Krakow

Protecting Krakow's wetlands

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Thanks to the Department of Environmental Protection of the Municipal Council, the Jagiellonian University and the Malopolska Ornithological Society, Krakow will gain three additional areas for ecological use.

Winter season in Polish skies

Thursday, August 23, 2007

New airline schedules and routes are already in place for the winter season.

Remembering the "Liberator"

Thursday, August 23, 2007

The Krakow Municipality is considering building a monument to commemorate a plane and its crew that perished after helping the 1944 Warsaw uprising fighters.

WWII docs may decode St. Mary's altar

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Art historians in Poland are hoping to gain new knowledge about the famous St. Mary's Church Veit Stoss Altar as documents about its World War II journey have been found in the U.S.

High art and chips: British Tyrrells mixes with Tadeusz Kantor

Thursday, August 23, 2007

A photograph on a potato package has created an international incident. As reported by the daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, the potato chips are produced by the British company Tyrrells.

Tatras Mountains besieged by record number of tourists, trash, broken limbs and deaths

Thursday, August 23, 2007

This summer's good weather raised the Tatras Mountains' popularity to a record high among Poland's tourists.

Krakowian, PiS MP Ryszard Legutko appointed new education minister

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Poland's new minister of education is from Krakow. Ryszard Legutko, a Law and Justice MP, was named to the position after President Lech Kaczynski on August 13 fired ministers from the ruling party's two junior partners, ending the government coalition and bringing early parliamentary elections a step closer.

Rynek Glowny goes folk

Thursday, August 23, 2007

The fair has come to Rynek Glowny. From August 17-26, Rynek Glowny has been hosting the 31st Fair of Folk Art, accompanied by these smaller folklore events: the third European Fair of Art and Artistic Handicraft, the third Malopolska Folk Culture Days and the second Festival of City Folklore.

Festival of Music in Old Krakow continues

Thursday, August 23, 2007

More than a week has passed since the famous Festival of Music in Old Krakow began, but there's still music to come as it continues until the end of the month.

University dorms flourish with tourists abound

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Krakow universities rent their dormitory rooms during summer vacation - and make good money out of it.