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New Apostolic Nuncio Eugene Martin Nugent will arrive in Czechia on Thursday, September 3, where he will be welcomed by Czech and Moravian bishops at Prague’s Archbishop’s Palace. Pope Leo XIV appointed the Irish diplomat as the Vatican’s...

En 2021, decidió crear una comunidad para unir las culturas hispana y checa. Además trabaja en la embajada de Perú y se recibió de antropóloga con una tesis muy crítica sobre la comercialización de la cultura latina en Chequia a través de la...

Brno’s ŠTETL FEST returns for its fifth edition from August 26 to 30, bringing together history and memory with contemporary Jewish culture, music, theatre and debate. This year’s theme, Returns, focuses on descendants of Jewish families coming...

August 21, 1968, went down in Czechoslovak history as the day that Soviet-led Warsaw Pact troops crushed the Prague Spring reforms and the hopes of millions of people yearning for freedom and democracy. At a solemn ceremony outside the Czech...

Crystal chandeliers, monumental glass sculptures, jewellery, fashion shows and even a tram transformed into a kind of Orient Express. For six days, the northern Czech city of Liberec is celebrating a material that has shaped this region for...

The success of Kingdom Come: Deliverance has done more than put medieval Bohemia on computer screens around the world. Players are increasingly travelling to the real places depicted in the game, including Sázava and its medieval monastery. Jan...

A sea lion died at a zoo in the north Bohemian city of Liberec at the weekend after part of a child’s toy evidently got stuck in its gullet. Two other sea lions also died by choking at the institution in the past. A large male South American...

A concrete plant on Prague’s Rohan Island, between Prague’s Karlín and Libeň districts, could soon become an urban farm. Local councillors have put forward a new plan for the site, which includes growing areas, a greenhouse and a new lookout...

Czech scientists have launched an international project to save the critically endangered Jurinea cyanoides, a plant that is considered to be a remnant of the Ice Age. It can still be found in a few remaining locations in the Czech Republic and...

National harvest celebrations, such as those held within the Země živitelka agricultural fair in South Bohemia (pictured), traditionally feature not only agricultural machinery exhibitions but also various folk events. See more here.

Horseback archery is slowly finding its place in the Czech Republic, thanks to enthusiasts like Oldřich Pítra. He organizes international workshops and runs his own club in the hope that this still relatively fringe sport could one day make it...

Pavel Brázda, one of the most distinctive and independent Czech painters of the 20th century, was born in Brno on August 21, 1926. Pavel Brázda developed his artistic ideas during the 1940s, a period marked by war and major political change in...

From Čapek and Einstein to Protectorate-era hockey and OMD. Dive into the 90-year history of international broadcasting that shaped the image of Czechoslovakia around the world and became the voice of hope, art and political propaganda. It was...

A team of archaeologists led by researchers from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen are investigating a sanctuary near the village of Chleby in the Nymburk region. The more than 6,500-year-old structure served as a ritual site linked to...

A damaged statue of an angel, believed to have inspired one of Karel Kryl’s best-known songs, is returning to the western Bohemian town of Ostrov. It will go on display in the local church on August 21, the anniversary of the 1968 Warsaw...

Czech Radio’s international broadcasting service was once one of the main sources of information about Czechoslovakia abroad, and it annually received thousands of letters from listeners the world over. A portion of this rich, multilingual...

A young South African sea lion, which was born at the Prague Zoo on June 5, was introduced to visitors on 19 August 2026. The male occupied the exhibit near the main entrance. The breeders gave him the name Jabulani, which comes from South...

The public can design objects for a mission to the International Space Station. It will be possible to submit proposals using the form on the Czech Journey to Space website from August 19 to September 18, 2026. What should represent the Czech...

26. 08. 2026, 18:00 – 22:00, Mandarin Oriental – Nebovidská 459/1, 118 00, Mala Strana You are cordially invited to the 11th edition of Art of Sharing, this time in the form of a summer garden party/ We’re ready for any weather...

