Nobel Prize-winning Wisława Szymborska dies at 88
Nobel Prize-winning poet Wisława Szymborska died Wednesday at home in Kraków, Poland. The 88-year-old poet had been afflicted with lung cancer. Fore
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Tyskie – Polish beer
Tyskie is the most recognised and best-loved Polish beer. The brand belongs to Kompania Piwowarska, a subsidiary of SABMiller. Tyskie is brewed from c
Kurozwęki Palace – historic place to stay
There are many historic places to stay in Poland, including majestic palaces and rustic farmhouses. One of them is Kurozwęki Castle, in the southern
Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy
Jerzy Owsiak Commuters in Warsaw were treated to a rare sight this week when they were greeted by people collecting for WOŚP’s charity event withou
Fraudulent marriages in Poland
I never really heard about “bogus marriages” in Poland, but I guess it is really happening… As many as 31 people were implicated in
President Komorowski to visit Chicago, Davos, New York in 2012
In 2012 Poland’s President Bronisław Komorowski will lead a Polish delegation to a NATO summit in Chicago, attend the Economic Forum in Davos a
Virtual Poland
Have you thought about visiting Poland, but your plans never reached the final stage? There is always time to do it in the future, but in the meantime
Amnesty for illegal immigrants in Poland
Thousands of illegal immigrants will be allowed to stay and work in Poland under an amnesty unveiled today that highlights the country’s transfo
Vaclav Havel’s street in Gdańsk
Gdańsk — the birthplace of Poland’s Solidarity movement (ruch Solidarność)— has renamed a street after Vaclav Havel to honor the Czech anti-c
Visit Poland – virtually
Christmas is just around the corner, many of us will have a lot of time to do things we’d normally not do. So why not visit Poland? Too late too
