Had a private bike ride to the castle. About 20 miles. Our guide, Daniel, was very informative and…read morepleasant. Paths got a little bumpy as we got closer to the castle. Stopped for a beer along the way and had lunch at the base of the castle. We wanted a good exercise and ride in the country and we got it! Thanks. I would do again.

Vyšehradské sady is the public park surrounding and including the Vyšehrad fortress, free to enter…read moreand walk around. The history of this location dates back to the mid-10th century when it existed as a hill fort, then transforming into several iterations--including a royal castle, a city, then a Baroque fortress--the form of which it maintains today. As for places to visit within the park, the top point of interest is the Bazilika sv. Petra a Pavla (Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul), filled with wall-to-wall Art Nouveau murals as well as Baroque and Gothic art and architectural elements. The cemetery behind the church is crowded with many memorials though beautiful, with a number of famous Czechs buried here. It's free to walk in the cemetery and the church entrance fee is 130 CZK for regular adult entrance, 70 CZK discounted, 250 CZK for families. There are regular masses held in this church. The fortress casemates* are open to visitors, such as Gorlice Hall which is repurposed as a display hall for four of the original statues from the Charles Bridge; Casemates of Podolí are underground corridors that served as air-raid shelters during WWII, and remnants of what used to be a Baroque masonry retrofitted for different purposes throughout the years; Casemates to Redan was completed in the 18th century by the French army and served as an artillery embankment and provides views overlooking the river. Ticket prices vary depending on the specified Casement, regular and discounted prices available. I will mention that not having prior knowledge of these areas prior to visiting the park, it wasn't immediately obvious that these sections were open to visitation. You may need to ask around to the location of these entrances. In the Gothic Cellar are the remains of what used to be part of the palace structures built during the reign of Charles IV, during the second part of the 14th century, then destroyed by Hussite troops in the early 15th century. Used as a small museum displaying Vyšehrad's history and artifacts, this space is currently undergoing renovation and preparations for a new permanent exhibit to open in May 2026. The grounds around the park include paved pathways and raised areas along the walls, there are both disability accessible and non-accessible areas. There are some administrative buildings on the property that have facilities for smaller performances and events. Check their website for more info: https://www.praha-vysehrad.cz/en * a small room in the thickness of the wall of a fortress, with embrasures from which guns or missiles can be fired.

This history of this old ancient castle and fortress goes back 1000 years. Most of it is gone,…read morewhat remains are some fortress walls, a few structures, a couple churches(one huge one) and a very grand cemetery with a lot of dead important people who got some very nice headstones to immortalize them. Vysehrad is now a very large green park which makes for excellent strolling along the fortress walls where you'll get some great views of Prague all around. Its free to wander the park and cemetery, but does cost a reasonable 130CZK/$5.90 to enter the St. Peter & Paul Basilica, where you'll see a more modern contemporary interior with artworks and stain glass windows by Alphonso Mucha.