Vrtbov Garden

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  • Address
    Karmelitská 25, Malá Strana
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  • Phone
    257 531 480
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  • Transport
    tram: 12, 20, 22, 23

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Lonely Planet review

This 'secret garden', hidden along an alley at the corner of Tržiště and Karmelitská, was built in 1720 for the earl of Vrtba, the senior chancellor of Prague Castle. It's a formal baroque garden, climbing steeply up the hillside to a terrace graced with baroque statues of Greek mythological figures by Matthias Braun - see if you can spot Vulcan, Diana and Mars. Below the terrace (on the right, looking down) is a tiny studio once used by Czech painter Mikuláš Aleš, and above is a little lookout with good views of Prague Castle and Malá Strana.