Cross-country skiing is becoming the thing "to do" in the Czech Republic. In the past two or three decades, more Czechs preferred downhill skiing either at home or in one of Europe’s Alpine countries, such as neighbouring Austria. Nowadays, the number of cross-country skiing enthusiasts matches those who prefer to head for the slopes and lifts. Radio Prague’s Vít Pohanka visited one of the country’s popular ski resorts - Vysočina Arena in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands.
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Cross-country skiing is becoming the thing "to do" in the Czech Republic. In the past two or three...
The best known Czech beer is undoubtedly Pilsner Urquell. Budweiser (sold as Czechvar in the United...
For the vast majority of Czechs Christmas would not be Christmas without the traditional Czech Christmas...
Prague’s annual Christmas markets have taken over the city center, and with them, the stalls selling so...
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