Jan Richter

For the first time since the war, a shop with kosher food has opened in the Czech capital. Located in Prague’s Old Town, just metres away from the all the attractions of…

The Social Democrats launched their campaign for May’s general elections with a bang over the weekend. At a conference in Teplice on Saturday, they unveiled an ambitions…

Hello, this is SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s very own programme in which you can learn some interesting, if not useful phrases while listening to music. Today’s phrase to…

It’s been sixty years since the legendary Czech three-wheeler, Velorex, first took to the road. Ridiculed by some and admired by others, the curious vehicle gained many…

For centuries, the northern Bohemian town of Žatec has been the centre of hops growing in the country. Known as the home of hops and beer, the town is now trying to cope…

It’s a long way from the Czech Republic to Yemen, but you can cover the distance of nearly 6,000 km between the Czech capital and the coastal city of Aden in less than an…