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• 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....

• Further Reading

  Immerse yourself in the legends and folklore of Kraków’s historic centre by picking up Maciej Miezian’s excellent Kraków’s Old Town (Wydawnictwo Bezdroża, 2004)....

• Stained Glass in Kraków

  
  Stained glass enthusiasts will have an absolute field day in Kraków, which has many fine examples of the craft – arguably some of the best in Europe – thanks to a proliferation of ancient churches and being the home city of resident geniuses Stanisław Wyspiański and Józef Mehoffer....

• Sonderaktion Krakau

  After the invasion of Poland, the Nazis set about culturally crippling the country by eliminating it’s intellectual elite....

• Dishing Up History

  Undamaged by the Nazi cyclone, Kraków’s Old Town is one of the few town centres in Poland which remains in its original form, and as such represents a breathing history lesson....

• 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....

• Cracovian Cuisine, A-O

  Polish food is famous for being simple, hearty and almost uniformly off-white in colour. You simply haven’t had a thorough sampling of it until you’ve tried all the traditional dishes below....

• A Polish Easter

  
  Palm Sunday (01/04/2012) marks the official beginning of Poland’s Easter festivities – perhaps the country’s most sacred holiday....

• 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....

• Czesław Miłosz

  Czesław Miłosz (1911-2004) has come to be regarded as the finest Polish writer of the 20th century, his work influencing generations of natives and foreigners alike....

• Juwenalia

  As you’re no doubt aware, in the last ten years Kraków has become a favoured destination for that most obnoxious of British exports, the Stag Party, thanks not only to low prices, great nightlife and gorgeous women, but also a silent indulgence and general ho-hum attitude towards outlandish public behaviour....

• Abandoned Kraków

  No visitor can leave Krakow without being struck by its beauty. Almost overwhelming at times it’s a city of pristine townhouses and cobbled alleys....

• Andrzejki

  
  If you’re a single young lady in Poland on the night of November 29th, you have a unique, perhaps harrowing, opportunity before you; or a great excuse to flee the country....

• May Days

  
  Spring ushers in the arrival of not only fair weather to Poland, but also the country’s ‘National Holiday Season’, which in addition to Easter offers two other dates to note down in the diary:First up is May 1st, otherwise known as Labour Day, and a direct leftover from the communist lurch....