Poznan Christmas Market has once again been nominated as European Best Christmas Markets 2021!

✨???✨ Poznan Christmas Market was nominated again in the competition of European Best Christmas Markets and compete for the honor of being the best Christmas Market in 2021!

Actually, Poznan was also selected as one of the Top 10 best Christmas destinations 2019 in Europe. In the last year, the Bethlehem themed Christmas market was held in the center of Poznan and was filled with the smell of burned wood, mulled wine and delicacies, and sounds of carols and laughter. Wander around the cobblestone streets of Poznan’s Old Town, apart from exploring the vast array of wooden stalls bursting with local crafts and tasty treats, the International Ice Sculpture Festival displaying 24 sculptors’ work from 11 countries was also one of the great highlights that captivated all who visit here.

Besides the lively Christmas Market, Poznan boasts much historical architecture as well, like its renaissance town hall and the country’s oldest cathedral. In good weather, visitors can walk to all the main sights which aren’t far from the Christmas market in Poznan. With Christmas around the corner, the street in Poznan was illuminated by the light ornaments and dotted with festive decorations and shinny Christmas trees, which make the whole city seems increasingly vivid in the dark of night. Although the Market has been canceled due to the pandemic, you can still enjoy the Christmas atmosphere here.

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Poznań was selected as one of the 20 BEST Places For Americans To Live, Invest, Work in Europe.

Forbes, a prestigious American business magazine, lists Poznań as one of the 20 BEST Places selected from 120 destinations For Americans To Live, Invest, Work In Europe! if you haven’t been there yet, you should definitely add this charming city to your travel bucket list!

POZNAN is a warm, colorful and friendly city with a history of thousands, rich culture, traditional regional cuisine, impressive architecture and a pleasant environment surrounded by nature.

? Stroll into the most picturesque market squares in Poland, you will be fascinated by the colorful townhouses. The famous Renaissance Town Hall stands in the center of the square, where you can watch the traditional duel of the Town Hall goats at high noon!? ?

? Along the Royal-Imperial Route, you can find the former Imperial Castle that used to be a residence of the German emperor. The architecture of its Neo-Romanesque style harks back to medieval castles, and the most impressive room in the edifice was the Throne Room in Byzantine style. Today it houses a cinema, art galleries, a puppet theater, music clubs, and others.

⛪️ Whether you are a history buff or just want to get a much deeper understanding of Poland, the cathedral located in Ostrów Tumski is one not to be missed. It’s the oldest church in Poland, dates back to the 10th century, where the first two sovereigns of the country were buried.

? If you have a sweet tooth, St. Martin’s Croissants, a local specialty in Poznan won’t let you down. You can learn the story of this baked goodie and even make a croissant yourself in the Poznan Croissant Museum.

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Winter in the Tatra Mountains — Zakopane

?? Poland features medieval and neoclassical towns, rich historical sites and relics, diverse culture and folklore, local specialties and comfortable accommodations. Many people might tend to head to the big cities like Warsaw, Kraków or Gdansk, on their first visit to Poland, while outside the cities Poland also boasts unique and beautiful natural sights—the mysterious Crooked Forest, the largest moving sand dunes in Central Europe, wide and white sandy beaches on the Baltic Coast, a land of thousand lakes, lush forests and spectacular scenic mountain landscapes—waiting to be explored.

? If you are a mountain lover and planning for an exciting winter holiday. You should definitely visit the Tatra Mountains in Poland, which is a perfect mountain resort packed with the landscape whether it’s summer or winter.❄️Since the first snow of this season has arrived in Poland and left lots of snow, the Tatra Mountains and their capital Zakopane has again become a tourism hotspot. According to INSTAGRAM, Zakopane has been tagged a massive 1,439,744 times, which is number one in the top-ten tagged ski ground on Instagram.

