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Feb.15.2011 | |
There’s great news for anyone planning to take a trip from Krakow – either nationally or internationally – as an air route is to re-open and the price of train ... | |
Jan.18.2011 | |
The poet, translator and literary critic Wisława Szymborska has received Poland’s highest honour in Krakow. Szymborska attended a ceremony at Wawel Castle... | |
Jan.11.2011 | |
They wore their hearts on their sleeves… and on their hats, their bags and in some cases their cheeks; for January 9 was the annual fundraising day of the Great... | |
Jan.6.2011 | |
Two Nobel Prize winners are being honoured in Krakow and across Poland this year. The scientist Maria Curie-Sklodowska and the writer Czeslaw Milosz both have ... | |
Dec.21.2010 | |
There is still time to see the exhibition, ‘On the paths of the soul. Gustav Vigeland and Polish sculpture around 1900’ at the National Museum, Krakow. The exhi... | |
Nov.27.2010 | |
Travellers in search of yuletide knickknacks can head straight for Cracow's Market Square where the annual Christmas Market has been declared officially open. ... | |
Nov.24.2010 | |
One of Cracow's boldest investments in recent years was unveiled on November 16th in the Podgorze district. MOCAK (The Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow), w... | |
Nov.19.2010 | |
A nationwide ban on smoking in public places was launched on Monday 15th November, with Poland following suit after EU countries such as Ireland, France, Swede... | |
Nov.12.2010 | |
Henryk Gorecki, who looks set to endure alongside Chopin and Szymanowski as one of Poland's finest composers, passed away on Friday 12th November. He was 76. ... | |
Oct.31.2010 | |
Halloween may still be something of a novelty in this neck of the woods, with a modest following amongst youngsters, but Poland has its own archaic rituals to a... | |
Oct.28.2010 | |
After eleven years of beating around the bush, a Polish court has been obliged to throw out a case against former MEP Witold Tomczak, who was charged with insul... | |
Nov.27.2010 | |
One of Europe's most beautiful cafes faces an uncertain future after the owner claimed he could no longer continue under present circumstances. Jama Michalik... | |
Oct.18.2010 | |
The annual Unsound Festival has proved one of the runaway hits of recent years. So much so that the organisers have taken the show to cities like the Big Apple,... | |
Sept.28.2010 | |
If you get caught in a shower this week then never fear. Cracow has a subterranean surprise in the form of a newly opened museum beneath the market square. ... | |
Sep.24.2010 | |
Today we are pleased to launch the first phase of a redesigned Cracow Life website! Our aim all along has been to give readers a clearer idea of the unparallele... | |
Sept.21.2010 | |
It's Sunday, and your neighbour is hammering nails into the wall. He knows there's no better time to put up a new string of shelves than at 7 in the morning. Ah... | |
Sept.15.2010 | |
The British ambassador to Poland, Mr Ric Todd, was in Cracow on Wednesday where he opened the exhibition "British Bohemia: The Bloomsbury Circle of Virginia Woo... | |
Sept.3.2010 | |
Krakow's first public picture gallery reopened its doors on Friday 3rd after a four-year-renovation. The Gallery of 19th Century Polish Art, originally launched... | |
Aug.31.2010 | |
Chefs from one of Cracow's pizzerias have obliterated the world record for the largest pizza ever baked. The ambitious cooks rolled out a strip of dough som... | |
Aug.16.2010 | |
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the movement known across Poland as "Solidarnosc," a non-violent, anti-communist social movement that brought together ... | |
July.14.2010 | |
Recently freed director Roman Polanski has a new project in the pipeline. The 77-year-old film-maker, who grew up in Cracow, will begin shooting his upcoming mo... | |
July.27.2010 | |
One of Cracow's most beloved buildings is emerging from a four-year makeover. The Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), which bestrides the Main Market Square, has been larg... | |
July.14.2010 | |
The 15th July marks the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald, one of the epic clashes of the medieval era. A fabled victory for Poland and Lithuania agai... | |
July.7.2010 | |
Poland has elected a new president. Bronislaw Komorowski, candidate for the liberal Civic Platform party, was officially declared the victor on Monday, 5th July... | |
June.22.2010 | |
Visitors to Wawel Cathedral were presented with an unlikely prospect on Saturday when a sozzled man gallumphed through the sanctuary in nothing save for a pair ... | |
