Kraków is Poland’s most popular tourist destination, which is a boon to the local economy but causes tension with residents.
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Kraków looks abroad as student numbers fall by 40% in a decade
The Polish city is famous for its universities, in particular the 660-year-old Jagiellonian.
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Poland’s martial law in pictures
Photographer Jerzy Ochoński captured the drama, tragedy and absurdity of martial law in Poland.
“A model for others”: Warsaw wins EU award for improving disability access
Warsaw has won the EU’s annual Access City Award, given to the city that has done most to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
Road works uncover 600-year-old city gates in Kraków
Ongoing road excavations in Kraków have revealed further archaeological finds tracing the history of the city and its former Jewish quarter of Kazimierz.
Kraków chosen as best city break destination in Europe for third year running
Members of leading British consumer association Which? have chosen Kraków as Europe’s best city break destination for the third year in a row.
Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk returns to hero’s welcome in Poland
Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, has been feted back in her native Poland, where she attended the Conrad Festival of literature in Kraków.
