• 405,2 km of racing for 31 teams, including 8 national teams and 23 club teams and continental squads – 186 riders from 17 different countries;• The race brings together both espoirs already on their path to a professional teams and youngsters making very first steps in European racing;• U23 racing in Carpathian Mountains remembers […]
The first mention of Jews in Tarnów dates back to 1445, while the first written record of a synagogue can be traced to the 16th century. In 1667, Stanisław Koniecpolski, who then owned what was still a private city, officially granted Tarnów’s Jewish population the rights to a place of worship and their own cemetery. Tarnów’s vibrant […]
… Tarnów With just 115,000 inhabitants, Tarnów is much smaller than Krakow. But that doesn’t stop it from boasting a handsome Old Town area with winding cobbled streets and one large medieval square. Within, there’s a famous 14th-century Town Hall with a great tower and redbrick facades. There’s the famous Mikolajowski House, dating from […]
IYP has distilled more than two decades of city guide expertise into one simple, elegant and infinitely useful app. In Your Pocket City Essentials Featuring only hand-picked restaurants, cafes, bars, nightlife venues and sights alongside essential travel information, these city guides have been carefully crafted by our local editors and include only the places they […]
Carpathian Couriers Race 2017 starts on 29th April in Hungarian Veszprem. Carpathian Couriers Race is a professional cycling race held annually in Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland. This is the biggest stage race in Central Europe in category under 23 years old, classified in the European calendar of the International Cycling Union (UCI). It’s final stage is set for Tarnow. […]
Józef Bem fought for Polish and Hungarian independence before converting to Islam and joining the Ottoman Empire Defeated radicals plotting revolution from exile. Poles opposing Russian influence in Eastern Europe. Syria beset by religious strife and indiscriminate bombardment in Aleppo. Today’s headlines? Yes … but also the life of Józef Bem, a warrior academic and nationalist hero […]
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More than two and a half million people from around the globe have watched this year’s advertisement from Allegro, an online auction website. More: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/2016/12/06/polish-christmas-advert-grandfather-learns-english-touches-hearts/
Every name – and surname in particular – has a story of its own. However, the naming system as a whole must also have its history, rules and particularities, which in the case of Polish surnames makes it a fascinating story of social, ethnic, and cultural intricacy. For the start, let’s remember that most Polish […]
Starting from next July, LOT’s Dreamliners will fly directly from Kraków to Chicago. Flights are scheduled once a week throughout the year. Flights connecting Kraków, the capital of the Małopolska province, and Chicago, the American city with the biggest Polish community, were long awaited by local passengers. Bringing back this intercontinental connection was possible thanks […]