FOTOGRAF TAM BYŁ
"Jak dobrze, że taki spokój i cisza. Początek sezonu i nie ma jeszcze tych hałaśliwych turystów" – myśli pewnie kotek siedzący na jednej z urokliwych uliczek w prowansalskim miasteczku Aups.
Zdjęcie: W. Jurkiewicz
Archiwum dla kategorii: "Po Polsce [In English]"
On and on goes the fire brigade and the trumpet’s playing…
The lyrics of this old hit of the „No To Co” band (a Polish band from the late 60s) kept coming back to me as I was exploring the Fire-fighting Museum of Wielkopolska in Rakoniewice (Wielkopolska province). Because just like in the song, one can see there trumpets, golden helmets, which „shine on their heads”, [...]
A fairytale castle with a history of its own
From a distance it looks like Snow White’s castle or the castle of the Sleeping Beauty, who could be waiting for her prince in one of the ninety-nine towers piercing the sky with spires. Up close the multitude of decorative elements on the facades also makes a magical impression – the columns, ornamental window framings, [...]
Dinosaurs for children and for adults
For adults and children – that pretty much sums up the JuraPark in Krasiejów (Opole province). Because even though it is mostly families that come to visit and a large part of the 40-hectare area is devoted to entertainment, the park in Krasiejów has scientific and educational aspirations. It was founded in a place where [...]
Not only for knights
Everything here is so pocket-sized – low-rising houses standing along the cobbled streets, even the defensive walls surrounding the town. Overlooking them, are the two gate towers, the bastion and the Gothic tower of the St Mikołaj Lutheran Church. Time stopped in Byczyna. If you removed the modern cars parked by the town walls and [...]
We have the world’s oldest iron suspension bridge
It is by no means a coincidence that it appears in the town’s coat of arms. The bridge in Ozimek (Opolskie province) is the oldest in Europe and worldwide chain suspension bridge, made entirely of iron, a class zero monument. It was commissioned in 1827. Thrown over the Mała Panew river, it served for years [...]
A walk on the roof
Its popularity cannot yet match that of the Warsaw Łazienki Park or the royal Wilanów palace, but it is also a place where entire families come for a walk, where young people lie on the grass studying, and where newly-weds come after the wedding to take photos in an attractive setting. Located in the Warsaw [...]
