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A hundred and seventy years ago in Pilsen, the first drops of the most famous Czech “blonde” are produced   The defeat had the sour smell of beer that had gone bad,pouring from thirty six smashed up barrels, spilt under the windows of the...

While tourists are engrossed by the lights and stalls, there is a revival of ancient popular superstitions in Czech homes Christmas in Prague is not only magical for its atmosphere of lights and perfumes from the various markets that have invaded the city, but...

Out of the districts of Prague, Vinohrady is one of the great examples of artistic sophistication and elegance. It can be found on a hill on the right side of the Vltava, and was born as a genuine autonomous urban community only in the...

At the beginning, it was a small world: the dark walls of a small shop, a plank as a table, fumes of glue and paint and an ordinary name: Antonín, the son of a joiner, who lived in a small village in the centre...

“Sugaman, libri elettronici” has published in digital format (even books gain from technology): “History of the Party of Moderate Progress within the Bounds of the Law”, by the great Jaroslav Hašek, translated by Sergio Corduas. The book collects the speeches made during the political...

The premier on a visit to Rome: the commercial interchange is good, but can be improved. Discordant opinions on the euro and Eurobonds but “we are very close allies” on many issues After a roller-coaster tour between the U.S., Brussels, domestic and European commitments,...

Rather than the residence of an illustrious fellow citizen to be proud of, it seems more like a ghost house, the place of a tragedy, which bypassers usually walk past briskly with their eyes facing the ground On the streets, faces numbed by the...

Despite widespread public opposition and vehement protests from the Left parties, the bill on the restitution to Churches and religious orders of confiscated possessions during the communist regime (in former Czechoslovakia), is about to be approved. Prevailing is the will of the present centre-right...

A huge, very colourful wax heart was displayed in honour of Vaclav Havel, at the beginning of February in the small Prague square in front of the National theatre. It will stay there until the 10th of April. The artists behind the creation were...

A huge, very colourful wax heart was displayed in honour of Václav Havel, at the beginning of February in the small Prague square in front of the National theatre. It will stay there until the 10th of April. The artists behind the creation were...