Wałbrzych

Initiative inspired by Anne of Green Gables sees city use dolls to find foster families

Wanting to encourage more people to open their homes and hearts to foster children, 50 residents will receive a handcrafted doll resembling the novel's iconic red-haired protagonist, Anne. MOPS Wałbrzych

Wanting to encourage more people to open their homes and hearts to foster children, 50 residents will receive a handcrafted doll resembling the novel's iconic red-haired protagonist, Anne.

Head off the beaten track this weekend to explore some of Poland’s lesser-known gems

WEBBER’S WORLD: Webber offers up seven outside tips to enjoy a less-travelled Poland.

SS papers, personal belongings and a model train set part of WWII ‘Wałbrzych Treasure’ uncovered by plumbers in sealed basement

The welded-shut containers containing SS documents and personal belongings including a model train set were part of a treasure haul of around 70 boxes and packages hidden by one or more German families in a walled-off basement of a building in the Lower Silesian city nearly 80 years ago.

Now that’s an arresting sight! Cop wows with her stunning artwork

VIDEO: Giving a new meaning to the phrase ‘a brush with the law’, Kinga Mikołajska from the Wałbrzych police force uses acrylic on canvas to create her beautiful images.

Glamourous, fun-loving Princess of Silesia to have whole of 2023 named in her honour

Dubbed the Princess Diana of her time, Princess Daisy von Pless was known not only for her exceptional beauty and extravagant parties but also for her humanitarian work which is remembered to this day.

Don’t let economic ‘doom and gloom headlines’ ruin your holidays

With an abundance of off-grid locations spread across the country, spending summer in Poland should not mean spending big in the seaside resorts, says Alex Webber.

Howl about that! Dog digs up Poland’s largest treasure haul of the last 100 years

Identified as Kajtuś, the hero mutt discovered the mediaeval bracteates whilst walking with his owner near Wałbrzych. Dating to the first half of the 13th century, the one-sided coins will go to a museum after first being analysed by academics.

Warsaw Xmas poster goes viral as Polish cities clamber to get on design bandwagon

After being published by Warsaw City Hall on its social media, the design sparked a raft of opinions from internet users and quickly inspired other cities to jump on the trend and create their own designs alluding to the golden era of Polish poster art.

Nazi tunnels inside inactive VOLCANO could hide long-lost archive of Kraków Gestapo, say explorers

Thought to contain WWII secrets including traitors, the archive believed to be inside the Bond-like underworld complex has been described as ‘an invaluable source of information about the dark times of the WWII occupation.’

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.

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