You won’t see many Amsterdam-style bikes in the streets of Prague nor a lot of fixed gear bikes. What can be a perfect bike to cities like Amsterdam or Copenhagen will most likely not be the best bike for Prague. Prague is fairly hilly. There are plenty of cobblestones, which especially in the old town are far from smooth. That, together with the tram lines are factors you should consider while choosing your new bike. During the communist era, the only bikes you could get were road or city bikes. In the early 90s Czech brand Author saw potential in the off-road market. They brought mountain bikes to the market with which they dominated the market in the 90s and early 2000s. That’s one of the reasons Czechs love mountain biking. If you’d gone to a bike shop a few years ago, chances are, you’d be leaving with a mountain bike. But the times are changing, you’ll see a lot more people getting into the road and gravel biking. Especially in the last two years. So what is the best bike for you? First and foremost, it’s important to consider what are your expectations from the bike. Is your bike...
Next Friday, Jun 10, the Night of Churches will be taking place. In Prague alone, more than 15o sacred places will be open to the public where visitors can take guided tours and attend concerts and lectures. It is also a unique opportunity to see otherwise inaccessible places such as crypts or church towers. When the Church Night was established in 2009, only 25 churches throughout the Czech Republic took part in it. 14 years later, 154 of them will open in Prague alone, and 1678 throughout the entire Czech Republic. Varied program There are two main topics of this year’s program: glass and a reminder of Jan Amos Comenius. “The UN has declared 2022, among other things, the Year of Glass, and the sacral architecture of our country provides many interesting artifacts made of glass. Whether in the form of stained glass or liturgical dishes. In the Archdiocese of Prague, we can find stained glass windows from the Gothic period to the most modern period. The second topic will be a reminder of Jan Amos Komenský, 430 years after his birth this year,” said Michal Němeček, director of the pastoral center of the Prague Archbishopric. Like every year, this...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The board of the Czech National Bank is likely to raise the base interest rate by 0.75 percentage points or more at its meeting later this month, the outgoing governor of the central bank Jiří Rusnok said in an interview for Aktuálně.cz. . Russian President Vladimir Putin should be prosecuted by an international tribunal for the atrocities committed in Ukraine, Czech President Miloš Zeman said in an interview for Radio Free Europe. The average wage in the Czech Republic fell by an average of 3.7 % in real terms in the first quarter of this year due to inflation, the Czech News Agency reported citing data from economic analysts. The Czech Post has started testing extended working hours for parcel deliverers in Prague. They will deliver parcels 12 hours a day instead of the current eight. The delivery will thus last until approximately 20:00. The Sudeten German Association has launched a new app Sudeten.net designed to help Sudeten Germans search for their ancestors, but also to re-establish old contacts and find people...
Even though the number of Ukrainian refugees registering with Czech immigration police or requesting temporary protection is falling, some regions are overburdened. The number of temporary protection visas issued by the Czech Republic to Ukrainian refugees keeps dropping as Czechia issued 340 on Saturday, 142 fewer than a week ago. In total, Czechia has issued 364,431 since Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February, the interior ministry tweeted on Sunday. However, some refugees are already leaving Czechia as about 300,000 are currently staying in the country, Interior Minister Vit Rakušan (STAN) told the media last week. Rakušan estimates that of the approximately 50,000 refugees who have already left the Czech Republic, around half have returned to Ukraine, and half have continued to other countries, mostly Germany. So far, 280,927 refugees from Ukraine have registered with the Czech immigration police, 1,044 on Saturday alone. The duty to report to the immigration police does not apply to minors under 15, who make up about 30% of the incoming refugees. Regional refugee assistance centres have been operating all over the country, offering aid with registration, accommodation, personal documents, job mediation and insurance to Ukrainians. Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib (Pirates) announced on Wednesday...
