Known locally as Karlsbad/Carlsbad, Karlovy Vary (literally Charles’ spring) was a European spa town for centuries before ...

Karlovy Vary translates to “Charles’ hot springs”, referring to King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who, according to ...

Above the Arctic Circle, near Tromsø – often called the Aurora Capital – Viking guests are in prime position for one of ...

The Vienna Symphony Orchestra, led by chief conductor Petr Popelka, will perform tonight at the Prague Spring festival in the Municipal House. The program includes works by Beethoven, Josef Strauss, ...

The 80th edition of the Prague Spring International Music Festival moves into ... On Thursday, May 22, the festival launches its “Beethoven triple”—a three-day series celebrating Beethoven. The ...

The National Gallery Prague invites visitors to explore its permanent exhibitions ... On Sunday, the Wihan Quartet celebrates its 40th anniversary with a concert featuring Mozart and Beethoven's late ...

Despite his status as one of history's great composers, Beethoven is also remembered for his surly disposition and unkempt appearance. 'He was indeed irritable, untidy, clumsy, rude, and ...

Prague was a short flight from the starting point of the river cruise in Budapest, and has always been really high on my list, especially during the holiday season because I’ve heard such ...

Beethoven’s true ‘intimidating’ face has been revealed through scientific reconstruction almost 200 years after his death. Cicero Moraes, the lead author of a new study exploring Beethoven’s life and ...

It’s difficult not to fall in love with the beauty of Prague. One of the few European cities that has escaped major natural disasters and destruction of 20th-century wars, it can feel like the ...

Rather than dip a toe in the orchestral waters, it dived right in and opened with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, a 65-minute epic known for its technical demands, emotional weightiness and a final ...

A time capsule of Baroque opulence in Prague’s historic Lesser Town neighborhood that was on the market for US$7.1 million has sold, according to the listing agent. The nearly 500-year-old ...