Kunratický les woodland (Kunratický les)

This almost 300 hectare (740 acres) green island in the middle of a dense urban landscape of prefabricated housing projects is a popular Prague natural retreat and one of the largest wooded complexes in the capital. Its western border is delimited by Kunratický potok/creek, whose environs are protected as a natural monument. The woodland is traversed by several marked hiking trails and cycle paths; there is also a mini-zoo, a playground, pavilions to take a break in, a great many benches, two picnic areas with a firepit and a woodland-themed nature trail. The woodland dates back to the 14 th century, along with the Nový Hrádek castle King Wenceslas IV had built here, often visited, and indeed took his last breath in, in 1419. What remains is only a romantic ruin of the once richly decorated medieval seat.