Kraków is Poland’s most popular tourist destination, which is a boon to the local economy but causes tension with residents.

Kraków is Poland’s most popular tourist destination, which is a boon to the local economy but causes tension with residents.
The Polish city is famous for its universities, in particular the 660-year-old Jagiellonian.
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The faculty was established by a papal bull on 11 January 1397.
Kraków yesterday topped a global air pollution ranking, coming ahead of Lahore and New Delhi.
The new production of Adam Mickiewicz’s “Dziady” is “against the national interest”, said Barbara Nowak, who was thanked by the education minister.
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An exclusive interview with Afghan journalists about their life after Poland evacuated them from Kabul.
An estimated 100,000 gathered in Warsaw as demonstrations took place around the country.
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Ryszard Ores was the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust, but regularly returned to Kraków after the war.
The almost 700-hectare area east of the city centre will house around 100,000 people as well as culture, sport and business spaces.
An initial exhibition will open this Friday.
Hotel Cracovia operated from 1965-2011.
A century ago, newly independent Poland regained access to its coastline. Bathing on Baltic beaches, as well as by rivers, boomed.
The two countries’ presidents marked the 500th anniversary of the Sigismund Bell, created at the time of the Polish-Lithuanian dual monarchy.
So-called City Helpers will mediate between residents, businesses and visitors.