Vltava horseshoe bend, gorgeous viewpoints, beautiful forests… We had this hike in our minds for a long time and that Spring day in May we finally planned it. It was a perfect day!

Together with few friends, we went by train to the village Vrané n. Vlt. and started from there. We were all motivated to do a more challenging hike and that was a good setup because it has several ascents and descents along the way. The first gentle climb started right after we got off the train. We walked through the valley with a stream, the sound of which was a great company of our walk. Then from the village Zvole we continued to the gorgeous views of the Vltava river and its horseshoe bend – just check out the photos!

After going through several nice views, we descended back to the Vltava. Thanks to cyclists and skaters, the river bank is quite busy and offers several great places for refreshments and refreshments …

Ooh, I just remembered the taste of chilled beers and I thought I’d take one from the fridge!

After the break, we started to climb another valley, which was steeper than the first. The place is called Károv valley and it took us to the ancient oppidum Závist. These two places are hidden natural gems on the border of Prague! The valley is very nice and the oppidum in the forest is the largest known Celtic oppidum in the Czech Republic and Central Europe. Imagine that the first Celtic settlement there is documented before the middle of the 6th century BC!

NEW UPDATE: You can now visit a new wooden lookout tower in the oppidum Závist area. The tower offers beautiful views of the surroundings and Prague, it was opened in December 2021.

As the icing on the cake, we finished our hike in the village Dolní Břežany which is a great spot where to spend the rest of the afternoon having drinks at its nice square, or at a small château or just on the grass of a Celtic park.