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cafes. Adjacent Vršovice, to the south, is not quite as sophisticated, though parts are
slowly gentrifying.
Žižkov has long had a reputation as a rough-and-ready, working-class neighbourhood
full of left-wing revolutionary fervour. Today it is one of the city's liveliest districts,
with more bars per capita than any other part of Prague, and home to two prominent,
communist-vintage hilltop landmarks: the TV Tower and the National Monument.
Karlín lies to the north of Žižkov, between Žižkov Hill and the Vltava River. It is un-
dergoing massive redevelopment, but the older part of the district, along Křižíkova, is
an up-and-coming area with lots of lovely old art-nouveau buildings.
Holešovice, Bubeneč and Dejvice are contiguous neighbourhoods, running east to
west, north of the Old Town across the Vltava River. They're mainly residential dis-
tricts, but have their share of decent hotels and restaurants and two beautiful parks,
Letná Gardens (Letenské sady) and Stromovka.
Smíchov, south of Malá Strana, is a former industrial area that has seen a recent boom
in office and luxury hotel construction. The area has few sights but lots of pubs.
Vyšehrad, south of Nové Město, is a leafy residential area, dominated by an ancient
castle said to be where Prague was founded.