Located at the foot of the Tatra mountains, Zakopane is an attractive city for visiting and staying, not only for its clean air, beautiful views, thermal spas, and various winter activities, but also as the centre of Polish highlander culture, with its unique folk music, stunning wooden architecture, delicious regional cuisine and beautifully ornamented traditional costumes. Apart from the magnificent mountain landscape and culture, Zakopane is also known for its beautiful wooden villas. It would be a wonderful experience to live in lovely chalets, to taste traditional Highland cuisines, and shopping along Krupowki Street for traditional leather Highland shoes and socks. Don’t miss out on visiting Zakopane!

⛄️Since winter holiday is just around the corner and, If you don’t ski but like going to the snowy mountains to breathe in the fresh air and enjoy the breathtaking view of the slowly rising sun glinting on the snow-capped peaks of the Tatra mountains, then our 3-day trip to Zakopane would be perfect for you.

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78th Kraków Nativity Scenes Contest is underway

Kraków’s Christmas tradition of constructing the Nativity Scenes dates back to the 19th century. In order to preserve the tradition of nativity scene（Polish: szopka） for future generations, in 1937 Jerzy Dobrzycki, director of the Krakow Municipal Art Propaganda Office, organized the first competition. Since then, hundreds of craftsmen have taken place each year except during the war.

A unique and characteristic feature of the szopka is the use of historical buildings of Kraków as a backdrop for the Nativity of Jesus to depict historical, cultural and contemporary social events relating to life in the City of Krakow, Poland and the world. This exquisite szopki can be two meters high and three meters wide with rich decorations, which are inspired by Krakow’s architectural marvels, such as the St. Mary’s Basilica with its easily recognizable spires, the magnificent Wawel Castle, and impressive Kraków Cloth Hall.

In 2018, Kraków Nativity Scene was inscribed on the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and became the first and only Intangible Cultural Heritage in Poland so far.

In general, the annual Kraków Nativity Scenes Contest will be held on the first Thursday of December and the result will be launched three days later, but due to the pandemic this year the result of the contest will post online on Official Facebook. Look on the bright side, It becomes easier for us to appreciate traditional arts. ?

If you haven’t been to Krakow, you definitely should take a trip to this stunning historic city. Check out our tour package to explore fantastic attractions and make the best of your time in Krakow with us! ? Cracow City Break ?

Photo: Bogusław Świerzowski / krakow.pl

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Alice in Wonderland – Garden of Lights

✨✨The spectacular light show ‘Alice In Wonderland’ has opened In Krakow! The organizer said that it’s the biggest open-air light exhibition in Poland. ?

Gloomy November leaves people expecting a bit of sunshine and there is still a long way to go until the Christmas holidays. How to cheer ourselves up? Spending a pleasant night filled with light and surprise would be a great option, and that is the fantastic light show ‘Alice in Wonderland – Garden of Lights’ organized by the Museum of Municipal Engineering and CD Lighting at the Experience Garden in Krakow.

Visitors will able to follow the paths of light into a colorful Alice’s wonderland, meeting many adorable even crazy inhabitants of Wonderland. With rich illuminations and a massive layout, the light show creates immersive experiences by night that visitors will find a glowing rabbit hole and the smiling Cheshire Cat hiding in the tree as well as a wisdom caterpillar smoking a hookah, join their mad tea party and visit the castle of the Queen of Hearts. The dreamlike light show will bring you into a fairy tale world full of colorful lights by night and it will be the ice on the cake of your trip to Krakow.

The light show ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at the Experience Garden in Krakow invites everyone to the open-air exhibition from October 30 to February 28 after 4 pm. 

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World’s deepest diving pool opens in Poland

We’d like to share the good news for all diving enthusiasts that the world’s deepest diving pool, Deepspot, has opened in Poland! ??  ?

Deepspot is aptly named, this world’s deepest diving pool is about 45 meters deep and holds 8,000 cubic meters of water, which is equivalent to 27 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Besides, It features artificial underwater caves, faux Mayan ruins, and a sunken boat for divers to explore. Moreover, It also includes a hotel with rooms from which guests can watch divers at a depth of 5 meters, as well as a restaurant and several meeting rooms.

Located in the Polish town of Mszczonow, the Deepspot is only about 25 miles from the capital Warsaw. Although the majority of swimming pools in Poland remain closed amid the pandemic, the DeepSpot opened its doors to the public and offered training services for scuba divers. 

