Throughout the year, several public holidays are specific to the Czech Republic so we thought it might be interesting to give you a detailed list of them! But during national holidays, there is limited public transportation on these days and shops might be closed too (big shop like Tesco could be open though). There is […]
Category: Culture
Articles about Czech culture, culture and cultural events in the Czech Republic, or culture of expats and minorities living in the Czech Republic. Basically anything culture-related.
Things the World could Learn from Czechs
When you travel the world and you tell people you meet on the way, that you come from the Czech Republic, some of them lift their eyebrows, as they have no clue where such country is. Some might go “Oh, Czechoslovakia!”, and then you have to explain, that we’ve been two separate countries since 1993. […]
Czech Design
According to a well-known saying the Czechs have golden hands, which implies that the two words Czech Design were meant to belong together. The Czechs have a reputation of a nation, which is able to produce anything with bare hands and the end product would not lack quality. Czech creativity manifested itself many times in […]
St. Barbara’s Day
St. Barbara’s Day is annually celebrated on 4th December in the Czech Republic and in some other countries as well.
How to celebrate Christmas in the Czech Republic
It is that magical time of the year again! It is time for celebrations, miracles, presents, festive mood and shining lights! Yes, it is Christmas time! Visitors and expats living in the Czech Republic may be wondering how do the Czechs celebrate the most wonderful time of the year, so let’s take a look how […]
Brno Christmas starts today!
Brno Christmas will be launched today, 27 Friday, at 5 pm.
Interactive Installations at Signal Festival
Get a taste of light art From the 15th to the 18th of October Signal light festival will brighten up the streets of Prague for the third time. Members of the team responsible for festival’s organization recommend to check out the light masterpieces either on the first or the last day of the show, when […]
Reading books everywhere as a “national sport” in Czech Republic
Reading books in Czech Republic seems like kind of national characteristic. When you are in Prague, you can easily notice that people are reading books just everywhere – especially in public transport and while waiting. No matter how crowded the tram/metro/bus is, no matter whether they have some place to sit or have to stand up […]
“Social dining” – the way to discover the world
“Social dining” is becoming more and more popular among travelers. It’s also called “couchsurfing for food”. Traveling, besides opportunity to see new places and learn about new cultures, give you also a chance to taste local cuisine, which definitely is part of country’s culture. Everyone knows that common meals are connecting people, no matter if […]
Couchsurfing: Friends you haven’t met yet
Were you wondering how to meet up new people in the new country or city which you’ve just arrived to? So, besides our monthly MeetUps, there are of course several different ways. Let’s find out more about one of them. Learn something about couchsurfing. How it all started? Couchsurfing began in 2004 as a small passion […]