Culture

Architecture

Czech Republic stands out in architecture. There are 12 historic monuments of cultural interest in the Czech Republic entered in the UNESCO World Heritage List. One of them is that.

Prague Castle

According to the Guinness Book of World Records,Prague Castle is the largest on earth.

Literature

Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, was an important cultural center in Europe before the Communist era.

The most famous writer is Franz Kafk, who have made an important roll on the 20th century literature. He is the author of metamorphosis.

In poetry stand out Jaroslav Seifert, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1984.

Franz Kafk

Music

Lots of concerts of classical music are organized in Prague during the year. The environments are varied, from ancient churches to beautiful venues such as the Smetana Hall, home of the Prague Symphony Orchestra.

Smetana Hall

Concerts are also held regularly at the National Gallery of Prague Castle, the gardens, near the Castle and the National Museum in Wenceslas Square. Bertramka concerts, often have Mozart and his contemporaries as protagonists. Several Czech soloists and orchestras are renowned abroad. The best known is the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra but also are popular Orchestra Czech Radio Symphony, the chorus of the Teatro Smetana, the group Musica Antiqua of Prague and the Prague Quartet.
It is curious Jewish Music Festival held in October and November in the Jewish Quarter.

Apart from its famous musicians and composers, music in the Czech Republic is a key aspect of popular culture with numerous festivals among which the Prague Spring, which brings together major international performers. Czech Republic is a country in which the holidays are almost constant, with a large number of festive events. 

 

 Opera

In addition, Prague has a deep tradition of opera. Operas are often sing in Czech and the repertoire usually starring national composers: Janacek, Dvorak and Smetana.

 Food and drink

The traditional cuisine of the Czech Republic is associated with the cuisine of southwestern Germany and the Austrian cuisine.  

Czech cuisine is varied. The pig is very common in the dishes. In addition, little by little beef and chicken are becoming a niche in modern cuisine. The goose, duck, rabbit and other wild animals appear with some frequency in Czech dishes. The fish is reserved for Christmas.

The traditional dish is the roast pork with pasta and cabbage.

 

Roast pork with pasta and cabbage

 Sweets and desserts

A typical dessert at Christmas and Easter is pasta fruits with caramel.

 

  

Drinks

Czech beers are well known. The most popular are pilsner. There are world-renowned brands such as Pilsner Urquell or Budvar.

  

There is also a wine production in certain areas of the Czech Republic. The most famous are the wines of the north of Prague.