Desde la emblemática Casa Danzante hasta la desconcertante distribución de las viviendas checas, Antonella Nicolari comparte en esta entrevista qué es lo que más la enamora de Praga, que le falta a la ciudad para terminar de asumirse como...

This year’s edition of the legendary Trutnoff Open Air music festival is dedicated to Václav Havel, marking what would have been his 90th birthday. Even when Havel was president, he was known simply as “the tribal chief” at the rock festival...

Burned synagogues and smashed shop windows are some of the best-known images of Nazi persecution of Jews. But the Nazis also systematically confiscated Jewish books, hoping to build a huge collection that could be used to provide a ‘scientific’...

Five years ago, the Mělník III power plant, once the largest coal-fired unit in the Czech Republic, ceased operation. Commissioned in 1981, it was a mainstay of the country’s energy system for decades. Its closure in 2021 paved the way for a...

Prague is already feeling the effects of a warming climate, particularly during increasingly intense summer heat waves. Jan Richter, a climate change adaptation specialist at Prague City Hall, believes the answer lies partly beneath our feet:...

Velvet Blues, a collection of 20th century stories by Czech and Slovak Romany writers, is set to be presented at October’s Frankfurt Book Fair, where this year Czechia will be guest of honour. I discussed the anthology with Karolína Ryvolová of...

From reflections in the ionosphere to the musical oasis of Interprogram. Dive into the history of Radio Prague, which connected countries and offered popular music in exchange for political proclamations. The international service of Czech...

Oscar-winning director Jan Svěrák’s comedy Pět švestek (Five Plums) will be released in cinemas in the United Kingdom this autumn under the title What a Way to Go. It is only the fourth Czech film in the 30 years since the Czech Republic became...

If these two stop-motion puppet characters get their hands on something, you can be pretty sure it will go wrong. Pat and Mat, Czechia’s famously clumsy handymen, have been entertaining audiences for five decades, and their slapstick adventures...

Wild boars are increasingly moving into urban areas across the Czech Republic. Once largely confined to forests, they are now appearing in city parks, gardens and residential neighbourhoods,scavenging for food. Reports of sightings of wild boar...

The biggest star of his time, a wild performer who had girls falling at his feet, a Czech rock’n’roll king with a tragic fate. All of this is associated with the name Miki Volek, the once-famous singer who died alone and forgotten on August 14...

This week’s solar eclipse and the Perseid meteor shower once again drew Czechs outside to look at the sky. They also highlighted something unusual about the country: Czechia has one of the densest networks of public observatories and...

Conservationists have published the results of their traditional winter survey of large carnivores along the Czech-Slovak border. Trackers covered nearly 200 routes ranging from five to 25 kilometres, confirming the presence of wolves, lynx and...

Drying wells and declining groundwater levels are affecting an increasing number of communities across Czechia. In some areas water utilities and fire crews have had to deliver drinking water to villages where inhabitants are dependent on their...

Ishita Srivastava, Research Associate Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Fellow THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE (TERI) India has become a global leader in making progress on clean energy: by the end of December 2025, non-fossil...

What is the best way to enjoy a hot August evening in Prague? The Ambassador of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Shehryar Akbar KHAN, and his spouse, Mrs. Sonia Shehryar, hosted a Mango Summer Party at their beautiful residence garden. Without a tie, but...

The 16th  edition of Prague Pride, an annual festival celebrating the LGBTQ community, took place in Prague on Saturday, 8th  August 2026. The theme for this year is “Times Are Changing” Tens of thousands of people, Czech politicians, members...

On Saturday, 15th of August 2026, the Prague Zoo will celebrate the largest land creatures on the planet. The thematic program invites you to take a guided swim with octopuses or make paper from elephant dung. On the 10th anniversary of...

Con humor, cercanía y un método en constante evolución, Ludmila Mlýnková marcó un antes y un después en el aprendizaje del español por parte de los checos. Sus manuales, nacidos del aula y de la práctica cotidiana, continúan siendo una guía...

Charles University is building its largest science centre in modern history. The nearly five-and-a-half-billion-crown Biocenter is due to open in Prague in just a few years, and the university is now looking for a world-renowned scientist to...

