The 10 best things to do in Prague this week: December 2–8
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The holidays are officially in full swing with the opening of Lucerna's rooftop advent happenings plus a very veggie Christmas market
25 hidden Prague Christmas markets that tourists don't know about
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A shoppable Art Nouveau apartment, a brewery barn, and a rooftop are just a few unique venues offering crowd-free alternatives to traditional Christmas markets
Charles IV crowned greatest Czech in new poll; Karel Gott surges to #4
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One-fifth of Czechs believe that 14th-century King of Bohemia and Roman Emperor Charles IV is the greatest Czech personality
Prague's Old Town Square Christmas tree will be lit six times on November 30
Prague's main Christmas markets open at the start of Advent and run until Three Kings Day
Shakespeare’s Richard III coming to Prague’s Estates Theatre in English
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Prague Shakespeare Company reprises Richard III, featuring former British Ambassador to the Czech Republic Jan Thompson OBE
Krampus parades planned for Prague and across the Czech Republic
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The half demon/half goat Krampus will punish bad children and stop for selfies across Prague and many other Czech towns
Czech beermaker Gambrinus will discontinue plastic bottles as of January 2020
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The company says its aim is to reduce unnecessary plastic waste and restore traditional beer culture to the Czech Republic
MittelCinemaFest showcases new Italian films in Prague starting this week
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Recent Italian dramas and comedies plus a concert are at a festival in Prague's Lucerna cinema
The five most-visited museums in Prague revealed
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The Eurostat culture report has named the most visited museums for each of the member state countries
Czech author Milan Kundera's wife regrets emigrating from Czechoslovakia
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Emigration is the worst blunder one can make in life, but a return home after the 1989 revolution was impossible for practical reasons says Vera Kunderova
Czech researcher used AI to find Shakespeare only wrote half of Henry VIII
A machine learning algorithm used by a Czech researcher confirmed that two authors wrote Shakespeare's Henry VIII
Prague gas station accused of plagiarism, forced to post embarrassing signs
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The owners of a Prague filling station have been accused of stealing the brand image of Slovak firm GAS
The 10 best things to do in Prague this week: November 25–December 1
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This week eat food inspired by a famous book, shop for Christmas beer or secondhand gifts, and catch a Czech magician in English
Prague gets a new "bridge": a 70-meter-long wall mural by world-renowned Czech illustrator Peter Sís
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"Bridges connect people, walls divide them...I'm glad this wall is turning into a bridge,” says the artist
Czech Museum of Music to open for free, offers a look at normally closed areas
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It has been 15 years since the The Czech Museum of Music opened in Prague’s Malá Strana district
The Czech Republic's mortality rate has dropped by 13% over the past ten years
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From 2009-2018, the death rate of men and women in the Czech Republic has decreased by 13 and 14 percent, respectively
