Prague held its first gay pride in 2011 and was an instant success with around one million people attending the 7-day event. This year Prague Pride it’s set to be even better and more organized, with more parties and more acts on stage. The event focuses on the rights of gay people, especially in Central Europe. Guest lectures and cultural events take pride in place and side by side with circuit parties, concerts, and exhibitions. The traditional pride procession through the center of the city will not take place this year due to the Covid situation but the organizers say the 11th edition of the festival will deliver 100 events, including concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, picnics, and debates. Pride Village on Střelecký Island always hosts community, cultural and sports events, and picnics. The festival will be held under the auspices of Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib, Senator Petr Holeček, Deputy Mayor of Prague Petr Hlubuček, mayor of City District Prague 1 Petr Hejma and Prague City Councilwoman Hana Třeštíková. For the third time, the rainbow flag will fly above City Hall on the first day of Prague Pride. Prague Pride has brought to Prague significant foreign guests, such as LGBT activist Omar...
This coming Saturday, June 26, Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop, the legendary ice cream parlor offering high-quality dairy ice cream, will open at Manifesto Florenc. If you haven’t tasted this ice cream brand yet, known by its signature visuals with blue sky and cheerful green grassland, you can visit the shop on the opening day, when the Scoop Shop will welcome everyone with a free ice cream tasting. A special discount will be offered until the 1st of July. Founded in the United States in the State of Vermont in 1978, the brand strives to make the best ice cream in the best possible way. Thus, milk is supplied only by breeders whose cows spend at least 6 hours a day 180 days out of the year on free pasture and the ingredients are sourced from fair trade products. Among their eight original flavors, Chocolate Fudge Brownies is one of the most popular, with pieces of baked brownies from an artisanal bakery added to the ice cream. All the flavors will be served into a cone, a cup, or sold to takeaway in pints. Other popular flavors include Peanut Butter Cup, Cookie Dough, and Cherry Garcia. Lovers of the classic...
As we are finally getting a breath of fresh air after the what-seemed-to-be-lasting-forever lockdown (or three?), the industries also start to re-emerge and take a swift turn into their business. You might feel like coming back on track and getting a new job – perhaps even changing the industry – as the time seems to be just right. So you strive, you dare, you apply for the job of your dreams, get invited to an interview. And there you realize: perhaps the time has indeed changed, but the interview questions haven’t. You are ready to go through the same struggle as before, trying to “sell that pen” (hello, The Wolf of Wall Street) to your potential future boss. We asked Zuzanna Badek, Recruitment Manager from the IT company Semrush, how to handle the most popular tricky interview questions. “Tell me a little about yourself?” It’s just classic, isn’t it? “The best way to answer this is with a question: what do you want to hear? Would you like me to talk about my experience, or to know what I enjoy outside work, or perhaps I should describe my employment history?” says Zuzanna. We never know what’s going on in another...
Citymapper for iOS and Android has been launched in Prague, as part of their European expansion. The award-winning urban navigation app (Apple’s “Apps of the Year” for 5 years in a row and Google’s Editors’ Choice) helps find the best route by integrating data from all public transport providers, with real-time information and step-by-step guidance for each leg of the journey. What makes Citymapper stand out against the competition is the depth of their transport data and the integration of all transport modes. As cities become more multimodal and new modes like e-bikes, scooters, mopeds, carsharing, and ride-hailing are starting to complement traditional public transport, Citymapper has integrated them all, so users can get from A to B in every way possible. Through its transit data factory with dozens of custom-built tools and a team of analysts, Citymapper generates the most accurate information everywhere, including real-time departures, delays, re-routes, best carriages, most convenient station exits and real-time traffic analysis. About Citymapper Citymapper is the ultimate transport app and technology for mobility in cities. Citymapper has expanded to over 90 urban areas, now covering the majority of the US, Europe, and many cities across the world.
Last summer and this, Prague city poured millions of Czech crowns into campaigns to attract domestic tourists. The government will be delivering 500 million CZK in the form of vouchers worth 3,000 CZK, (for children under the age of eighteen – 1000 CZK). As reported by the minister for regional development, Klára Dostálová, visitors attracted by Prague’s marketing drive to use accommodation services can claim vouchers offering entry to a wide array of attractions and cultural performances. Rail and bus operators, restaurants, and breweries have also been recruited to expand the network of potential freebies. The full range of benefits can be managed via the At Home in Prague app. “Regions have expressed interest in this program. From our point of view, it seems reasonable that a tourist’s stay should be at least three nights. We want people to stay in Prague and make the most of its recreation opportunities,” Dostalova said. She recalled that 76% of Czechs plan to spend their current vacation in the country. However, most often we are talking about boarding houses, and various campsites in nature, while large cities risk being left out. Vouchers will be equally funded by the Ministry of Regional Development and...
The Dancing House, designed by Vlad Milunić and the famous architect Frank Gehry, has become an icon of modern architecture and one of the most famous buildings in Prague. The building is metaphorically called the Dancing House or also Ginger and Fred, because of the towers reminding of the famous dancers Ginger Rogers and Fred Astair, a famous pair from the classic 1930s Hollywood movies. The male part of the dancing couple is represented by a rock tower and the woman is symbolized by a tower made of glass, while the top of the male tower is covered with imaginary hair. The interiors were partly designed by the British architect of Czech provenience Eva Jiřičná. Vaclav Havel was the one who had the idea to build a house with a view here 30 years ago – a place that would serve as an art gallery and at the same time complete the street that had been empty for more than 40 years. A Neo-Baroque house used to stand here in the past, but it was destroyed by an American bomb after an accidental airstrike on Prague in 1945. Being an artist himself, Havel loved all kinds of art, thus he more...
