Poland Travel News

If you are traveling on a budget and happen to make a stop in Krakow, Poland you are in luck.

Gdansk, Poland, is one of three cities that are known as the Tri Cities. Sopot and Gydnia are the other two cities.

The late Pope John Paul II could be beatified within months, setting him on the path to full sainthood, according to reports in Italy.

Love music and travel? Then Hamburg is the perfect city for you. Laura Wurzal enjoyed a visit and was particularly enthralled by a tribute to The Beatles IT'S very early on a Sunday morning, and the Fish Auction Hall in the north German city of Hamburg is rocking to the rafters as the band belts out crowd pleasers by Johnny Cash and The Kinks.

Thirty years in the civil rights field can make one jaded. You meet folks who purport to care about humanity, who are lionized for their virtues but turn out to be, at least on a personal level, less than exemplary human beings.

Addressing the first freely elected Polish Parliament in November 1991, former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa recalled his dissident origins.

The Catholic Church in Poland is investigating claims of a miracle after a piece of communion wafer was reported to have been transformed into human heart tissue after falling into water during a mass.

Newcastle International's slogan "Your Airport" doesn't apply if you want to travel non-stop this winter to Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Milan, Prague, Rome or anywhere in Poland .

Shoppers looking for festive bargains in continental Christmas markets should check the costs before heading for Prague, according to analysis by Virgin Money Travel Insurance .

Warsaw - Public toilets in Polish railway and bus stations, on trains and in camp grounds need a major makeover for the Uefa Euro 2012 championships Poland will co-host with Ukraine, experts said on Tuesday.

Last year we spent a fortnight in Poland exploring various areas and cities. Our small dog, Bodie, accompanied us and we found Poland to be very dog-friendly. We stayed in various locations and in various types of accommodations including an apartment in Krakow and a castle in Rydzyna.

Laurie Winters, a curator at the Milwaukee Art Museum, poses with Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Lady with an Ermine," which she brought to Milwaukee.

There is no reasoning with German bouncers. This is generally true, regardless of nationality, but a velvet rope is especially imposing when combined with a language barrier and a side of Hamburg beef.

An express train with a drunk driver derailed in southwestern Poland early Tuesday, injuring two passengers, officials said.

Poland has a reputation for being one of the most homophobic countries in Europe.

Earlier this year, while in Poland for the Krakow Month of Photography, I was completely delighted to discover a book of stunning and enchanting portraits from the 1930s-40s. Their glass plate negatives had only recently been found hidden away behind a plastered wall in the attic of a tenement house in the Polish town of Debica.

A useful list for those who are are visiting Hamburg for the first time and wondering what to see, where to eat, etc.

Warsaw's old town has been regentrified after being obliterated during the Second World War.

Last week I mentioned that I traveled to Warsaw, Poland, to participate in the Liberty Weekend Devoted to the Life and Legacy of FrA©dA©ric Bastiat.

This is the final of four reports that my Eastern Europe guidebook co-author Cameron Hewitt sent me from his travels: In Poland, the big news is that several Polish cities are hosting matches for the 2012 Euro Cup soccer championships ' which in Europe is only a small step down from hosting the Olympics.