Posted by admin on August 1, 2007 under Prague's Travel and Accommodation News | 
Vítkov Hill
National Museumdirector of the , discussed the significance of Vítkov “The history of the Vítkov Memorial is a complex one, dating back to the 19th century. At that time Vítkov Hill was first considered a possible location for a memorial, with symbolism dating back to the time of the Hussites. After the founding of Czechoslovakia, the memorial’s foundation stone was laid in 1928: the memorial was meant to celebrate Czechoslovak statehood but also to honour the country’s legionnaires who fought abroad. Even TG Masaryk was supposed to have been buried there, but of course that never happened. By 1938, when the memorial was completed, it would suffer an unexpected fate.”
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Posted by admin on July 31, 2007 under Prague's Travel and Accommodation News |
The performance called Carmina Burana Open Air Opera
Carmina Burana Open Air Opera presents the performances of the Czech Symphonic OrchestraVUS choir of the Charles University, Saltatio Vitae
Carmina Burana Open Air OperaSaturday, 28th July to Sunday, 26th August, 2007 at 8.30 PM. The largest floating stage (350 square meters) in Czech Republic is situated right on the Vltava River near the Strelecky Island in the historical center of the Prague city.
Tickets can be bought via TicketPro or TicketPortal for CZK 1200 (EUR 43).
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“Small Czech breweries complain that the largest Czech beer maker Plzeòský Prazdroj restricts their supplies to some restaurants,” Kamil Rudolecký, vice-chairman of the UOHS (antitrust office) told reporters on July 27th, 2007…
“The UOHS has received several complaints that Plzeòský Prazdroj (Pilsner Urquell) has violated an exception granted by UOHS in 2006. But the office, which monitors the situation on the market regularly, has not detected any flaws,” he added.
Plzeòský Prazdroj, a unit of SABMiller holding and brewer of the Pilsner Urquell brand, sold 10,700,000 hectoliters of beer from April 2006 to March 2007. The UOHS permitted the brewery to sign contracts on minimal annual purchases of beer with restaurants.
The exception sets a ceiling on the amount to be purchased from Plzeòský Prazdroj at 70 %. The rest is earmarked for other suppliers. But small breweries insist their share has fallen.
“The UOHS has dealt with Prazdroj several times and imposed a CZK 450,000 fine on the brewery for exclusive contracts with customers, but in this case it has found no offence,” Rudolecký said.
read more: ÈTK (Czech News Agency)
Posted by admin on July 8, 2007 under Prague's Travel and Accommodation News |
Prague’s Charles Bridge river. Famous Charles BridgeLesser Town of Prague on the left bank with the Old Town of Prague on the right bank of Vltava and was vital to the development of the Czech capital city.
It is 650 years since the laying of the corner stone on the Prague’s . Charles Bridge river. “No such celebrations have ever been held in the past. The bridge is one of the greatest jewels not only of Czech, but also European, gothic architecture,” Pavel Bem, the mayor of Prague declared of the two days of medieval music, crafts, juggling, historic markets, processions and tournaments, which are aimed at recreating the rich flavour of Charles IV
According to the legend, , the Bohemian King and the Holy Roman Emperor, who was passionate about numerology, decided to launch construction at 5.31 AM
Posted by admin on June 29, 2007 under Prague's Travel and Accommodation News |
Friday, - Saturday, in ,
The visual style of Karlovy Vary IFF 2007 is the work of Studio Najbrt
The directors of the opening ceremony are and brothers. The main theme of this year’s ceremony comes from the festival poster, which portrays an actress in a starry setting. The whole evening will be pleasantly poetic, slightly nostalgic and conducted in the cabaret style. The music will include tunes from Saturday Night Fever
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Posted by admin on June 26, 2007 under Prague's Travel and Accommodation News |
Mandarin Oriental PragueVichit Mukura, an Executive Thai Chef from the world famous Oriental Hotel Bangkok
In addition to Essensia’s regular offer, enjoy for example a fantastic 3-course Thai menu of your choice at EUR 33.50
Starters (EUR 10)
Po Pia Ped Yaang (deep-fried roasted duck with rice sheet)
Plaa Hoy Shell Yaang (spicy pan-fried scallop salad with Siamese herbs)
Yaam Pla Mueg (spicy squid salad)
Soups (EUR 10)
Tom Yaam Nuea Hom Jiew (spicy beef shank soup with lime and deep-fried shallot)
Tom Kha Goong (herbed coconut tiger prawn soup)
Main Courses (EUR 17)
Goong Thog Prig Gub Takrai (deep-fried prawns with garlic, chili and lemongrass)
Nuea Poo Phad Bai Gaprow (stir-fired crab meat with chili and holy basil leaf)
Ped Priew Waan (sweet and salty duck breast)
Gai Yaang Khow Niew (grilled chicken with sticky rice)
Desserts (EUR 8.50)
Gaeng Buad Mamuang Khow Niew Moon (warm coconut milk and mango with sweet sticky rice)
Tub Tim Grob (chilled water chestnut rubies in coconut syrup)
Waanyen Grajieb (roselle sorbet)
Nebovidská 1, Prague 1 - Lesser Town
Lunch: 12 Noon – 2.30 PM / Dinner: 6 PM – 11 PM
For a table reservation or further information, please call +420 233 088777
For some photographs, visit
Posted by admin on June 19, 2007 under Prague's Travel and Accommodation News |
Members of art-group called connected up to one of the stationary cameras during TV weathercast and in real time broadcast their own shots, which showed nuclear exposion. Then the picture changed. Instead of the name of the locality (Black Mine in the Krkono¹e Mountains) the website reference ztohoven.com (website is overloaded for now) came up on the screen.