The European Union plans to build a small network of huge AI computing centres as part of its effort to catch up with the United States and China. Czechia wants one of them to be built on the outskirts of Prague, where České Radiokomunikace is...

The end-of-summer blues is setting upon the citizens of Prague. Festival season is over, the holidays are coming to an end, but there are still films and plays aplenty! Here are our top tips to fill your end-of-summer programme in Prague. The...

Milena Jesenská is known around the world primarily through Franz Kafka’s letters to her. Yet her own life story is just as compelling: a pioneering journalist who stood up to Nazism and paid for it with her life in the Ravensbrück...

Due to drought and heat, Czech farmers are looking for new crops that can better withstand such conditions. Increasingly, they are opting for sunflowers instead of rapeseed. In the eastern parts of the country there have even been attempts to...

It was built as a secret Soviet command post during the Cold War and hidden from the public for decades. Now the Jasyr bunker in the Karlovy Vary region in northwest Bohemia is open to visitors, thanks to a group of enthusiasts who have spent...

One of the challenges of living abroad is gradually losing contact with your native language, and this can be even more difficult for children of expats. Various associations can therefore serve as a bridge to their native language and fellow...

Scientists from Brno University of Technology are preparing to observe Wednesday’s total solar eclipse from Iceland and Spain. Five teams equipped with cameras, dozens of lenses and special filters will have just two minutes to collect crucial...

Brno’s unique language variety, known as Hantec, has been added to the South Moravian Region’s list of traditional folk culture. It developed among the city’s lower classes in the 19th century and has survived in some everyday expressions. Its...

The European champions in the youth sailing class took place on Lake Lipno, which provided challenging conditions for the competitors. The overall standings were ultimately decided by the very last race. The best Czech crew, Jakub Lojka and...

For centuries, paintings, monuments and public buildings have shaped the way Czechs understand their past. According to art historian and Charles University Professor Vít Vlnas, works of art often tell us less about the historical events they...

The international broadcasts of Czechoslovak Radio were never just a one-way stream of news and music disappearing into the airwaves. From the very beginning, they formed a vibrant dialogue between Prague and the rest of the world. Thousands of...

A newspaper, banknotes, coins and –inevitably – a beer glass are among the items sealed inside a time capsule that was buried beneath the future tramline on Prague’s Wenceslas Square this week. Intended as a message for future...

Entre lecturas clandestinas de Milan Kundera, a quien tuvo nada menos que de profesor, y un viaje que la llevó a descubrir el desconcertante español rioplatense en Buenos Aires, Hana Hanušová construyó un puente cultural único: enseñó checo en...

The annual Prague Pride festival gets under way on Monday with nearly 200 events across the Czech capital. This year’s edition also brings a major change, with the festival moving from Letná Plain to its new main venue on Štvanice Island...

Longer and more intense heat waves are becoming a growing challenge for Prague, where the urban landscape traps heat long after sunset. City officials are responding with a range of adaptation measures, including an interactive map of cooling...

One of Prague’s lesser-known but all the more fascinating libraries is the Jiřina Šiklová Library, hidden in the city centre on the banks of the Vltava. Although it is one of the smaller libraries, it has something to offer even the most...

The iconic Villa Tugendhat in Brno is marking 25 years on the UNESCO World Heritage List with a three-day celebration starting this Friday. The programme includes concerts, art installations and a unique videomapping show on the facade of the...

More than a hundred students from around the world have gathered in Prague this summer with one goal: to study Czech. They’re taking part in the annual Summer School of Slavonic Studies, a programme Charles University has been running...

One of the oldest “patients” on record has undergone an examination at the St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno. Using computed tomography, doctors scanned the more than 700-year-old statue of the Žarošice Madonna, which...

Czechia has been named Europe’s fastest-growing tourism destination in a major international study, a result that CzechTourism sees as confirmation that its efforts to reshape the country’s image abroad are paying off. Rather than...

Brno pulsed to the rhythm of Brazilian samba during the seventh annual Brasil Fest, held over the past few days. Hundreds of dancers, drummers, capoeira performers and other artists filled the city centre with colour and energy as they paraded...

