BBC - Travel - Poland

Krakow brews a beer scene of its own

By Andy Jarosz

In Krakow, a growing band of beer enthusiasts are developing a vibrant brewing scene.

After many small Polish breweries were liquidated post World War II, craft beer has returned to Poland’s second city, with entrepreneurs driven more by passion than profit.
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Are the French really as arrogant as the surveys say?

By Karina Martinez-Carter

With surveys repeatedly suggesting that travellers see the French as impolite and unwelcoming, we see if the stereotype is really true.
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Top 21 under-the-radar destinations

By Rory Goulding, Lonely Planet Traveller

Fermanaugh Lakelands, Ireland, Lough Erne, water, lake, sunset

From Canada’s Yukon wilderness to the mountaintops of India, these unconventional holiday destinations will lead you off the beaten path and onto an adventure all your own.

Bison, vodka and Poland's primeval forest

By BBC's Fast Track

The World Heritage-listed Bialowieza is Europe’s last virginal forest, covering 1,500sqkm of pristine land on the eastern side of the country bordering with Belarus.
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Musical destinations: Kraków, Poland

By Rebecca Franks, BBC Music magazine

Revel in the musical riches of Poland’s historical second city, whose countless concert venues even include a chapel deep within a salt mine.
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Short trips, worlds away from Kraków

By Marika McAdam, Lonely Planet

Not far from Poland’s capital are two historical sites, the Wieliczka salt mine and the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum, both of which transport travelers to a different time.
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