Archive: Travel | Prague Prague
Karlín – Prague’s first suburb
Prague’s leafy central suburb of Karlín may best be known outside of the
Czech Republic for the devastating floods that laid ruin to it in 2002, but
much of the world has been using the machines and products born of Karlín
factories for more than a hundred years and aside from that it is also
Prague’s oldest suburb – a point recalled by an exhibition being held
this year at the City Museum in Prague that was created by historian Dr.
Zdeněk Míka: More
Průhonice
In today's edition of Spotlight we visit the famous Průhonice Park - a
gorgeous destination for tourists that is not at all out of reach, a mere
fifteen minute bus ride from Prague. If you love long romantic walks, soft
landscapes full of leafy forests, quiet streams, and virgin meadows,
Průhonice is a must. More
Prague’s Golden Lane to reopen to visitors
It’s one of the most Romantic places in the Czech capital. With its
charming row of tiny houses built in the Mannerist style Prague’s Golden
Lane attracts visitors from near and far. Painters strive to capture its
old-world charm and tour-guides elaborate about the colourful personalities
that once inhabited them – alchemists who tried to turn stone into gold
or make youth elixirs, Franz Kafka who reportedly resided there for a time,
or fortune-teller and astrologer Magdalena Prusova also known as Madame de
Thebes who was killed by the Gestapo because she foretold the end of
Nazism.
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The Ungelt, and a thousand years of multicultural Prague
In the jumble of alleyways that is Prague’s Old Town, if you look
carefully, you’ll make out the form of the ancient fortress of Ungelt,
built over with baroque and renaissance facades, but still standing after
1000 years. This is the customs house of Ungelt, where foreign merchants
came to store their wares, and a reminder that Prague has always been a
cosmopolitan, multinational city ever since its earliest days. More
Tyršův dům – Home of the Sokol movement
In today’s Spotlight Radio Prague visits an early Baroque palace known as
Michnův palác in the historic quarter of Malá strana. Built in the 16th
century, it first belonged to the Micha family before it became munitions
factory in the mid-1700s. In the early 20th century, after the founding of
Czechoslovakia, it was sold to the patriotic Sokol sport and gymnastics
organisation, which renovated it and named it Tyršův dům (or Tyrs’
House) after its main founder. More
The Republic of Žižkov, Pt. II: Palác Akropolis
Our weekly Spotlight programme features the places in the Czech Republic
that you should know about; if you’re interested in Prague’s arts
scene, cultural idiosyncrasies and unique nightlife, then you’ll
doubtless find yourself in Žižkov - and Palace Akropolis is the place to
start. More
Guided tours with a difference highlight another face of Prague
Guided tours with a difference have been launched in Prague – instead of
highlighting the attractive cultural monuments favoured by the usual tour
guides they put the spotlight on those examples of urban blight,
dilapidation and thoughtless construction. And the ugly face of the
capital’s development provides no shortage of routes. More
The Republic of Žižkov
Each of Prague’s quarters contributes to its famous diversity in its own
way and offers a completely different experience. In today’s Spotlight we
want to introduce you to a part of Prague that is a keystone for modern
Czech cultural life, aptly dubbed by its inhabitants the “Independent
Republic of Žižkov”. More
Tyršův dům – Home of the Sokol movement
In today’s Spotlight Radio Prague visits an early Baroque palace known as
Michnův palác in the historic quarter of Malá strana. Built in the 16th
century, it first belonged to the Micha family before it became munitions
factory in the mid-1700s. In the early 20th century, after the founding of
Czechoslovakia, it was sold to the patriotic Sokol sport and gymnastics
organisation, which renovated it and named it Tyršův dům (or Tyrs’
House) after its main founder. More
The National Museum, a monumental backdrop to modern Czech history
No visitor to Prague can fail to admire the beautiful National Museum, the
dominant feature atop the long boulevard of Wenceslas Square. It is home to
millions of items of natural and social history. However, today’s edition
of Spotlight focuses not on the exhibitions inside, but on the building of
the National Museum itself, one of the instantly recognisable landmarks of
the Czech Republic.
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