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Holešovice, Bubeneč & Dejvice ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 149 Holešovice, Bubeneč & Dejvice Neighbourhood Top Five 1 Spend at least part of from Schiele, Klimt, Picasso 4 Splurge on some fancy a day touring the excellent and Van Gogh too. Asian cooking at Sasazu modern art museum at 2 Admire the view over (p 154 ), then dance at the Veletržní Palác (p 151). This the Old Town and Charles energetic Sasazu club next often-overlooked branch Bridge from the bluff over- door. of the National Gallery looking the Vltava River at 5 Get out of town (well, has fine examples of early- Letná Gardens (p 153 ). briefly) with a short excur- modern Czech Surrealist Enjoy a traditional pub sion to the Prague Zoo and Cubist art. Oh, and you 3 meal at a classic joint such (p152 ). might want to see the stuff as Restaurace U Veverky (p157 ). ‚ 6P 666TROJA6 o Emperor's To5# d b Island (Císařský a b Pla Ostrov) s vebn k í Kanál á o í J kéh n u Vrbens z g 1 o o a ív s 11ák ř l m P á r 1 Če v a ín á s on 66k 6666666 nt Stromovka Te višté A sk ý 000 c 000 Komuna h r Výstavišté000 ronská P 000 U Výsta a á (Exhibition 000 entin r k BUBENEČ B t 000 s Grounds) y č u z e b Arg á n kašt a e n d n rdů e y n ů o HOLEŠOVICE b P u s DEJVICE e k a B e # š c eletržní 1 á r V o t o r Svatovít a Zá Milad a N J 6666666666y Ho 6 # 3 rákové t # Eliášov p 4 K ží í Bubenské nábře ž sk LETNÁ e ř á Letná Gardens b Chase Island á (Letenské # n (Ostrov sady) 2 Štvanice) e Beneš eží rda Rohan ábř iánské adby dva r dy ské n Mar hr í E ive nabřeží Ludv0000íka Svobo 6666666666K řež R 6660000666 00000 l b a 0000 á á v 00000 r n a KARLÍN 00000 o t JOSEFOV 00000 v l 00000 V 2 HRADČANY00000 2 00000MALÁ 2 0000 a STRANA 0000 NOVÉ MĚSTO v 0000 o 0000 n 0000 usitská něvova STARÉ ě o H Ko 0000 s p l 0000MĚSTO o i 666666666666ík 6666ŽIŽKOV ř W Újezd p Seife a rtova 0000N Petřín 0000 0000 e# 01km 0000 00.5miles 0000 22 0000 2 66666666 For more detail of 66this area, see Maps6 p 348 and p 350 A6 150 Lonely Planet’s Top Tip Explore: Holešovice, Bubeneč & The area of Holešovice, Dejvice Bubeneč and Dejvice has The contiguous neighbourhoods of Holešovice, Bubeneč two of Prague’s fi nest pieces and Dejvice cut across a huge swath of land to the of green, Letná Gardens north of the Old Town across the Vltava. It’s nearly im- (p 153 ) and Stromovka possible to explore the area in one go: instead, focus (p 153 ), so once you’ve on specifi c destinations, such as restaurants, clubs or tired of the crowds and museums. Main hubs include Strossmayerovo náměstí cobblestones, head here in Holešovice, Letenské náměstí in Bubeneč and the area to walk the paths and get around the Dejvická metro station in Dejvice. Each of HOLEŠOVICE, BUBENE HOLEŠOVICE, some fresh air. Letná is the these has interesting pockets of pubs and little holes-in- more accessible of the two, the-wall to give a fl avour of Prague life away from the with beautiful hilltop vistas central tourist throng. You won’t want to miss the mod- over the city’s 14th-century ern art museum at the Veletržní Palác, which you can skyline. Stromovka is larger easily combine with a visit to one of the pretty parks at and more remote and the Letná or Stromovka. Further afi eld, Prague Zoo and the perfect place to relax with a Troja Chateau occupy bucolic settings amid rolling hills. blanket and a book. Č Local Life & DEJVICE Best Places 5 to Eat Popular Hangouts Spend a warm evening in D a E m a n u e l ( p 1 5 6 ) summer at the Letná beer garden (p 159 ). Get your beer in a plastic cup from the kiosk and head for a picnic Restaurace U Veverky table. (p 157 ) Shopping The grassy knoll above the Dejvická metro Argument (p 156 ) station comes to life every Saturday from 9am to 2pm Sasazu (p 154 ) with a farmers market (p157 ). Farmers bring their Peperoncino (p 156 ) products to town and local residents turn out in droves. For reviews, see p 154 A Spectator Sports ‘Go local’ with a colourful ‘Sparta Praha’ scarf and head to Generali Aréna (p163 ; Sparta Stadium) to check out a football (soccer) match. Go to Best Places the website to see if there’s a match scheduled during 6 to Drink your visit. You can usually snag tickets on match day at the stadium’s visitor centre. Letná beer garden (p 159 ) Fraktal (p 159 ) Kabinet (p 161 ) Getting There & Away Na Slamníku (p 159 ) Na Staré Kovárně (p 158 ) Metro To reach Holešovice, use the Vltavská or For reviews, see p 158 Nádraží Holešovice stations on line C (red). For Dejvice, A use the Hradčanská or Dejvická stations on line A (green). Best Places Tram Lines 5, 12, 14, 15 and 17 run along Dukelských 3 to Party Hrdinů, the main north–south street in Holešovice; trams 1, 8, 15, 25 and 26 run east–west on Milady C r o s s C l u b ( p 1 6 1 ) Horákové, serving both Holešovice and Bubene č. Lines Sasazu (p 161 ) 2, 8, 20 and 26 all pass through Vítézné náměstí in the Mecca (p 162 ) centre of Dejvice. Club Club (p 158 ) La Bodega Flamenca (p 160 ) For reviews, see p 161 A.
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