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TFN’s ALEX WEBBER likes castles. But what does he make of the 'new wave' palaces springing up across the country?

Poland is a country that never ceases to surprise me – and can there be anything more surprising than the mind-boggling castles and palaces that have been built from scratch in the last few decades? PAP/Wikimedia

Poland is a country that never ceases to surprise me – and can there be anything more surprising than the mind-boggling castles and palaces that have been built from scratch in the last few decades?

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.

The man who would not be king: Webber recalls a rural retreat of magic and madness

Kiermusy’s Dworek nad Łąkami is not your typical hotel. Framed around an unevenly cobbled courtyard, it would better be described as a village within a village: the ivy-clad tavern on one flank, and at its head, accommodation filled with dusty gramophones and sepia images of Addams Family style characters.

Time for Tykocin

Once upon time, town records show that when Zygmunt August was staying locally the town touted ten inns selling mead, 15 dealing vodka and a further 36 specializing in beer.

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