the dwelling is sited along a plot sloping downward to the dyje river and is surrounded by a fabric of mainly family houses and blocks of flats with one or two floors the design team introduces a dramatically sloping roof-line finished with a swath of vegetation camouflaging the project into the forest beyond large slope and north orientation determine the basic shape parameters of the building the house is therefore designed on a narrow it respects the street line on the north side as well as the distance from neighboring buildings images by boysplaynice kuba & pilar architekti organizes its family house in znojmo along three levels facing the waterfront side and one floor facing the slope side which follows the neighboring roofs’ shape optically transitioning into a rising garden above the house cut into the green roof are two asymmetrically placed windows allowing views from the children’s rooms and living space the eastern wall of kuba & pilar architekti‘s house in znojmo is extended and recessed resulting in the illumination of the bedroom and the corridor on the second floor is possible the main living area is located on the top floor and it is connected to the outdoor terrace and the garden on the southern side the living space benefits from the absence of partition the sunlight floods the room from the southern side from the garden through the glass wall in the dining area it is the beautiful views of the dyje river valley and the opposite rocky slopes with important historical monuments of znojmo that are the main strengths of this site the entrance is situated on the waterfront street an outdoor staircase takes the residents to the terraces and gardens above the house project title: family house in the river valley architecture: kuba & pilař architekti design team: tomáš pilař photography: boysplaynice AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style TUSCANY is one of the most popular regions in the world for wine tourism with its miles of vineyards making it a must-visit for anyone wanting to sample some of the world's most famous wines However, there's another lesser-known and lesser-visited place in Europe that has been compared to the Italian hotspot much quieter and has some fascinating sights of its own South Moravia brags about its local drop being "like honey" and claims: "We swear to you that you cannot take more beautiful pictures of rolling landscapes anywhere else in the world "The Italian Tuscany is not nearly as beautiful as this place." the wine is incredibly affordable there too On a recent visit to the region i wrote about finding small glasses in Enoteka they found that "a glass of dry Riesling was about 70p" Wine isn't the only alcohol produced in Znojmo either, with a brewery found within the walls of the town's medieval castle. Beer has been brewed in the town for more than 800 years, but it's only really since 1861 that it has started to flourish, after production was taken over by a brewer by the name of Tomas Maural. Today, visitors to the town can head to its brewery in the castle and sample some of its finest tipples, along with popular Czech snacks, including beef broths and dumplings among others. A warren of tunnels close to 17 miles long across four different levels can be explored under the town The maze of subterranean streets date back to the 14th and the 15th centuries and some believe they were initially used for the appropriate storing and transportation of goods around the town others suggest the passageways played part of a defence system in place in Znojmo with their plans kept a closely-guarded secret throughout history - none have ever emerged or been discovered modern history is also celebrated in Znojmo with two museums in particular focusing on much more recent creations These 10 countries have the cheapest pints in the world Source: How to Order a Beer in Any Country in the World by Fraser Metcalf The first of which is the motoring museum It's home to more than 40 pre-war cars Elsewhere,Terra Technica describes itself as a "time travel museum" with jukeboxes and pinball machines making up the bulk of its collection Arcade games from across the decades and retro video games also play a big part in the novel attraction Getting to Znojmo is both affordable and straightforward, with the nearby Brno airport just a two-hour return flight, which Ryanair services from the UK from around £16 A room for two in the town can be booked from around £40 per night Meanwhile, these are some of the most affordable cities to visit in Europe this month And this overlooked European city has its own pink soup festival Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ One of the delicacies from South Moravia is Znojmo pickles but there have been complaints recently about poor flavor in one brand A little digging in the dirt has turned up a possible cause: the pickles were actually made in Turkey due to a poor local harvest in Moravia One of the best-known makers of Znojmo pickles is the Znojmia brand they also claimed their cucumbers came from exclusively from South Moravia but that claim has quietly vanished from their advertising On a Facebook group dedicated to the city of Znojmo several people said the new