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20/03/2025

Did you know that the Czech Republic is the only place in the world where you can find Cubist architecture? While Cubism began as an artistic movement in France, Czech architects took it far beyond painting and sculpture, transforming it into an innovative architectural style.

In our latest blog, we explore the fascinating history of Prague Cubism, why it developed exclusively in the Czech Republic, and how it evolved beyond its French inspiration. Plus, we’ll show you where to find stunning examples of Cubist and Rondocubist buildings in Prague.

Discover the origins and unique features of the Czech cubist and rondocubist architecture, which defined a nation in the early 20th century.

24/01/2025

Being the southernmost-oriented Central European capital, Budapest tends to enjoy an earlier spring so the season is actually just around the corner! Read our blog selection of music and food festivals, and unique Easter celebrations that direct you to some of the very best spring events on offer in Budapest. Warm up your winter by planning your dream spring 2025 visit to the Pearl of the Danube with us.

Discover the best events and things to do this spring in Budapest: markets, music, festivals, theater and more.

20/01/2025

Spring is closer than it seems, and there's no better time to visit Vienna than this time of year. From one of Austria's biggest art fairs, to Easter markets, and a plethora of music events, Vienna's culture scene thrums with life.

Check out our blog for recommendations for the best events and ways to enjoy Austria's capital in spring 2025. You'll definitely want to get some tickets in advance!

Explore spring events in Vienna: Easter markets, music festivals, traditional celebrations, special events, and beyond.

09/01/2025

Winter may be upon us, but we're already dreaming of spring: warm days, blooming flowers, and a culture calendar that draw locals and visitors alike. Check out our insider tips for Prague's spring highlights, from Easter markets and theater to exhibitions and the legendary Prague Spring Festival—the year's top classical music event. Then, start planning your trip to the Golden City this spring with us. 🌷

Explore the best spring events in Prague - Easter markets, festivals, special architecture events, and so much more springtime fun.

31/12/2024

Wishing you joy, peace and travel adventures in the new year!

24/12/2024

🎄Merry Christmas!🎄to all our guests and partners. This year our family made a pilgrimage to Europe's oldest Christmas market. Dresden's Striezelmarkt was first recorded in 1434, when rulers agreed to sell goods for Christmas dinner on the Altmarkt. The market is named for the Stroczel fruticake sold there. Today, you can get the best Glühwein we've ever warmed up with under an actual brass band playing above the festive wine bar! 🥳

10/12/2024

Salzburg's alpine backdrop and charming old town provide a classic Old World Christmas atmosphere. Whether you're coming down from the ski slopes or making a tour of Christmas markets, Salzburg has a winter program to delight you. Check out our newest blog post for top tips on the best Christmas markets and events taking place in Salzburg for winter 2024/25.

Explore our recommendations for winter events in Salzburg - Christmas markets, museums, ski slopes, ice rinks, and more cold-weather fun.

04/12/2024

Although all seasons offer something special in the Austrian capital, there is no better time to visit Vienna than the holiday season: the city comes alive with twinkling lights from the Christmas markets and music coming out of every church, with plenty of indoor events and exhibitions so you can warm up.

Whether you gravitate to music, history, art - if you're an avid ballroom dancer 💃 or simply a snowglobe fan - there's something on our curated list of things to do in Vienna for everyone🕴 this winter 2024/25!

Discover the magic of Vienna in winter with festive Christmas markets, ice skating rinks, holiday concerts, and fascinating exhibitions.

07/11/2024

A winter trip to Budapest can brighten the cold season ahead of us, with the twinkling Christmas lights of the festive markets, aromatic mulled wine and Hungarian street food. You can also warm up along with the locals flocking to ornate thermal baths that testify to the Budapest's Ottoman legacy.

With concerts and exhibitions to check out too, there's no shortage of Christmas, New Year's and Winter events to attend in the former imperial capital. Our latest blog covers our top tips for events this winter in Budapest.

Explore winter events in Budapest - including Christmas markets, performances, food festivals, and art bazaars.

