Kraków

Kraków man looking to become first person in history to walk up every street in historic city

Kraków has around 3,000 streets, avenues, squares, parks, housing estate roads, gardens, roundabouts, bridges, footbridges, flyovers, boulevards, plantations, road junctions and cemetery paths. Łukasz Gągulski/PAP

With around 3,000 streets covering close to 1,400km, after two and half years Kamil Bąbel is halfway to achieving his goal but says he’ll need another three years to complete his challenge.

Bookworm heaven: Automatic 24hr book dispensers set to become 2022’s newest trend

First appearing in Łódź’s Manufaktura complex in the summer of 2020, the idea has since taken off rapidly with an increasing number of cities getting in on the act.

Amazon opens its third development centre in Poland

Amazon, an American multinational technology company, opened a new development centre in Kraków, southern Poland, on Tuesday.

Spotlight on Polish architecture in new permanent exhibition

In this episode of The Debrief, we take a look at ‘Przekroje’, a new permanent exhibition in Kraków on the history of Polish architecture.

Krakow airport handles more than three million passengers in 2021

Krakow Airport saw passenger numbers increase last year to almost 3.1 million compared to nearly 2.6 million seen in 2020.

Wizz Air to launch new flights from Poland

Hungarian low-fare airline Wizz Air will open new connections from Poland to Dubai, Naples and Nice next year.

Crowds descend on Warsaw’s Royal Castle as Kraków’s glamorous and flamboyant ‘szopki’ tradition goes on show

The UNESCO recognised tradition of making stunningly intricate and colourful models of nativity scenes set within the Kraków cityscape dates back to the 19th century when the idea was initiated one winter among local unemployed bricklayers and carpenters.

Kraków’s MuFo takes photography back to basics

In this edition of The Debrief, we talk to Dr Agnieszka Olszewska from the Museum of Photography in Kraków about the institution’s upcoming birthday and plans for the future.

Top tourist destinations awarded for excellence. TFN takes a look at the winners

The winners of the Best Tourism Product 2021 competition were selected from a total of 72 entries: 49 entries in the main competition, 9 entries for the Gold Certificate and 14 in the Special Certificate categories.

Artist extraordinaire Stanisław Wyspiański finally gets semi-permanent exhibition in hometown Kraków

Situated a stone’s throw away from the Old Town, the compact 18th-century Old Granary building will host the best of the artist’s work from among the 1,100 pieces that the museum’s mother institution the National Museum in Kraków holds in its collections.

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