A lookout tower on the hill above Malá Strana, reached by a funicular that your ordinary transport ticket already covers.
What it costs
The funicular is part of the public transport system, so a normal Prague transport ticket rides it — you do not buy anything separate at the bottom. That surprises people every day.
The tower itself is ticketed, and there is a stair as well as a lift. The rose garden, the orchards and the whole hillside below are free, and on most days they are close to empty.
When to go
Clear days only, really — the point is the view, and it takes in the whole city with the castle in the middle distance. The funicular runs to a timetable and stops for maintenance periods each year.
Getting there
Funicular from Újezd in Malá Strana, reached by tram. Walking up through the orchards from Újezd takes twenty to thirty minutes and is a pleasant climb rather than a hard one.
If you only have an hour
Take the funicular up, climb the tower, then walk down through the orchards instead of riding back. The path drops through the rose garden and the fruit trees to Újezd, takes about twenty-five minutes, and gives you the city from angles the tower does not.
What people get wrong
It is often called a copy of the Eiffel Tower, built for the 1891 Jubilee Exhibition and openly modelled on it. It is about a fifth of the height — but it stands on a hill, so the top is at roughly the same altitude above the river.
Nearby
Ticketing arrangements and opening patterns as published for 2026 and checked on 4 September 2026. These change without much warning — confirm with the site itself before you travel. More sights, and how they fit together, in Landmarks & Sights.