The network of Czech Centres is heading for its biggest transformation in years. Newly appointed director Ivan Jukl says the goal is not to shrink the organisation but to strengthen its presence abroad while making it more efficient at home...

Half tram, half train. Engineers in the village of Dětenice, in the Jičín region, are testing a vehicle that could make regional rail transport more efficient. Powered by onboard batteries, the prototype could begin carrying passengers within...

On August 4, 1306, the seventeen-year-old King Wenceslas III, the last male descendant of the House of Přemyslid, was murdered in Olomouc. His death brought the dynasty to extinction in the male line and closed an era of more than five...

For the latest episode of Czechast, regional geographer and president of Jan Evangelista Purkyně University Jaroslav Koutský reflects on the changing map of Czechia. He discusses why some regions have reinvented themselves while others continue...

An elegant gentleman with a trademark moustache and a bow tie, R. A. Dvorský was one of the biggest stars of Czechoslovak popular music during the First Republic. Some of his songs became timeless hits, and in his heyday there was hardly anyone...

On the occasion of the National Day of the Swiss Confederation, the Ambassador of Switzerland, H.R. Mr. Urs Bucher, and Ms. Anja Siebold Bucher, hosted a garden reception at their beautiful residence. The Honored Speaker was : Mr. Karel...

On the occasion of the 27th Anniversary of the Enthronement of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, H.E. Ms. Hanane Saadi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the Czech Republic, hosted a reception at the residence’s beautiful garden. The Honored...

The President of the Republic, Petr Pavel, received the credentials of the new ambassadors to the Czech Republic on Wednesday, 29th of July, 2026, at Prague Castle: H.E. Mr. Talal Abdulsalam Abdullah Alshatti, new Ambassador Extraordinary and...

Con el apoyo de la Comisión Permanente del Senado para los compatriotas checos que viven en el extranjero, Radio Praga Internacional celebró un coloquio en el Senado checo para recordar el origen de las emisiones al exterior y reafirmar el...

Daniel Štech will become the new director of the foreign department of the Office of the President of the Republic. He replaces Jaroslav Zajíček, who was appointed extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Czech Republic to the...

The Czech government is merging CzechTrade and CzechInvest agencies into a single agency called CzechBusiness. Officials say the move will simplify services for companies, strengthen support for exporters, investors and startups, and reduce...

Honey badgers are only rarely kept in zoos, making the recent new arrival at Dvůr Králové Safari Park an exceptional breeding achievement. The cub is currently staying with its mother behind the scenes, and the first visitors will be able to...

One hundred and thirty-five years ago, the Petřín Lookout Tower opened and the Petřín funicular began operating. The new attractions transformed Prague’s skyline and remain among the city’s most popular landmarks. The summer of 1891...

The tragic death of the Irish rock musician Glen Hansard on Tuesday made headlines around the world. There has also been an outpouring of grief here in the Czech Republic, where Hansard touched countless lives on many visits over a 30-year...

A unique restoration project is underway in the north-eastern city of Opava, where conservators are rebuilding the glass-block dome of the historic Breda department store. The dome is made up of thousands of individual glass blocks weighing...

Czechs are among Europe’s least mobile workers. OECD and Eurostat data show they are far less likely than many other Europeans to relocate for work, often preferring to commute instead. Regional geographer and university president...

Anyone visiting Charles Bridge recently may have noticed workers suspended from ropes high above the Vltava or operating from boats below. They are carrying out regular maintenance to help keep one of Prague’s most iconic landmarks in...

Although it has been almost two weeks since the Prague premiere of what is likely to be this year’s biggest blockbuster, Prague’s IMAX cinema is still packed. The screening schedule for the 180-minute epic The Odyssey by director...

Historic writing instruments often form only a small, supplementary part of permanent exhibitions at castles and châteaux, despite the undeniable historical and artistic value of these frequently overlooked objects. A current exhibition at...

When Hanna moved from Belarus to Czechia, it changed her career and her views on sex. Many women from former Soviet countries struggle to discuss sex openly with their partners, says the designer-turned-sexologist. See more here.

