If your commute takes ages – like mine – and if you keep complaining about not having enough time to digest your dinner, consider Cittaslow.
It would seem north-eastern Poland, with its lakes and forests and endless green fields, is hoping to attract people who want to live their lives in the slow lane. Hence the idea to join Cittaslow – a growing international network of small towns in 18 countries that have adopted a common set of rules and principles to improve the quality of life for those who live there. And for their visitors too.
The idea is to grow the local community, encourage people to support local food producers, attract visitors an make them feel welcome. A few British cities have already joined Cittaslow UK, but today I came across a mini gallery put together by the Huffington Post and featuring some Polish cities.
According to the site, Lidzbark Warmiński, Reszel, Biskupiec, and Bisztynek have joined the network and it would seem they are the first Polish cities to introduce the movement in Poland. As the Huffington Post says:
Decisions to adopt this philosophy were reached by the councils of the four cities together, to create a Polish network.
Not sure how many people are really willing to give up their cozy urban pads for this life in the slow lane, but it’s great news anyway, at least for the four communities.
But I also have to say it surprised me to learn that four different towns managed to agree on something together.
Is this the beginning of the end for the (in)famous Polish saying: “Where you have two Poles, you’ll have three different points of view”?
Image of Lidzbark Warminski (top) © JerzyW, and Reszel © jophan, both via Flickr and used under Creative Commons licence
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