Archive for 'Places to visit'
Krynica Zdrój Posted by Kasia on Jul 20, 2011
Today I wanted to suggest another great place to visit in Poland. Krynica Zdrój is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodship. It lies in the valleys of four streams: the Kryniczanka, Palenica, Slotwinka and Czarny. The altitude above sea level ranges from 560 m to 720 m. Krynica is surrounded on three sides by…
Unusual hotel…. Posted by Kasia on Jun 30, 2011
Imagine a place where the rooms choose you instead of the other way around. Well, Blow Up Hall 5050 in Poznań,Poland is the brainchild of electronic artist Rafael Lozano Hemmer and staying there means you become part of his art show. It begins when you book a room on its website. You pick colours, pictures and numbers, and the personality that your choices reveal determines your…
Rękawka Festival in Kraków Posted by Kasia on Jun 17, 2011
Rękawka (or actually “Rękaw” ) means sleeve. The Rękawka or “Sleeve” Festival is a tradition that has been celebrated in Kraków, Poland, for centuries. It always takes place after Easter, at the foot of Krak`s Mound, which is one of four artifical mounds in Kraków. Krak`s Mound, which is the most ancient of all, is situated in…
Polish Aviation Museum Posted by Kasia on Jun 16, 2011
The Polish Aviation Museum (Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego) may not be one museum that every tourist wants to go to, but if you like aviation history and old airplanes, it’s worth a visit. It is in a suburb of Kraków at a historic airfield about 7 km (4.3 miles) east of the Old Town. The museum…
Biskupin Posted by Kasia on Jun 15, 2011
Biskupin is the most famous archeological site in Poland and one of the best sites in Europe. The site was reconstructed and serves as a life-size model of Iron Age fortified settlement. The site was probably established more than 700 BC (over 2700 years ago), in the same time when Roman empire was founded. It…
Gold in Poland? Posted by Kasia on May 25, 2011
Did you know that in the second half of 16th century gold mines on the territory of today Poland produced 8% of European gold? Today there is a gold mine – museum there – in Złoty Stok (meaning Golden Slope), Southwestern Poland. The only Polish gold mine which still brings a profit! It is owned…
Fountain Park in Warsaw Posted by Kasia on May 13, 2011
Recently Warsaw held the opening of Europe’s biggest Multimedia Fountain Park. The magic are performances involving “light, water and sound“. Every Saturday water jets will be shooting illuminated water to a height of 25 meters and on screens of fog. I think this is beautiful and everyone will really enjoy it! The idea of the “fountain park”…