The Prague City Council wants to limit the speed of electric scooters on the sidewalks. “Speed is a safety factor for all forms of transport and e-scooters are no exception,” said Tomáš Portlík (ODS), who presented the new plan together with Deputy Mayor for Transport Adam Scheinherr (Praha Sobě). “One of the key proposals under consideration to improve e-scooter rider safety and the safety of other footpath users, is establishing a maximum speed limit for footpaths, with some ability for councils to adjust this to suit local circumstances.” The deputies stated that the limit of 20 kilometers per hour may be too high in the case of pedestrian zones and sidewalks, and that the city will suggest the possibility of reducing it with the help of traffic signs. As an aside, e-scooters are considered the same as bicycles in Prague and are forbidden from being ridden on sidewalks – which is where most people seem to ride them – so if you’re going to use one make sure you are riding on the street or you can face penalties. Other countries that have set rules, usually based on existing regulation of cycling, include Austria, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden....
This pearl of the 1980s, classified for everyone but the actors of the National Theater, who have been making good use of it after the exhausting performances, has been operating for thirty-six years. The sauna used to be inaccessible to the public, but no one knew about it anyway. Only now does has it opened to the so-called people from the street. It’s located on the roof of one of the New Stage buildings. Behind this new concept are three poeple – Stanislav Meyer, Lukáš Otevřel and Miroslav Sládek. Last year, the ND was looking for a new manager for the unprofitable sauna and they won in the tender. Although neither had any experience with a similar project, their love of relaxation united them. The goal was clear – to preserve the sauna. Understandably, everything was damaged and weathered after years of use. The architects from Edit! Architects took the responsibility for the renovation, which was finished in half a year and cost less than a million crowns. You’ll find here a new Finnish sauna, which can accommodate sixteen people and its ceiling is lined with wood in the shape of the Czech flag. There is a central room with...
The historic Prague tram models known as the T6A5 will be retired from circulation on Saturday, the city’s public transport authorities announced on Wednesday. With six remaining cars in circulation, the T6A5’s last journey will take place on Saturday on line number 4. “For fans of public transport, we have prepared a farewell to trams with several symbolic links. It is almost exactly 26 years since the takeover of the first two cars, which took place on June 24, 1995,” said DPP Technical Director Jan Šurovský. On Saturday, the T6A5 trams will run from 08:00 until 18:00. At 18:15, all six trams will leave Smíchovské nádraží on the way through the city center. They will travel pass Anděl, Újezd, Malostranská and from Chotkovy sady to Špejchar. Two T6A5 trams will be kept by the Prague Public Transit Company for use on historic lines, primarily as an attraction for tourists. The Tatra T6A5 was designed as a successor to Tatra T3 which has been operated in Europe for more than three decades at the time T6A5 was launched. They are commonly called “Irons” by the general public and operator employees because their design resembles the triangular surface of clothing irons when seen from...
Praguers will have the opportunity to ride on a unique historical carousel, brought from Florence and installed on Petřín Hill next to the famous observation tower. The carousel was rented from a private owner (an Italian family) by the Prague City Tourism Agency for Tourism Development. With its help, the authorities want to “revive” the Petřín area and make it a place of attraction. The first written mention of the carousel dates back to 1820, but it was built much earlier – most likely at the end of the 17th century. Only three similar carousels have survived to this day. “This is a unique thing. The most beautiful carousel in Europe. Our goal is to revitalize the area so that tourists can comfortably spend the whole day here. To that end, we have also agreed to cooperate with the nearby Strahov monastery and Planetarium,” said the agency’s representative Klara Mala. The carousel will open for guests on Friday, June 18th and it is designed for both adults and children. The cost of one trip will be 70 CZK. The lease is stipulated until the end of the summer, but if demand is high, the authorities will extend it until mid-September....
In mid-May, Prague’s Game World opened its new premises in Šestka shopping centre, located near the airport. Retrogaming enthusiasts can look forward to more than 500 regularly changed games on over 200 gaming devices, ranging from consoles and computers to arcade machines and mobile phones. The Gaming Museum is one of the few retrogaming arcades in the Czech Republic. It first opened for customers three years ago. Over 500 regularly changed games await visitors on more than 200 gaming devices, ranging from consoles and computers to arcade machines and mobile phones. Families, technical enthusiasts, retrogamers and collectors will all enjoy a visit to the Gaming Museum. The main attractions are newly added racing games for up to eight players and modern Japanese simulation games, such as Gundam POD, Metal Gear Arcade, or Half-Life 2: Survivor. Visitors will not miss out on popular motorcycle race simulators and shooters of all kinds, either. The museum also sells gift vouchers and, when fully open, rents out the premises for staff parties, Christmas parties, birthday parties and social gatherings. Šestka shopping centre is easily accessible by bus routes 191 and 119, which connect to the A underground line (Petřiny or Nádraží Veleslavín), or bus...
Red Bull Racing Honda’s latest adventure, From Castle to Castle, saw the Red Bull Racing RB7 embark on a high-speed tour of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Starting at the Prague Castle and taking in a flat-out blast across the Charles Bridge, the tour saw 13-time Grand Prix winner David Coulthard power through the scenic vineyards of the Moravia region and on to Bratislava before heading to Poprad-Tatry Airport for the ultimate speed showdown: a flat-out race against 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Champion Martin Šonka. Former Red Bull Racing driver Coulthard said: “The great thing about this film is that it’s all real. When the aircraft is just a few metres above the RB7 and upside down, that’s real, that’s the skill of Martin. He’s a professional right at the top of his game. In addition to the thirteen-time F1 Grand Prix winner David Coulthard, the video features Czech biathlon star Markéta Davidová and other famous Czech and Slovak personalities. Watch the video below to see how David Coulthard and the crew behind From Castle to Castle created this unique film.
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