30+ English-friendly events worth your time this week in Czechia
This week’s calendar runs from June 1-6, with tips for outdoor food and cultural festivals, sports events on the Vltava river, and much more.
Don’t just visit Prague’s art museums – build a day around them
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We’ve got six of the city’s best collections, along with cafés, gardens, and neighborhoods nearby, to boost your trip planning itineraries.
This week's guide to English-friendly Czech cinema and streaming
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The latest feature from Oscar-winning Czech filmmaker Jan Svěrák is now playing with English subtitles in select Prague cinemas.
Ukrainian grocery chain Best Market expands into Czechia with Prague store
Best Market, a popular Ukrainian retail chain, will open its first Czech store in Prague 4 on June 6 with tastings, events, and gifts.
Czech internet set for speed boost as regulator opens new frequency band
Czechia's telecom authority will open the 26 GHz band for 5G and high-speed networks, enabling faster internet and industrial connectivity.
Inside Prague’s new zoning plan: Space for 350,000 new apartments
The Czech capital's new Metropolitan Plan will shape housing, transport, and green space for decades, sparking debate over schools and services.
Czech news in brief for May 29: Friday's top afternoon headlines
Czech leaders condemn Russia for drone crash in Romania, Prague cable cars 'wink' and 'blush', and Night of Churches begins across Czechia.
Everything changing in Czechia in June 2026 – and what else is new this month
From deadlines to transport closures, strawberry season and the end of the school year: an overview of important changes this month.
The internet calls it 'house burping' but Czechs call it normal: Do you větrat?
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Airing out one's apartment has recently been circulating on social media as a kind of revelatory wellness trend, complete with enthusiastic TikToks.
Tourist crowds spark feud over the future of Prague's narrowest 'street'
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The social-media popularity of a fire alley on U Lužického semináře street, continues to create inconvenient bottlenecks that affect local residents.
Czech news in brief for May 29: Friday's top morning headlines
Prague approves first new zoning plan in 25 years, Czechia slips in education quality rankings, and Prague's narrowest street has a neighbor dispute.
What to do this weekend in Prague: Best events for May 29–31
Get out and about this weekend in Prague for Hungarian goulash, natural Moravian bubbles, street busking, and fencing duels.
Prague's historic Rothmayer villa garden opens free to public
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The garden of Prague's Rothmayer villa, built in 1928 by Otto Rothmayer, is now open to the public for free on select days.
This floating Italian restaurant makes Old Town dining feel less touristy
Dining in central Prague can be a gamble. A revamped water vessel along the river offers castle views, handmade pasta, and a terrace with serious pull.
Czech news in brief for May 27: Wednesday's top afternoon headlines
Public media heads call on government to drop reform, police mistake in the heart of Prague, and Czechs face Finns at ice hockey world cup.
Forget networking – Prague expats are making new friends through sports
A new app offers English-friendly activities where users can show up solo, stay active, and meet players at their level.
The hidden forces making Czechia's rental market harder to access – and how to crack it
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With 25 applicants competing for every listing, Czechia's rental market has never been tighter. Here's what's driving it and how to get ahead.
