Czech Republic

Still, though, most visitors tend to explore no farther than the capital, Prague. Fewer than 10 percent of tourists venture into the countryside, which means they are missing out on a treat.
Prague, westernised and cosmopolitan, is a beautiful city of spires and a visual feast of medieval, baroque and art nouveau architecture.
Leave the city behind and visitors find a magnificent undulating landscape of mountains and plains, forests and farmland. The Giant Mountains are the highest and most beautiful range in the country.
Summer is a time for hiking in the countryside or swimming in the countless lakes and reservoirs. Autumn is best during the wine festival in South Moravia after the grapes have been harvested.

In October 1938 the Nazis occupied the Sudetenland, with the acquiescence of Britain and France, after the infamous Munich Agreement. In March 1939 Germany occupied Bohemia and Moravia. Slovakia proclaimed independence as a Nazi puppet state. After World War II in 1945 Czechoslovakia was reestablished as an independent state.
In the 1946 elections, the Communists became the largest party with 36% of the popular vote and formed coalition government. In 1948 the Communist staged coup d'etat and Czechoslovakia became a communist country. In the 1960s Czechoslovakia enjoyed a gradual liberalization under the reformist general secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, Alexander Dubcek. But this short period was crushed by a Soviet invasion in August 1968. In 1969 the reformist Dubcek was replaced by the orthodox Gustav Husak and Czechoslovakia stayed a communist country under the Soviet influence. The communist government resignated in November 1989 after a week of demonstrations known as the Velvet Revolution. The popular Vaclav Havel was elected president of the republic.

At the end of 1992 Czechoslovakia split into Czech Republic (Bohemia and Moravia) and Slovak Republic (Slovakia). This peaceful splitting is called the Velvet Divorce. Twelve years later, on May 1, 2004 Czech Republic became a part of the European Union.

Visit the Czech Philharmonic orchestra, the experience you will have can not be described. Opera and ballet is performed by the National Theatre in the National Theatre, Stavovske Theatre and State Opera house.
Special theatres- are Laterna Magica, that is combination of theatre, movie, ballet and bunch of other things. If you want to visit Laterna do not forget to book tickets in advance, it is sold out for every performance.
There are various exhibitions & museums to chose from.
Best of all, the Czechs are an extremely hospitable people, eager to make any visit as enjoyable as possible.

Prague