Looking for your Czech ancestors doesn't need to be difficult even if you don't speak the language and have never been to the Czech Republic. There are many digitalized genealogy resources and I've made a…
Here's a list of famous movies and shows that make a reference to the Czech Republic, enjoy! (more…)
This year you have the unique opportunity to experience the most famous Czech Fašank festival in the village of Strání online! Read on to find out where and how. (more…)
There are many groups of Middle Age enthusiasts in the Czech Republic - they visit castles, dress up and recreate battles and scenes from everyday life. These students, however, picked it up a notch and…
Hromnice is known in the English-speaking countries as the Groundhog Day, religiously also as Candlemas. It is celebrated on February 2. (more…)
Colorful and somewhat scary costumes, lots of music, dancing and cake. That's fašank, masopust, končiny or ostatky, the legendary Czech Mardi Gras, the time of strange traditions like burying the contrabass... (more…)
Latvian artist Ieva Ozola who lived in Prague for 3 years created a very unique series of sketches of the Czech capital. So even if you are far away, you can enjoy some Prague sightseeing…
Zabíjačka is a very special event in the Czech Republic and although many families decided to abandon the tradition of slaughtering their own pig they still purchase the products. (more…)
According to a Czech saying every Czech is a musician. While this isn't necessarily true for everyone, the fact is that the Czech Republic has produced an impressive number of world-famous musicians in the past…
Christmas is a time of fairy-tales in the Czech Republic. The TV channels run fairy-tales day and night and the best thing is that they don't need to look far to find them as Czech…
