Happy trails: Hiking in Czechia is set to get safer and easier this season
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The Czech Tourist Club, which oversees thousands of kilometers of trails, steps into spring with its Walking for Health project.
Prague firefighters commemorate 170 years with a parade
The firefighters were recruited from street cleaners, and used to do both duties for the first 13 years.
This St. Patrick's Day, follow in the footsteps of Celtic tribes
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Unique artifacts and a large settlement near Prague highlight the Celtic origins of present-day Central Bohemia.
This week in history: Charles IV's New Town envisaged a new Jerusalem
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The emperor thought the world would soon end, and he hoped to entice the heavenly powers to set up their realm in Prague's then brand-new district.
5 Czech castle trips to welcome the spring season
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From a Romanesque fortress embedded in Czech Canada to the newly opened spaces of Prague Castle, these are the notable castle openings for spring
Czechoslovakia’s forgotten rocket pioneer wanted to deliver mail by missiles
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Luckless inventor Ludvík Očenášek has been compared to Jára Cimrman, but he was a brilliant inventor and life-long supporter of democracy.
PHOTO GALLERY: See colorized lithographs of Prague in the 1900s
A series of colorized lithographs in the Library of Congress shows what Prague looked like more than a century ago.
Prague’s Smíchov district was once its own city
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The up-and-coming neighborhood used to be known as the "Manchester of Bohemia" due to its factories.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Czech cars challenge Prague’s Nusle Steps in 1947
An effort to show the high quality of Czech vehicles was captured by a British newsreel company.
PHOTO GALLERY: Prague’s ‘cemetery of fools’ ranks as one of Europe’s spookiest spots
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The abandoned cemetery once used by Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital is undergoing renovations and is temporarily accessible to the public.
Prague's Jewish legacy defies gentrification: The making of today's Josefov quarter
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A law passed in February 1893 that set the stage for the demolition of the former Jewish ghetto also drew awareness to the need for preservation.
National Gallery Prague celebrates 227 years with free admission
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The roots of the gallery go back to efforts in the late 1700s to safeguard Bohemian art collections and educate the public.
The St. Jan Nepomucký statue on Prague's Charles Bridge turns 340 years old
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An error in a chronicle led to the statue being erected 10 years early, on what was thought to be the 300th anniversary of Nepomucký's death.
PHOTO GALLERY: Barrandov’s first film began shooting 90 years ago
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The history of the famous film studio began with an obscure crime mystery called 'Murder on Ostrovní Street' in 1933.
Czech Terezín survivor uses TikTok to shed light on Holocaust
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Gidon Lev was among representatives of European Jewish communities who met in Prague this week to honor the past and talk about keeping it alive.
Prague Castle will open its previously inaccessible spaces to the public
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From March, the castle will offer a series of special tours rather than raise the current basic entry for its traditionally visited spaces.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Huge crowds queue up to see historic crown jewels
The crown jewels date back to the 14th century and are only ever made viewable on special occasions. Queues stretched for hours at Prague Castle.