I met Richard for the first time five or six years ago when he was a sous chef at Bottega Tusarova. His big smile and genuine passion for food made me think he was special. I was not wrong. At AGEXX, Richard Bielik is the head chef of ZEM, the new restaurant of the new Hyatt Andaz hotel in Senovazne Namesti, 3 minutes from Vaclavske Namesti. Balance and harmony and flavors Richard studied at the Hotelova Akademia in Slovakia, then started working in the catering business as a waiter, barman, and coordinator. He moved to Prague and decided to perfect his skills as a chef. He worked at Mandarin Oriental, Augustin, and Taro and spent 9 months in London at Kitchen W8, a Michelin-starred restaurant in the heart of London. Richard’s philosophy has not changed over the years. “What I want to achieve,” he says, “is a balance and a harmony and flavors.” Zem: Czech bistronomy with an Asian twist Richard’s new adventure is truly a balance of Czech and Asian cuisine. The menu has two sections: “Izakaya,” a Japanese pub, and “Czech avant-garde.” The restaurant has a local clientele who enjoy traditional food with a modern approach and are...
The Czech Design Week design and art festival will take place at the Mánes Gallery from 2 to 4 September 2022. The festival will display the most interesting works by Czech and international designers with an emphasis on authenticity and personal approach. Come and see the best of interior and industrial design, glass, ceramics, fashion, jewelry, graphics and visual creation. There will also be a daily accompanying educational and music program. Within three days from 2 to 4 September, Czech Design Week will offer a wide selection of contemporary Czech and foreign works by various designers, students, brands and studios across all fields of design: from interior and industrial design, glass, ceramics, fashion and jewelry to graphics and visual creation. The installation format will also complement the daily accompanying program at the festival in the form of lectures, panel discussions, music performances and now also fashion shows. This year’s festival will be prepared by Idea & Maker studio, run by the Czech duo Johana and and her husband Maxim Kroft, whose digital art extends to the world of the NFT. Applications for Czech Design Week 2022 are open to anyone who is not afraid to show their work and go through curatorial supervision.
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. Former PM Andrej Babiš currently has the highest support of all candidates in the race for the 2023 presidential elections, according to the outcome of a May poll conducted by the Median agency. Babiš received 28.5% support, followed by General Petr Pavel with 19.5% and trade union leader Josef Středula with 7.5%. . The Czech Republic, during its forthcoming EU presidency, will promote the acceptance of Ukraine for a candidate for EU entry, said Czech Senate deputy chairman Jiri Ruzicka. “We will explain to other EU states why the granting of the EU candidate status to Ukraine is also important in connection with the current Russian invasion”, Ruzicka said. Czechs’ awareness of sustainable development goals (SDGs) increased from 52 percent last year to 62 percent now, according to a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency for Association of Social Responsibility. The SDGs include eradication of extreme poverty, fight against inequality and climate protection. The presence of two new Omicron subvariants, designated BA.4 and BA.5, have been confirmed in the Czech Republic by the...
The Ministry of Finance has presented its first economic forecast, having also taken into account the war in Ukraine. It has thus significantly worsened its estimate of the Czech economy’s growth this year to 1.2 percent from 3.1 percent in January. At the same time, in comparison to the January estimates, the office expects higher average inflation for this year at 12.3 %. So far this year, it has predicted a price rise of 8.5 percent. Economic growth this year is expected to be driven by government and private sector investment and consumption. At the same time, however, household consumption will be enfeebled by a significant increase in the cost of living, especially energy prices, and the CNB’s (Czech National Bank) tightening monetary policy. For next year, the government body expects economic growth to accelerate to 3.6 percent and the average inflation rate to fall to 4.4 percent. However, the ministry said the estimates are currently very uncertain, mainly because of the impact of the war in Ukraine. “On the one hand, the influx of refugees from Ukraine could ease labor market deficiency and weaken upward pressure on wages growth, but potentially unsuccessful integration could pose a significant social problem...
