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Fairytale castles, forest retreats and historic cities - TFN’s top travel tips for 2022

With the final curtain drawn on 2021, TFN's Alex Webber takes a look at the year that awaits and those unmissable places that demand your attention. Kalbar/TFN/ Bookworm cabin

With the final curtain drawn on 2021, TFN's Alex Webber takes a look at the year that awaits and those unmissable places that demand your attention.

It’s not the sights that make Wschowa so special, it’s the atmosphere

Snuck away west of Leszno and with a population of just 14,000, ‘the greatest little town you’ve never heard of’ sits largely forgotten by the rest of the nation. And that’s good!

Wish you were here? With staycations becoming the new ‘new thing’ TFN takes a look at what Poland has to offer - and it’s a lot!

Whether it be lavish tented luxury, historic old towns, moody eccentric palaces, wild untamed forests or cool seaside vibes, Poland has them all.

Welcome to Osowa Sień. Welcome to The Meaning of Life!

Attracting a specific clientele defined not by their wealth or success, but rather their attitude to life, it is a place of openness, creativity and boundless good times.

Goodbye to all that: travel highlights from the year just gone

From polar bear trails to revamped castles, Webber presents his top travel finds of 2020.

The name’s Webber…and Poland is my game!

They used to call him the fat Hugh Grant, now they just call him fat. But that’s probably because of all the high (and low) end eateries he frequents during his travels around Poland. Anyway, without further ado, join TFN columnist Alex Webber as he takes you inside Webber’s World.

Living the dream: Canadian couple quit the rat race to buy a castle

Not far from the town of Leszno, exploring the castle's many nooks and corners the sensation is of walking through a magical, dreamlike kingdom that’s not entirely of this world.

Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • Beaten, starved and tortured: The horrifying story of Hitler’s concentration camp for children
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
Culture | History | Life

Haunting never-before-seen photos reveal Jewish life in first few weeks of Nazi German occupation

Released by the Warsaw Rising Museum, and compiled in collaboration with the Jewish Historical Institute, the book ‘W obliczu Zagłady’ (‘In the Face of the Holocaust’) begins by showing pictures taken not just before the Ghetto Wall was erected, but before Jews were even required to wear identifying armbands

The first report:

  • Poland plans to bid for 2036 Summer Olympic Games, Duda says
  • Poland to host 2027 Volleyball World Championships
  • Poland mulls border checks at border with Germany
  • The Polish agriculture minister calls on Ukraine to halt WTO complaint
  • Polish farmers cannot pay for Russia's war says PM

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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