Tourists coming to Poland may have heard of Kraków and Warsaw, but in the south, there is a beautiful, hidden treasure: Zakopane, a town near the scenic Tatra Mountains. Culture.pl’s US intern ...
Each year, on 19th April, in commemoration of the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, thousands of daffodils appear on the streets of Warsaw. These flowers, however, are made of paper, and ...
When did the Polish flag appear? What colour is it actually? What is the proper way to display it? What should you do with it when a storm is coming? And who wrote poems about it? Worthy of its very ...
In Poland, there are many places visited ghosts, black dogs, devils and witches. Taking a innocent stroll, one might vanish without a trace in the forest or be unfortunate enough to step into a cursed ...
According to research conducted in 2017, 60% of Poles would like to live in a villa with a garden, while only 10% prefer a flat in a multi-family building over having their own house. It seems that ...
You’ve heard of international superstitions like ‘don’t walk under a ladder’, but how about some exclusive to Poland? The 13 super-Polish beliefs presented here include why you shouldn’t count pierogi ...
Two WWII films about Squadron 303 hit cinema screens within a fortnight of each other. As we examine key plot points, we reveal which was the more accurate – and perhaps which was better. Hurricane ...
The indisputable master of cosmetics responsible for Rita Hayworth’s red curls and the look of Boris Karloff as Frankenstein. He invented liquid-foundation makeup, put lipstick into its present form ...
WÅ‚ochy is the Polish word for Italy. But do you know where it comes from? Certainly not from Italy... Looking at the Polish map of the world, one thing that might strike you as a bit confounding is ...
In the late 19th century, Georg Brandes made several trips to Poland. Encounters there with Russification, censorship and political oppression made the influential Danish writer fall in love with the ...
The most famous Polish traveller, tireless explorer, versatile researcher and humanitarian. He travels to all continents except Antarctica. It was Strzelecki who gave the highest peak in Australia its ...
The story of Polish royal regalia is a tale of lost treasure. The most valuable items of this kind were stolen toward the end of the 18th century and later destroyed, giving rise to myths about their ...
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