vrtbovská zahrada (Vrtba Garden)


Vrtba Garden is a beautiful Baroque garden in Prague and listed at UNESCO. It is at the lower slope of Petrin Hill, hidden behind a modest doorway on Karmelitska street.

We first visited the John Lennon Wall and ascended a bit upward, passing through charmingly beautiful buildings containing embassies to reach the tucked away  entrance.


You will easily notice a figure carrying a globe on its shoulder.  The garden is structured in 3 levels of terraces, green flowery and pleasant.








A small pond with numerous huge golden fish swimming freely, never mind the traffic of tourists.  A salon housing frescoes of Venus and Adonis by Vaclav Vavrinec Reiner is located at the ground level. The second terrace can be accessed through a butterfly shaped staircase. The third terrace is full of statues and one can have a wonderful view of Prague's skyline including the St. Nicolas Church and Prague Castle.


 
 
video
http://www.vrtbovska.cz/img/virtualni-prohlidka/index.html

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