Viewpoints in Prague

Vyšehrad is a 10th-century hilltop fortress south of the city centre, offering river panoramas, a Romanesque rotunda, a neo-Gothic basilica, and a national cemetery where Dvořák and Smetana are buried—all with far fewer tourists than Prague Castle.

The Old Town Hall Tower offers the best aerial view of Old Town Square, including a bird's-eye perspective on the Astronomical Clock and the Týn Church spires. An elevator serves most of the ascent.

Petřín Lookout Tower is a 63.5-metre steel structure modelled on the Eiffel Tower, built for the 1891 Jubilee Exhibition. Standing on Petřín Hill (327 m), its summit offers panoramic views rivalling those from Prague Castle.

Riegrovy Sady is a hilltop park in Vinohrady whose beer garden has one of Prague's best sunset views — a panorama sweeping from Prague Castle and Petřín Hill to the Žižkov TV Tower. Locals gather with half-litre Pilsners as the sky turns pink.