On this Day, in 1364: the Jagiellonian University was founded in Kraków
On May 12, 1364, King Casimir III the Great established a university in Kraków. Today known as the Jagiellonian University,Continue Reading
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On this Day, in 1846: the Kraków uprising broke out in the Polish “Stolen Lands”
On February 20, 1846, inspired by the revolutionary ideals of the exiles who fled the Polish “Stolen Lands”, the KrakówContinue Reading
Krakow gym calls itself a church to bypass coronavirus rules
KRAKOW, POLAND – A Krakow gym is trying to rebrand itself as a “Church of the Healthy Body” in anContinue Reading
Poland’s LOT resumes domestic flights
Warsaw, Poland – Polish skies are clearing up as national carrier LOT resumes domestic flights amid a broader easing ofContinue Reading
IKEA manager in Poland charged over LGBT dispute
Warsaw, Poland – An IKEA human resources manager in Poland has been charged by Polish prosecutors for religious discrimination afterContinue Reading
Which cities are best managing the post-COVID recovery?
Bratislava, Slovakia – As the world economy faces its worst recession in decades due to the Covid-19 pandemic, cities allContinue Reading
Poland to resume domestic routes on June 1, international flights suspended until June 14
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s national air carrier LOT announced it would resume selected domestic flights on June 1 as theContinue Reading
Movie and TV production to resume in Poland next week
Warsaw, Poland – Poland is set to become the latest European country to resume movie and TV production as partContinue Reading
Poland’s first e-cinema goes online
Kraków, Poland – Following the closure of all cinemas in Poland due to the coronavirus pandemic, one of Kraków’s mostContinue Reading
French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Poland next month
Warsaw, Poland – French President Emmanuel Macron is due to pay an official two-day visit to Poland in early February,Continue Reading
Auschwitz-Birkenau makes list of most visited museums in Europe
Kraków, Poland – According to the latest Global Attractions Attendance Report, Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland grew attendance sufficiently to earn aContinue Reading
First Bollywood movie to shoot in Slovak and Polish High Tatras
Bratislava, Slovakia – Poland and Slovakia’s movie industries are about to get a taste of Bollywood. On December 10, theContinue Reading
Controversial Sobieski statue displayed in Krakow after being rejected by Vienna
Krakow, Poland – After being rejected by the mayor of Vienna last summer for having an “anti-Turkish tone”, the controversial statue ofContinue Reading
Prague is Europe’s third ‘most cultured city’ behind Florence and Lisbon
Prague, Czech Republic – The U.S. travel platform Wanderu has ranked Prague as the third most cultured city in Europe using aContinue Reading
Prague, Budapest and Krakow ranked in world’s best stag party destinations
Budapest, Hungary – When it comes to organizing your buddy’s stag party, Central Europe appears like the place to beContinue Reading