Czech castles show off new spaces and tour routes this spring
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The tourist season starts on April 1; for the first time after two years there won’t be restrictions but prices have gone up.
Retro museum to showcase Czechoslovak life in the 1970s and ’80s
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The fourth floor of Prague’s Kotva department store will be home to thousands of items from the Normalization era.
How well do you know Prague? New app showcases architectural history
An online map developed for city planners has been made available to the public, and it is filled with historical details.
When it comes to culture, Prague outranks London and Vienna
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The Czech capital has been named Europe’s most cultural city, so what’s the reason for its international significance?
Renovations finishing on Prague palace where Mozart performed
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Clam-Gallas Palace has been undergoing restoration for three years and the first part should reopen in the summer.
7 unsung heroines who had a lasting impact on Czech history
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From the original marketing guru and influencer to a literary muse who saved lives, these lesser-known Czech women blazed trails back in the day.
How did the Volhynian Czechs end up in Ukraine?
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Thousands of people from Bohemia seeking a better life settled in northern Ukraine in the 19th century.
Masopust kicks off in Prague this week: where to eat, drink, and make merry
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The Czech version of Mardi Gras features lots of food and parades between Fat Thursday and Masopust Tuesday, just before the start of Lent.
Mother and son find silver coin trove while hiking in Moravia
Last year set a record for archaeological finds in Wallachia, and this year is now off to a good start.
Prague’s speedy ‘Leningrad-style’ metro escalators are slowly vanishing
The metro’s original escalators don’t meet EU standards, but replacing them all will take until 2030.
On this day 160 years ago, the Czech Sokol fitness movement was founded
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Buildings in Prague and across the country will be lit in the movement’s colors of red and white this evening.
Czechia’s internet began three decades ago with a single connection
Speeds now are 2,000 times what they were when the Czech Technical University in Prague first connected to Linz.
On this day in 1342: Prague's medieval Judith Bridge collapsed
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The predecessor of Charles Bridge stood for 170 years until it was destroyed in a flood; traces of it can still be seen today in Prague.
Netflix’s new 'Munich' film takes revisionist look at a historic failure
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British PM Neville Chamberlain is depicted as a brilliant strategist for handing Czechoslovakia over to Hitler.
Prague's Old-New Synagogue to light up for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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A new map app sharing stories of 30,000 Holocaust victims from the Czech capital has also been released to mark the occasion.
Prague Castle to devote exhibit to Jože Plečnik, born 150 years ago this week
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The Slovenian architect turned Prague Castle into a suitable presidential seat and also built an iconic church in Prague 3.
Eduard Marek, the oldest Czech Boy Scout, dies at 104
He was imprisoned by both the Nazis and communists for upholding the Scouting ideals.
