U Pinkasů is an excellent beer garden and pub in Prague to mix with locals while tasting Pilsner Urquell on the tap. This pub is highly recommended because of its authentic Czech food and the fair prices. Be sure to try pickled cheese, nakladany hermelin, and wash it down with Pilsner on the tap. How it All Began When Mr. Pinkas came back from a visit to Pilsen where he tasted a new type of beer, he wanted his friends in Prague to have a similar experience. Hops from Zatec and bottom fermentation made this beer stand out. This new beer was such a success that in 1843 Mr. Pinkas wanted all people in Prague to enjoy Pilsner Urquell and he decided to open a pub; U Pinkasů. Beer Garden or Restaurant? U Pinkasů is both a beer garden and a restaurant. In summer tables spill out on to an outdoor area. This attractive, hidden garden is overlooked by the Gothic Church of Our Lady of the Snow. Downstairs is a traditional-style Czech pub with wooden tables. As this is a popular pub, it is often crowded and sharing a table is very common. If you want a meal, you go upstairs...
Galerie Lapidárium in Prague will host a multimedia exhibition entitled “Ukrainian Renaissance” from 4th to 18th April. The project will introduce visitors to iconic Ukrainian artists, unique images, metaphors and a deep philosophy in their work, which is based on the Ukrainian mentality and centuries-old spiritual heritage of Ukraine. The art project will feature works by famous Ukrainian artists such as Volodymyr Garbuz, Oksana Fursa, Serhiy Popov, Volodymyr Kamynin, Vitaliy Vlasenko and others. The exhibition includes paintings, sculpture, photography and other media. The project will take place with the informational assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine. More info: Where: Galerie Lapidárium (Rámová 735/6, Praha 1) When: April 4 at 18:00 – vernissage April 5th-18th from 12:00 to 18:00 Price: 100 CZK (children up to 18 years – free of charge) Curators: Oksana Fursa – Ukrainian artist, rector of the Salvador Dali Art Institute, doctor of pedagogical sciences, professor, president of the Confederation of Designers and Stylists of Ukraine. Vadym Krechmar – Ukrainian artist, art historian.
Tourism in Prague has been greatly affected in recent years by the coronavirus pandemic, and the war conflict in Ukraine has also played an important role. “Russians used to be in the top ten, but they’re no longer coming.” Last year, the decline was 90 percent, but we see that other countries are willing to come back. For example, Poland or the Baltics,” says Josef Říkovský, head of Prague City Tourism’s Quality of Services division. Domestic travel is also growing, and the popular Prague as Home campaign has drawn Czechs who, according to polls, return frequently. “We have statistics from last year, when domestic visitors made up 25% of the total. “Prague was the most visited destination in the country for the first time since 2010,” he added. Prague City Tourism also aims to attract more sophisticated and wealthy visitors, so it commissioned a study of the behavior and typology of visitors to the city. “They have somehow calibrated what individual people are sensitive to for us.” What they truly desire to see in Prague. So, for example, we know that Germans are more interested in Kafka, while Spanish tourists to food,” says Říkovský. “In recent years, Prague’s gastronomic scene...
Ovocný Světozor is more than just a confectionery. It was founded in 1992 but its tradition dates back to the 70’… Who among Prague’s residents would not know the Ovocný Světozor (Fruity Světozor) sweet shop chain with its offer of excellent cakes and other sweet delicacies and its renowned soft-serve strawberry-banana flavored ice-cream? Ovocný Světozor is renowned for its fruit cakes and ice-cream sundaes. Its offer also contains various whipped cream cakes and cheesecakes, pancakes, and waffles, but lovers of savory dishes need not fear, for they can choose from delicious open-faced sandwiches, wholegrain pastries, and more. At the Ovocný Světozor branches, you will of course also find a wide offer of warm and cold drinks including delicious milkshakes. All tortes, layer cakes, pastries, and tarts come directly from the bakery of the operator of the Ovocný Světozor sweet shops, the Hájek a Boušová Company founded in 1992, so you can be sure that you are savoring quality sweets. The quality of their products is also evident from the fact that the company supplies cakes and various kinds of ice cream to select hotels, restaurants, cafes, and sweet shops. Even when you feel a preference for savory delicacies you will...
On Saturday, April 1, Prague’s Deputy Mayor for Transport Zdeněk Hříb unveiled a new road sign prohibiting entry to trams. The official posted a picture of the novelty on his social media accounts. “Due to numerous requests, we are introducing a new sign prohibiting the entry of trams. Our patience for the negative effects of tram traffic is overflowing. Trams are taking up space on the roads, obstructing the passage of cars and creating traffic jams. Now that has come to an end,” joked Hříb.
Prague City Tourism in cooperation with the National Library of the Czech Republic are launching a new route through the premises of Prague’s Clementinum, starting on 1 April. The Baroque Tour can be taken exclusively with a qualified guide, giving tourists the chance to admire the unique building including the Baroque library. This special tourist route, including the Astronomical Tower of the Clementinum, will thus join the eight monuments which Prague City Tourism is currently responsible. The operators expect over 50,000 visitors to the Clementinum in the course of the year. “The National Library of the CR is quite unique, not only in its services to readers and researchers, but also in terms of its historical location. I am delighted that it will open up to Prague tourists. The Baroque Library tour will surely be among the highlights of a visit to the Clementinum for both visitors and inhabitants of the city,” says Minister of Culture Martin Baxa. Tomáš Foltýn, General Director of the National Library of the CR, notes: “The Clementinum is among the most important national cultural monuments, not just in Prague but in the Czech Republic as a whole. Yet it is not merely a silent witness to the cultural prestige of previous generations and...
