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The Czech Books You Must Read

Kafka, Čapek, Kundera and Havel, these are all world renowned names, but what about all the others? How well are Czech authors actually known abroad?

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Covid-19: Medical Chamber head calls for lockdown as 100 doctors, nurses, medics test positive daily

Covid-19: Medical Chamber head calls for lockdown as 100 doctors, nurses, medics test positive daily

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The Best of Czech classical music

Czech classical music is not only a part of the national culture and history, but also of its very soul.

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Prague-based world head of Democrats Abroad: Our votes could win White House

Long-time Prague resident Julia Bryan is the international chair of Democrats Abroad. She says turnout from overseas voters is high this year – and could help Biden win.

Society

Wonders of Czechia

Průhonice Park

Průhonice Park, located on the south edge of Prague, is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site and Czech National Heritage Landmark.

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History

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The heart of Moravia – through the eyes of musician Jiří Pavlica

The Czech state has its origins in Great Moravia, an early Christian empire that developed in the ninth century. We visit it with musician Jiří Pavlica.

Sport

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Czech football hit by major corruption scandal

The Czech Football Association is currently being rocked by what could turn out to be the biggest scandal in the modern history of Czech football.

Travel

Libušín – a jewel of folk Art Nouveau in the Beskids

One of the symbols of the Beskid Mountains – a legendary cottage – reopened to the public this year, six years after a fire.

Nature

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U Lidmanů apple tree, a prized source of strudel, named Czech ‚Tree of the Year‘

For the first time ever, the coveted Czech ‘Tree of the Year’ title has gone to one bearing fruit: an apple tree in a village inn courtyard near the Polish border.

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Praguers get to cross new Troja footbridge for first time

A new footbridge joining the Troja district and the island Císařský ostrov in Prague has just been opened, replacing one that collapsed in December 2017.

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Pumpkin Autumn in Prague Botanic Garden

Photo: Klára Stejskalová
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Photo: Klára Stejskalová

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Too Loud a Solitude: Hrabal’s masterpiece with autobiographical elements

Czech Next Wave

Czech Next Wave, a regular podcast produced jointly by the Czech Centres network and Radio Prague Int., introduces talented young Czechs in various areas of the arts.

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