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Welcome to Brno, the Czech Republic's "second city" (population 400,000), 2.5 hours east of Prague (by train or bus) and (1.5 hours north of Vienna) in the heart of the southern Moravian wine country. Slower paced than Prague and off the tourist path, the Brno region offers hiking and biking through the highlands and vineyards, folk festivals, UNESCO
sites, but most of all its famous open-hearted southern Moravian hospitality.
I am ready to help you to arrange the following services during your stay in BRNO, the CZECH REPUBLIC:
- To find an accommodation, (short or a long-term stay)
- Act as a tour guide
- To arrange various excursions
- To organise tailor made trips
- To buy bus and train tickets and tickets to various venues
- To provide on-line help
- To act as an interpreter
Helena Svedova
an independent teacher of English and a licensed guide
Contact: Mobile +420 737 590 036 or info@czech4you.com
Helena Švédová
100 studios available for rent from August 1st, 2008. Completely reconstructed and each flat has a 5 m2 balcony to enjoy the summer weather.
Address is Božetechova 2673/102, Kralovo Pole. 10 minutes on public transport to IBM, the technical park and the VUT university (1.5 km walk).
28 m2 flats 7000 CZK/month + utilities and 39 m2 flats are 9000 CZK/month + utilities.
No real estate fee or commission!
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Brno will host another year of beach volleyball tournament FIVB Challenger at the Brno Lake - so called SOKOLAK on 3rd to 6th July, 2008. See it on the map
here
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Enjoy the engine roaring and speed and come to see the 2008 Motocycle GP World Championship in Brno held in August 15 to 17, 2008.
Contact mefor a nice accommodation near Brno.
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The dramaturgy of the festival in 2008 is oriented towards the musical life in the Visegrad Region from the Middle Ages through to the Vienna Congress held 1814-1815. The theme “Early Music from Visegrad” will be treated at several levels: we will present Czech-Slovak-Polish-Hungarian composers, map out the musical life in the aforementioned capital cities of Buda, Prague, Bratislava and Krakow or Warsaw, focus on the musical centres outside the capital cities, including monasteries, and revitalise treasures from private and public collections.
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A pair of four-month-old polar bear cubs in Brno zoo are doing well, with their mother devotedly caring for them. Their mother provides all the necessary care, without batting an eyelid at the presence of people. The twins release outdoors was the last step requiring caution. The outdoor enclosure could be dangerous to the cubs, in view of the steep rocks above the pool, but at the most dangerous places the keepers laid straw for the cubs to "land" softly.
The cubs have already tried beef, horse-meat and fish, and although one still has problems walking, it is growing stronger every day and will soon catch up with its sibling.
My picture is from 9 April, 2008.
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Are you looking for some nice accommodation during BRNO Grand Prix 2008? Hotel VRANOV might be your choice. It is a lovely hotel situated about 25 km north of Brno. It takes about 25 minutes to get there from the centre of Brno. If you need my help to book this accommodatiopn, please contact me.
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On 1 April all castles, chatteaux, manor houses and other attractions in the Czech Republic open after the winter season to the vistors and close for the season in September 30th.
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Boat ride at the Brno lake
Boats operate at the Brno Lake from April till October. For some extra money they also take bikes, so this is a good tip for a day or a half day trip. Take a tram No. 1 direction BYSTRC to get to the harbour. I can reccomend a stop at the VEVERI Castle, only one floor is iopen to the public, not far from the castle there is a nice chapel of Virgin Mary and nice countryside.
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View from the Old Town Hall Tower
Since 1 April the Old Town Tower offers the views of BRNO to the visitors. I highly recommend you to climb it up to get a nice view of Brno. Open daily 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. till September
Address: Radnicka 4, BRNO.
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The Conservatory graduate Jiri Groulik (studied classical piano) and at present is studying Composition at the Janacek Academy of Music in Brno, the Czech Republic is looking for more students in Brno and its vicinity to teach them classical, jazz piano or keyboard.
Jiri Groulik offers: professional approach, fexible hours, teaching is focused at classical piano, pop or jazz lessons, he communicates in English.
