The Westerplatte Monument: Remembering the Invasion of Poland
On the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II in the European theatre, it seems appropriate to share […]
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The Secrets of Torun Gingerbread
Few Polish delicacies are as synonymous with a city as Torun gingerbread. Pierniki toruńskie is sold everywhere in the old town […]
The Iron-Age Village of Biskupin: What You Can Expect to See
A trip to Biskupin rarely features on most visits to Poland, but it wasn’t far from the Poznań-Gniezno-Toruń route that I was taking through the […]
The Sights and Sounds of St Dominic’s Fair
Every summer, Gdansk plays host to St Dominic’s Fair (Jarmark św. Dominika – link in Polish only). It’s one of the most […]
4 Highlights of Historic Lublin
Saturday night in Warsaw was fun but I was up before anyone else in the hostel. I had a Lublin-bound train […]
The Holy Trinity Chapel Mural You Mustn’t Miss in Lublin Castle
In the early 15th Century, King Władysław II Jagiełło invited the Ruthenian master Andrej and his school to the Lublin royal […]