Art and culture

La mia Praga (di Antonio Corvino)

Il Ponte Carlo È da lì che devi cominciare se vuoi capirci qualcosa a Praga e di Praga. Devi cercare il Ponte Carlo e attraversarlo tutto. Lentamente, perdendoti tra le sue statue, lugubri e notturne, la maggior parte, che ne costellano le sponde. Oltre...

Petition: name a public space in Prague after Angelo Maria Ripellino, unforgettable author of “Magic Prague

We request on Change.org that the Municipality of Prague consider naming a public space (either a street, or a square or garden) after the distinguished Italian bohemist and poet Angelo Maria Ripellino, on the occasion this year of the centenary of his birth and...

Discovering Seminářská and its Black Star

We meet Gianni Baylo, a pioneer of Italian entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic, who tells us the secrets and legends of a street with hidden charms Discovering Seminářská and its Black Star by Sabrina Salomoni On the route between Charles Bridge and Old Town...

Gratias Agit Award to Italian Bohemist Alessandro Catalano

The prestigious award was presented to him by Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský. Present at the ceremony was the ambassador of Italy, Mauro Marsili Gratias Agit Award to Italian Bohemist Alessandro Catalano Prague, Oct. 19, 2023 At a solemn ceremony held today in Prague, the...

Applausi ed Emozioni al Lucerna di Praga per il MittelCinemaFest

Cala il sipario sulla rassegna di cinema italiano contemporaneo, giunta quest’anno alla XI edizione nella capitale ceca Applausi ed Emozioni al Lucerna di Praga per il MittelCinemaFest Praga 6 dicembre 2023 Oggi cala il sipario sulla XI edizione del MittelCinemaFest, il Festival del Cinema...

Discovering the Fountains of Rome

A journey through Renaissance and Baroque fountains led by Michaela Krčmová Discovering the Fountains of Rome Prague, September 11, 2023 The Italian publishing scene has recently been enriched with a new title, “Fontane di Roma”. A Walk to Discover Renaissance and Baroque Fountains” by...

An October in honor of Ripellino

Under the auspices of Dante Alighieri, two special events pay tribute to the great Italian Slavist, prince of Bohemistics, on the centenary of his birth An October in honor of Ripellino The first event is titled “Living… and not getting tired of loving: a...

Global Champions Prague Playoffs – 17 to 20 novembre

After last year’s success, great expectations are high for the fourth edition of the Global Champions Prague Playoffs, an event that will once again make the Czech capital the centre of world equestrianism in mid-November. Olympic winners and world champions, riding the best horses...

Ennio Morricone – The Official Concert Celebration

It will be a spectacular musical event and will take place in Prague on 19 December 2022 in the O2 Arena. The concert programme was curated by Maestro Ennio Morricone himself, who began working on the project in 2019, anticipating that in the future...

  In June 1967, shortly after Solženicyn’s open letter on censorship in the USSR, the 4th Congress of the Writers’ Union was held in Czechoslovakia. Opening the proceedings, with a speech of clear and calm audacity, was Milan Kundera, then already a successful author....