Franz Kafka’s Prague: a centenary tour of the writer’s home city
A hundred years after his death, the author’s presence is as strong as ever in the Czech capital – from his childhood homes and the literary cafes he frequented to the remarkable buildings immortalised in his work
March 2024
Not just cheap beer and old buildings: an arty weekend in Prague
A new sleeper train from Brussels is bringing the Czech capital’s contemporary art scene within easy reach of rail travellers
December 2023
‘So good I went five times’: travel writers’ favourite discoveries of 2023
We asked 23 Guardian travel writers to share their best experiences of 2023, from elegant spas and an art deco cinema to a new ‘megalith’ and a futuristic hotel
November 2023
Czech it out: leave Prague and Bohemia behind to discover a Moravian rhapsody
Easily reached by train, the cities of Olomouc and Brno have culture in spades – and few of the foreign visitors that crowd the capital
October 2023
Rail journey of the month
Rail route of the month: along the Franz Josef railway from Prague to Vienna
Our slow travel expert explores a historic central European rail route served by rural trains operating at a pace that would have been familiar to the Habsburgs
July 2023
Soaring temperatures may signal the decline of summer holidays to the Mediterranean
Tourists are choosing milder destinations such as Ireland and Denmark as the heatwave over southern Europe leads to sea temperatures of up to 30c in Spain
May 2023
A local's guide
A local’s guide to Brno, Czech Republic: ‘How do you like your pilsner poured?’
Actor Ondřej Kokorský shows us around the country’s second city, taking in traditional beer halls, up-and-coming neighbourhoods and a pink theatre that offers English subtitles
February 2023
Prague and beyond: five of the Czech Republic’s most beautiful towns and cities
Its magnificent capital is justly famous but there are other lovely places to visit that are only a train ride away from Prague
July 2022
A local's guide
A local’s guide to Prague: the best beer, cool architecture and hunting for fossils
Actor and gallery curator Pavel Lagner leads us to Renaissance pavilions, fun cocktail bars and delicious, stinky cheese
Interrail at 50
I took the train to Brno, Czech Republic – here’s my guide to the city
We continue our celebration of Interrail’s 50th birthday with a visit to a relaxed, youthful city that’s deeply into music and food
Rail journey of the month
Rail route of the month: from Bohemia towards the Baltic coast
On a bargain €9 one-month rail pass, our slow travel expert goes border-hopping on the historic Oder-Neisse line from the Czech Republic to Germany
May 2022
Move over Cannes: 10 of Europe’s best summer film festivals
The star-studded French fest starts today, but the coming months bring plenty more celebrations of the big screen – in stunning settings
March 2022
Walks of a lifetime: six epic mountain hikes across Europe
From a sandstone labyrinth to bears and marmots, Europe’s hills and mountains offer exhilarating long-distance walks. Just don’t forget your poles and harness
July 2020
The joys of Czech tramping: ‘Hiking with friendship, freedom and fun’
In the Czech Republic, being a tramp means folk singing, rum drinking, wild camping in the forest and bonhomie
June 2019
A local's guide
A local’s guide to Prague: 10 top tips
Nearly 30 years on from the Velvet Revolution, the Czech capital is still evolving, epitomised by its new cultural attractions and diverse food and drink
July 2018
A motorbike road trip in Bohemia, Czech Republic
Driving south from Prague on his custom-built motorbike our writer rhapsodises about the Bohemian scenery by day, then gets stuck into its famous beer each evening
June 2018
Weir in this together: canoeing the Vltava in the Czech Republic
20 great holidays in Central Europe
May 2018
City breaks with kids
City breaks with kids: Prague
A family break to the Czech capital means interactive museums, parks full of activities and sweet treats for children – and an abundance of cheap beer for the parents
January 2018
The Czech Republic’s Bohemian Paradise: as magical as it sounds
A location for Sky Atlantic’s TV series Britannia, this enchanted landscape in the north of the country is somewhere to go into Bohemian rhapsodies over
