In today's episode of our series In Franz Kafkas Footsteps we are back in Prague to visit places where the famous writer lived, worked and wrote, and also where he spent his free time.

While the streets of Prague 1 may be breath-taking by day, they turn ugly by night for the citys residents who are severely plagued by noisy drunk tourists wanting to make the most of their time in Prague. The locals, many of whom have lived in the city

How would cities look if we designed them with children in mind? Thats the topic of an event hosted by Pragues Centre for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning (CAMP) taking place on Wednesday evening. The lecture, titled Start with Children, argues

Roma representatives, top officials and cultural figures attended the opening of a memorial to Romany and Sinti victims of the Holocaust in Lety, south Bohemia on Tuesday. Due to communist neglect, the site of a former concentration camp originally served

Ever wondered what happens to your Christmas tree after the festive season is over? Well, in the case of one particular Christmas tree at least, it wont end up on a scrapheap or in an incinerator. Apprentice carpenters from one of the capitals vocationa

The first details about this years Karlovy Vary International Film Festival have just been revealed. The 58th edition of the regions biggest cinema event will feature a special section dedicated to Franz Kafka, while its visual identity will reflect the

Nicholas Lowry leads viewers through IDENTITA: A Film About Czech Graphic Design, which is set for release later this year. The New York auctioneer, art expert and TV personality seems the ideal man for the job, given his vast knowledge of the subject a

Czechia is one of the last countries in Europe to still require transgender people to undergo medical sterilisation in order to legally change their gender meaning that officially changing your sex is not possible without undergoing surgery to remove yo

While the worst of the winter months are behind us, the need for the services that aid people experiencing homelessness in Prague have not diminished. Homelessness continues to be a significant problem across Czechia’s capital, as Jitka Klánová, Director

Bedich Smetana has been in the spotlight recently in connection with the 200th anniversary of the Czech composers birth. Smetana is also the subject of a new novel, Friedrich een Bedich (Friedrich, Known as Bedich), by Milena trfeldov. One focus