People who imagine Wielkopolska as a region of flat, monotonous landscapes could not be more wrong. The scenic outlook near […]
Strzelno, a small town along the Piast Trail, can lay claim to some unusual Romanesque heritage. Two Romanesque churches stand […]
Special and out-of-the-ordinary does not have to mean old and memorable. Poznań’s Stary Browar (Old Brewery) is living proof of […]
Superlatives crop up repeatedly when relating the story of this island on the confluence of the Warta and Cybina rivers. […]
You do not come across monuments like the one on the road from Miały to Biała every day. A narrow-gauge […]
It is said that the three most beautiful things in the world are a dancing woman, a galloping horse and […]
The library in the Poznań Bishops’ Palace in Ciążeń numbers some 80,000 volumes. This would not be so extraordinary were […]
The story of Poland’s largest church begins in the 19th century. One Tomasz Kłossowski fought in the Napoleonic Wars. When […]
Outsiders most often think of Poznań as the city of trade fairs. Nor is anybody surprised to see hordes of […]
Sulmierzyce is in the south of Wielkopolska, not far from Krotoszyn. Having the last wooden town hall in Poland means […]
The somewhat overlooked sanctuary in Górka Klasztorna, near Łobżenica, prides itself on having the longest pedigree in the history of […]
A ninepin-shaped stone figure stands outside St. Bartholomew’s church in Konin. The singpost has a slightly worn Latin inscription at […]
In the very centre of the city, a few steps away from the busy and bustling Old Market Square, a […]
POZNAŃ The city lies on the Warta river. It is the capital of Wielkopolska Voivodeship and the see of the […]
The military doctrine that held sway in Europe during the interwar years mandated that any area which was expected to […]
POZNAŃ Situated on the Warta River, Poznań is the capital of the region, Province and archdiocese, and an important point […]