batch of pickles tasted like mud A PR manager of Orkla Foods Česko a Slovensko confirmed to news server iDnes.cz that some production took place in Turkey “Although we have always produced and produce Znojmo pickles in the Czech Republic and we prefer to buy them from traditional domestic growers we had to make use of temporary production in Turkey this year,” Orkla Foods’ Milan Linka said many cucumber growers did not plant a crop this year unfavorable weather dramatically reduced their harvest where there is enough quality raw material is carried out according to traditional Znojmo recipes including pickle marinate from the Czech Republic and under the strict supervision of our experts from the plant in Bzenec [South Moravia],” Linka told iDnes So far the issue with imports seems to affect only the one brand a muddy taste may be the due to water content the cucumber should be processed as soon as possible after picking to retain the crunchiness Unlike some foods and beverages such as Champagne which must come from a specific region of France there is no legal protection in the European Union for using the term Znojmo pickles Pickles in Znojmo have a history going back to 1572 when a monk managed to sprout cucumber seeds from Hungary Only certain types of cucumber will grow under local conditions The ones in Znojmo are known for their crunchy texture and bumpy surface They have been an important part of the local economy ever since as hot peppers are used to help preserve them While South Moravia is known mainly for wine and wine festivals Travel promotion agency CzechTourism has been active in boosting Znojmo’s pickle scene. “The beginning of August in Znojmo is given over to the Cucumber Festival from the simplest pickled cucumber to refined specialties in local restaurants,” they said Your morning coffee deserves a great companion. 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Read more» WHILE THE world focused on the events of Russia recently Kathon St Hillaire was in the small Czech town of Znojmo pulling out all the stops in an attempt to secure a professional contract with a Czech Second Division club Persistence and belief paid off for the former St Ann’s Rangers Defence Force and national Under-20 winger as he signed a three-year contract with SC Znojmo FK after a two-week trial He is currently awaiting international clearance formerly of East Mucurapo and St Anthony’s College and scored the winning item for the Trinidad and Tobago Under-20s in their outing against El Salvador at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Costa Rica he is now hoping to follow in the path of a notable list of national players from that community The 20-year-old has two appearances for the TT men’s team under coach Dennis Lawrence “My aim for the rest of 2018 into 2019 is to put in all the hard work to improve my football game and to help the national team reach higher heights,” St Hillaire said “I want to keep on playing football because God blessed me with the talent so I can play the sport I haven’t too long signed my first professional contract in Europe so the work has only just started for me I put in some work to get here but now is when it really starts for me I think if I can make an impact and have a good first season then by the end of my first year it means I would have gotten accustomed to the conditions here and hopefully be ready to take on Europe,” he added “I want to play a solid part in helping the team get up to the First Division.” The chance to be around the TT men’s team was a big step for St Hillaire The impact of those moments remains with him “The most inspiring thing I ever experienced as a person is being part of the national team as a teenager It’s a great feeling as a young player and it really made me feel that I had made my family proud That was a special moment especially when I made my debut.” “Training with the national team helped me a lot because the level of my football changed I was understanding and seeing things better It was different and it helped improve me over a short time Working under Dennis Lawrence was like a dream come true for me because I used to see him on TV a lot He was an assistant at Everton and now he is my coach.” Wine festivals usually take place in the fall Now that restrictions have relaxed somewhat at Havlíčkovy sady and Villa Grébovka in Prague 2 The association VOC Znojmo will bring not only wine from South Moravia “We are going to Prague with the festival for the first time in June and we are very much looking forward to it,” František Koudela He added that there will also be the 13th annual festival in Znojmo in September VOC Znojmo certifies three types of wine from the Znojmo district – Sauvignon Ryzlink rýnský (Riesling) and Veltlínské zelené (Grüner Veltliner) The certification shows that the wines actually come from the district and also meet certain quality standards for a typical taste profile There will be 42 newly certified wines of the 2020 season from 20 winemakers from the Znojmo wine-growing sub-region that are part of the VOC Znojmo association There will also be certified wines from previous years and the offer will be complemented by other white rosé and red wines from the