Once derogatorily dubbed the Manchester of Poland, the country’s third largest city is undergoing a huge facelift more in keeping with its other sobriquet of ‘HollyLodz’. Stuart Wilson reveals the stars of the show…
A leisurely stroll along Piotrkowska Street – the main artery running through the heart of Lodz – is all about maximising life’s [...]
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The Juice: Lodz
The Juice: Krakow
“Magiczny Krakow” (Magical Krakow) is how Poles refer to their ancient capital, and the epithet fits in more ways than one. Yes, there are tales of shoe-makers slaying dragons, alchemists riding around town on giant cockerels and devils lurking in the city’s warren of cellars, but you needn’t resort to using your imagination to experience [...]
The Juice: Rome
The Eternal City still shines with life, and Susana Cristalli reveals the secrets of squats and square-shaped pizza, along with ancient shopping centres and Christian catacombs.
Imagine you’ve been around for over two thousand years and people still come from all over the world to see you and take your picture. That’s what happens with the [...]
The Juice: Dublin
Tipples and tarts, whiskey and Wilde… Qype’s expert on Ireland, Rachelle Thompson, shares the secrets of The Fair City.
There’s a reason why Dublin has one of the fastest growing populations of any European capital city – people come for a city break and then make plans to move here! However it isn’t all about the [...]
The Juice: Vilnius
Skyscrapers and steeples, bonfires and Bohemians, ‘zepelins’ and Zappa… Thymn Chase discovers the city that the budget airlines overlooked.
Vilnius was founded by Grand Duke Gediminas in the 14th century supposedly after camping out in the hills above the bend in the river Neris and dreaming of an Iron Wolf (one of the better origins for [...]
