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The fascinating subterranean world beneath Kraków’s main market square

At over 6,000 square metres, the little-known about Underground museum is possibly the largest of its kind on the planet. Rynek Podziemny/Facebook

At over 6,000 square metres, the little-known about Underground museum is possibly the largest of its kind on the planet.

Two’s company: the lure of Toruń and Bydgoszcz

Just a short train ride from Warsaw are two contrasting cities that lie only a stone’s throw apart.

In Napoleonic times, Danzig (now Gdańsk) was a republic… not a lot of people know that

It’s widely-known that the city was granted independence in 1920, but today in 1807, the Treaties of Tilsit between Emperor Alexander I of Russia and Napoleon I of France saw the then city of Danzig also become independent, if only for seven years.

Thought Poland’s rivers and seaside were just for sun and fun? Think again! They were once part of the biggest trade monopoly in northern Europe

In the middle ages, the Hanseatic League was a vast commercial empire that rivalled the Venetian State and the Dutch Republic in economic and political power. Founded to protect mutual trading interests, Poland was at the hub of the action

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From Hollywood A-listers to pop star hipsters, TFN goes on the trail of where the rich and famous stay when in Poland

WEBBER’S WORLD: ‘Although I’m often asked where the best places to stay in Poland are, allow me to reveal instead where it is that the planet’s most wanted go…’

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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