Mardi Gras Celebrations in Letna
While Mardi Gras is actually on February 25th this year, there are already celebrations starting in Prague in January. Together with the traditional annual zabijačka (pig slaughter [...]
While Mardi Gras is actually on February 25th this year, there are already celebrations starting in Prague in January. Together with the traditional annual zabijačka (pig slaughter [...]
Prague is a city of culture and even during the winter months, especially in January, you can get rid of the winter blues by dressing up and [...]
To get out of the cold and relax during this dark months go into one of the lovely, small old movie theaters preserved and renovated here in [...]
Hand-carved Nativity scenes have always been a tradition around the world and these brought in from the village of Třešť in Southern Bohemia promise to be unique [...]
This small market is one of my favorites as it is full of vendors selling hand-made products. You will be able to buy from Czech artists and [...]
The Christmas exhibit at the Bethlehem Chapel in Old Town is always lovely and I highly recommend going to see it. Every year they have a different [...]
Lovely Prague is filled with the spirit of Chrismas when the Christmas Markets open in late November. Shoppers can enjoy hot mulled wine, hot chestnuts, sausages, prettily [...]
If you are wondering what to do with yourself after Christmas Day, why not take a drive to Třešť, a village near Jihlava about 1.5 hours from [...]
On the night of 5 December you will see children and adults alike dressed as St. Nicholas, an angel or a devil. The tradition here in the [...]
In 1972 a gift of gingerbread was given to the priest of the church by one of the parisioners, Mrs. Horalkova. The gingerbread figures were so beautiful [...]