Průhonice

Průhonice is a town about 6 km from Prague. It's very near our apartment since we are near the city exit. What's special about this place is its huge park right in the middle of the town. The park has a chateau, ponds and hundreds of flowers now in full bloom. It's a great place for a picnic, biking or to simply commune with nature.

Entrance fee is 40kč ( about 3USD). I've read online that it's open daily all year round.

Here are some pics taken when we went there last week. I also tried to upload a video so many times last night but without any luck. YouTube was probably possessed with an evil spirit.
A bird's eye view of the pond taken from the chateau's terrace. I've read that this and two others are used for fish production. They also serve as a refuge for many water species for birds and animals.


The chateau. Isn't it pretty? We didn't go inside though. Maybe next time we will.

The park has a collection of local and exotic plants. This looks like an exotic one. Then again, what do I know about plants?

The park area covers 250 hectares with about 25 km of footpaths. It's surely a place made for itchy feet like mine.

So is this place worth the time? Absolutely. It's worth even a second or a third or a fourth, make it numerous, visits.