The well-known artist, musician and arts administrator Milan Knížák has died at the age of 86. Knížák was part of the Fluxus art movement and was active in the Czechoslovak underground, before heading Prague’s Academy of Fine Arts and the Czech...

Czech researchers are developing a custom-made, 3D-printed implant with a porous structure that can be infused with drugs and release them gradually over time. To support the project, the Prague team has acquired a state-of-the-art 3D metal...

Ninety years after the legendary Slovak Arrow first connected Prague and Bratislava, Czech journalist and author Michaela Vetešková is keeping its legacy alive. Inspired by a rare journey aboard the iconic train, a children’s book she...

Graphic designer Pavel Fuksa has worked with some of the world’s top brands, including Nike, Lego and Google. Now Fuksa has turned his skills to a different field, designing the 2026–2027 strip collection for reigning Czech football champions...

The benefit concert of the Grand Finale of the National Festival Smetana’s Litomyšl raised more than 1 million crowns to support seniors from Litomyšl and the surrounding area. The President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, and his wife...

On Saturday, 25.7.26 and Sunday, 26.7.2026, Prague Zoo will host a popular insectivore weekend. In addition to thematic animal feedings, visitors will also be offered free tastings of insect specialties, commented food preparations, or...

La prestigiosa historietista checa Lucie Lomová habla sobre Fondo clásico del cuento popular checo, una obra que reúne cinco relatos tradicionales de Karel Jaromír Erben, a quien ella ubica a la altura de los hermanos Grimm. En esta entrevista...

Prague is known as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. To preserve its unique character for future generations, its historic city centre was designated the Prague Heritage Reservation 55 years ago, on July 21, 1971. It covers a vast...

Miloslav “Čurby” Urbanec has a private football pitch in his garden, a statue of Maradona stands outside his house, and the façade of the family home is painted in the colours of Argentina. If Czechia were ever to face Argentina at...

The monument to Field Marshal Josef Václav Radetzky is set to return to Prague’s Malá Strana after more than a century. While the decision has broad political backing, some history minded members of the public still question whether the...

There are approximately one million foreigners of various nationalities living in the Czech Republic, contributing to the country’s rich cultural diversity. In this series, Radio Prague Int. presents the stories of people of different...

The future of the Václav Havel Library has become uncertain amid disputes over its leadership, governance and the use of Václav Havel’s name. Former director Milan Babík, who led the institution for less than a year, says many of...

The Czech government has approved a proposal to ban the use of mobile phones in schools. Starting in 2027, the ban would apply to children in nursery, primary schools, grammar schools and conservatories. The opposition and the Children’s...

A monumental concrete sculpture that stood beside Prague’s Barrandov Bridge for more than three decades collapsed late last week, sending tons of debris onto a nearby road and cycle path. No one was injured, but the incident has sparked...

It’s one of Czechia’s best-kept secrets: a narrow-gauge railway that snakes through a fairy-tale landscape in the country’s far northeast. We took a ride on the Osoblažka to find out what makes it so special. All aboard...

The Colours of Ostrava festival has become an integral part of the Czech summer music scene. With a line-up spanning a wide range of genres, there’s something for fans of virtually every musical taste. See more here.

Czech psychedelic pop band Bert & Friends is celebrating a decade on the music scene. Led by frontman Albert Romanutti, the group has built a distinctive world with surreal lyrics, colourful visuals and a mix of genres. Since debuting with...

Shortly after the end of World War II, free voices returned to Prague’s radio studios. However, hopes for independent broadcasting were soon wiped out by the arrival of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain. Within a few years, Czechoslovak Radio’s...

After cementing its reputation in Czechia with an acclaimed multipurpose arena, the young Brno-based architecture studio Chybík + Krištof is increasingly going international. The firm has significant projects in London and Paris in the pipeline...

A new tourist landmark is taking shape near Boží Dar in the Ore Mountains. The “stone heart” monument built to celebrate the international hiking festival EURORANDO 2026, is intended to symbolize the unity of European countries. Boží Dar...