June.14.2010 | |
Surviving workers of the fabled Schindler Factory were amongst the guests of honour at the opening of a permanent exhibition at the site on Thursday 10th June. ... | |
Aug.8.2010 | |
Cracow has a sweeter tooth than most cities, and its confectionery galaxy is about to be expanded with a brand new pastry pit-stop. That's right, the cupcake... | |
June.7.2010 | |
After much deliberation, and several years in the making, a permanent exhibition will open this week in Oskar Schindler's former enamelware factory. "Krakow ... | |
June.27.2010 | |
The 50th Krakow Film Festival is upon us, and cinephiles will be able to take their pick from a staggering 250 celluloid slices. Poland's oldest film festiv... | |
May.17.2010 | |
Let's be frank, it's not the driest of Mays. In fact, it's one of the wettest in years. But if you're due in Cracow, and in search of some indoor entertainment,... | |
May.13.2010 | |
Travellers with children in tow might take a walk along the riverbank this month as a magical carnival has emerged, courtesy of the Ethnographic Museum. Foll... | |
May.5.2010 | |
The madcap annual shindig that is Juwenalia is almost upon us. Since time immemorial, students have been granted the keys to the city for a short spell in May, ... | |
Apr.27.2010 | |
The recent funeral for Poland's president may have resulted in some positive vibes for Cracow. Polls in Russia show Russians want to come to Poland, and particu... | |
April.19.2010 | |
Many of the guests have been stranded by the volcanic eruption, but nevertheless, cinephiles have a banquet in store this week with the 3rd Off Plus Camera Fest... | |
April.16.2010 | |
Although the volcanic eruption continues to wreak havoc with flights across Europe, a firm message has been relayed from President Kaczynski's family. Sunday's ... | |
April.14.2010 | |
President Kaczynski, and his wife, Maria, along with 94 other people perished in a plane crash near Smolensk, Russia on 8th April. The country is in mourning th... | |
April.10.2010 | |
The Polish President Lech Kaczynski, along with at least 87 other Government dignitaries, has died during a failed landing attempt of the Polish Presidential je... | |
March.26.2010 | |
Ten new connections are being launched from Cracow for the summer season, Jan Pamula, president of Krakow Airport, announced on 26th March. The services lin... | |
March.24.2010 | |
A Cracovian publisher has been ordered to pay damages to Lech Wałesa's daughter, Anna Dominska, after a court ruled that a biography of the Solidarity hero... | |
March.12.2010 | |
Eccentric violinist Nigel Kennedy is being let loose on London this May. The Krakow-based virtuoso will be handed over the South Bank Centre, Europe's largest a... | |
March.3.2010 | |
A controversial biography published on March 1st has shaken the reputation of one of Poland's most acclaimed writers, Ryszard Kapuscinski. Kapuscinski: Non ... | |
Feb.23.2010 | |
Cracow is preparing for the official launch of Chopin Year, which will begin at the Royal Castle on Sunday 28th February. Chopin's visit to the city may have... | |
Feb.15.2010 | |
He was unable to attend the launch, but it seems that troubled director Roman Polanski has a hit on his hands with new film The Ghost Writer. After the premiere... | |
Feb.12.2010 | |
A former Deputy Prime Minister has been sentenced to over two years in prison following a protracted sexual harassment case. Andrzej Lepper, leader of the c... | |
Feb. 9.2010 | |
Wayfarers with a sweet tooth will find that they've got a treat in store this week, as Thursday 11th is Tłusty Czwartek (Fat Thursday). Traditionally a ... | |
Jan.26.2010 | |
On Friday 22nd January, U.S. judge Peter Espinoza ruled that film director Roman Polanski cannot conclude his legal wrangle by video link-up. The Los Angeles... | |
Jan.21.2010 | |
Cracow's airport is on the cusp of change. Some 800 million zloty are set to be pumped into the enterprise, bringing it firmly into the 21st century. Amongst va... | |
Jan.11.2010 | |
Krakow played its part in notching up over 30 million zloty for charity last weekend. The annual Great Orchestra for Christmas Charity, the largest fund-raisin... | |
Jan.4.2010 | |
Poland's oldest museum is about to close for a major revamp, and a special round of events will herald the hibernation. The Princes Czartoryski Museum was or... | |
22.Dec.2009 | |
As always, thousands will be descending on Cracow for some New Year revelry. In Poland, the toasting often starts around lunchtime, and you can guarantee that t... | |
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