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"Journeys of Franz Kafka" is the name of a new project in which award-winning Czech photographer Jan Jindra follows in the footsteps of the literary great, taking black and white pictures of many of the places Kafka visited. One of the project's aims is to dispel the idea that the German-speaking author never left Prague; in fact he travelled rather extensively, around the Czech Republic and to countries such as Germany, France and Italy.

Magic, mysterious or surreal: many have attributed these qualities to Prague, notably the Italian author Angelo Maria Ripellino, who devotes a whole book to the enigmas of the city. A sense of the unreal seems to be as much part of the Czech capital's identity as spiky medieval buildings or highly quirky metro station designs.

In this week's One on One my guest is Jan Richter, who is the historian at the regional museum in the south Moravian town of Mikulov. Mikulov, known in German as Nikolsburg, was for centuries one of the most important Jewish centres in the region. Jan Richter and I also discussed how Czechs view their history, and the former German influence in this part of the world, but we first spoke about a subject he specialises in, Mikulov's rich Jewish history.

If you've ever set foot in a Prague souvenir shop, then you know the work of Jiri Votruba. An architect by training, a painter and illustrator out of love, and a celebrated -- yet somewhat reluctant -- graphic designer by providence, Votruba's work is seemingly everywhere. His often humorous images depicting the sights of the Czech capital and its famous sons, in particular Franz Kafka, adorn countless postcards, tee-shirts, and coffee mugs. We caught up with the artist in his studio this week to hear about his latest projects, and began by asking

Prague Castle dominates the sky-line of the Czech capital and is one of the most potent symbols of this country's culture and history. A new exhibition, at the Castle, features haunting and intriguing photographs of the former seat of Czech kings - from the days when the art of photography was very much in its infancy.

"The City of K.: Franz Kafka in Prague" is a new permanent exhibition at Prague's Herget Brickworks that opened to the public this week. Unlike other exhibitions held on the famous Prague Jewish writer, this one traces the steps of his life in the city, and combines more traditional exhibits - documents and photographs, with the audio-visual effects of video imagery, light and music.

Virtually unknown during his lifetime, the surreal works of Franz Kafka have become synonymous with the grotesque alienation of modern man in an unintelligible, hostile, or at best indifferent world. But as Brian Kenety has been finding out, "Kafkaesque" is not a term that does justice to the man himself, according to the authors of a new opera based on "The Trial," his most famous novel.

Franz Kafka t-shirts, Franz Kafka mugs, Franz Kafka postcards, Franz Kafka Russian dolls - you name it, you'll find it on Prague's Old Town Square. Throughout the city centre a million gloomy Kafkas stare out with sad black eyes from under that characteristic black trilby. Kafka has become an obsession of Prague's tourist industry - so much so that true lovers of Kafka's work must sometimes feel tempted to go out and vandalize a few of the stalls and return a sense of dignity to the city's most famous literary son.

All this month Prague is hosting a fascinating international cultural event - a festival devoted to two of the great writers of the twentieth century, Franz Kafka and Jorge Luis Borges. The festival includes a wide variety of events, from readings and discussions to theatrical performances and art exhibitions. On Thursday a seminar took place at the Czech Culture Ministry, with scholars from around the world talking about aspects of the two writers' work, Kafka having been one of Borges' great inspirations. One participant was Leon Yudkin, an academic

Franz Kafka has come to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, as well as one of Bohemia's most famous sons. This month the Franz Kafka Society in Prague, the Jewish Museum, and Charles University, are all marking the 80th anniversary of the writer's death - inspiring us to revisit some of the key moments in Kafka's life. There is also a conference on Kafka and Jorge Luis Borges, organised in cooperation with the Agentine Embassy. So Kafka has not been forgotten in his home town.