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Street spirit: From Chopin to WWII, Poland’s shortest street has an intriguingly long history

From inspiring Chopin to being a key barricade in the Warsaw Uprising, it was not until 2010, almost half a century after its disappearance from the map, that Ul. Samborska had its street status restored and a plaque erected in its honour. Kalbar/TFN

Warsaw’s delightful little ul. Samborska (Samborska Street) is 22 metres long, 2.7 metres wide and doesn’t have a single building registered on it. It was not until 2010, almost half a century after it disappeared from the map that its street status was restored and a plaque erected in its honour.

Touching WWII love story between Polish musician and Scottish nurse uncovered after discovery of haunting waltz

The melancholy piece entitled A Girl’s Tears by musician Bolesław ‘Bollo’ Ilnicki was found in a Scottish hospital where he composed it for the nurse who had looked after him in 1940.

Stepping into history: a Lublin museum gives visitors the chance to dive into Poland’s rural past

From linen to a foxtrot, the museum brings the past back to life.

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