In a general increase in public transport fares from August 2021, the Prague Park and Ride system will stop the general CZK20 charge for day-parking and replace it with a charge depending on which location you use. In guarded parking lots on the outskirts of Prague, the price will rise to 50 CZK, closer to the center – up to 100 CZK. Unattended parking will now be free, but only for 12 hours. The biggest price increase from August will concern the car parks in Holešovice and Ládví, one of the car parks in Skalka and the parking lot at the Congress Center. So far, drivers pay CZK 20 to park all day, except for parking at the Congress Center. Recently, these car parks will be divided into three zones depending on the availability of public transport and their location in relation to the center. Free zone 0 will mean unsecured parking, and the maximum free parking time will be 12 hours. Zone 1, with a fee of CZK 50 per day, will include large guarded car parks with a capacity of over 600 cars. Zone 2 with a fee of 100 CZK includes guarded parking lots closer to the...
Nine years ago, the first Prague community garden was established in Holešovice. Today, there are almost sixty of them in various parts of the capital. In June, two new ones opened in Kobylisy and Vypich. People use city gardens to grow their own vegetables, compost, and meet like-minded people. Growing fruits, herbs, or vegetables and taking care of plants can have enormous benefits on people’s physical and mental well-being while also creating green spaces for whole neighborhoods. This is why community gardens keep growing in their popularity among Praguers. In 2017, there were 24 of them in the capital, two years later the number was at 42, and today it has increased to 56. “In the beginning, only residents of neighborhoods were interested, but now the city districts and different companies are also involved,” says Radka Pokorná, director of the Kokoza association that helps create community gardens. The interest in community gardens is also noticed by the municipality, which encourages similar activities. “Community gardens are valuable for a city dense with buildings, each green area has a great benefit for the microclimate and ultimately for the mental well-being of its residents,” says Vít Hofman, a spokesman for the Prague City...
The British Grand National has long been revered as one of the hardest cross-country races, with Aintree’s 28 fences proving a stiff test of the 6.5km, two-and-a-half-furlong race. It’s the longest jump race in British horseracing, but it doesn’t quite compare with the most gruelling cross-country race in Czech horseracing. The Velka Pardubicka Steeplechase, also known as the Grand Pardubice Steeplechase is the Czech Grand National. It lays claim to not only being the world’s oldest cross-country event but the toughest too. Outside of the Czech Republic, the Velka Pardubicka Steeplechase is rarely covered by the leading tipsters and handicappers at oddschecker, whose daily tips typically cover the UK and Irish racecards. Nevertheless, this article is designed to shine a spotlight on this iconic event for locals that are yet to experience this 147-year-old race as well as horse racing enthusiasts reading and living further afield. Unlike the British Grand National, the Grand Pardubice Steeplechase has more obstacles totalling 31. It’s one of the main reasons why Czech racing enthusiasts are drawn to Pardubice, which is situated 100km from Prague. The Grand Pardubice Steeplechase is also slightly longer than the Aintree Grand National at 6.8km. Historically, this event is scheduled...
Prague is a city filled with picturesque courtyards waiting to be discovered and visited. One might be looking for tea while others might just want to find a bit of peace and quiet to relax. Others might be looking for inspiration and creativity, or maybe just looking for a bit of fun and good music. We have found 9 places you can visit. 1.SmetanaQ Café & Bistro Smetanovo nábřeží 334/4, Prague 1, MON – SAT 8: 00–21: 00, SUN 9: 00–20: 00 This café and bistro has an inside flooded with culture and art constantly mixing and mingling. SmetanaQ is filled with beautiful alcoves looking over the Vltava where one can enjoy a lovely breakfast to start the day or join the café in the evening for an Instagram-worthy homemade lemonade or a classic Aperol spritz. 2.Vnitroblock Tusarova 791/31, Prague 7, MON 12–22: 00, TUE – SAT 9: 00–22: 00, SUN 9:00–22 :00 Vnitroblock is a multipurpose space. It arranges the most different events for you, from exhibits to street food markets, and is surrounded on all sides by residences making it cozy in the middle. You can find the tiniest Pikikino, Dudes & Barbies Gallery, vinyl record store, multimedia studio, vintage and limited...
