Czech archaeologists claim that Prague began with Vysehrad. This hill, according to legend, saw many famous personalities, ranging from crock, son of the progenitor of the entire Czech nation, and ending with famous cultural figures who have found solace in the local cemetery. Actually, this is not the cemetery, and the memorial, which was declared a national monument of the Czech state. Of importance, the vyšehrad cemetery can be compared to the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow.

It is located next to the majestic Basilica of saints Peter and Paul, and is a small plot of land, fenced. The entrance to the cemetery is free.

Vysehrad is generally not crowded place, and only the cemetery and even more so. Here is rare to find tourists, armed with photo and video cameras. But those who know about this place, will not fail to visit the burial places of Jan Neruda, bedřich Smetana, Karel čapek, božena němcová and other equally well-known writers, composers, politicians. For better orientation among the graves of all the territory of the cemetery is divided into 15 sectors, but inspection of all tombstones will not take much time, so it's best not to seek out the graves of famous people, and just walk the paths of the cemetery, noting the original gravestones. By the way, many of them labored most famous sculptors.

The East side of the cemetery is a sculptural composition-the mausoleum "Slavin". Angel in long robes, bent over the sarcophagus, protecting sleep illustrious sons of the Fatherland.