Legia Warszawa For the seminal Warsaw experience, a trip down to the country’s biggest football side, Legia, feels almost mandatory. But don’t think attending is just about the football. Holding north of 30,000, the club’s stadium provides proof of Polish football’s regeneration, and this strikes especially true when considering... Read more
Polonia Redevelopment Announced
Insider News 15 May 2019 1
The topsy-turvy world of Polonia Warszawa football club has taken a turn for the better after a winning design for their stadium’s redevelopment was announced earlier in the week. The result of a seven-month process, a 13-person jury chose a design submitted by JSK Architekci ahead of 16 other... Read more
There are some who classify this as a restaurant, but who are they trying to fool. Having amassed a collection of over 100 beers, this place serves as a pub first and foremost, with much of the boozy roster given over to cracking drinks from new generation Polish breweries.... Read more
As Euro 2016 hits mid-stride, the Insider explores the murky, desperate depths of the local lower leagues… by Alex WEBBER | photos by Ed WIGHT The eyes of the rest of Europe might well be on France this summer, but mine won’t. Where once I followed the England football team both... Read more
Warsaw Rugby Tournament
BlogInsider News 2 June 2016 0
After a torrential downpour and thunderstorms on Friday evening, the Warsaw Rugby Tournament 2016 at AWF kicked-off the following day in blistering sunshine, welcoming teams from all over the world for two days of sun-baked rugby and three nights of partying. by Alex WEBBER After an exciting first day of rugby, cult... Read more
Hutnik v Olimpia
BlogInsider News 24 April 2016 0
I love the occasional foray to Łazienkowska, and there aren’t many thrills more genuine than hearing the stadium rise as one to raucously recite Czesław Niemen’s epic ode to Warsaw. It’s a moment of pure electricity that makes the hairs stand on end. For all that, my enjoyment of... Read more
Champions
Restaurants 12 June 2015 0
While the concept and style look dated, there’s no faulting the attention to detail – wherever you look (aside from under the table), there’s a TV. The heavy décor brings to mind the trans-Atlantic sports bars of the 90s, with glinting trophies, whirring machines, clacking pool tables and a... Read more
