10 Breathtaking Places in Czech Republic
Vantage points, castles, landscapes - enjoy these 10 breathtaking places in the Czech Republic. (more…)
3 Czech Fairy-tales to Watch at Christmas
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…
Czech Christmas Traditions 4/4 – Last days of Christmas
We've talked about the advent traditions, the traditional Czech Christmas food and about how the Czech celebrate the most important day of Christmas. What's left is to tell you what happens during the last days…
Unconventional Czech Nativity Scenes
Czechs love the nativity scene. You can find one at every Christmas fair and there are even special nativity scene museums. There are nativity scenes made from wood and those you can cut out of…
Muzika, the most traditional Czech Christmas dessert
Have you ever heard of muzika? Although it means "music" in Czech, this time we're not referring to actual music but to a traditional Czech Christmas dessert - a compote that has been half forgotten…
Hašlerky, legendary Czech bonbons
It is December 13, 1920 and František Lhotský, a Czech businessman, just convinced the singer and actor Karel Hašler to give his surname to the empresario's bonbons. Hašler was reluctant at first saying he didn't…
Czech Christmas Traditions 3/4 – Most Important Day
In the first part of the Czech Christmas Traditions series we talked about the Advent traditions. The second part was all about Czech Christmas food and this time we will tell you all about the…
Christmas Walnut Cookies
At Christmas, the walnut cookies are one of the stars of many Czech dinner tables. Here is a great recipe by the Creative Mom, so you can make the nuts at home. (more…)
Czech Christmas Traditions 2/4 – Christmas food
In the first part of Czech Christmas Traditions we wrote about the traditions celebrated during the Advent. This time, let's talk about the delicious food served in Czech homes at Christmas. (more…)