Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic, is bisected by the Vltava River. Nicknamed “the City of a Hundred Spires,” it’s known for its Old Town Square, the heart of its historic core, with colorful baroque buildings, Gothic churches and the medieval Astronomical Clock, which gives an animated hourly show. Completed in 1402, pedestrian Charles Bridge is lined with statues of Catholic saints. ― Google

Prague is one of my favorite places – very historical and the same time very romantic – follow my slideshows and you will get the good expression of what it is all about…

Petřín Tower (Petřínské rozhledna), also known as Petřín Observation Tower, is a prominent landmark in Prague. Built for the Jubilee Exhibition in 1891, the steel-framework tower was conceived as a mini version of the Eiffel Tower. Petřín Tower is 58.70m high, which doesn’t seem particularly tall until you consider that it sits atop Petřín Hill, which is itself 324m above sea level. Climb the 299 steps inside the tower and the views over Prague from the top are magnificent; on a clear day, see the highest peak in Czechia, Snezka, 150km away.

Petřín Hill is an area of park and woodland which rises from the Lesser Town up to the tower. For visitors to the city, Petřín makes a fine half-day excursion out of the historical centre of Prague.

Note: looking up from Charles Bridge and the river, Petřín is the hill to the left of Prague Castle.

At the summit of Petřín Hill, surrounding Petřín Tower, are a number of other visitor attractions set in landscaped gardens (including a beautiful rose garden). It is a calm and engaging oasis to stroll around, whether in the summer sunshine or the snows of winter – the only weather to avoid is rain and fog as the area is quite exposed.

The views over Prague from the summit of Petřín, even without climbing the tower, are terrific.