31/10/2024

We visited Le Corbusier's colorful 1950s "Unité d'Habitation" building this trip to Berlin. This was his realization of a "vertical city," a high-density housing that provides not only apartments but also communal spaces, services - shops, kindergartens.

The floors are called "strassen" (streets), because the corridors stretch out as long as city streets. The famously low ceilings maximize space. See Vadim and Eyal touching the ceiling!. It was really exciting to enjoy the view from the top, especially in this sensational autumn days we lucked into for this Berlin visit. Looking forward to arranging this tour for lovers of architecture history.

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28/10/2024

So many thanks to our partner, Eyal, a guide who specializes in Berlin's more hidden and farflung sites, for a fascinating trip to Teufelsberg, the former US spy station turned into a labrynthine hub for street artists. In additon to the major sites of Berlin, we're excited to constantly add to the array of off-the-beaten-trail experiences we arrange for travellers to our cities.

22/10/2024

For those planning on a trip to Berlin this winter, you'll find a thriving international hub of art, technology and culture. Germany's cosmopolitan capital offers a wealth of ways to brighten the cold, longer days. With exhibitions, concerts, festivals and Christmas markets, the city has a crowded calendar of winter events. Check out our top picks for the best events in Berlin for winter 2024, and consider taking a tour with us!

Discover the best events in Berlin this winter - including Christmas markets, film festivals, art shows, and skating rinks.

02/10/2024

Our favorite puppet store in Prague, Loutky Michael, reminds us that certain things are done in the former Austrian Empire as in no other place - for three: cakes, formal dancing, and puppets!

You can even get a masters degree in puppet theater in this country at Prague's Academy of Performing Arts Theater Faculty (Damu). Aren't they wonderful?

27/09/2024

The return of outdoor Christmas Markets to all of Prague’s major squares in November brings light and festive cheer to the darker days that end the year. Visitors and residents can once again make merry among lighted wooden stalls with vendors selling Christmas ornaments, gifts, jewelry, local crafts, mulled wine (svařák) and hot honey wine (medovina).

Here’s our insider 2024 info on how best to spend a Christmas and New Year’s Eve in Prague, and tips on the best events you won’t want to miss this winter.

Explore the magic of Prague in winter with festive Christmas markets, ice skating, and cultural events, all set against the city's enchanting historical backdrop.

06/09/2024

Given its location in the southern heart of Europe, Budapest experiences a longer summer than many of its Central European contemporaries, making the latter months of the year the perfect time to visit Hungary’s Pearl on the Danube. With a number of different cultural and culinary happenings on offer this fall 2024, including new theatrical premieres, music festivals, wine tastings and art exhibitions, we highly recommend a late-year visit to the city.

Experience Budapest in the fall: wine festivals, cultural celebrations, exhibitions, performances and an art market fill out a temperate autumn season.

28/08/2024

Berlin’s dynamism and energy never let up as the seasons change. While the action tends to move indoors in the autumn, Berlin’s numerous parks are still where you want to be, as the city begins to look like a giant landscape painting, with the incredible hues of the season. Art, culture, and culinary events abound, as Germany also marks the important anniversary of its post-Cold War reunification. Read on for our curated recommendations for enjoying the German capital’s fall harvest of events.

Explore Berlin in the fall: lively festivals, art exhibitions, and music events, all set against the backdrop of vibrant autumn colors.

23/08/2024

We hiked up to 13th-century Castle Bezděz on our way home to Prague from Lake Mácha (which you can spy in the distance behind Vadim on the tower).

What makes it an especially great ruin is they never refurbished its original Gothic into another style. Easy to see why it inspired romantic verses from the great Czech poet, Mácha. Over the past decade, we're proud to have helped hundreds of guests venture outside our great capital city, Prague, to explore the more farflung wonders of the Czech Republic like this one!

16/08/2024

As summer ends, some of us return to our usual routines, but Vienna never stops shaking things up with art and music events galore. Our newest blog gives autumn travelers a heads up how to search out and enjoy the best exhibitions and festivals taking place in the Imperial City in fall 2024.

Discover Vienna's fall events: from classical concerts and art fairs to food festivals and vibrant cultural celebrations amidst stunning autumn scenery.