{"id":151217,"date":"2026-04-24T20:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/?p=151217"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:05:44","slug":"vysehrad-prague-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/vysehrad-prague-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Vy\u0161ehrad Prague: Complete Guide to Prague’s Second Castle (Basilica, Cemetery, Ramparts)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every Christmas, I used to visit the grave of Karel Hynek M\u00e1cha (one of the Czech Republic’s most beloved poets) at Vy\u0161ehrad to read his famous poem aloud. It was a tradition I’d kept since secondary school. I love Vy\u0161ehrad \u2014 in winter, summer, autumn, and spring. When Luk\u00e1\u0161 and I celebrated our first Christmas together, it was Vy\u0161ehrad where I dragged him on Christmas Eve.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vy\u0161ehrad Prague is like a giant open-air living room for locals. While Prague Castle has you jostling through crowds and fighting for every square inch of space, here you’ll find Praguers with picnic blankets, dog walkers, and joggers weaving between the massive baroque ramparts. These days, we come here with our two-year-old son Jon\u00e1\u0161 too. The long paved paths along the fortifications are absolutely perfect for pushchairs, and the sprawling parks beneath mature trees offer brilliant shade in the summer heat. And as a vegetarian, I really appreciate that when you head down to the neighbourhoods of Podol\u00ed or V\u00fdto\u0148, you’ll find loads of excellent bistros that go far beyond the classic fried cheese.<\/p>\n

This entire area high above the Vltava River has another huge advantage: despite being a historically significant site steeped in legends of the mythical Princess Libu\u0161e, it still maintains an incredibly relaxed, almost park-like atmosphere. You can wander for hours, sit on the ramparts with your legs dangling over the edge, and watch boats drift along the river. It’s not a stiff, roped-off museum with turnstiles \u2014 it’s a living city quarter, and well worth escaping to from the sweltering cobblestoned streets of the Old Town.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this article, you’ll find a complete guide to Vy\u0161ehrad Prague<\/strong>, including details on opening hours for the Basilica of St Peter and St Paul<\/strong>, exactly where to find the Vy\u0161ehrad Cemetery<\/strong> and the famous Slav\u00edn tomb<\/strong>, and why you shouldn’t miss the oldest Rotunda of St Martin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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