A trip with a secret: To the rock garden and behind Jestřáb to the Prokop Valley
Skalničková garden in Prokopské údolí. Photo: P5
After the trip, which leads along the true sea day and a trip to Děvín, Petřín, Cibulka and behind the elegance of Barrandovské first-republic villas, the Center for Social and Nursing Assistance Prague 5 and the Great Adventures company have prepared another trip with a secret, this time “To the rock garden and behind Jestřáb to Prokopský Valley”.
The text of the trip together with a supplement, a clear painted map and practical information can be downloaded free of charge on the website of the Center for Social and Nursing Assistance Prague 5 (https://www.csop5.cz/page/vylety/) or on the company’s website www.veldo.cz in trips free of charge and is intended for hikers aged 5–100 years.
For solving the mystery, visitors can pick up a small gift at the Information Center of Prague 5, Štefánikova 13–15, Prague 5, Mon-Thurs 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Fri 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
“Secret tours for seniors, children and families are so popular in Prague that several thousand visitors go through them every year, and then they always look forward to the next new route in January,” said councilor Petr Lachnit (ANO), who is behind the implementation together with the Center social and nursing assistance in Prague 5 costs.
“Tours with the secret are a completely original activity that we will be happy to support, because they are interesting and wonderful, short routes with educational and entertaining texts that both children and seniors can go on – preferably together, of course. On the trip, he stretches his body, a lot of interesting things appear and appear together, they fill the refill bottle and spend time together, in nature and in the fresh air,” said Lachnit.
There are quite a few guided tours through the Prokop Valley – this new one focuses on the history of the old castle building, and lovers of gardens and unusual plants will find their love here. The unique rock garden in the Prokop Valley has reopened to the public. This gem offers visitors at least 2,000 rockeries and woody plants, for example sequoias, but also “carnivores”.
another interesting object, at which the trip begins, is the Raudnitz House. The Prague 5 district had this historical monument reconstructed and modified in such a way that it meets the requirements and comfort for the housing of the elderly and also guarantees them a peaceful and safe environment for life.
Seniors started moving into this important building in the first half of 2022 and can take advantage of care services and other services such as pedicures and massages. It also includes beautiful, historic spaces for multi-purpose community use not only by the tenants of the building, but also for relaxation and meeting of the public from the surrounding area. Activation and educational programs, workshops, creative workshops and leisure activities are also implemented in these spaces.
It is only a kilometer from Raudnitz’s house to the rock garden, then continue past Foglar’s rock to Barrandov. The route measures a total of four kilometers.