FlixBus proves once again that it is an essential segment in the development of Croatia’s tourist offer with the addition of three destinations. On May 30, began the operations between Prague and Rijeka began. Buses run five times a week. Ticket price – from CZK 749. On June 1, the carrier launched a connection to Pula (Istrian peninsula), five times a week. From June 2, you can also reach Split on a daily basis. Tickets start from CZK 999. ˝FlixBus, as a strong European brand, thanks to its wide network, high frequency and affordable and quality service during all these years, has established itself as an important segment in the development of Croatia’s tourist offer. And in these challenging times for all of us, we strive to respond positively to the needs of our passengers for travel and to update our offer while respecting all safety measures constantly,” said Ante Grbesa, director of FlixBus CEE South region. Until this year, the increase in the number of tourists arriving from abroad by FlixBus buses, from season to season, has grown by up to 80% to certain destinations. The FlixBus green bus network extends to 29 European countries and connects 2,000 destinations...
The Czech sculptor Jaroslav Róna will create a new memorial from the cut Jewish gravestones, which have been part of the paving on Wenceslas Square in Prague for decades. The Jewish community in Prague is launching a crowdfunding campaign to build the memorial, stated in a press release Petra Schwarz Koutská of the Jewish community. The memorial will be placed close to the Jewish cemetery not too far from the Žižkov TV Tower in Mahlerovy sady. For many years, the Jewish community in Prague drew attention to the origin of the paving in the lower part of Wenceslas Square. In 2020, dozens of paving stones made from Jewish headstones have been found during redevelopment work, confirming speculation that the former communist regime raided synagogues and graveyards for building materials. The names of the dead are unidentifiable because the headstones have been broken to form cobblestones. One person appears to have died in 1877, when Prague was part of the Habsburg empire, while the most recent death is shown to have happened in the 1970s, during the height of communism. The stones appear to have been taken from different cemeteries. Thanks to a memorandum signed by Prague and the Technical Administration of...
The seventh annual Praha žije hudbou festival brings live music to the streets and squares across the city on June 3 and 4. Praha Žije Hudbou is a street art festival whose aim is to present street art to the public and support the idea of busking. Dozens of places in Prague will transform into stages, on which will perform popular Czech musicians, theatre ensembles, acrobats and others. The program of the event includes approx. 500 concerts and performances in Prague. The stars of this year include Aneta Langerová, Lenka Dusilová, Mucha, James Harries, Scott & Lila, Prago Union, Hellwana… and many others! Busking Busking does not include just music acts, but is any street performance, from music to magic, theatre to dance. Passers-by usually toss a voluntary contribution into their favourite performer’s hat. Even though the artists at the festival do not charge for the public to watch and listen to their performances, they will surely appreciate your support! Festival venues 5 stages for music acts, 1 stage for theatre and over 40 busker points will be created in Kasarna Karlin, Kampa, Jungmannovo Square, Můstek, Stalin and other locations. In fact, you can simply walk all the way through...
Approximately 1,000 Ukrainian refugees are leaving the Czech Republic every day, but still around 300,000 of the original 350,000 asylum seekers to arrive during the conflict in Ukraine remain in the country, according to Interior Minister Vít Rakušan. Rakušan, who is also the country’s deputy prime minister, also revealed that a similar figure was still arriving in the country on a daily basis, and explained around half of the 50,000 that have departed the Czech Republic actually went home to Ukraine, with others traveling on to other countries, mostly Germany. The Czech interior minister stated that 80-85 percent of refugees have stayed in Czechia while the numbers of arrivals and exits are balanced. It is, however, hard to ascertain an exact number of people leaving because the Czech Republic does not lie on the external Schengen border. “If we now have the idea that 75-80 percent of people are in their places, then this is quite telling. We need to know the conditions of those who want to go to school. That is the most important thing,” commented Rakušan on the issue of obtaining more precise data. “When enrolling in schools, we want to collect additional data, use it to...
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