Entries by Zijian Liu

Winter in Warsaw 2021

?✨✨As Christmas is on the way, the night of Warsaw has started to glow with illumination! From last weekend until mid-February, the Christmas lights and winter illuminations will stay on to turn Warsaw into a winter wonderland. The Royal Route and the Castle Square have been lit up by the dazzling Christmas lights display. Travelers […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]