production of individual wineries A typical feature of wine harvest festivals will be absent the partly fermented first pressing of newly harvested grapes can only be made in the fall at the start of the harvest season On June 17 from 10 am to 8 pm at Villa Grébovka and the adjacent Havlíčkovy sady in Prague 2–Vinohrady Contact us and get first 15 minute legal consultation for free as the Vinohrady district long ago was covered in royal vineyards wine culture has made a comeback there with part of the hill under Villa Grébovka now covered in grape vines VOC Znojmo wines are definitely not unknown you will come across them in wine shops and restaurants More and more Praguers are interested in wine attending our events and coming to us in the Znojmo region for tastings,” Koudela said "We have been playing with the idea of organizing a festival of Znojmo Sauvignons Rieslings and Veltliners in Prague for a long time and we are really happy that its first year will take place this year,” Koudela added Dulcimer music from Jožka Šmukař will help to create an authentic Moravian musical atmosphere and regional culinary specialties will be prepared for gourmets The event will take place according to the current epidemiological measures valid on the date of the festival. For more information, follow the VOC Znojmo website and the Facebook event page made history in mid-July by winning the Czech Bowl the Czech American football league championship Though Nitra is primarily known as a hockey town American football has surged in popularity over the past few months becoming the town’s second most-watched sport The Nitra Knights defeated the Znojmo Knights from the Czech Republic in a thrilling overtime match held at the Nitra stadium clinching a 35-28 victory thanks to wide receiver Mário Bíro This marked the first time in Czech Bowl history that the final was decided in overtime broadcast by four sports television networks drew a live audience of 2,458 spectators at the stadium “We’ve never given up,” said 27-year-old Canadian coach Nick Snider to Denník N “I told the guys it was never about the trophy but about what it represents - the hard work and sacrifice throughout the season.” the Nitra Knights can also celebrate having the most valuable player of the Czech Bowl playing American football professionally in Slovakia remains challenging Only coaches and foreign players receive at least some salaries and securing sponsors and promoting the sport is equally tough “We do everything we can on all fronts - on the field, in the stands, and through marketing. We work with schools,” said the club’s general partner Samuel Vetrák in an interview with My Nitra “We maintain contact with the American embassy and are a partner of the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia.” “We put much more heart and time into the club than we initially expected,” he added Nearly a thousand fans regularly attended the Knights’ games in Nitra during the last season including Nitra’s mayor Marek Hattas doubling the average attendance of matches in the Czech league The club’s budget is in the low hundreds of thousands euros but it has increased by approximately 25 percent year-on-year “The matches themselves are unprofitable We can cover our costs,” Vetrák said Watch the Czech Bowl final between Nitra and Znojmo: Fotbalisté Znojma sehráli první zářijový pátek zápas proti týmu Vrchoviny Páteční šesté kolo MSFL bylo pro znojemské fotbalisty dalším bez bodu ve funkci předsedy skončil i majitel Jiří Tunka Posledním hřebíčkem do fungování třetiligového klubu 1 SC Znojmo byla páteční prohra 0:2 s týmem Vrchoviny Skončil trenér David Langer i jeho asistent Ondřej Douda Sbírat body se nám nedařilo a trenérské řemeslo je o sbírání bodů takový je život," shrnul nyní již bývalý lodivod Znojma Langer Majitel Jiří Tunka odešel z funkce předsedy akciové společnosti Post místopředsedy opustí i jeho syn Tomáš Novým předsedou klubu bude Radek Vysloužil," informoval se slzami v očích Tunka Novým koučem Znojma bude od pondělí Martin Pulpit Ten v minulosti například vedl lavičku Viktorie Žižkov V loňské sezóně koučoval třetiligový mančaft Blanska Výběr zpráv vám pošleme každý týden na  Brno - The South Moravian Region is surprised by Tuesday's decision of the Regional Court in Brno which annulled the corridor for the bypass of the city in the zoning plan of Znojmo said councilor Antonín Tesařík (KDU-ČSL) today to ČTK the ruling does not apply to sections that already have building permits The court decided that it is not possible to draw national roads in the zoning plans of municipalities without them being included in the principles of regional development said court spokeswoman Simona Tesařová to ČTK The South Moravian Region does not have this document yet A written justification is not yet available so the reactions of politicians are therefore reserved the Directorate of Roads and Highways (ŘSD) is currently unable to say what the decision may mean for the part of the construction that already has a building permit This concerns the section from the Jihlava road to the intersection with Únanovská which was supposed to start construction in the spring there is no reason to stop the ongoing tender for