Kraków

Long-forgotten National Geographic article recounts extraordinary tale of US woman who biked across Poland just three months before outbreak of WWII

TFN reader sends surprise package from the US containing an original June 1939 edition of NatGeo magazine. Kalbar/TFN/National Geographic/Dorothy Hosmer

EXCLUSIVE: TFN reader sends surprise package from the US containing an original June 1939 edition of NatGeo magazine. One article entitled ‘Pedalling through Poland’, details the adventures of photographer Dorothy Hosmer who travels from Kraków, to the Polish Tatra mountains and through territories of present-day Ukraine.

Sisters on ‘a mission’ to revive beautiful 17th century craft of gilt leather making – and the results are breathtaking

​​Used to decorate wall panels as an alternative to wallpaper, as upholstery for furniture and as a decorative covering for bags, boxes, chests and jewellery, gilt leather was once used to adorn the most luxurious noble interiors, including castles and palaces.​​

Mysterious 'headless tree beast’ revealed to be discarded croissant

An unnamed woman had called Kraków’s Society for the Protection of Animals to report the ‘tree beast’, saying she was too scared to open her windows. She added that the ‘creature’ had been sitting in the tree opposite her apartment for two days and believed it was an iguana.

‘Haunted forest’ to be expanded as part of city’s forestation plans

Sometimes referred to as the most haunted place in Poland due to several accounts of unexplained goings on, Kraków’s Las Witkowicki is to get another 8,000 more trees.

Remarkable account of British writer’s 1934 journey across Poland on a bike called George is published for first time in Polish

Appearing in Polish for the first time since its publication nearly 90 years ago, ‘Rowerem przez II RP’, ‘Pedalling Poland’ is filled with countless anecdotes, photos and personal observations of author Bernard Newman’s 3,000km journey from Gdańsk to Kraków.

Amazing Tribute to Soldier Bear!

Hear British Entrepreneur in Poland, Richard Lucas talk about the story of Wojtek the Soldier Bear and how he got involved in creating an amazing tribute to this amazing bear in Kraków’s Jordana Park.

Designer comes up with floating co-working space, inspired by bubbles and accessible only by KAJAK

According to designer Agnieszka Białek’s website: “The concept uses new technologies and methods of creation and design. “The creative process was guided by ecological values, especially the limitation of degradation of natural ecosystems, allowing the coexistence of nature and architecture.

Krakow airport records 85 pct decline in passenger traffic

The Krakow-Balice International Airport in southern Poland serviced nearly 39,000 passengers in March, 85 percent less than in the previous year, the airport announced on Thursday.

Kraków, where my love affair with Poland truly began

Inside a bar thick with smoke, babble, and antique booby traps, I lost myself in the cacophonous atmosphere, gazing helplessly at a barmaid in a tight tiger print top. I’d fallen in love: with her, with Kazimierz, with Kraków and with Poland.

Kraków ballet company reconstructs ‘extremely difficult’ 17th century dance to commemorate composer’s death

The Cracovia Danza Court Ballet, a professional dance ensemble that revives old court dances, spent two months reconstructing the dances to German composer Michael Praetorius’ “Terpsichore”.

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