Photo: Michał Braszczyński/deepspot

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One of the Oldest Spa Towns in Europe

Ladek Zdroj is a picturesque health resort situated in Lower Silesia and is considered the oldest spa town in Poland as well as one of the oldest in Europe. According to historical sources, there were bathing facilities here as early as 1241 which were destroyed by Mongols returning after the Battle of Legnica.

In the late 15th century, the first medical institution “Jerzy” with a swimming pool was built here and was very well known, which was named after the owner of these lands, Prince Jerzy of Podebrady. For centuries, the mountain climate and numerous natural springs with healing waters have attracted many visitors and remarkable figures which included the Prussian King Frederick the Great, Queen Louise, the wife of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm II, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Tsar Alexander I and also John Quincy Adams.

Most of the spa buildings here were built in the 18th and 19th centuries ranging from Gothic to Renaissance and Baroque with rich decor. The neo-baroque Wojciech Natural Medicine Centre is among the most famous and impressive building here that can be found in nearly every postcard from Ladek Zdroj. The building was built in the 19h century and modelled on the Turkish baths. It features bathrooms with antique bathtubs, a pump room and an oval swimming pool covered with an ornate 39m high dome. Today its beautiful indoor pool is open to the public, it’s really worth a dip!

Spend time in a picturesque Polish spa town with rich historical architectures, and enjoy the mineralized thermal spa and unwind in the idyllic surrounding of mountains. Life is fantastic, isn’t it? ?

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A LEGO fire-breathing sheep in Krakow ?

Standing in the shade of Wawel Castle? is a vivid sculpture of Wawel Dragon ?that faces the Vistula River and spits fire from his mouth every now and then.??


Recently, the dragon has a lovely visitor, a fire-breathing sheep? made of LEGO bricks will accompany him until Christmas.? How does a sheep become friends with a dragon?


Though they seem like great friends, the fact is that they are both the main characters in the legend of the Wawel Dragon. Legend has it that a young smart shoemaker defeated the evil Wawel Dragon that lived in the large cave of the castle with a sheep’s skin stuffed with hay and sulfur to protect local people from being eaten. Today, the Wawel dragon became a symbol of the city and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Kraków, especially for children.


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The Biebrza National Park

The Biebrza National Park, which covers almost 592.23 km2 of land around the unregulated Biebrza River, is not only the largest national park in Poland but also one of Europe’s largest marsh and peat areas. Established in 1993, the Park protects vast and relatively untouched wetlands and marshes which are rich with diverse fascinating vegetation and home to over 260 different species of birds and many different species of mammals such as elk and beaver.

Every year, the natural wetland environments of Biebrza valley not only attract the migratory birds arriving but also thousands of birdwatchers and lovers of the great outdoors who are eager to admire the unspoiled, wild nature of this area as well. Although Biebrza possesses incredible natural beauty all year round, the best time to observe birds and wild creatures are spring and autumn. In spring, one can witness the magnificent natural phenomenon that the swollen river overflows its banks and floods the surrounding fields creating huge floodplains and thousands of migrant birds return to the River. The autumn brings with it the elk mating season and huge flocks of cranes gather in preparation for the winter migration.

Despite its overall marshy character, large parts of the park are crossed by hiking trails and educational nature paths that can be explored by bicycle and on foot. For birdwatchers, they can also climb up to the wooden viewing platforms to observe birds and enjoy the surrounding landscape as well. In summer, it’s also a good choice to experience a kayak tour on the river Biebrza.

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Best foods to try in Poland

? As the weather turns cold, a hot drink and some good food always put us in good mood and make people feel warm and satisfied.? ? ?  

Thanks to CNN Travel for compiling a list of the best foods to try in Poland, which includes 15 popular dishes that are not only good tasting but also help improve our mood. Besides, they can be found pretty much everywhere in Poland. Nothing would be more comfortable than having a great delicacy in a cozy place. ?  

Have you ever tried Polish cuisine, and which one is your favorite? ?

? View the full text: Best foods to try in Poland

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