Contact:
jirigroulik@email.cz
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Ryanair, Europe´ no. 1 low fares airline, announced its second route from Brno, Czech republic to Barcelona Girona, Spain The route l commenced on the 29th of October 2007 and is operated four times weekly (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday) with brand new Boeing 737-800 taking onboard up to 189 passengers.
MORE INFORMATION
Tomasz Kulakowski, RYANAIR, Sales & Marketing Manager - Central Europe
+44 1279 666 277 or kulakowskit@ryanair.com
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GRAND PRIX
If you don´t know what MotoGP is then it was a mistake to click on this link. MotoGP is currently the most exciting form of motorised sport in the world, forget cars of any kind and the boring F1! The MotoGP "circus" comes to Brno in the third week of August every year to race on the new(ish) automotodrom to the west of the city near Rosice. The area quickly fills with visitors from all across Europe who all come to watch the racing at this exciting track. As well as having a track that makes the riders work hard, for westerners the ticket price is very cheap, the beer is very cheap. Beer, food, shades, sun hat and something to sit on.
In order to find reasonable accommodation, please contact me as early as possible, preferrably in January.
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By air from BRNO to Moscow with SMART WINGS
Smart Wings-the only Czech low cost airlines (operated by Travel Service) has signed a contract with the Russian Atlant Soyuz about the new flight connection BRNO-MOSCOW.
The flight was launched (using code.share regime) on July 22 2007, at it l operates every Sunday.The planes land at Moscow VNUKOVO airport. The sales of the tickets is at ( Smart WIngs and other travel agencies as well) and single ticket is available at CZK 2850 (EUR 102 -without fees). Boeing 737–300 has the capacity of 128 seats.
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If you are nostalgic and like old means of transport, June 2nd and 3rd were days just for you - see some pictures from that event in the PHOTOGALLERY.
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Enjoy a visit to the thermal spa about 75 km south of BRNO in a small Austrian town Laa under Thaya where you can enjoy 34 to 36 C water, jacquzzi. water slide, sauna or bathing in a swimming pool with salty water.
I can arrange transportation either for a solo traveller or groups. Please contact me here
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Try out EUROLINES buses between PRAGUE and BRNO! A domestic bus line PRAGUE - BRNO operates from MORNING till the EVENING, it runs 14 times from Prague, 14 times from Brno.
Check the timetable
here.
The Brno Bus Ticket Office is at the Bus terminal on BENESOVA Trida, oposite the GRAND HOTEL.
MO – THU 04:45 – 19:20
FRI - SUN 05:30 – 21:00
SAT 04:45 – 21:00
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202st anniversary of the BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ . 2008 took place on 1–3 December 2008 near BRNO, the CZECH REPUBLIC in villages SLAPANICE, TVAROZNA AND AUSTERLITZ BATTLEFIELD. Also find more pictures from 2005 in the photogallery
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My ART teacher JANA PODZEMNA who speaks English is looking for more enthusiastic people who would like to try OIL PAINTING. Come and join our classes on HELCELETOVA STREET on WEDNESDAYS at 6,30 till 8,30 p.m.(about 5 minutes from the city centre by tram. NO 4 towards KRAVI HORA It is relaxing and fun. Come and join us.
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The ART SCHOOL AO welcomes new students who would love to try stenciling, painting or clay modelling. All levels (begginers, advanced) can apply. Ales Chalupa is a devoted teacher, whom I can highly recommend as his former student, unfortunately he communicates only in Czech. (His mobile phone is 728 577 179). For communications with him in English, please call me at 737 590 036 or write to Contact. Address of the school: Dvorak St. 14, BRNO.
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To be able to find any street in the Czech Republic and especially in Brno, you can check the link in the DETAILED INFO. Just type the name of a town, then "comma" and then the name of a street. You can also use zoom using "plus" or "minus" or drag a map using arrows in the left upper corner. Good luck.
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100 studios available for rent from August 1st, 2008. Completely reconstructed and each flat has a 5 m2 balcony to enjoy the summer weather. 
