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Holiday bookings down by 20 percent as Czechs fear risk of catching coronavirus
The number of advance sales for summer holiday tours has been falling since the end of last month, according to travel agencies questioned by Czech Radio. The main reason…
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End of an era? Bell tolls for iconic Czech railway train jingles
The Czech state railways administration has been quietly developing a new, uniform audio announcement system that will do away with unique station jingles, beloved by…
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Žatec: Czech town providing perfect location for major productions including JoJo Rabbit
The Czech town of Žatec is best-known for its exceptional hops. But in recent years it has also been the setting for many Hollywood productions, including the movies The…
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Kladruby Abbey: a Czech architectural gem’s long and winding road to European (if not world…
The eastern Bohemian town of Kladruby nad Labem is famous worldwide for its horse stud farm, founded by the Habsburg emperor Rudolf II. The western Bohemian town of…
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YouTuber Janek Rubeš on currency exchange scams: Always read the small print
One of the most frequent woes of foreign tourists in the Czech Republic is being ripped off when changing money. The Czech National Bank has just revoked the licences of…
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Special screening to highlight Tatra expedition that left a communist state but returned to…
In 1987 a Czechoslovak Tatra truck set off on a trip around the planet that was to take in no fewer than 67 countries. The crew were treated like heroes when they left…
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Travel agencies cancel tours to China, Škoda keeping staff there for now
A number of Czech travel agencies have cancelled or are trying to reschedule package trips to China in view of the situation surrounding the coronavirus crisis, the Czech…
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Prague City Hall moves to curb visual pollution
Prague City Hall is pushing ahead in its efforts to fight visual pollution in the Czech capital. After banning giant bubble blowers and ‘street artists’ wearing animal…
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2020: the year of Czech lace?
The region of Eastern Bohemia has for centuries been celebrated for its fine textiles and traditional lacework. Last week, the Ministry of Culture added a specific type of…
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Czech speleologists helping to harness tourist potential of breath-taking caves in Georgia
Georgia has many natural wonders and caves are one of the country’s as yet largely undiscovered attractions. The Georgian authorities are keen to make these karst areas…
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Predecessor of US dollar minted 500 years ago in Jáchymov
This week marks exactly 500 years since the minting of the first Joachimsthaler coins, the predecessors of the US dollar. The first thalers or tolars, as they were…
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SEFO: Olomouc’s long-awaited post-war Central European art museum
Plans to build a futuristic museum in Olomouc showcasing some 200,000 post-war artworks from across Central Europe have been on hold for over a decade, plagued by land…
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