With Halloween upon us, it’s time to get those pumpkins carved – but before you do, why not make a day of finding them in the first place? Operating until October 31st, the pumpkin farm in Powsin is the place to do just that, offering as it does a... Read more
An exhibition at Królikarnia examines the ignominious fate suffered by a growing number of monuments scattered about Central Eastern Europe. Ongoing through to April 10th, Królikarnia’s Monument exhibition explores the ‘functions, histories and processes to which monuments are subject’, presenting the biographies of over twenty such objects from Central... Read more
With this summer’s weather varying between extremes, almost every day provides a good excuse to visit Warsaw’s impressive art galleries. Luckily, July and August are full of fascinating temporary art exhibitions, perfect for spending a culturally and visually-satisfying afternoon. We narrowed them down to the four most promising ones:... Read more
If you’re anything like me, and I sincerely hope you’re not, then the big problem with keeping fit is motivation. After the initial surge of enthusiasm fades you’re left with the grinding drudge that reality entails. Giving up is easy. And I’ll be honest, after twenty minutes at Ride... Read more
While industrial stacks of wartime dynamite ensured that Warsaw long surrendered its title as the Paris of the East, there is one street that recalls this element of her past: with its elegant, tall tenements and niche boutiques, there’s something about Mokotowska that evokes the eighth arrondissement. For some,... Read more
Already feeling sluggish and losing that summer adrenaline rush? Head to one of these top Warsaw gyms to snap out of it. Holmes Place Premium ul. Belwederska 23 (Regent Hotel), ul. Grzybowska 63 (Hilton), al. Jerozolimskie 65/79 (Marriott), www.holmesplace.pl Three ‘premium’ branches, not least the Marriott operation in which Obama famously... Read more
No longer is Nałęczów ‘just for the old people’, and Poland’s trendiest hotel is ample proof. The Insider takes a look at the village in the sky… (By Alex Webber | Photos Ed Wight) Antelope in Poland? Don’t be stupid. I am though, which is why I’ve just suggested... Read more
Poland is a country that still holds strong to its traditions. In March they burn and free the marzenna to embrace spring time and then focus on one of the most important celebrations of all, Easter. When I first witnessed the masses of people queuing outside the church, waiting... Read more
It’s nice to look nice but beauty should be more than skin deep. Blow Up Hall 5050 bills itself as “an interactive art piece, comprising a restaurant and bar along with a hotel” and certainly looks amazing, but does have drawbacks. The first of those is the room key:... Read more
I guess it was my generation that made going to the gym ‘cool’. Yet nightmares of florescent leg warmers and feeble attempts to jog on a treadmill, whilst my chunky Sony Walkman dragged my jogging pants southward, is probably why I have never understood the addiction to working up... Read more
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Royal Castle Jubilee Picnic
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