The head of Mšecké Žehrovice is one of the best known surviving pieces of Celtic art not just in the Czech Republic, but in the whole of Europe.
The Czechoslovakian Wolfdog’s name doesn’t lie – it is indeed part dog, part wolf!
The Český Fousek or Bohemian Wire-Haired Pointing Griffon was originally bred in the Czech Republic as a hunting dog. They are easy to train and devoted to their owners.
This breed was created in the 1950s for use in medical experiments. But from these unhappy beginnings, the world gained one of its most easy-going and sociable dogs.
The Bohemian Shepherd Dog, along with the Prague Ratter, is one of the oldest Czech dog breeds. It was originally used as a guard dog and a herding dog.
The Czech Terrier is a small, agile dog, weighing in at no more than 10 kg. Even though it was created by inbreeding, nowadays it is a healthy and robust breed.
In the first part of our new mini-series presenting Czech dog breeds, we focus on the smallest of them – the Prague Ratter.
The town of Jeseník might not be a destination very high on the list of most tourists to Czechia, but the mountain town is a cradle of hydrotherapy.
Libverda, in the Liberec Region, specializes in carbon baths that promise to help guests with movement disorders and heart problems.
A fifteen-minute drive north of Karlovy Vary, Jáchymov is the oldest radon spa in the world. It became a popular spa destination at the beginning of the 20th century.
Teplice is home to historical spas that drew the likes of Beethoven and Goethe. Now it is offering treatmetnt to people with long Covid.
“Poděbrady is for the heart” is the motto of Central Bohemia’s main spa resort, which specializes in cardiology, boasts top-class balneology and splendid architecture.
Nestled in a shallow valley between the green hills of the Slavkov and Upper Palpatine Forests, Mariánské Lázně is the second-largest Bohemian spa town.
Františkovy Lázně is the smallest and westernmost town of the Bohemian Spa Triangle, which it forms along with Karlovy Vary and Marianské Lázně.
Karlovy Vary, the most famous Czech spa town with one of the largest concentrations of hot springs in Europe, has hosted kings, poets and celebrities.
Located in the town of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, the Wallachian Open Air Museum offers a unique look into the history of Moravian architecture and customs.
Luhačovice takes great pride in its renowned spas and mineralized cold spring water, considered among Europe’s best and sold as a popular medicine in pharmacies nationwide.
In the first episode of our series Landmark Prague Stories, we visit the Church of Our Lady Victorious in the Lesser Quarter with its famous statue of the Infant Jesus.
The Daliborka tower at Prague Castle is known to most Czechs as a prison and the site of a well-known national legend. It tells the story of Dalibor of Kozojedy.
Prague's Vyšehrad, which lies on the other side of the river, was once a rival to Prague Castle itself. Today it remains a site connected to many core Czech national myths.
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