Great music of all kinds of genres will fill the islands again this year, the United Islands of Prague festival will be connected with Europe Day The festival season will begin in Prague on May 5 and 6 at the 20th annual United Islands of Prague festival. On the Prague islands this year, the festival organizers are preparing an offer of Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Swedish, French, German and Danish music. In addition, Friday’s program will belong to Europe Day, which is an annual reminder of peace and cooperation on the territory of the European continent. On the first weekend of May, visitors can look forward to performances from European countries and an interesting accompanying program in addition to a genre-varied load of unheard musical tones. The United Islands of Prague Festival and Europe Day are traditionally free for visitors. “Until now, we have always celebrated Europe Day as a separate event on Strelecky Island. This year, the celebrations will be part of the United Islands of Prague festival for the first time. Something that has a common spirit and goal will naturally come together: the connection of different cultures and peoples and the celebration that we can live together...
The Prague Relocation Fair will make your life as an international citizen easier and help you understand the local regulations and culture. Taking place simultaneously, the Jobspin Job Fair is tailored for expat job-seekers wishing to land a job in an international company in Prague. Registration for both fairs is free at the official event website. Want everything to go as smoothly as possible in your new life in the Czech Republic? The 2023 Jobspin Job Fair brings you the chance to interact directly with local recruiters with global minds. Come and discover new career opportunities and network with industry professionals to get helpful job insights. Whether you are a new graduate, an experienced professional, or just looking for a change, it is a perfect way to explore job openings across a range of sectors and find the best fit. The Prague Relocation Fair will help you understand the local regulations and culture, making your life as a Prague expat easier. 2023 Jobspin Job and Relocation Fair features top international companies from many sectors, including AT&T, Johnson and Johnson, Interhome, Expedia Group, Siemens, AB InBev, FLEETCOR/CCS Česká společnost pro platební karty, and many more. The event will be held in...
The popular Vltava River ferries have been running again since last weekend. Other links are now in operation until October 29th, in addition to the P1 and P2 ferries, which operate all year. However, there is one minor difference this year: the commonly used ferry from Holešovice to Karlin will only transport people until the new HolKa walking bridge opens. The new bridge is slated to debut this summer. The boat will also not service Stvanice Island because the eastern end of the island is blocked off by the new walking bridge building site. Prague boats transported over 619,000 passengers last year. The P2 route between Podbaba and Podhoří was typically the largest ferry, carrying 219,000 passengers and 23,000 bicycles. This boat transports 600 persons per day on average. With around 119,000 people, the P5 route from Cisarská louka at Výtoň and Smichov Dam (Smichovska Náplavka) was the second most used ferry. The ferries in Prague are a popular transport option among locals as well as tourists. They allow you to experience the Vltava River and the city from a very special perspective, while comfortably getting from one bank to the other. List of Prague ferries in operation since 25...
Based on traffic data gathered during the restoration of the tram route between Malostranská and Ujezd, Prague hopes to reduce congestion in the city center. The Mala Strana neighborhood should be closed to through traffic in the future, according to Zdeněk Hřib, Deputy Mayor for Transport. In the next three weeks, the government will assess the data in collaboration with the Prague City Transport Company, the Technical Administration of Communications, and the ICT Operator. “There was no traffic jam in Prague following the closure of Mala Strana because traffic was diverted to the Blanka tunnel,” added Hřib. “The primary reason for investing tens of billions of crowns in the Blanka tunnel was to settle down Mala Strana,” he added. “Now we have experienced a kind of test, which should have been done in 2015 when Blanka opened, and we will evaluate the impact,” Hřib said. “We will also have an intensive dialogue not only at the municipality but also with the Prague 1 district about how we will approach this problem in the future,” he added. The repair of the line began on 28 January and was originally scheduled to end on 1 April, but thanks to favourable weather it was...
A must-visit address for craft beer lovers in Prague is the HANGÁR. More precisely, the “HANGÁR Pub and Beer Shop” in Prague’s Letná district. HANGÁR is the house pub of the brewery of the same name, a so-called “flying” brewery, or to use the more familiar American expression, a gypsy brewery. In other words, a brewery that doesn’t have its own brewhouse and “cooks” – as the Czechs say – its beer in other breweries. There are at least two beers from the house brewery on tap. But it can also happen that more than two house beers flow from the five taps. In any case, it’s always craft beer from small but respected Czech craft breweries that flows here. The flagship of the brewery is the Knipl, a word that will sound familiar to Germans. Logically, it is the Czech version of the word stick, in this case it means the control yoke of an airplane. All the names of the brewery’s beers have something to do with aviation. Their own brewery was supposed to be located near a smaller Prague airport – hence the name HANGÁR. But COVID ultimately put a spanner in the works. For the time...
The former Smíchov distillery in Prague will be the site to a new permanent exhibition of David Černý’s work. The new 5 storey, 1,200 square metre museum will be opening on April 1, and will provide space for additional exhibitions alongside Černý’s work. Opposite to the MeetFactory, the distillery has remained vacant for over 20 years. Although construction has been approved for the cultural moment, the new building will be required to preserve the factory chimney as well as parts of the brewery. With architectural design by Černý studio Black n’ Arch, Development company Trimega has invested 4 billion crowns into renovations, and the first apartments will be completed by the end of the year. “The building is a listed monument, so it was not possible to knock it down and build a normal house here. So we decided to preserve it, and finally the decision was made to make it a cultural institution. Somehow, over time, it became the David Černý museum. Then I found out that it is not a museum, but more like a mausoleum,” Černý told ČTK. “Partly it came about due to the fact that a few years ago I was approached by the National...
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