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GARDEN ON THE RAMPARTS (ZAHRADA NA VALECH)

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Pražský hrad, Le Château, Prague, Czech Republic
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2024
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From the castle's third courtyard, a staircase leads through the south wing to the gardens 13 meters below, on the site of the ramparts. Plečnik, who was entrusted with the redevelopment of the former 16th-century gardens in the 1920s-1930s, cleverly took advantage of this long stretch of land, which joins the upper entrance to the castle via the Paradise Garden. Above all, he took full advantage of the site's orientation to offer lovely views of the city's various districts, which emerge regularly from the greenery as you stroll along. The green spaces as a whole (five gardens, the terrace of the Salle de Manège, the Cerf ditch) cover 30 hectares, tended by thirty gardeners. When Václav Havel came to power, the castle gardens began producing around 500 flowers a day to meet the needs of the presidential residence - a saving of 2 million crowns. Václav Havel also ordered 500 m² of vegetables to be grown, which were used for the president's cooking, as he liked to eat healthy produce. It's a quiet and extremely pleasant place to be after crowding the alleys of the castle complex. From the brick bastion, you can enjoy a sumptuous view over the city, without feeling overwhelmed by the height of the ramparts. From the Na Valech garden, you can descend (in summer only) to Malá Strana via the palace gardens.

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Manej
Visited in september 2017
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Belle promenade jusqu'à la ville et le fleuve. La vue est superbe et on y trouve même des vignes ! Peut être bondé, notamment aux environs de la relève de la garde !
aventure tv
Visited in august 2017
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Un jardin tout en longueur, ou il est agréable de se rendre après la visite du château même si là aussi il y a foule. Des terrasses offrent un jolie point de vue sur une partie de la ville (coté sud). On peut accéder à ce jardin par les extrémités Est et Ouest mais aussi par des escalier qui descendent du château au centre. En été, un orchestre (fanfare) joue des morceaux plus ou moins folkloriques.

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