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"Toward my cradle flew a Tatra wind [?] Into my heart poured a lasting fit Of longing for eagles' flight And the pensiveness of pines Swaying in the mountain tops, Engulfed in pure quiet." - "A Cradle Wind," Kaziemirz Przerwa-Tetmajer

Five years have passed already since four Poles with disabilities announced their dream of building "Oaza" (oasis), a settlement for people in wheelchairs, without any architectural obstacles, a place where they could lead an unrestricted life.

Four Lodz men have registered as a business a company whose work is to stand in lines so others don't have to.

A century-old well-spring in Zabloc will soon begin producing brine many people believe is beneficial to our health.

Hard to believe that we already have the fifth edition of the Sacrum Profanum Festival, a slick, international, high-budget "concept" undertaking that serves both as a way of popularizing classical music and giving popular music a classical facade.

Bialostocczyzna is widely known as one of the most beautiful regions of Poland.

People have used charcoal throughout the ages. Science, technology and art owe their development to this material, having ranged in use from the earliest cave-painting art, to contemporary art, fuel, military gas masks and the development of alimentary canal medicine.

Tourists who want to see the gems of Central and Eastern Europe include Prague, Budapest and Krakow in their itineraries.

During Poland's 44-year Communist era, First of May (also known in other count as May Day) was one of the most important ? but far from beloved ? holidays.

This year's "Off Festival in the Slupna Watering Place" in Myslowice, scheduled to take place on 17-18 August, can be expected to become one of the country?s most significant musical events of the year.