Culture

Czech Easter Markets and Traditions

Veselé Velikonoce! Velikonoce, the Czech name for Easter, comes from the expression velká noc, meaning “great night,” a...

Czech Christmas Traditions

Christmas is our favorite time of the year, especially here in the Czech Republic. If you’re visiting, you...

The Most Haunted Places in Prague

Our Guide to Authentic Czech Souvenirs

Krtek Krtek, or The Little Mole, is a Czech national treasure. Since animator Zdeněk Miler first released Krtek...

Urban Legend

Petr Urban is a household name in Prague — but not for reasons you’d expect. As an Olympic...

Being Dvořák – An afternoon with the grandson of the Master

By Hannah Burns & Kylie Naughton There’s a private villa that lies atop a hill in Vysoká, a small...

The Greatest Czech Who Never Lived

BY HANNAH BURNS In late 1966, in the small northern Czech town of Liptákov, a mysterious chest was...

Galerie La Femme : The Art of Homework

Women have served as eternal muse for artists throughout history, inspiring the likes of Salvador Dali, Matisse, Johannes...

Janek Rubeš & Honza Mikulka: The Honest Prague Guide

It’s a Wednesday afternoon in Old Town Square, and the postcard-perfect scene is already swarming with tourists snapping photos...

Chasing Černý: We talk to Prague’s iconic provocateur and artist

BY TATIANA CIRISANO David Černý, the iconic Czech artist and provocateur, is used to running late, says the...