Jan Velinger

Since the Velvet Revolution fifteen years ago Czechs have gradually gotten used to erotic trade fairs in the Czech capital, and this year is no exception. In a week's time…

Burcak the fermented young Moravian wine that appears on the market several weeks into the start of the grape harvest is once again available in Prague, a treat for…

Frantisek Drtikol was one of the most important Czech photographers of the 20th century. His early work was influenced by Art Nouveau and he was a master of light, line…

A new Czech TV documentary shows that old age does not have to be a time of loneliness. The Charles Jordan senior citizens' home in Prague helps residents to regain a…

This week one of the world's most celebrated children's authors and illustrators is in his native Prague to launch a new book, The Tree of Life, about the life and trials…

Russia has entered two official days of mourning for the dead - parents and children - killed in the bloody siege at the school in Beslan, North Ossetia. They had looked…