Prague: What is worth seeing outside the city centre?

QUESTION:
We're off on our second trip to Prague. We love the city, of course, but can you tell us a little about your surroundings?
Lina and Johan

ANSWER:
Areas just outside the city centre is well worth a visit. At the top of the list have you Vinohrady, located just east of the city centre and named after the Royal vineyards that once stood here. Today it is a luxury residential area with elegant apartment complex in an attractive mixture of architectural styles, from it conceals to the Art Nouveau to Cubism. To stroll around in the streets is the thing here, there are lots of small, trendy cafes to stay on, grab a coffee at Caffe Kaaba for example – a retro-café – or try the local wines of utomhusgazebon on the Vinicni Altan-(vinicni-altan. cz).

Next door is Zizkovområdet which is Vinhradys straight contradiction--a silly and bökigt working class area known for its pubkultur. It is named after the Czech hero Jan Zizka, as can be seen in the form of a giant doll on top of the Zizkovkullen along with the fascinating National Memorial (nm. cz) from kommunisteran. Nearby is another prominent landmark: the futuristic television tower-(radiokomunikace. cz/en/the-zizkov tower. html), which is best known as home to the artist David Cernys a little scary baby sculptures.

The northern suburb of Troy houses the Prague zoo and the impressive baroque palace Troja Chateau (ghmp. cz), an outpost of the Prague City Art Gallery. You can take you there via a lovely stroll through the Stromovkaparken and along the River Vltava, or by boat along the River (praguesteamboats).
Smichov, in the western part, is the city's hottest suburb at this time. Where you will find small, designerhotell, cocktailbarer, and a huge shopping center. It is also where you can go and look at the modern art at Futuragalleriet (futuraprojekt. cz), and take the traditional beer and pub food at the Staropramen brewery Brewery (staropramen.com).