Vltava
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The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Buděj
The Vltava in Prague
Vltava from Bohnice viewing point
"Náplavka Smíchov" ferry dock in Prague
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov near the Vltava River
Má vlast
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Má vlast, also known as My Fatherland, is a set of six symphonic poems composed between 1874 and 1879 by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. The six pieces, conceived as individual works, are often pr
Vltava
…defend the Prague ghetto from antisemitic attacks and pogroms." One of the best-known works of classical music by a Czech composer is Bedřich Smetana's Vltava, sometimes called The Moldau in English. It is from the Romantic era of classical music and is a musical description of the river's course through…
Smetana, before 1880
Vyšehrad above the Vltava River
The Vltava in Prague
Šárka and Ctirad: Věnceslav Černý