News & Views Directory 7
This is a full directory of all 1350 articles about Krakow, listed in reverse order, with the most recent article at the top. If you'd prefer to search for some particular article, please use the search facility on the news front page.
Nov.03.2006 | |
The opening of the exhibit “Pracownia Plakatu” (“Poster Workshop”) from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow will take place this Tuesday, 7 November, beginning a... | |
Nov.02.2006 | |
Up for a bit of live music this friday night in Krakow? Well head down to Kawiarnia Naukowa on Jakuba street (in Kazmierz) to find some rock of the distinctly l... | |
Oct.31.2006 | |
As little as four years ago, Cracow resembled a ghost town on November 1st. As All Saints got underway, every last shop shut its doors, and it was difficult eve... | |
Oct.27.2006 | |
This week, the Church was back on the front pages as its struggles with communist demons ramified. The episcopate has decided to silence Father Tadeusz Izakowic... | |
24.Oct.2006 | |
The Pole and the Magyar like brothers stand Whether with sword or with goblet in hand. Thus went the old adage, and in the autumn 1956, the rhyme proved tr... | |
Oct.20.2006 | |
Racism has (apparently) reared its ugly head amidst claims made by Blackburn manager Mark Hughes that his South African striker Benni McCarthy was racially abus... | |
Oct.25.2006 | |
If you have a friend who loves Cracow - or that friend just happens to be you - an early Christmas present has just arrived on the shelves. Bosz has streaked aw... | |
Oct.24.2006 | |
SkyEurope has just launched its Summer 2007 flight sales, so if you're after the best deals, log on now and catch them while you can. Selected routes are val... | |
Oct.17.2006 | |
Drum n Bass legend LTJ Bukem will be touching down in Cracow this weekend for some Friday night frolics. He'll be joined by MC Conrad - the outstanding voice of... | |
Oct.9.2006 | |
Archbishop of Cracow Stanislaw Dziwisz is to publish a memoir about his life at the side of Pope John Paul II. 'A Life With Karol' follows forty years of servic... | |
Oct.3.2006 | |
This Saturday some friends were held up for three hours at Cracow's train station. For once, this had nothing to do with late trains, drunken drivers, phantom t... | |
Sept.27.2006 | |
Another academic year and another season of parties begins. But where will the cool cats be hanging out this semester? Well our guess is at the hip alternative ... | |
Sept.21.2006 | |
Polish film director Roman Polanski is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the European Film Academy. Polanski, whose behaviour off set has g... | |
Sept.21.2006 | |
After weeks locked up in our cyber-dungeon, with only a one-eyed crow and a hunch-backed pit bull for comfort, we've returned to the land of the living - hopefu... | |
Sept.12.2006 | |
Cracovian racing-driver Robert Kubica has smashed all national records by becoming the first ever Pole to mount a Formula One podium. 21 year old motorman Ku... | |
Aug.7.2006 | |
Poland's capital is abuzz with showbiz glamour at the moment as Miss World 2006 gets underway. But alas - it seems that things have gotten off to a rather shaky... | |
Aug.30.2006 | |
Plans have been unveiled for the remodelling of one of Cracow' most picturesque plazas, the much-loved Maly Rynek ('The Little Market Square). The key manoeuvre... | |
Aug.22.2006 | |
One of the biggest stars of the US Hip Hop scene is due to perform in Cracow next month. Brooklyn scion Jay-Z will kick off his world tour in Poland's Royal Cap... | |
Aug.21.2006 | |
A rare chance to hear the lowdown from the horse's mouth comes today as the Israeli ambassador will be giving a speech at Kazimierz's Galicia Museum. Ambassador... | |
Aug.17.2006 | |
The old joke is that people are literally dying to end up there. After all, what more could one ask for? There are the beautiful surroundings, the distinguished... | |
Aug.14.2006 | |
A new dumpling shack on the block ran away with both prizes at this year's Pierogi Festival. 'Krolestwo Pierozka', (The Kingdom of the Pierog), was celebrating ... | |
Aug.11.2006 | |
Cracow's chefs are gearing up for a much-loved and hotly contested annual event - that's right, the dumpling festival is upon us once more. Now, if you're n... | |
Aug.11.2006 | |
Today, sixty years after the tragedy was perpetrated, the 'Katyn Affair' is gathering more and more attention in the West. However, the sad truth is that the th... | |
Aug.7.2006 | |
I just don't know what it is when it comes to sport. Whenever we champion the achievements of some gallant ace, he or she - and sometimes an entire team - will ... | |
August 3rd.200 | |
