Spring is coming: dates announced for Prague Easter markets
In the meantime the first spring market of the season opens in Prague this week at náměstí Republiky.
7 unsung heroines who had a lasting impact on Czech history
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.
David Černý's iconic Soviet tank painted blue and yellow in support of Ukraine
The artist's Tank Torso, which stands at the location of Prague's former Monument to Soviet Tank Crews, is now sporting the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
Olympic runner biopic 'Zátopek' takes gold at Czech Lion Awards
David Ondříček's drama about Emil Zátopek, who won three gold medals at the 1952 Olympics, was named the best Czech movie of 2021.
How did the Volhynian Czechs end up in Ukraine?
Thousands of people from Bohemia seeking a better life settled in northern Ukraine in the 19th century.
Festival on Prague's Kampa island one of several upcoming events for Ukraine
The biggest event will be on Kampa on Thursday, with dozens of cultural institutions participating or lending support.
Best things to do in Prague in March 2022: See Irish comic Mike Rice
March closes out with a one-man comedy show called 'The Best Man in Ireland' at Hotel Alwyn in Karlín.
Prague Castle mathematically ranked Europe’s third-most beautiful landmark
A rather cryptic list ranks popular attractions by how far they deviate from the Golden Ratio of classical art.
Masopust kicks off in Prague this week: where to eat, drink, and make merry
The Czech version of Mardi Gras features lots of food and parades between Fat Thursday and Masopust Tuesday, just before the start of Lent.
Photograph Prague’s tram 22 on Feb. 22, 2022, at 22:22
Prague’s Public Transit Company has listed a dozen places to make a once in a lifetime photo, but asks people not to try to all ride at once.
Greenpeace celebrates three decades of activism in the Czech lands
While the Czech branch of Greenpeace opened 30 years ago, its activities predate the Velvet Revolution.
On this day 160 years ago, the Czech Sokol fitness movement was founded
Buildings in Prague and across the country will be lit in the movement’s colors of red and white this evening.
Miloš Forman and Jaromír Jágr honored with printed collectibles
The Oscar-winning director is on a Czech stamp, with the famed hockey player appears on the front of a replica banknote.
Valentine’s Day gaining on Mother’s Day as most celebrated Czech 'love' holiday
The most popular holidays associated with love in the Czech Republic say something about society.
Prague's new modern art museum occupies a former electrical substation
Kunsthalle Praha, in a former industrial ruin in Malá Strana, will open with electricity-inspired artworks.
Subject of the Netflix documentary ‘The Tinder Swindler’ hid out in Prague
The top-ranked doc starts a bit slow but turns into a riveting cat-and-mouse game.
Prague 2 to install permanent memorial to Jan Palach and Josef Toufar
A now-derelict building where Czech martyr Palach and victim of communism Toufar spent their final hours will be transformed into a memorial to both men.