The average income in euros in the Czech Republic is €1,368 (CZK 34,932), the highest among the Visegrad Four countries. The nation with the highest average wage in Central and Eastern Europe is Germany, specifically with €3978 (101,578 CZK), followed by Austria with €3108 (79,363 CZK). The lowest average wages are €400 (CZK 10,214) in Kosovo and €432 in Ukraine (CZK 11,031). These calculations are the result of an annual study by the consulting company Mazars, which compares the tax systems of 21 countries in Central and Eastern Europe. According to the study, the average level of wages in euros has increased the most in the private sector. In Germany, the increase is by 14 percent, and in Slovakia, Croatia, Latvia, and Northern Macedonia, by 5-10 percent. In Poland, the average wage is €1331, in Hungary €1147, and in Slovakia €1113. The study also states that taxes and compulsory employers’ contributions related to people’s employment have tended to fall this year in 21 European countries. On average, the ratio of employer’s costs to gross wages for taxes and compulsory levies is 15 percent. However, there are differences between countries. While in Romania the levies are less than 5 percent of...
Recently, the Czech Municipality of České Budějovice began working on the development of an adaptation strategy that will help prepare the city for the current and future impacts of climate change. Last month, representatives from several organisations spoke to various vulnerable groups (such as the elderly, disabled individuals, and parents of young children) to find out which locations in the city need to be improved. Now, the city has taken another important step towards the formulation of the strategy. Citizens have the best knowledge of the city On 20 July, the municipality announced that all residents can help the city in its development of the adaptation strategy. More specifically, the city invites all citizens to visit adaptuj-cbudejovice.cz where they will be able to fill out a survey. In addition to this, they will also find a map that allows them to identify locations that overheat in the summer, flood during torrential rains, etc. It is important to note that residents are further encouraged to pinpoint the areas they find pleasant. The municipality will then use this information to ensure their protection. What is more, it will use them as good examples from which it will derive ideas for the upgrade of other...
On July 19, easyJet has inaugurated the new route that will connect Barcelona and Prague during the summer months. This connection is another step in easyJet’s commitment to connecting its Spanish bases with primary European destinations and, at the same time, it increases to 11 the total number of destinations that the airline offers from Prague. The first flight of this new route has landed at 10.40h at the Prague airport, where it has been received with the traditional water cannon salute. This connection, which has been enabled with 15,300 seats, will be operational until October 25 with 3 weekly frequencies (Monday, Friday, and Sunday). Javier Gándara, Country Director of easyJet in southern Europe, affirms that: “This summer we have added 17 routes to our Spanish bases and Prague is one of the new additions from Barcelona. We know that people want to fly, and we want to give them the possibility to do so to the most demanded destinations. Prague and Barcelona have a lot to offer, and we look forward to connecting passengers from both cities with all the guarantees of security and flexibility.” With this new seasonal route, easyJet reinforces the connectivity of Prague Airport during the summer...
“An extension of Prague’s public transport” – this is how representatives of Nextbike, the largest domestic bike-sharing company, talk about their upcoming project with the city administration. According to them, Prague could become the first Czech city in which public transport tickets will include bike-sharing. According to Tomáš Karpov, the director of operations at Nextbike, every holder of Lítačka could simply unlock a bike to get to a destination faster and for free. “Right now, we are in the negotiation process with the Prague city company Operátor ICT and the city’s PID. We are discussing whether the idea is technically feasible at all. But if it worked out, it would be great for Praguers. I would like to point out that the Lítačka could then be used to unlock bikes from even our company’s competitors,” explains Karpov. “Nextbike already operates in 23 cities in the Czech Republic, including Prague. Furthermore, we rely on support from city administrations in nineteen of them. It is a question of how something similar would work in Prague,” said Adam Scheinherr, Deputy Mayor for Transport. Tábor, a town in South Bohemia, serves as an example of how functional and useful such a system can be....
