Festung Breslau

Wrocław has a lot to offer, but the tale behind its Iglica spire is an odd one, as Webber’s World finds out

Wrocław’s historic WuWa district is home to the area’s biggest pull – the UNESCO-listed Centennial Hall and its accompanying spire (the ‘Iglica’). PAP

This weekend signals one of Wrocław’s stranger anniversaries - the construction in 1948 of a 106-metre tall spire which was promoted as a victory of Polish technology and a symbol of Polish Wrocław. But then it was hit by lightning…

As Szczecin ponders what to do with old bomb bunker, TFN looks at examples from the rest of Poland

From discos to bat sanctuaries and art galleries, old bomb shelters have seen a renaissance across Poland.

18th-century ‘Pearl of Silesia’ is back after a SIX-year renovation

Officially reopened to the public last week to coincide with the arrival of Spring, the restoration was seen as one of the most complex conservation challenges undertaken in Poland this millennium.

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