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A beer profile of the great lager Samichlaus, written for the Flagship February project, a writer initiative to promote classic beers that are getting overlooked in a crowded marketplace.

This NYT Travel feature story covers a new wave of off-the-radar art spaces opening in former factories, military barracks and other historic structures in the Czech Republic's capital city.

36 Hours in Budapest: how to spend a weekend in one of Central Europe's most dynamic cities, a regional powerhouse in terms of art, design and cuisine.

Pilsners dominate Americans’ perceptions of Czech beer, but the Central European country has a dark, beery secret. The second most popular brew in the Czech Republic is near-black tmavé pivo, or “dark beer,” a brewing style that actually predates pilsner — and upstages it in some Czech taverns.

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A million square feet of Italian delicacies.
That was the first thing I heard about FICO Eataly World, the new culinary attraction in Bologna, Italy.
Like many food lovers, I knew Eataly for its grocery stores: Years earlier I’d visited the original Eataly mega-delicatessen in Turin, and I’d seen the headlines when oversize Eataly branches had opened in New York, Chicago and elsewhere. I knew Eataly usually offered hundreds of varieties of rare Italian olive oils, arcane pastas, obscure...

The Czech Republic is recognized around the world as a beer-producing powerhouse. But the country is also home to a lengthy wine culture, including a cutting-edge group of natural winemakers, the Autentisté, who specialize in obscure regional varietals and highly traditional methods.

What to do with 36 Hours in Glasgow, a full weekend guide from New York Times Travel.

The small but noteworthy Prague neighborhood of Petrska ctvrt hides a blossoming local design scene.

Art is everywhere in Prague... but it's still somewhat hard to find. This NYT Travel feature story covers the burgeoning artistic scene in the stunning capital of the Czech Republic.

High-quality hamburgers have come into fashion across Europe, incorporating indigenous flavors in an American classic.

Long known as a haven for lager lovers, Prague is cultivating a pronounced new interest and heightened appreciation for fine vino, with a new generation of wine bars, as well as well-stocked wine shops and improved restaurant wine lists.

Squid-ink cocktails, obscure craft beers and single-origin coffees in the Czech Republic's second city of Brno.

In northeast Hungary, the tiny town of Tokaj offers culture, cuisine, and the oldest classified vineyards in Europe.

PRAGUE -- On a brisk but beautiful February afternoon, Jeffrey Martin and his robotic camera stand inside one of the Czech capital's most gawk-wort

Stift Engelszell in Austria recently joined one of the beer world's most exclusive clubs: the handful of Trappist monasteries that make their own ales.