Dissident playwright and then-President Václav Havel gave sufficient encouragement to artists that the Summer Shakespeare Festival took place for the first time in 1994 – at Prague Castle, no less. Prague Shakespeare Company has recently announced that international TV, film, and theatre star Hammed Animashaun (Amazon’s Wheel of Time, Royal National Theatre) will join PSC Artistic Director Guy Roberts as co-director of the English-language production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream performing as part of the Summer Shakespeare Festival at Prague Castle on 29 & 30 July, 2021. Set in a magical wood filled with fantastical fairies, sprites and legendary creatures, with original music by Patrick Neil Doyle, This production features a new version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, translated into contemporary modern English by Tony Award-winning and Oscar-nominated storyteller Jeffrey Whitty. You can buy your tickets here Why English-language Shakespeare in Prague? There is a rich tradition of experiencing Shakespeare in English in the Czech Republic. Robert Browne’s acting troupe perhaps played Shakespeare in English in Prague as early as 1596 and then certainly in 1603. In 1619 they returned to celebrate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to the Elector of Palatine. Shortly before that time Czech aristocrats watched plays...
Náplavka has gradually grown in popularity thanks to the program activation that began in 2008. One of its initiators was architect Petr Janda, the author of the architectural concept. The almost deserted riverfront area, which was also used as a car park after the floods of 2002, began to emerge as a cultural and social area and one of the most popular public spaces in Prague. “The location of the baths echoes the historical placement of swimming pools along the Vltava embankment, with their specific connection to the Rašín embankment. The swimming pool belongs to the river “realm”,” he adds. “Discussions are currently underway with Prague City Hall and the swimming pool could be built within the next two or three years.” The floating facility is designed around the transformation of a cargo ship, by reducing its existing superstructure and adding a new part connected to the ship’s system of existing ribs. The pool will offer a variety of depth levels suitable for different types of swimming, activities and user groups. At the water surface level, the pool is divided into three parts by troughs. The individual parts are designed for children and non-swimmers (paddling, shallow depths), with a relaxation...
Lactalis CZ recalls 385,000 Kunín Pohár milk desserts from Czech stores. The examination found in them a trace amount of ethylene oxide – a pesticide banned in the European Union. The news was reported by the State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic. We are talking about the 150-gram desserts with chocolate, strawberry, blueberry, and apricot flavors with an expiration date of 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, and 29 July 2021. Customers are asked to check refrigerators and return it to the place of purchase. Desserts with different flavors and expiration dates are ok, no problem found. Ethylene oxide is largely used to sterilize materials and instruments used in surgery and for medical devices, but it is not allowed for food use in Europe. Its use as biocide was banned in Europe due to the risks from its toxicity. It is not even approved as an active substance in plant protection products in the Union. However, since September 2020, the European RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) system has notified the entry of multiple foods contaminated with ethylene oxide in European countries. Since January 1, ethylene oxide was responsible for more than 1,000 food safety alerts. While EU...
The most complete human being of our age.” claimed Jean-Paul Sartre. “A pupil of the school of terror. A dogmatic, cold, and intolerant sectarian,” wrote the Black Book of Communism. “Che” generates inexorable response, but even now, fifty-four years after his death, he never fails to fascinate. His tragic end, several famous photographs, and the sixties have made him immortal. Time magazine counted him among the most influential people of the 20th century. And even in many shacks across South America, you can find his portrait hanging right next to the crucifix. And between revolutionary episodes in his life, he spent a few months in 1966 at a secret intelligence villa on the outskirts of Prague. In the summer of 1965, after five years as minister of the Cuban government, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, decided that office work was not suitable for him. He picked up the rifle again and returned to action following one of the secret missions of Castro’s services abroad, in the most delicate theatre of the 1960s: Africa. Amongst the turbulence of decolonization and the cold war, the guerrillas dreamed of exporting the revolution by supporting tiny Marxist vanguards in different countries. This is how Che found himself in the...
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