the contractor the overall assessment of the potential impacts on the investment will depend on further analysis of the newly created legal situation," said ŘSD spokeswoman Nina Ledvinová to ČTK The next section from Únanovská to the intersection with the II/412 road has been partially built for years but is not connected to the road network The appeal zoning procedure for another section is not completed the impact of the court ruling cannot be anticipated where zoning procedures have not yet started the issuance of zoning decisions will likely be postponed Councilor Tesařík explained why a part of the bypass is not included in the draft principles of regional development The part of the bypass running south of the completed road has been included by the regional office in the principles including an evaluation of the impacts on the environment (SEA)," he stated the court's ruling also goes against the amendment to the building act and allows for roads of supra-local importance to be included in the zoning plan the region will recommend that the city file a cassation complaint Tesařová added regarding the court's ruling that while the region expressed agreement with the zoning plan of Znojmo it can only comment on regional intentions The court's ruling has validated the leadership of Brno which is delaying the creation of the zoning plan precisely because the region has yet to define supra-regional road corridors The region intends to keep this road in a land reserve from Lysice to the D1 at least until 2019 "It proves to be correct that we did not let ourselves be tempted by the count's advice of governor Hašek that we should take an example from Znojmo We will carefully monitor the case law of the courts on which we will make our decisions not based on the advice of politicians," said Deputy Mayor Martin Ander (SZ) to ČTK He again urged the region not to postpone the definition of key roads which will help address the illegal state regarding air pollution in the affected parts of Brno and the villages south of it Momentálně třiadvacetiletý centr hokejově vyrůstal ve Zlíně Tam prošel všemi mládežnickými kategoriemi až do staršího dorostu juniorskou nejvyšší soutěž si zahrál už v Praze Ve Slavii se Klhůfek ještě rok držel v juniorce prvoligovým Berounem a dokonce si připsal tři starty v extralize Následující roky působil střídavě stále ve třech klubech Loni se Klhůfek chytil v extraligovém kádru Slavie kde odehrál rovných čtyřicet osm zápasů s bilancí 7 + 7 I letos nastupoval převážně za pražský tým čtyři zápasy odehrál také za Havlíčkův Brod Na jih Moravy přichází před koncem přestupového období jako posila na další důležité boje který je bruslařsky i technicky velmi zdatný a zároveň odolný v osobních soubojích Potřebovali jsme posílit tým na postu středního útočníka a vytvořit tak zastupitelnost který by měl tyto naše atributy splňovat," nechal se slyšet sportovní manažer Orlů Rostislav Dočekal Jestliže se vedení klubu podaří vyřídit všechny formality nastoupí Klhůfek již ve večerním utkání proti Villachu » Pavel Klhůfek na Eurohockey.com Znojmačka Petra Herzigová postoupila na mistrovství světa s národním týmem do elitní skupiny Ženské družstvo přitom ještě vloni hrálo o jednu divizi níže Znojmo /ROZHOVOR/ - Hokejistka Petra Herzigová začínala s hokejem ve Znojmě Nejprve hrávala s kluky a posléze přešla do ženského týmu Reprezentantkou v ženském hokejovém nároďáku je Petra Herzigová ze Znojma Letos český tým historicky poprvé postoupil do elitní skupiny mistrovství světa Obránkyně Herzigová ještě předtím získala republikový titul s pražskou Slavií Co pro vás znamená postup s reprezentací do elitní skupiny Jednoznačně je to můj největší dosavadní hokejový úspěch Na mistrovství světa v Lotyšsku se nám skvěle dařilo Prohrály jsme jen úvodní zápas s Japonkami Moje první velká akce s reprezentací byla kvalifikace na olympiádu v Turíně Jinak tohle poslední mistrovství bylo páté Mám jednu bronzovou medaili s týmem Bulldogs Brno jednu stříbrnou medaili s týmem Opavy a sedm mistrovských titulů s týmy Opavy a Slavií Praha Pak mám ještě jednu bronzovou medaili z finské ligy s týmem HPK Hämeenlinna Byla jsem na všech třech mistrovstvích světa žen Loni na šampionátu v Bratislavě jsme ale měly velkou smůlu Máte i nějaké individuální ocenění z hokejbalu Na mistrovství jsem získala jedno individuální ocenění že jsem se dostala do all stars teamu celého mistrovství Po olympiádě v Naganu jsem strašně moc chtěla začít hrát hokej jak to ve Znojmě funguje a vzal mě na trénink Na led se mnou ale už nešel a já se pak do hokeje úplně zbláznila Hrála jsem s kluky třeba i o šest let mladšími když jsem naposledy hrála sezonu s klukama Následující sezonu jsem skoro celou vynechala protože jsem měla mononukleózu a nesměla jsem hrát Jednu sezonu jsem byla ve finské Hämeenlinně kde jsme jako nováček nejvyšší finské ligy získaly bronzovou medaili Letos jsem tam už druhou celou sezonu plus jsem ve Slavii hrála dvě play-off Viděla jsem tam perspektivu a chtěla jsem a stále se chci zlepšovat Určitě bych se chtěla dostat na Olympijské hry v Soči v roce 2014 tak musíme dojíždět a jen samotná cesta přes Prahu zabere spoustu času O víkendech míváme zápasy a někdy i v týdnu přáteláky s klukama