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Gdańsk Mint creates limited edition ‘Caped Crusader coins’ - but hurry as there are only 300 available!
Created in cooperation with Warner Bros. studios, the limited edition coin weighs 2 ounces, is minted from 99.9 percent pure silver and includes features such as UV printing and a high relief.
Culture
Webber’s World: Zamek Korzkiew sports a staggering sense of character that’s ravishing to admire
Capping a steep, wooded mound, the 14th century Zamek Korzkiew rises from the wintry mists to make an instant impact on all those who visit.
Culture
‘The Bookworm Cabin is more than a ‘stay’. It’s an experience!’ TFN finds ‘unexpected magic’ in woodland retreat
Accepting its first guests in 2019, the Bookworm Cabin went globally viral when it was first unveiled by its owners, the entrepreneur Bartek Kraciuk and his wife, architect Marta Puchalska-Kraciuk.
Culture
All on board the Christmas express! Festive train connection between Poland and Lithuania delights travellers
The Christmas carriage features, among other things, a bauble-clad tree, smartly wrapped presents and an array of vintage touches such as antique travel chests and gramophones amid various festive trimmings.
Business
Unsung Heroes: Polish couple awarded by United Nations for helping refugees with accommodation and jobs
Hotel chain owner Władysław Grochowski and his artist wife Lena have become the first Polish recipients of the UNHCR’s prestigious Nansen Prize.
Business
And the winner is… Gdańsk Główny voted best train station in Poland
The newly-renovated Gdańsk Główny beat off competition from 104 others to take top place in the public vote, garnering 1,000 of the 5,000 online votes.
Culture
Row erupts over lack of Polish representation in London theatre’s musical adaptation of Pawlikowski’s Cold War
The backlash began after the Almeida theatre published the full cast (pictured bottom right) for the musical adaptation of the Oscar-nominated film by Paweł Pawlikowski (pictured centre between original cast members Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig).
Business
Nine Polish projects nominated for world’s most prestigious architectural awards
Selected as part of a longlist of 362, the Polish projects vary in size and style and will be hoping to make the cut for the final shortlist when it is announced in January.
Kosovo
World Habitat Day
In the resolution of December 17, 1985, the United Nations General Assembly established the first Monday of October, each year, as World Habitat Day.
Culture
Polish WWII agent who Churchill called his favourite spy has luxurious hotel suite named in her honour
Named after Warsaw-born super spy Krystyna Skarbek, the opulent 162-square-metre suite at the Raffles hotel in London starts at over PLN 26,000 (€ 5,600) per night.
Culture
Eerie photos of ‘perfectly preserved’ wreck at the bottom of the Baltic help solve WWII mystery
Publishing a series of images from the dives to their social media, Baltictech’s pictures have left fans of history staggered.
Culture
Musical adaptation of Pawlikowski’s Oscar-nominated Cold War to premiere in London
The 2018 film directed by filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski chronicles the doomed love affair between two musicians played by Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig caught up in the harsh realities of postwar Europe.
Culture
Customs officials find pensioner with stash of gold coins worth 1.5million zł hidden inside her clothing
Officials discovered the five kilograms of gold coins during a routine search at the border crossing with Ukraine in Hrebenne south east Poland.
European Union
Today is the International Day of Democracy
September 15 marks the International Day of Democracy.
Health
Race on to save lost kangaroo called Luluś after he was spotted hopping around a ‘wolf forest’
Foresters in Poznań have launched a search and rescue mission to find an escaped kangaroo spotted hopping through woodland that is home to wolves.
European Union
‘He loved journalism, music and chocolate bars!’ We pay tribute to our beloved newsman Maciej Bankowski who has passed away at the age of 71 from cancer
Today we say goodbye to our good friend and colleague Maciej Bankowski who has passed away following a short battle with cancer.
European Union
Poznań is best city to live in Poland, says new study
Poznań has been named best city to live in Poland.