Painted body outlines of fallen pedestrians on tram tracks are the latest measure to try to warn people to avoid accidents. This rather graphic step is part of the ongoing “Neskákej mi pod kola!” (Don’t jump under the wheel!) safety campaign with people and five fatalities. The campaign is intended to remind people that trams have priority at intersections. Because trams are on tracks, they cannot stop quickly, even if the driver sees the pedestrian on the tracks. The project is a joint venture of the Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) in cooperation with safety organization BESIP, the Czech Police and regional transit organizer ROPID. “After the relative calm caused by Covid-19, people are returning to the streets and cars, and again we have heavy traffic, clogged roads, rising nervousness, and inattention, all of which contribute to the number of accidents that occur,” said one of DPP representative. Although the number of traffic deaths has declined over the long run, the Czech Republic is still doing poorly compared to the rest of Europe. Prague had the highest accident rate of any Czech region. Quick reminder: as a pedestrian in Prague, you always have the right of the way. The only...
They will develop or reconstruct cycle paths and pedestrian bridges. This week, the Czech capital announced that it will provide city districts with financing to help them implement projects that develop new or improve the current transport infrastructure. This financing will amount to a total of CZK 177,127,000 and be given in the form of subsidies. With this financial contribution, the City of Prague will assist districts in introducing new cycle paths, pedestrian bridges, and others. According to a press release, the districts that will receive financial support for the implementation of their projects are Prague 8, Prague 9, Prague 14, Prague 18, Prague 19, Prague-Běchovice, Prague-Čakovice, Prague-Dubeč, Prague-Klánovice, Prague-Lysolaje, Prague-Satalice and Prague-Vinoř. Commenting on their projects, Deputy Mayor for Transport Adam Scheinherr shared: “The projects which have succeeded with their application for subsidies should start to emerge this year and are currently in preparation. These are new constructions, land purchases, financing of project preparation, or co-financing of already completed constructions.” Taking this further, Scheinherr revealed some of the districts’ projects, noting that city residents can look forward to a reconstructed cycle path in Prague 8’s Šaldov-Negrelli viaduct as well as a cycle path and bridge in Prague-Čakovice. It is important to...
Prague City stripped a Soviet World War II commander of his honorary Prague citizenship Thursday. The Prague City Council’s approved Mayor Zdenek Hrib’s proposal to revoke the honor bestowed in June 1945 on Soviet Marshal Ivan Stepanovic Konev. Konev led the Red Army forces that liberated large parts of Czechoslovakia from Nazi occupation in 1945 and also contributed to Prague’s liberation. He died in 1973. The mayor said the general and his army were welcomed in Prague in 1945 but he based his proposal on Konev’s post-war activities. After communism ended in 1989, Prague authorities stripped honorary citizenship from Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. Relations between Prague and Moscow were already in a downward spiral before the February 24 invasion amid what the Czechs see as Russia’s growing assertiveness over its interpretation of history. Konev, who died in 1973, was honored for his role in helping the liberation of Bohemia from Nazi Germany. But controversy around his role in the bombardment of the city of Mlada Boleslav, which claimed the lives of dozens of civilians on May 9, 1945 — after Nazi Germany was already officially defeated — and allegations from Czech historians that he was involved in Russian reconnaissance efforts...
The jubilee 10th year of the CEE Cup football tournament will take place on July 22 – 26, 2022. Matches of six teams, in two groups, will, as per tradition, take place on the playing grounds of the AC Sparta Prague Youth Training Center (TCM) in Strahov. The Final match, as with all the last years of the CEE Cup, will instead be played in the legendary Ďolíček stadium in Vršovice. It really took more than one thousand days before we were able to announce the jubilee tenth year of the tournament since the last final of the CEE Cup (July 30, 2019). Twice, the Covid-19 pandemic thwarted the organizers’ plans. In addition to the traditional domestic teams of Sparta and Slavia, this year’s tournament will be attended by top clubs from abroad: from South America the Brazilian team, Palmeiras SE, and the Mexican team, Tigres UANL. Another team, also a newcomer to the tournament, is an English club with a very rich history – Aston Villa FC. In the tenth anniversary year we can welcome the club from the country of traditional participants of the CEE Cup – Ukraine – even in these difficult times. This year it will...
