The red beet is a traditional Czech ingredient. Its availability and simplicity of preparation has made the red beet one of the most frequent ingredients in Czech gastronomy. It is often used as a sid...
Beer-Battered Fried Bologna Sausage
This recipe was sometimes made by Czech mothers and grandmother in the days when there were not that many things in the fridge. They always managed to create a lot out of a little. Considering this is...
Old Czech Apple Pudding Pastry
A very easy pastry with a sweet apple filling to warm you up in the winter....
Sights
Orlik Chateau
Orlik Castle is a chateau located 500 m northeast of the village of Orlik nad Vltavou, in the northern part of the District of Pisek, in the South Bohemia Region of the Czech Republic. The original po...
Opocno Chateau
Opocno chateau is located in Rychnov nad Kneznou district in Hradec Kralove region. It's owned by Czech Republic and is open to the public....
Krkonose Museums
The Krkonoše National Park Administration operates a network of Krkonoše Museums in Vrchlabí, Jilemnice, Paseky nad Jizerou and Harrachov....
Traditions
St. Mikulas Czech Tradition
Learn more about St. Mikulas Have you ever heard about St. Mikulas? If not, you should at least know the name Nicholas. The story surrounding St. Mikulas is actually quite intriguing and inspirational...
The Tradition of Czech Spas
Learn more about The Tradition of Czech Spas Czech Spas are some of the most popular in the world as people from all over Europe have enjoyed the country’s mineral springs and geothermal resourc...
Czech Maypole Majka
Learn more about Czech Maypole Majka May First is usually known as Labor Day or in some countries a day of love and lovers. The Czech Republic is one country that observes this tradition. May is ofte...
Partner's Stories
Discover the Secrets of Fruit Spirits
Learn more about slivovitz (traditional Czech plum brandy) and the history of the Rudolf Jelinek company, famed for combining traditional methods of distillery with modern technologies. The Wallachian production of spirits dates back to the 1500s...