Czech Republic Facts Most Visitors Get Wrong
Not Eastern Europe, not Czechoslovakia, not the same as Chechnya — and the highest beer consumption on earth.
Bohemian Glass and Czech Design: What to Look For
Five centuries of glassmaking, garnet jewellery and cubist furniture — what is genuinely Czech and what is an import in a souvenir shop.
Czech Scientists Who Changed Medicine and Chemistry
A Nobel laureate, the man who classified blood groups, and the monk in Brno who founded genetics.
What Grows in the Czech Republic: Fruit, Hops and Farmland
Apricots in South Moravia, apples everywhere, and the hops that make the world's beer — a guide to Czech produce by season.
Czech National Parks: Sandstone, Forests and Peat Bogs
Four national parks, from the rock arches of Bohemian Switzerland to the ancient forests of Šumava.
Ice Hockey: The Czech National Obsession
Gold in Nagano, the Dominator, and why a hockey match empties Czech streets faster than anything else.
Czech Beer: Why It Really Is the Best in the World
Pilsner was invented here in 1842, Czechs drink more of it than anyone, and the pouring is treated as a craft.
Škoda, Baťa and the Czech Companies You Already Know
The car you have driven, the shoes your grandparents wore and the antivirus on your laptop are all Czech.
Czech Names: Why Everyone Is Novák and Women End in -ová
Surnames that mean 'newcomer' and 'jumper', a grammatical -ová on every woman's name, and the name-day everyone celebrates.
Czech Puppetry: Marionettes, UNESCO and Where to See a Show
Four centuries of marionette theatre, a UNESCO listing shared with Slovakia, and how to spot a real puppet from a souvenir one.
