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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Krakow
Crowds wait in lines stretching over 200 meters to participate in Night of Museums
Sunday, July 22, 2007
On the night of May 18-19, Krakow held its Night of the Museums festivities for the fourth year running. The event was a tremendous success, with over 30 museums participating, and long lines of anxious visitors.
Sixth Soup Festival in Kazimierz goes over well with gourmet cooks and public
Sunday, July 22, 2007
On Saturday, May 19, pl. Nowy in Krakow?s Kazimierz turned into a giant eatery. The best cooks, masters of all and every possible kind of soup, competed for the title of the best gourmet cook.
Next month, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) will send a special letter to UEFA asking for Krakow's inclusion on the list of organizers for the Euro 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2007
On the June 5, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) will send a special letter to UEFA asking for Krakow?s inclusion on the list of organizers for the European Football Championships Euro 2012, Gazeta Wyborcza reports.
So what's all the fuss about? A messy new campaign for Krakow's 750th b'day is drawing much criticism
Sunday, July 22, 2007
A new campaign promoting the celebrations for Krakow?s 750th anniversary was launched on May 4.As part of the campaign, the symbols of other cities -- Warsaw's Mermaid, Gdansk?s Neptune and Torun?s Copernicus -- are being used to invite visitors to the celebrations. The heart of the festivities will take place from June 1-June 10.
Municipality discusses new transport initiatives, one-ticket system
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Commuting to the city center from the suburbs sometimes seems like a real expedition -- for those living in the city center, as well as those living in the outlying districts.
Krakow starts car-pooling within the frameworks of the EU's Civitas Caravel Program
Sunday, July 22, 2007
The Civitas Caravel Program, the EU's pilot program for realization in Krakow in 2005-2009, aims to increase the quality of living and the general standards and attractiveness of the city.
City mulls museum in land down under
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Krakow natural history museum will be created under Rynek Glowny.
The facility, which will cost around 30 million zloty, will open in 2009. It will feature archeological sites excavated last year. And it will use audiovisual equipment, lasers and holograms to give visitors an idea of how Krakow looked in medieval times.
Domestic horror's Pigeons in Krakow
Friday, July 20, 2007
The pigeon is known by many names. It has been referred to as the ?domestic pigeon,? the ?feral pigeon? and the ever-popular ?justa pigeon.? In 2004, the Ornithologists? Unions of both Britain and America opted for the name Rock pigeon (Columba livia).
Pigeons -- Krakow's winged knights
Friday, July 20, 2007
They are everywhere -- on Rynek Glowny, on the roofs of homes, at the railway station.
Every nook of Krakow has pigeons. If you drop a crumb, dozens descend on it.
Krakow marches in honor of St. Stanislaw
Friday, July 20, 2007
Every year, on the first Sunday after May 8, Catholics honor Stanislaw of Szczepanow, the patron saint of Krakow, with a procession from Wawel Cathedral to Skalka, the Church on the Rock.
