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Sixteen Polish castles awarded Google Golden Pins

Awarded to places rated highest by Google’s users, the castles and palaces have been crowned with the Pins to signify their popularity and essential touristic value. PAP

Awarded to places rated highest by Google’s users, the castles and palaces have been crowned with the Pins to signify their popularity and essential touristic value.

‘One of Kraków’s greatest glories is a dog statue’, says Webber’s World

VIDEO: With the recent anniversary marking the ceremonial unveiling of a statue to the memory of a dog described as ‘the most faithful of the faithful’, Webber’s World dives into the moving tale of Dżok the dog.

Looted masterpiece returns to Wawel after nearly 80 years

Dating from 1762, and depicting two young painters learning their craft, "The Drawing Lesson" by Jan Maurits Quinkhardt came into the possession of the Wawel Royal Castle before WWII as part of a collection gifted in the will of Krakow Professor Jerzy Mycielski.

Long-forgotten piece of Polish art history resurfaces after 149 years

The sketch in oil was painted by Jan Matejko in around 1874 as a preliminary study for his iconic work Prussian Homage and offers a fascinating insight into the artist's creative process.

Krakow landmark to receive EUR 8 mln in funding

Poland's ministry of culture will grant funding to the tune of PLN 38 million (EUR 8.02 million) to the Wawel Castle in Krakow for investments, the culture minister announced on Saturday.

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Customs officials find pensioner with stash of gold coins worth 1.5million zł hidden inside her clothing

Officials discovered the five kilograms of gold coins during a routine search at the border crossing with Ukraine in Hrebenne south east Poland.

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  • Polish president calls for special tribunal for Russian war crimes in Ukraine

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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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