Brno will host another year of beach volleyball tournament FIVB Challenger at the Brno Lake - so called SOKOLAK on 3rd to 6th July, 2008. See it on the map
here 
Enjoy the engine roaring and speed and come to see the 2008 Motocycle GP World Championship in Brno held in August 15 to 17, 2008.
Contact mefor a nice accommodation near Brno.
The dramaturgy of the festival in 2008 is oriented towards the musical life in the Visegrad Region from the Middle Ages through to the Vienna Congress held 1814-1815. The theme “Early Music from Visegrad” will be treated at several levels: we will present Czech-Slovak-Polish-Hungarian composers, map out the musical life in the aforementioned capital cities of Buda, Prague, Bratislava and Krakow or Warsaw, focus on the musical centres outside the capital cities, including monasteries, and revitalise treasures from private and public collections. 
A pair of four-month-old polar bear cubs in Brno zoo are doing well, with their mother devotedly caring for them. Their mother provides all the necessary care, without batting an eyelid at the presence of people. The twins release outdoors was the last step requiring caution. The outdoor enclosure could be dangerous to the cubs, in view of the steep rocks above the pool, but at the most dangerous places the keepers laid straw for the cubs to "land" softly.
The cubs have already tried beef, horse-meat and fish, and although one still has problems walking, it is growing stronger every day and will soon catch up with its sibling.
Are you looking for some nice accommodation during BRNO Grand Prix 2008? Hotel VRANOV might be your choice. It is a lovely hotel situated about 25 km north of Brno. It takes about 25 minutes to get there from the centre of Brno. If you need my help to book this accommodatiopn, please contact me.
On 1 April all castles, chatteaux, manor houses and other attractions in the Czech Republic open after the winter season to the vistors and close for the season in September 30th.
Boat ride at the Brno lake
Boats operate at the Brno Lake from April till October. For some extra money they also take bikes, so this is a good tip for a day or a half day trip. Take a tram No. 1 direction BYSTRC to get to the harbour. I can reccomend a stop at the VEVERI Castle, only one floor is iopen to the public, not far from the castle there is a nice chapel of Virgin Mary and nice countryside.
View from the Old Town Hall Tower
Since 1 April the Old Town Tower offers the views of BRNO to the visitors. I highly recommend you to climb it up to get a nice view of Brno. Open daily 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. till September
The Conservatory graduate Jiri Groulik (studied classical piano) and at present is studying Composition at the Janacek Academy of Music in Brno, the Czech Republic is looking for more students in Brno and its vicinity to teach them classical, jazz piano or keyboard. 
Ryanair, Europe´ no. 1 low fares airline, announced its second route from Brno, Czech republic to Barcelona Girona, Spain The route l commenced on the 29th of October 2007 and is operated four times weekly (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday) with brand new Boeing 737-800 taking onboard up to 189 passengers.
GRAND PRIX
If you don´t know what MotoGP is then it was a mistake to click on this link. MotoGP is currently the most exciting form of motorised sport in the world, forget cars of any kind and the boring F1! The MotoGP "circus" comes to Brno in the third week of August every year to race on the new(ish) automotodrom to the west of the city near Rosice. The area quickly fills with visitors from all across Europe who all come to watch the racing at this exciting track. As well as having a track that makes the riders work hard, for westerners the ticket price is very cheap, the beer is very cheap. Beer, food, shades, sun hat and something to sit on.
By air from BRNO to Moscow with SMART WINGS
If you are nostalgic and like old means of transport, June 2nd and 3rd were days just for you - see some pictures from that event in the PHOTOGALLERY. 
Enjoy a visit to the thermal spa about 75 km south of BRNO in a small Austrian town Laa under Thaya where you can enjoy 34 to 36 C water, jacquzzi. water slide, sauna or bathing in a swimming pool with salty water.
Try out EUROLINES buses between PRAGUE and BRNO! A domestic bus line PRAGUE - BRNO operates from MORNING till the EVENING, it runs 14 times from Prague, 14 times from Brno.