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Vyšehrad ( Czech for "upper castle") is a historic fort in Prague, Czech Republic, just over 3 km southeast of Prague Castle , on the east bank of the Vltava River .  It was probably built in the 10th century. Inside the fort are the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul and the Vyšehrad Cemetery , containing the remains of many famous Czechs, such as Antonín Dvořák , Bedřich Smetana , Karel Čapek , and Alphonse Mucha . It also contains Prague's oldest Rotunda of St. Martin, from the 11th century. Video 1.   Vyšehrad, Prague (YouTube link ) Hard to Reach without Guide To reach  Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul  in  Vyšehrad , it's not straightforward.   For example, my hotel  Corinthia Hotel Prague  is next to a metro station named Vyšehrad too.  However, I didn't connect two dots together until my last day of visit.  It turned out that it's easier (but not straightforward) to walk from my hotel to the Basilica. Because ...