Petrin Hill

Location

Prague
Czech Republic
50° 5' 16.1772" N, 14° 24' 16.7652" E
CZ
General info: 

Enjoy in the natural side of Prague, far away from the crowd. Petrin Hill is a hill in the city area with many parks ideal for hikers. Standing some three hundred meters above the city, this hill is a popular destination for those who’d like to see the city from different angle. Petrin Hill is exactly the place that gives you that opportunity. In the late ninteteenth century, Prague people were impressed with the Eiffel Tower in Paris and built something similar. The Petrin Lookout Tower is more that 60 meters high observation tower, resembling the much famous Parisian one. From the top of the tower, the view of the city is just indescribable.

Getting there: 

The easiest way to get to the Petrin Hill is by tram. Use lines 6, 9, 12, 20 or 22 and get off at Újezd.

Costs: 

Petrin Hill is a city area of Prague and because of that the entrance is free. However, there are dozens of attractive restaurants and coffee shops around hill (and the tower, off course) that will make you spend some money.

Interesting places nearby

The skiing-area Fideris reaches up to 2340 metres and is besides skiing suitable for ski tours and tobogganing.

The snow eldorado Fieberbrunn is renowned for its great slopes and deep snow runs which you can access directly from the mountain station. Wide modern carving runs at an altitude of up to 2020 m.

BASE: 2214ft
SUMMIT: 2919ft
VERTICAL DROP: 705ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 4
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 1
Surface: 3

Filzmoos - for aficionados of all winter sports. At Filzmoos you will still have a lot of space to ski and there will be sufficient snow.

With the Hörnerschneespaß-Ticket (Hörner snow-fun ticket), you can go skiing on all five areas and thus enjoy pure diversion.

The ski area Flachau is a part of the Salzburger Sportwelt and is very well-known for it’s perfectly groomed and diverse pistes.