A survey carried out by the operators of Prague’s metro system last month found that almost one million people use it every day, about 150,000 fewer people than before the covid-19 pandemic. The largest decrease in public transport passengers occurred at the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, up to 80 percent. This year, the number of passengers is constantly increasing, yet it has not yet reached its original level. “We oscillate around one million passengers a day, there has even been one day when we reached one million and 50,000 passengers,” said Ropid Deputy Director Martin Šubrt. According to the official document, the largest decrease compared to the time before the pandemic is seen in the morning peak, with a decreaseof 15 to 20 percent. Around noon, the drop is about ten percent and in the afternoon between 10 and 15 percent of passengers. Fewer people now also use surface transport, with approximately 9 percent fewer passengers traveling by tram and bus compared to 2019. Due to the pandemic, public transport was restricted last year and in 2019. The biggest drop occurred during the first wave of the pandemic from March 11 to May 26, 2020. Prague’s public...
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to know that the food we consume is not only delicious, but also healthy for you and the environment? This food philosophy is at the heart of A Posto Trattoria, a true farm-to-table restaurant in Prague 8 that serves up authentic Italian and Sardinian meals. A Posto Trattoria collaborates with local farmers to implement the most sustainable and regenerative farming practices while focusing on using healthy ingredients in their food. Located in a peaceful part of Nové Chabry, we traveled to A Posto Trattoria on a nice Sunday afternoon and spoke with its owner and main chef, Mr. Gianfranco Coizza. A native Sardinian, Mr. Coizza shared with us many interesting stories and information on the idea of sustainability, as well as told us more about the forthcoming opening of an authentic Italian pastry shop in the area of Prague 8. Q: Your menu has literally everything we need to eat well. It’s just perfect. A: “A Posto” in Italian means that everything should be just as it is. Q: Do you also have culurgiònes (Sardinian stuffed pasta)? It seems that It’s not always the part of the a-la-carte menu. A: No, we are changing the menu depending on...
One of the leading personalities of contemporary European theatre, Angélica Liddell, is coming to Prague on June 9 and 10 with her latest production, which was premiered last year at the Festival d’Avignon. There is nothing in contemporary theater quite like an Angélica Liddell monologue. The Spanish director and performer, who has crafted her share of monumental productions over the past three decades, pushes herself to grating, visceral extremes onstage. In her productions, she always deals with autobiographical themes, for which she seeks a metaphorical framework. This time, she combines the story of the “divine bullfighter” Juan Belmonte and the music of Richard Wagner to create her own theatrical language. “It‘s a history of theatre and a history of my roots,” says Angélica about Liebestod. “Liebestod” was inspired by the Spanish tradition of bullfighting, and especially by Juan Belmonte, an innovative bullfighter who died in 1962. Liddell sees a connection between his art form and her own: “Belmonte said that what frees us from death is actually longing for it,” she said, comparing it to a poet’s “death wish.” Her take on theater history is certainly idiosyncratic. In “Liebestod,” she describes the tradition as populated with “bureaucrats, bit-part players and...
Post-punk, hyperpop, rap, R&B, and a fusion of electronic music and jazz – all ofthat will be a part of this year’s United Islands of Europe which will showcase new faces of the music scene from the Czech Republic, its neighbours, but also from Eastern Europe and overseas, right in Prague. The festival is free of charge and will feature the Lithuanian project Akli, Romanian composer A-C Leonte, and the groundbreaking German performer Zouj. “The weekend of June 10–11 will enliven the islands of Prague with a multitude of genres and innovative tones,” says the festival manager Kamila Buráňová. The special edition of the United Islands of Europe festival called the Freedom Edition will offer seven stages in total and fifty artists of various genres from all over Europe. The main attraction of this edition is the Eastern Europe scene, which will be represented by the already announced Dlina Volny, but among others also the Romanian muse A-C Leonte, who underscores her clear vocals by interweaving jazz and electronic music. Lithuania will make its appearance in the Czech metropolis in the form of the young post-punk project Akli. Prague will also be graced by a visit of two figures of...
