Writer Franz Kafka lived almost his entire life in Prague, and the city often made an appearances in his stories and novels. It is not difficult to find the places where the author lived and worked: ...

More than 350 years after it was looted from Prague by the Swedish Army during the Thirty Years’ War, a famous medieval text will return to its native land, though only temporarily. The Codex Gigas ...

Anyone even remotely familiar with Czech literature will know Ivan Klíma and his work. The author of more than 40 novels, short-story collections, plays and books of essays, Klíma, born in 1931 in ...

As of January 2025, Olympic coach Jamie Main will become the Director of Swimming at Repton School. This prestigious day and boarding school in the Derbyshire village of the same name has an ...

Lucie Turnerová from the Charles Bridge Museum and boat company Prague Venice helped us get to know a bit about the history of the landmark. She describes the Charles Bridge as “the epicenter of Czech ...

Twenty-two years after one of the biggest financial frauds of the 1990s, when more than Kc1.2bn (EUR48m) was stolen from 60,000 investors in the former CS Funds, investors have received neither ...

GPB Global Resources B.V. (GPB GR) is an international group of companies that engages in petroleum exploration and production throughout the world. It specializes in the acquisition and management of ...

If you’ve been enchanted by the romantic allure of Paris or won over by the colorful markets of Barcelona, you’ll be mesmerized by the “City of a Hundred Spires” — Prague. Prague is otherworldly, with ...

For many women in the Czech Republic, the Easter season, known as Velikonoce, is not their favorite time. Easter Monday is the national holiday, and traditionally it is a time when women get whipped ...

Among the names for Prague is the Magic City, and not without reason. Places connected to legends are all over the city, and throughout the centuries everyone from alchemists to vampires are supposed ...

Since 2005, the Foundation for Development of Ukraine—also known as the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation after its founder—has played a prominent role in Ukraine. Its work has been especially noticeable in ...

Prague is a city renowned for its stunning architecture and historical beauty. But did you know that it’s also home to some of the most spectacular blossoms in Europe? From the traditional Prague ...