Petřín Hill

Spectacular views over Prague
Noteworthy for: As well as its observation tower, Petřín Hill is much loved for its little mirror maze, a hall of distorting mirrors housed in a little mock castle.

Talk of the town: Petřín Hill houses the Hunger Wall, a functionless rampart constructed in the 14th century solely to give poor Praguers work during a recession.
Home to Prague's own miniature version of the Eiffel Tower, wooded, rocky Petřín Hill is one of the city's prettiest and most accessible parks. Covering the slopes and peak of a steep hill rising above Mala Strana, the park would feel miles away from central Prague if it weren't for the great views and many smaller sights scattered along its pathways.

One of the most pleasant and laziest ways of enjoying the park is taking the glass sided funicular railway that scales the hill, which accepts normal metro tickets. Once at the top, the views are fine even if you don't climb the 19th century observation tower, while the grounds also contain the interesting Štefánik Observatory and a fun mirror maze, and border on the impressive baroque Strahov Monastery.