Poland’s grand eastern city looks destined to be the last discovered by travellers. A one time bastion of Jewish culture, and now lively University city, Stuart Wadsworth finds plenty to recommend in Lublin. Long in the shadows of hipper, more well-known destinations in Poland such as Krakow, Wroclaw and Warsaw, Lublin has traditionally languished, economically [...]
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Photo Story: The Rynek at Dawn
Krakow’s market square, or ‘Rynek’ in Polish, is the heart of the city. The largest medieval square in Europe, by day the Rynek is alive with flower-sellers, bustling cafes, map-wielding tourists, cycling students and simply people passing through. Open any guidebook or brochure to Krakow and you’re sure to be treated to dreamy views of [...]
Going Deeper Underground
Below the sunny squares of Poland’s royal capital lies a shadowy world of legends and fantasy, music and cabaret… vodka and beer. Nick Hodge is your guide as we delve deep into the five best cellar joints in Krakow. Beelzebub comes in many guises and, according to local legend, the Dark One once lurked beneath [...]
Top Five: Pierogi in Krakow
Cheap and filling, it’s sometimes hard to separate the Polish pierog from hard times under the Communist hammer… but with exotic fillings increasingly en vogue the doughty dumpling is reinventing itself as a decidedly bourgeois treat. Simon Taylor samples the best in Krakow, old and new. There’s no denying that the Poles love their pierogi [...]
Photo Story: Ticket to Ride
Krakow’s trams are an integral part of the city’s infrastructure and aesthetic. These rumbling blue machines stretch out from the medieval Old Town, with its spires and steeples, to the outskirts of the city, where a mix of Communist and modern apartment blocks house the majority of the population, ferrying students, grannies and workers between [...]
