More features:

• Hot Beer?

  There are a number of ways to survive the winter in Poland, and we’ve tried them all, from dressing up like an Eskimo to staying in bed and refusing to get dressed at all....

• Where to find Krakow In Your Pocket

  
  If you would like a copy delivered to you outside of Poland please click here. Or if you are in town ...

• Cracovian Cuisine, P-Z

  Continuing our romp through the world of Polish cuisine, we give you not only not only more descriptions of Poland's most signature dishes, but also where the best places in town to try them are....

• 'Witkacy'

  
  Eccentric, flamboyant and tragic, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz - remembered as ‘Witkacy’ (1885-1939) – was one of Poland’s premier avant-garde icons....

• Beer Gardens

  
  Certainly there can be no more Cracovian activity than sitting in the sun in the late afternoon with a beer in your hand, recounting the events of the night before, making half-baked travel plans and dreaming up daft art projects you’ll never follow though with....

• Lenin in Kraków

  While Kraków’s regal associations are common knowledge, it’s easy to remain ignorant of its connections with communism, and specifically Comrade Lenin who for two years called the city home....

• Christmas Cribs (Szopki Krakowska)

  
  One of Kraków’s most unique and singular Christmas  traditions is the popular creation of ‘szopki....

• Pigeons

  
  Reviled by some [raises hand], revered by others, Kraków has more pigeons than any other city in Europe, with the possible exception of Venice....

• Oskar Schindler

  
  Immortalised by Thomas Keneally’s book Schindler’s Ark, and then later in the massively successful Spielberg film Schindler’s List, Oskar Schindler is a name synonymous with Kraków....

• The Maluch

  
  Like the Czech Škoda and the East German Trabant, the Polish Maluch has served several purposes during its lifetime; a Godsend for families behind the Iron Curtain, source of amusement for smirking foreigners and now, as a cult icon for nostalgists....

• Polish Vodka

  Proven masters of make-do with the potato as their primary resource, the Poles have been producing and drinking vodka since the early Middle Ages, distilling their skill into some of the best vodka blends available in the world, many of which date back centuries....

• Local Likes & Dislikes

  
  In June 2011, Poland’s Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper invited 21 journalism students from City University London to visit the country’s largest cities and chronicle their experiences as tourists – using Polish services, interacting with Poles, and travelling around each city....

• Polish Christmas Carols (Kolędy)

  
  The singing of holiday carols (kolędy) is extremely popular in Poland, and the Poles possess a vast, seemingly inexhaustible songbook of ancient tunes traditionally sung this time of year....

• A Polish Easter

  
  Palm Sunday (24/03/2013) marks the official beginning of Poland’s Easter festivities – perhaps the country’s most sacred holiday....