Apr 30, 2020 • 6 min read
Mike and Anne Howard of HoneyTrek had a difficult choice: return to the US where cases of coronavirus were growing, or self-isolate in a van in Poland.
Jan 15, 2020 • 5 min read
From soups to street food, there's far more to Polish cuisine than dumplings and cabbage. Here's our guide to the very best flavours and dishes of Poland.
Nov 25, 2019 • 4 min read
Two days in Kraków will give you a decent chance of seeing most major sights. Here's our guide to making that a perfect weekend.
Oct 31, 2019 • 7 min read
A youthful energy in Warsaw is transforming this 700-year-old survivor into an ideal location for a central European city break.
Jul 23, 2019 • 4 min read
Jewish history in Poland goes back more than a thousand years, when the country was the epicenter of European Jewish life. Always Poland’s cultural…
Jun 5, 2019 • 5 min read
Free, and open to everyone, parkrun has gripped millions across the globe since its inception in 2004. So much so that every Saturday morning there are…
Aug 7, 2018 • 5 min read
Warsaw is lively and Kraków is beautiful, but Poland’s third-largest city remains a mystery to many travellers. However, Łódź, pronounced 'Woodge', has…
Aug 31, 2017 • 5 min read
With its picturesque old towns and medieval architecture, wild forests and powdery-sand beaches, humming city life and imaginative culinary scene, Poland…
Oct 26, 2016 • 5 min read
In eastern Poland, straddling the border with Belarus, is an ancient forest where wild European bison roam.
Jan 5, 2016 • 4 min read
Kraków, Warsaw and Gdańsk are the 'big three' of Polish tourism; many travellers never visit any other city in Poland. In the west, however, Poznań…
Dec 4, 2015 • 5 min read
In Kraków these days, the action has spilled south across the Vistula River from Kazimierz to Podgórze, a once-sleepy suburb most commonly known as the…
Nov 20, 2015 • 5 min read
Poland's southern border is defined by the upward thrust of the Carpathian Mountains. Europe's second-biggest mountain range after the Alps, the…
Oct 23, 2015 • 5 min read
Forget the car – with a rail network that radiates to all parts of Poland from its biggest cities, a much better way to experience the country is by…
Feb 4, 2011 • 4 min read
Not far, but worlds away from the unending charm of Kraków, are two of Poland’s most cherished sites. Both are Unesco heritage listed. Both attract dense…
Dec 27, 2010 • 2 min read
Planning a trip to Kraków and want to fit in by drinking like a true Pole? In this excerpt from Lonely Planet Magazine, you can just follow the steps…