Cracow's very own racing demon will make sporting history on Friday, being the first ever Pole to start a Formula One race. Twenty-one year old Robert Kubica ha... | |
Aug.3.2006 | |
One of Poland's most remarkable monasteries has been shamed this week following the arrest of a former monk. The longstanding abbot of the Camaldolese monastery... | |
Aug.2.2006 | |
Cracow may be full of artists and intellectuals but that doesn't mean that it's easy to erect a modern monument in the city. Far from it. Even such diminutive a... | |
July.5.2006 | |
A couple of weeks ago the cosmetics giant Ronald Lauder shelled out 135 million dollars for a Klimt painting. Now don't get us wrong here - Klimt was a highly a... | |
July.4.2006 | |
Barely had we mentioned Cracow girl Agnieszka Radwanska's success in this year's Wimbledon when cruel fate intervened and dashed the young Pole's hopes. Radwans... | |
July.2.2006 | |
It seems that whenever we celebrate a Polish sporting triumph, the player/team in question promptly suffers a catastrophic defeat in the next clash. With this i... | |
June.26.2006 | |
British rockers Marillion took centre stage on Saturday for the annual Wianki ('Floating of the Wreaths') extravaganza. Those of us who used to have plastic wal... | |
June.23.2006 | |
Archbishop of Cracow Stanislaw Dziwisz has made a sharp reversal in his policy towards the issue of Communist-era informers within the Polish Church. Father... | |
June.23.2006 | |
An increasing number of foreign cultural centres have opened in Cracow in recent years, and the city is close to rivalling the capital for the variety of its in... | |
Aug.22.2006 | |
A theft at football star Jerzy Dudek's English house has added insult to injury after the twin disappointments of this year's World Cup. Dudek returned this ... | |
June.22.2006 | |
Maverick American lawyer Ed Fagan has filed a high profile case against Poland over pre-war debts to private individuals. Fagan, who was a central figure in t... | |
Jun.16.2006 | |
Because there's something a little different happening this weekend in Krakow! A very special party is being organised on Saturday 17th by the good folk at Beat... | |
June.12.2006 | |
One of the major exhibitions of the season is due to open this week at the main branch of the National Museum. Jozef Pankiewicz (1866 - 1940) was a pioneer of P... | |
May.2.2006 | |
Russian director Sergei Loznitsa picked up a surprise win in this year's Cracow Film Festival. His work was unusual in that all the footage used was shot over 5... | |
May.2.2006 | |
The visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Poland last week bolstered the country's strong Catholic Church, yet an old ghost has returned to haunt the institution. Ea... | |
May.2.2006 | |
Lovers of Art Nouveau should head over to the Szolajski House this summer for one of the season's star exhibitions, a glimpse into the world of Alfons Mucha. ... | |
May.30.2006 | |
The poster may have already grabbed your eye if you've just arrived in town - a skewered strip of celluloid is raised on a fork, as if ready to be gobbled up by... | |
May.30.2006 | |
A contender for the crown of the most luxurious Krakow hotel opened this week just off the Main Market Square. Hotel Stary is the latest enterprise from the Lik... | |
May.29.2006 | |
Despite the fact that Poland is an overwhelmingly Catholic country, last weekend's visit was never going to be a walkover. How does one follow in the footsteps ... | |
May.25.2006 | |
Yes, that's right - on Saturday and Sunday of this weekend Krakow will be a dry city, as a gesture of honour to the visiting Pope. Whereas Pope Benedict XVI ... | |
May.25.2006 | |
A hero of Polish football passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with illness. Kazimierz Gorski, who was 85 this year, saw the Polish team through the glory... | |
May.23.2006 | |
Great news for the indie kids of Krakow - after a storming inaugural session, DJ Analog's indie-rock night 'Black Tie & White Stripes' is set to become a regula... | |
May.22.2006 | |
After a light dash of torture and the odd bribe here and there, Cracow Life walked away with bronze medal for this year's International Soup Festival. We will b... | |
May.19.2006 | |
Will Polish cuisine be the next hot thing after the invigorating vogues for Basque, Fusion and Tasmanian cuisine? OK, we made up the last one, but we're going t... | |
May.19.2006 | |
Some of the region's lesser known architectural treasures will be opening their doors this weekend for the 8th edition of 'Malopolska Heritage Days'. Castles, m... | |
May.17.2006 | |
Any culture vulture flying into Cracow for a few days will be faced with the same dilemma - what to squeeze in during a short stay? Although Varsovians and ... | |
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