It is renewing and introducing direct flight connections to attract visitors from the US, Middle East, and Europe Prague Airport, Prague City Tourism and CzechTourism have joined forces to launch an international marketing campaign to accelerate the return of tourists and develop fight connections with the capital city. According to data from the Czech Statistical Office, tourists are indeed returning as 2.8 million guests stayed in Czech hotels in the first quarter of 2022. This number is impressive when compared to last year’s 280,000. However, despite this increase, CzechTourism reports that the majority of the 2.8 million guests were people from neighbouring European countries. In other words, the alleviation of COVID rules and restrictions has not yet attracted tourists from further abroad. With the new campaign, the three bodies now seek to focus on attracting tourists from distinct regions. More specifically, Prague Airport will target visitors from the US, CzechTourism will focus on the Middle East, and Prague City Tourism will work on attracting tourists from selected European markets and Israel. Chairman of Prague City Tourism, František Cipro, explained how the capital seeks to attract tourists, disclosing that it will launch the Stay in Prague digital campaign in June and use Mastercard’s behavioural data to target...
Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) is looking for a new voice that will announce the stops on city buses, trams and other information for passengers. DPP has launched an audio poll on their website, where citizens can choose between four different voices until June 19. The winner will take over the baton after Dagmar Hazdrová, who has been recording traffic announcements and the names of Prague public transport stops since 1996. The survey is run in cooperation with the City of Prague, Ropid and IDSK. The new voice will be heard also on suburban lines to the Central Bohemian Region. Citizens can only vote once for one of the four voices selected by the expert committee. The poll will run for a month. Votes are anonymous, marked only by a number. i.e. Voice 1, Voice 2, etc. Each metro line in Prague has its own voice. On line A it is Světlana Lavičková, on line B Eva Jurinová, on line C Tomáš Černý, on buses and trams Dagmar Hazdrová. “They are trained, professional voices, with excellent pronunciation, pleasant on the one hand, strong enough on the other, with the necessary dynamics and diction. The most important factor is that in...
If you’ve been hearing the word Metaverse everywhere, but you still aren’t quite sure what it implies, take a look at Metaverse Festival happening on Thursday, June 2nd, and Friday, June 3rd, at VR PLAY PARK, Prague’s Virtual Reality theme park. The purpose of The Metaverse Festival is to inspire and teach us about the new virtual space and our possibilities in it. This will be an exciting educational event that will combine everything from live entertainment to keynote talks, panel discussions, exciting workshops, immersive experiences, 3D artist’s exhibitions, and much more. It’s an excellent opportunity for individuals and businesses to learn how Metaverse can change their practices. The event will welcome speakers from companies specialising in bringing virtual and augmented reality one step closer to us. Projections claim the investments of tech giants such as Facebook (now Meta), Microsoft, Apple, and Google will push this market to a whopping $800 billion by 2024. Those big companies are betting heavily on the Metaverse’s future, making it straightforward that something big is coming up for the rest of us. Smaller companies and brands are also well aware of this, so they have to uncover a way to convert their business into...
This year´s Prague Half Marathon and Marathon have their winners, but runners can already start getting ready for next year. RunCzech is opening registrations for the two most prestigious Czech races of the 2023 season – the Half Marathon will take place on April 1st, and the Marathon on May 7th. “It was very important that the Prague races came back after the break caused by Covid-19. The response to them was very positive. We sensed a huge interest and demand for next year. That’s why we decided to open the registration already now. I hope that marathon tourists from abroad will return in larger numbers,” said Carlo Capalbo, president of the RunCzech organizing committee, whose races boast the World Athletics Elite Label Race. After a two-year interruption caused by COVID-19 restrictions, the half marathon and marathon were of interest, especially to domestic runners. “Nevertheless, we managed to organize two great events. The atmosphere around the course was incredible at both races. The feedback from the pro-athletes, enthusiasts, and fans shows us that they missed our races and look forward to the next ones,” Capalbo outlined. Several new features await those interested in the Prague races in 2023. During the registration...
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