Holešovice and LetnáHolešovice

Feels:

Post-industrial, arts and parks

Suits:

Modern art, cafés, a park with a beer garden

Best time:

Afternoon

Watch out for:

Nothing; it is quiet.

In short:

The former industrial district north of the river: the National Gallery's modern art building, a market hall and Letná Park's beer garden with a skyline view.

Prague is small enough to walk, but the hills and cobbles slow you down. The castle is on a hill on the west bank; the Old Town Square, Josefov and the New Town are on the flat east bank; Malá Strana links them below the castle. A first visit needs four clusters: the castle, the bridge and Lesser Town, the Old Town, and the New Town with Wenceslas Square.

Lines from the Prague drinking guide that name this district.

• Letná Beer Garden · Park beer garden with a skyline view · until about 22:00 to 23:00, seasonalA big park terrace above the river; open in warm weather (check the season).

Markets and shopping streets from the Prague buying guide that name this district.

• Holešovice Market Hall (Pražská tržnice) · Fresh produce, Vietnamese and Czech goods, cheap clothes · Most days (check) · haggling: noneA local market east of Letná Park; not a tourist market, good for cheap eating.

• Prague Castle from Letná Park or Petřín

  Light: Sunset

  Shoot the castle skyline from the Letná lookout; the light turns golden.