This 318m-high hill is one of Prague鈥檚 largest green spaces. It鈥檚 great for quiet, tree-shaded walks and fine views over the 鈥楥ity of a Hundred Spires鈥. Most of the attractions atop the hill, including a lookout tower and mirror maze, were built in the late 19th to early 20th century, lending the place an old-fashioned, fun-fair atmosphere.
Once upon a time the hill was draped with vineyards, and you can still see the quarry that provided stone for most of Prague's Romanesque and Gothic buildings. The huge stone fortifications that run from 脷jezd to Strahov, cutting across 笔别迟艡铆苍's peak, are called the Hunger Wall. It was built in 1362 under Charles IV, constructed by the city's poor in return for food under an early job-creation scheme.
In the peaceful Kinsk媒 Garden (Kinsk茅ho zahrada), on the southern side of 笔别迟艡铆苍, is the 18th-century wooden Church of St Michael (kostel sv Michala), transferred here, log by log, from the village of Medve膹ov in Ukraine. Such structures are rare in Bohemia, though still common in Ukraine and northeastern Slovakia.
笔别迟艡铆苍 is easily accessible on foot from Strahov Monastery, or you can ride the funicular railway from 脷jezd up to the top. You can also get off two-thirds of the way up at Neboz铆zek, where there is a good restaurant.