the POLSKI blog

1. What is it?
It’s a stunning mountain range and Poland’s largest National Park with (mostly) unspoilt nature and some rare wild animals like wolves and brown bears.
2. Where is it?
You’d need to travel to the extreme south-east corner of Poland. The mountain range spans three countries (Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine)
3. Why bother?
It’s a hikers’ heaven [...]

This one is for music lovers planning a trip to Warsaw.
To mark the bicentennial of Frederic Chopin’s birth (yes, he was Polish), the Polish capital has published a Chopin audio city guide.
Available in eight languages, the guide will take tourists to some key locations related to the great pianist.
You can download the audio guide from [...]

My second Polish travel tip for the summer is aimed at those of you who love water – and big lakes in particular:
1. What is it?
Mazury is famous for its wild, largely unspoilt nature and numerous lakes. It’s very popular in the summer, many Poles go there for their summer holidays.
2. Where is it?
Mazury is [...]

Summer is almost here, many people are planning trips to Poland, time for some travel tips. Every now and then I’ll be publishing short travel tips focussing on some great places to visit in Poland.
I’ll try to keep them brief. To kick the series off, here’s the first one – why not try something really [...]