Podolí: the riverside under the Vyšehrad rock
A functionalist swimming stadium, the river path, and the basilica spires seen from below. This is a Claude-drafted route awaiting the editor's walk.

1. Výtoň
Start at the tram stop under the railway bridge, where the *Rašínovo nábřeží* embankment runs south. Above you to the left the *Vyšehrad* rock rises straight off the river — the best place to take it in is from down here, not up there.

2. The Vyšehrad rock
The cliff carrying the old fort, with the twin spires of the basilica on top. Most people climb it; for once, don't. Seen from the river path, the rock and spires are the picture the climbers miss.

3. The cubist villas
Below Vyšehrad, on and near the *Rašín* embankment, stand the cubist houses of the 1910s — Josef Chochol's work among them, all faceted facades. A short architectural detour before the river opens up.

4. Veslařský ostrov
The rowing island, reached by a footbridge — boathouses, sculls on the water, a calmer arm of the Vltava. You don't have to cross, but the view back to the city from it is the quiet kind.

5. Plavecký stadion Podolí
The 1960s functionalist swimming stadium — a sweep of concrete and glass against the cliff, one of the city's best modern buildings. Swim if it's open; otherwise just take in the facade from the embankment.

6. Kublov
The tram stop on *Podolské nábřeží* where the walk ends. Trams here run back along the river toward the centre. A flat, river-level finish.

Podolí: the riverside under the Vyšehrad rock