Thursday, May 21Thursday, May 21Prague is implementing a long-term urban greening initiative to combat rising temperatures, with a focus on planting climate-resistant trees. The city plans to plant 900 trees over the next decade, selected for their ability to withstand warmer conditions. This effort follows a report showing Prague’s warming rate has nearly doubled in the past 15 years. Initial plantings include 23 trees along V Cibulkách Street, with species monitored for 15 years to identify the hardiest varieties. The goal is to gradually replace struggling urban trees like lindens and maples with more resilient species. While the Klimastromy project (launched in 2022) has seen slow progress—only 29 elms planted so far—officials remain committed to expanding the program .
Prague is also reviving its historic rail travel heritage through a restored 1906 dining carriage, originally built by the Ringhoffer company. The carriage, once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s railway network, has been meticulously restored over two years to recreate early 20th-century luxury travel. It now operates on special heritage routes from Prague, offering passengers a multi-course menu inspired by historical recipes in an authentically preserved interior. The project highlights the city’s role in Europe’s rail history and its efforts to preserve cultural travel experiences .
New EU-wide rail travel reforms aim to simplify cross-border train journeys, including potential single-ticket systems for multi-leg trips. While not Prague-specific, these changes could improve connectivity to the Czech capital, making it easier for travelers to reach Prague by rail from other European destinations .
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Prague Is Planting 900 Trees to Fight Urban Heat — and Its Just Getting Started Prague is moving to green its streets with hundreds of trees engineered — through selection, not genetics — to survive the increasingly hostile conditions of a warming city. The plan calls for planting 900 climate-resistant trees across the capital over the next ten years, alongside climbing plants on building facades, as the city braces for the accelerating effects of climate change. The warming rate in Prague has nearly doubled over the past fifteen years compared to earlier measurements, according to a city climate report. The effort is already underway. This year, the city planted 23 trees along V Cibulkách Street in Prague 5. The next target is Pod Strašnickou vinicí Street in Prague 10. Individual species will be monitored over fifteen years, after which only the hardiest performers will be replicated across the city. Officials plan to use the findings to gradually replace existing urban trees — primarily lindens, maples, and acacias — which are increasingly struggling under current conditions. A project four years in, with modest results so far. The Klimastromy project launched in 2022, but the numbers on the ground have been slow to grow. Since its start, only 29 trees — elms — have been installed, at... The post Prague Is Planting 900 Trees to Fight Urban Heat — and Its Just Getting Started appeared first on Prague Morning.
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GALLERY: Historic Train Brings Early 20th Century Dining Back to Life Long before air travel reshaped Europe, luxury trains defined how people crossed the continent. In Prague, that era has been brought back to life through a restored dining carriage dating to 1906, offering passengers a glimpse into how travel once looked—and tasted. The historic restaurant car, originally built in Smíchov by the Ringhoffer company, has been carefully restored and now operates on special heritage routes departing from the Czech capital. Designed for the Swiss Dining Car Company, the carriage once served passengers across the railway network of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Today, it forms the centerpiece of a curated experience that recreates the atmosphere of early 20th-century rail journeys. Guests are served a multi-course menu inspired by historical recipes, paired with drinks, in an interior that closely reflects its original design. The restoration itself took two years and required extensive work. According to the team behind the project at the Museum of Old Machines and Technologies in Žamberk, much of the carriage had to be rebuilt due to missing or damaged components. Specialists focused on preserving the smallest details, including brass fixtures and original-style lighting. Where original elements could not be saved, replacements were crafted using historical references to maintain authenticity.... The post GALLERY: Historic Train Brings Early 20th Century Dining Back to Life appeared first on Prague Morning.
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