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New Year’s in the treetops

The New Year’s ascent to Lipno Treetop Walk is becoming an increasingly popular activity.

Most visitors to the New Year's journey start out on foot from the central parking lot in Lipno and walk along a marked path through the forest. Organizers prepare small gifts and commemorative certificates for all participants in the ascent. For warming-up, free Christmas punch will be handed out along the Tree-top trail. The Lipno Treetop Walk is open all year. In winter, from 10 am to 4 pm.

Date: 01.01. 2015

Type: Tree walk

More information: http://www.czechtourism.com/e/lipno-new-year-in-the-treetops/

Biathlon World Cup

The stars of the World Biathlon are heading to Vysočina! Competitions will be held in the mixed relay race, sprint and pursuit.

The biathlon is one of the most successful winter sports and the success of Czech representatives at the Olympics in Sochi, where they won a total of five medals in this field, made it very popular in the Czech Republic. The top biathlon events on Czech soil will be the BMW IBU World Cup in Nové Město na Moravě, at the place where the 2013 World Championships took place. That was entered into the international public awareness of sports fans through great organization and excellent spectators. The same can be expected from the upcoming World Cup in the heart of the picturesque Vysočina region, which in winter provides ideal conditions, especially for lovers of cross-country skiing.

Date: 06. - 08.02. 2015

Type: Cross-country skiing More information: http://www.czechtourism.com/e/biathlon-world-cup-vysocina/

Carnevale Praha

Celebrate the Carnival season in the streets of Prague!

The Bohemian Carnevale festival, which is held in Prague every year during the Carnival season at the end of February and beginning of March, is a colorful showcase of wonderful ideas, refined taste and dazzling creativity. It recalls the historical and allegorical spectacle of the festivities, which were held in the Czech lands during the Middle Ages. This event takes place in public places, palaces, museums, galleries and theaters, as well as in restaurants and shops. Would you prefer a dazzling carnival ball, child’s whirl in masks and Baroque opera, or music and dance scenes of the Prague Carnival in the 17th and 18 centuries?

Date: 06. – 17.02.2015

Type: Festival

More information: http://www.czechtourism.com/e/prague-carnevale/

Prague Opera Ball

The winter ball season in Prague is in full swing – and the highlight is the Opera Ball.

One of the main Czech social events of the year is the Opera Ball. It doesn’t have the same tradition as its world-famous counterpart in Vienna, but it could already be ranked among those popular events with international participation and significant charitable context. Everyone who wants to be seen goes to the State Opera in Prague on that evening. Moreover, a host of celebrities and high-born personalities receive invitations every year and add a unique luster and prestige to the Opera Ball .

Date: 07. 02. 2015

Type: Opera ball

More information: http://www.czechtourism.com/e/prague-opera-ball/

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