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
Photo Story: Krakow’s Swan River
Anna Spysz risks frostbite to photograph, and talk to, Krakow’s swans during a particularly nippy weekend in Poland. Michael Dlugi shivers along for the ride.
Contrary to popular opinion, Poland is not located in Siberia. Sure, it gets cold here in the winter, but, as a rule, the rivers do not freeze over. Especially not the [...]
Krakow Communism Tour: Rollin’ Back The Years
Goodbye Lenin? Not quite, Krakow’s Communist district of Nowa Huta lives on, and whilst the area has few local fans, it has proved a bit hit with tourists. Stuart Wadsworth investigates.
Krakow: a city of dreaming spires, ancient castles, dragons, myths, cobbled streets, cosy bars and coffee shops; an intellectual hub, a university town for seven [...]
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: Wroclaw
German archictecture and Polish culture combine in this wonderful city of gnomes, nightlife and non-stop festivals. Duncan Rhodes pours the Juice.
Something of a bastard son in Poland, Wroclaw (pronounced Vrots-warv) was born to Slavic parents but raised in Germany as the city of Breslau – before being handed back to Poland as a pile of [...]
