Iva and Joseph Drebitko

Château Figeac 2019, Premier Grand Cru Classé B, in Saint-Émilion was voted the best wine from the entire prestigious wine-making region of Saint Émilion to the west of Bordeaux in a recent dégustation “en primeur”. As a result it outshone Cheval...

400 years since the event that changed the course of the Czech nation’s history No event affected Czech history or the nation’s psyche more strongly than the battle – and defeat – on White Mountain on the 8th of November 1620. How and...

the paradox of humanity’s arbitrary “self-destruction” For decades, independent infectious disease specialists have warned public opinion of the accelerating pace of epidemics. Dengue fever, Ebola, SARS, H1N1, and Zika virus are just the tip of the...

Ludwig van Beethoven was a complex being, gifted with unusual genius. What makes him even more extraordinary is the fact that although he was deaf he was driven by an insatiable need to create music. He left behind works which transcend their era...

One of the things Rome is known for is its magnificent architecture. On every corner, wherever you look, you’re greeted with an incredible fountain, statue, building or church. Yet few today realise that the greatest examples of Baroque art in Rome...

In the autumn of 1516, an unusual parade passes a throng of curious onlookers and through the gates of the Château d’Amboise. A solemn old man with a full white beard sitting on a donkey is looking around at the place that will become part of his...

Viticulture today utilises knowledge collected over almost three thousand years. It was likely Phoenicians who first began growing grapes, then the Romans, followed by many generations of monks until the first generation of today’s winegrowers...

“The purpose of my work was never to destroy but always to create, to construct bridges, because we must live in the hope that humankind will draw together and that the better we understand each other the easier this will become. I will be happy if...

This May, St Petersburg celebrated 315 years since its foundation. St Petersburg is one of the few cities in the world to have experienced a large number of historically important political and economic events over a relatively short period of time...

Grape vines have been flourishing in the north of today’s Portugal for over two thousand years. This is demonstrated by the fact that as early as the first century BC, Greek historian Polybius in his work, “Land of Wine”, notes that one “matreta”...

Issues related to global warming are of great importance in the wine industry. In Europe, and France in particular, tens of thousands of hectares of vineyards may become unusable in the medium term, something which would have significant negative...

In November 2017, the art world is celebrating 100 years since the death of one of the greatest sculptors of the 19th Century, exhibitions of whose work can be visited the whole of this year around the world. Paris’s Grand Palais is currently...

Japan and Ise Grand Shrine In the Land of the Rising Sun there is a ritual repeated over and over again. In the spiritual heart of Japan, in the south of Honshu Island, every twenty years the Ise Grand Shrine is completely dismantled and rebuilt...

This year’s Biennale of Architecture has proven it may be more than just the place for celebrating and showcasing extraordinary examples of architecture, and that rather than only presenting a certain status quo in the current architecture, it...

„The contribution of culture to our national GDP is seven times higher than that of a car industry”, this is a surprising outcome of a French study undertaken as a part of a worldwide research on the economic impact of culture and creation on a...

There are just a few European cities over which so many different powers were fighting for so many centuries. Naples was probably founded by the inhabitants of a Greek settlement around 8th century BC. In 326 BC, the city was seized by the Romans...

“Every moment is unique and cannot be repeated. This moment belongs to you, and you must enjoy it thoroughly and share it with your friends.” These words come from Olivier Krug, the 6th generation heir to one of the most renowned champagnes in the...

In the Bois de Boulogne at the edge of Paris, the latest building by Frank Gehry (architect of the Dancing House on the Prague riverbank) arouses interest...

Sometimes today´s meals in luxury restaurants can completely confuse us, and by far surpass our expectations, for instance when we see cabbage or cauliflower meals on our plates. Another surprise may come when the taste takes us back.

We all know, that the basis of good health and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is linked to our food. We know the best attitude in regards to food, is to eat less, but of a good quality.

The Indians love celebrations and a year in India is carried in the spirit of many celebrations and markets. Nearly every day there seems to be some social event that often stretches late into the night.

The area between Agra, with the Taj Mahal, Rajasthan with its Maharaja palaces and the city of Amritsar in the north, with the Golden Temple complex in the state of Punjab, is considered the imaginary golden triangle of historic monuments.

A lifetime is not enough to get to know India. But if we have ten days, we can peek under its guise of exceptionality, diversity, uniqueness and strangeness and get a chance to see a sliver of its extensive cultural heritage.