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On 27 April 2014 in Rome Canonization Mass of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II was celebrated by Pope Francis. At least 500,000 Catholics attended the mass in St. Peter’s Square and 300,000 others were watching it from screens placed around Rome. 2015 is a Pope John...

Easter in Poland

20 Mar 2015

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Easter is major holiday in Poland, and Easter celebrations are not limited to Easter Sunday. Easter-related traditions take place for more than a week in Poland. From Palm Sunday to Wet Monday, this period is marked with religious rites and practices with their origins in pagan...

Exploring Polish cuisine

02 Mar 2015

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If you want to try traditional Polish food, you must stop counting calories. Polish cuisine is rich in meat of all kinds, sour cabbage, cereals, dried mushrooms, sour rye as well as different kinds of noodles and dumplings. Generally speaking, Polish cuisine is hearty, filling...

Top 10: European city breaks for 2015

08 Jan 2015

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Are you planning a short break? Nick Trend from British magazine The Telegrapf has 10 great suggestions for destinations which look set to make their mark next year, either because there’s plenty going on or because new connections make them much easier to get to – or both. Lyon,...

Unique Christmas tradition from south Poland

07 Jan 2015

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Zywiec Grandfathers (also called Jukace or Jukoce) is a folk tradition of Zywiec region. The rite starts in the evening of New Year’s Eve and ends in New Year’s afternoon. While walking from house to house, participants sing carols combined with New Year’s...

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Poland

23 Dec 2014

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The beginning of the List of World Cultural Heritage dates back to 1968, when experts of the United Nations gathered in Paris and began to invent the criteria that would help to find and protect valuable objects and places in the world. In 1972 in Paris, the “Convention on...

Krakow beats Amsterdam, Paris and Rome

28 Nov 2014

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The historic city of Kraków in Poland has topped a Which? Travel magazine survey to find the best cities in Europe outside the UK. All 47 destinations achieved scores of more than 60%, and two thirds of the cities scored more than 80%. Kraków fared best in our survey of 4,585...

Krakow – the best European city trip 2014

06 Oct 2014

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Krakow is the best European city trip in 2014. The Polish city received the highest consumer rating on holiday review site Zoover and hence wins the Zoover Award for best European city trip 2014. With an average score of 8.6 Krakow beats the Spanish city of Seville and Venice in...

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Easter in Poland

Exploring Polish cuisine

Top 10: European city breaks for 2015

Unique Christmas tradition from south Poland

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Poland

Krakow beats Amsterdam, Paris and Rome

Krakow – the best European city trip 2014