The website welcomes visitors with “This is media reality” announcement. Website contains photos of three masked persons moving around a building probably provided with the infiltrated camera of Czech TV. A guestbook is available as well.
Martin Krafl, the Czech TV spokesman protested against the interference: “The fake broadcast was really very inadvisable and could have provoced panic within large group of people.” Czech police investigates the event.
The ‘hacked’ Panorama program is a 40 minutes long TV broadcast that shows actual weather in various locations of Czech Republic by a panoramatic cameras.
Statement made by art group ‘Ztohoven’ regarding their attack at the public service broadcaster in the Czech RepublicWe are neither a terrorist organization nor a political group, our aim is not to intimidate the society or manipulate it, which is something we witness on daily basis both in real world and in the world created by the media.
Whether the reasons are political interests, market interests, financial interests or interests of supranational companies – we meet hidden manipulation and attempt to invade the subconscious mind of citizens with specific products or ideology, using all available means. We do not think that a subtle distortion of such system or an appeal to pure common sense of people and their ability to remain unaffected are harmful, not even in a democratic society. That is why, several years ago, the art group “Ztohoven” penetrated the public sphere of Prague, questioned the space given to advertisement generally and the space given to specific adverts. On the 17th of June 2007 this group attacked the space of TV broadcasting. It distorted it, questioned its truthfulness and its credibility. It drew attention to the possibility of using images of the world created by the media in place of the existing, real world.Is everything we see daily on our TV screens real? Is everything presented to us by the media, newspapers, television, Internet actually real? This is the concept our project would like to introduce and remind of. We believe that even the free space of public service broadcaster is able to endure such action and such impeachment. We hope our action will become an appeal for the future and remind the media of their duty to bring out the truth.
Thank you for independent media and free space for our society.
An artistic group Ztohoven has alredy undertaken 2 other happenings, that attracted attention of mainstream media. They attempted to veil half of a neon heart installed at the Prague CastleZtohoven covered 800 city-lights in Prague with their own posters in the protest against advertisement in November, 2003.
Posted by admin on June 9, 2007 under Prague's Travel and Accommodation News |
the World of Music©tvanice Island, Prague 7 • 8th - 9th June, 2007
10th Respect Festival is held by Rachot Production, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, and , Mayor of the Prague City.
World Music Festival RespectWomad Festival or Womex Music Fair.
This year’s programme presents two of the most interesting current world music trends:
The friday’s programme, Desert BluesThe saturday’s focus is Club Global
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®ofín Palace and Mánes Centre, Prague • 16th - 20th June, 2007 • Organised by Czech Television
44th Golden Prague ITF
You can register via the registration form and you will get all festival material at the registration desk upon your arrival…
International Television Festival Golden PraguePrix Italia (1949), Monte Carlo and Montreux festivals (both 1964) can boast a longer tradition.
Golden Prague ITF is a unique and prestigious showcase of TV production, presenting the world’s best music and dance programmes of all musical genres. It has become a place of inspiring meetings for the professionals (producers, programme-makers etc.) and the general public, a place where anybody can discover, compare and see in competition the best of what has been produced in the field of music and dance programmes. For the first time this year, the festival is open to high-quality programmes of all musical genres - not only classical music, but also pop, rock and world music. The popularity of the Golden Prague ITF
The 44th year of the International TV Festival Golden Prague will bring a number of attractive innovations for both the general public and accredited professionals. A special Day of Czech TelevisionAudience Award. The Living Catalogue will offer meetings with the world’s major TV directors of production dedicated to music and dance. Those who are interested in what Asian music TV has to offer will be welcome at the Asian Television EveningsMánes Centre.
