I see a great city whose glory shall touch the stars. There is a place in the woods, thirty leagues distant, with the Vltava River around it, bordered at midnight by the deep valley of the Brusnice Brook and at noon by the rocky mountain beside the forest of Strahov. When you come there, you shall find a man in the middle of the forest, carving the threshold of a house. And the castle you shall build shall be called Prague.
The surrounding area boasts several historical monuments. The most famous is the national cultural monument Vyšehrad with its dominant feature, the Basilica of St. Peter and Paul. Every hour, the chimes ring and make the whole Vyšehrad resonate with majestic compositions.
Did you know that in the underground corridors of the fortress, the so-called casemates, there is the Gorlice, where six original sculptures from the Charles Bridge are located? You can visit the mysterious casemates of Vyšehrad as part of an interesting tour.