or pay any letna park ticket prices to enter the premises. This metronome is part of the beautiful letna park, so if you are a music admirer, this great sculpture will attract your attention.
Lovely letna gardens occupies a bluff over the vltava river, north of the old town, and has postcardperfect views out over the city, river, and bridges. Visit letna park on your trip to prague or czech republic. Prague is the capital and largest city in the czech republic, the th largest city in the. I have put two arrows on it, one highlights the metro stop on line c red line to vltavska. Letna park prague 2020 all you need to know before you go. Aug 11, 2017 pragues letna park is conveniently located and just about perfect. The prague metronome at letna park, a giant, functional metronome that looms over the city. There were a ton of tables on a friday evening, with groups rotating in and out. Letna park attraction travel guidebook, prague mustvisit attractions. In the middle of the park there is a kind of square with a huge metronome, visible from the centre of the city. Stop for a drink at the beer garden, a shady area with lots of picnic tables and a small playground. Yet perhaps this park is best known for something else the 15meter high statue of joseph vissarionovich stalin and his entourage that loomed above prague from 1955 to 1962, when it was blasted into smithereens.
Book this guided tour, and check a major mustsee off your todo list. Letna beer garden prague all you need to know before. I f you feel tired of the bustle of the city, try to visit one of many parks in prague. Jame s the greater church astronomical clock meetin g poin t petrin hill tram stop 22 for easy access to prague castle prazsky hrad st. Plan your visit to letna park and a wealth of other attractions, wellknown and undiscovered, using our prague tour itinerary planner. Restaurants near letna park, prague on tripadvisor. Letna park in czech letenske sady is a large park on letna hill, built on a plateau above steep embankments along the vltava river in prague, czech republic. The metronome is at the entrance to letna park, which is quite a large park, and quite awesome in the summer months. It is a vast space between milady horakove, a buzzing shopping street, and the. Located in letna park with the gorgeous view over the central parts of prague. Around the area where presentday prague stands, the 2nd century map drawn by ptolemaios. Meeting friends at letna beer garden always sounds like a great idea in theory until you try to find them in the crowd of locals, travelers, and dogs packed into the long rows of tables.
Among young prague citizens is very popular to spend their freetime in parks with beergarden. The letna park of prague with its giant metronome and open lush landscape, beckons visitors from all over the world. Letna district is arguably one of the best places to live in prague. Letna park is flat and it is on a top of a hill and that means two things. Letna beer garden is one of the most popular places in prague to drink beer outdoors in the summer. Discover how to reach letna park from prague downtown, and how to get fun in letna park. Get to know prague castle and the castle district on foot during this halfday walking tour. Dine in letna park at belcredi, a fine dining establishment situated in an italian style palace. The park is famous for its beer garden and for the hundreds of skateboarders you can find there on any given day. The locals come here in the afternoon after work to enjoy the views, drink beers, eat takeaway sausages and chat with their friends.
Letna park prague 2020 all you need to know before you. This beer guide to prague doesnt aim to become an encyclopaedia of the dynamic and everevolving prague beer scene. Pragues letna park is conveniently located and just about perfect. The letna hill is the one with the strange metronome on top, which you can see clearly from in front of the hotel intercontinental at the end of parizska street, or simply from the dvorakovo nabrezi embankment. Letna park is on a hillside, providing spectacular views of pragues old town. Book your tickets online for letna beer garden, prague. It neighbours stromovka, the largest park in prague. The park includes one of pragues most popular beer gardens. Instead, our goal was to highlight whats interesting and attractive about beer gastronomy in prague the incredible variety and excellent quality of the beer brewed, served and sold in many diferent types of beer. Letnas elevation and location afford commanding views of the prague old town stare mesto. It benefits from its location just across the river from the busy historical centre, which means youre near it all if you want to, but not in the middle of it all if you dont. To get the full effect of just how beautiful prague looks this time of year, you need to head somewhere both heavily forested and high enough above the city that you can take everything in all at once.
Letna park prague updated april 2020 top tips before you. All of our spacious prague apartments are centrally located and situated in the city center. It is a large, safe and fairly clean park and it definitively beats the inner city where out accommodation was with all the traffic and pollution. Allow me to introduce you to a couple places where you can do just that petrin hill and letna park, two parks with great views in prague. If you brought your running shoes, this is definitely the place for jogging. Letna park located on an embankment overlooking the meandering vltava river, letna park is a large woodland space on a plateau above prague that offers magnificent views of the city. Prague 7bubenec, holesevice tram 1, 8, 25 or 26 to stop letenske namesti. The name letna means something like good sunbathing spot, and locals have flocked here on sunny days for decades. Of course, as you are outside the main city area, another advantage is that. The updated edition of the map of prague provides a clear map and lots of useful information. Letna park, located on a hilltop in pragues seventh district just around the corner from prague castle and on the west side of the vltava river, has exceptional views of the pragues numerous bridges, the castle and all across the city. Learn about the ancient history of the area through your guides indepth commentary as you explore. In about five minutes, youll reach the end of the park and the lovely expo 58 building, the former restaurant of the czechoslovak exposition and the brussels 58 world expo that was later taken apart and then reassembled in prague. Letna park travel guidebook must visit attractions in.
The 10 closest hotels to letna park, prague tripadvisor. My aim is to show you prague as a city where i live. These information answers detailedly about what to visit in prague. Love it, i am in prague several times a year and stay in the nearby dejvice area. In the guide you can find tips for prague bars, prague cafes, prague restaurants, prague galleries and many more. In the fifties there was the biggest stalins statue in europe. I grant consent to the processing of my personal data for marketing purposes. If youve climbed the stairs up then definitely then do reward yourself with czechs very own pilsner. Brilliant area with easy access by tram to the city centre in a few minutes, metro stops nearby depending where you are staying, you can walk into the old town from letna through the park perfectly safe btw,numerous great bars and decent restaurants and cafes they even have an amercian hot dog place in letna. Top 10 parks in prague to waste the day in prague post. Tonys alternative guide to prague is an unique project ebook guide made by me, a local guy. Prague off the map is a project started in 2012 with the aim of making prague s alternative cultural scene accessible to globetrotters, students abroad, and foreigners residing short or longterm in the czech lands our full story here. The prague state opera main train station bus station florenc dancing house na prikop e st.
Letna park prague all you need to know before you go. The neighborhood of letna is nestled rather cozily in between this park and one more, stromovka. Its ideal for walking, jogging and drinking at a popular beer garden at the eastern end of the park. At first glance, our beloved prague may appear to be overrun by the masses or like an european disneyland populated solely by tourist hordes. Letna beer garden in prague pubs pragues beer guide. The 10 best restaurants near letna park in prague, bohemia. Oct 23, 2019 below is a copy of the prague transport map. Learn about the ancient history of the area through your guides indepth commentary as you explore mala strana, the golden lane, and views of st.
Overlooking the vltava and prague s historic center, youll find letna park, one of most popular gre en spaces, with good reason. Letna park is one of the most popular parks in prague for both tourists and locals a like. The letna beer garden is a large beer garden that is connected to the park, with amazing views of prague. Mar 07, 2019 letna district is arguably one of the best places to live in prague. Prague, czech republic touring prague in september of 2007. And if that sparks your interest, consider a day trip to. If you walked up the stairs or scaled the hill, youve earned at least one beer. To top it off, these lovely gardens include a scenic beer garden a mustgo pl ace and the giant metronome, formerly one of the largest statues of stalin.