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European Heritage Days to open in Poland this weekend

According to the organisers, this year's slogan “My Way” is an invitation to travel through Polish culture and history, to find one's own way to discover local heritage, as well as to discover the tourist routes connecting the monuments and places that are evidence of important historic events. edd.nid.pl

The 28th European Heritage Days (EHD) will take place in Poland over the next two weekends on Sept. 12-13 and Sept. 19-20. The organisers have planned close to 600 events throughout Poland under the slogan "Moja Droga" (My Way).

Ice and easy! Explorer’s epic journey sees Arctic Circle breached by an unmodified, hybrid motor

The ten-thousand kilometre trek was completed in 22-days, with Arkady Fiedler now hopeful his journey will inspire others to switch from gas guzzling SUVs to hybrid cars.

Out of Africa - in an electric car: The Polish explorer who drove across Africa in search of clean energy

His grandfather was a renowned explorer, prolific writer and author of the film-inspiring book Squadron 303. But after taking 97 days to drive 15,176km across Africa in an electric car, Arkady Fiedler (jnr) is pretty impressive too. The First News went to meet him.

Legendary WWII story of Polish RAF pilots to hit the big screen

The trailer for a new blockbuster about the vital role of Polish pilots in the Battle of Britain has been released.

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Touching photos show how Polish soldiers brought Christmas cheer to Italy's war-torn children

Photos taken on 6th December 1944 show Captain Edward Wojtczak from the 6th armoured regiment dressed up as Santa and riding into town in a tank to give local children in the newly-liberated town of Bibbiena in Tuscany a festive Mikołajki surprise.

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Incredible tale of hidden treasure, a blood-soaked curse, mysterious deaths and a stunning old mansion keep rumours of buried Tsarist gold alive

EXCLUSIVE: TFN’s Stuart Dowell goes on the trail of a Polish Indiana Jones-style adventurer whose mysterious death has led to intrigue that two billion dollars of Tsarist treasure is buried in the sprawling grounds of a manor house just outside of Warsaw.

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