It is a place sought out both by tourists and inhabitants of Prague particularly due to its peace and beauty which is hiden in the surroundings of this picturesque island. The artifical island built on the Vltava River covers an area of 2,62 hectares. The island was gradualy increased and expanded by natural sediments and depositts after the great fire of Hradčany and Lesser Town in 1541.
At first there were gardens on the island, after that mills and mill gardens began to be built here. The earliest written records mentioning Kampa Island were recorded in 1169. Entrance to the island from Charles Bridge was made accessible in 1884 with a new staircase and after the Second World War the individual guardens were united into one large park.
Kampa is separated from Lesser Town by the Čertovka River which runs in between town houses for which reason this place is called Venice of Prague.