Prague 's calm places - avoiding main touristic lanes
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.62 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,535 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,440 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,142 ft
- TrailRank
- 61
- Min elevation
- 705 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 3 hours 32 minutes
- Coordinates
- 920
- Uploaded
- June 15, 2014
- Recorded
- June 2014
near Královské Vinohrady (Czechia)
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Itinerary description
This 3-4 hours walk is especially for those, who already made it through the most advertised,nice, thus overcrowded tourist places in Prague. If you like to walk in more quiet places and relax, try my favourable walk. I am living in Prague the whole life, but I always find something new and magic in these side streets...
Waypoints
Panorama
1,030 ft
Viewpoint of Prague from Riegrovy sady
Viewpoint of Prague from Riegrovy sady . From here you can see your target : Petrin hill with lookout tower.
Waypoint
899 ft
Underpass
Underpass
Door
Fountain
833 ft
Marketplace
Marketplace
Fountain
879 ft
Fountain in Jilska street
Fountain in Jilska street Fountain with drinking water and bench nearby
Waypoint
837 ft
Turn to Zlata street and after 7 meters take the left entrance
Turn to Zlata street and after 7 meters take the left entrance
River
778 ft
Shooters island from the left bank of Vltava
Shooters island from the left bank of Vltava
Bridge
Waypoint
781 ft
Lennon memorial place
Lennon memorial place I was there in 1981- just one year after Lennon was killed. There was a peaceful demonstration of young people, singing Lennon and Beatles songs, lighting candles and remembering John Lennon. Of course, it was watched by secret police ( STB) . Finally, police thought that it would change into protest against the socialist regime and forced this gathering to the end with the help of police. Actually, by this police helped to create the spirit around this wall and it became soon very famous. From then it started to be called Lennon wall.
Photo
837 ft
Trziste street
Trziste street You can see 2 police men checking the undercarriage of cars and the motor space of cars going up the street. Reason : security measures, as there is U.S. embassy at the left of this street some 100m from here
Tree
942 ft
On the way up to Petrin hill
On the way up to Petrin hill Suggestion : on the way back you can go through Nerudova street ( houses you can see on the picture in the background) or through this beautiful park
Waypoint
984 ft
Take right entrance
Take right entrance
Religious site
1,010 ft
Strahov monastery, lookout point 50m at left
Strahov monastery, lookout point 50m at left
Panorama
1,050 ft
Nicest viewpoint of Prague
Nicest viewpoint of Prague Tip : For Prague fans or photographers : really best view of this part of Prague you can have from the little sqare concrete point, which is cca 40 m above this waypoint the West- you can see it in Google. It is very hard to get there, most tourists will not even see this place. You can either take the hard climb up ( there is a path) or to take the little detour to the South, then to the West (to the forrest) and finally North.
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Nice park and shortcut from Vinohrady to the center of Prague. https://www.wikiloc.com/walking-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113/photo-4002760
Inside this passage is Ovocny bar = nice candy shop and gelateria https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090125/photo-4002772
Music concerts often here in summer https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090142/photo-4002795
Nice atmosphere in this café terrace https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090146/photo-4002812
Fountain with drinking water and bench nearby /outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090129
Church of St. Anna /outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090134
I was there in 1981- just one year after Lennon was killed.
There was a peaceful demonstration of young people, singing Lennon and Beatles songs, lighting candles and remembering John Lennon.
Of course, it was watched by secret police ( STB) . Finally, police thought that it would change into protest against the socialist regime and forced this gathering to the end with the help of police.
Actually, by this police helped to create the spirit around this wall and it became soon very famous. From then it started to be called Lennon wall. /outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090150
Suggestion : on the way back you can go through Nerudova street ( houses you can see on the picture in the background)
or through this beautiful park /outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090157
You can see 2 police men checking the undercarriage of cars and the motor space of cars going up the street.
Reason : security measures, as there is U.S. embassy at the left of this street some 100m from here /outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090154
Tip :
For Prague fans or photographers :
really best view of this part of Prague you can have from the little sqare concrete point, which is cca 40 m above this waypoint the West-
you can see it in Google. It is very hard to get there, most tourists will not even see this place.
You can either take the hard climb up ( there is a path) or to take the little detour to the South, then to the West (to the forrest) and finally North. /outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090161
There are many Stolpersteine in Prague and Czech Republic :
www.stolpersteine.cz
https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090117/photo-4002767
,, Country life '' = quick service refreshment restaurant inside this passage- recommended ...
Excellent pure food from their farm !!
https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090128/photo-4002776
John Lennon wall... every day different https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090150/photo-4002818
30+ years ago there were wildwater kayaks races https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/prague-s-calm-places-avoiding-main-touristic-lanes-7090113#wp-7090146/photo-4002812