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The Hel Peninsula was ranked 3rd best post-coronavirus beach destination in Europe !

The Hel Peninsula it is 35 km long sandy spit situated at the western part of Gdansk Bay at southern Baltic. Here, you can enjoy a magnificent sandbar that extends out into the open Baltic Sea.

Heaven for water sports lovers ?‍♀️ ?‍♂️

Because of its vast shallows, the Hel Peninsula is regarded as one of Europe’s best kitesurfing spots recommended by the water sports lovers from all over the world. In spring and summer, the Puck Bay is full of people who love water. Winds and kitesurfing, diving and jet-skiing are practiced here. A little further, from the side of the Gulf of Gdansk and higher towards the Baltic Sea, there is no shortage of sailors and surfers either. Hel Peninsula offers not only opportunities, but also tools for learning water sports. There are numerous surfing schools here, where you can learn, for example, kitesurfing and rent equipment.

Attractions of the Hel Peninsula 

The most popular and largest city in this region is Hel. It is worth visiting the headland itself, that is the end of the Peninsula, from which there is a view of the boundless Baltic Sea. Hel for children is primarily a seal centre, where you can see the floating and playing seals. It’s also worth taking a look at feeding time – fun of observing seals eating lunch guaranteed!

There is no doubt that Hel is the most attractive tourist resorts on the Baltic coast. Everyone can find something that they will enjoy: a beautiful beach, various water sports, yacht harbor, lighthouse, seal centre and many other interesting places that attract tourists for decades.

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WARSAW and GDAŃSK were listed as safest destinations to visit in Europe !

As Europe begins to ease and lift travel restrictions, European Best Destinations selected a list of safest destinations to visit in Europe. Two Polish cities of Warsaw and Gdańsk were among those chosen.

Poland was 20 times less affected than some European countries, it has more hospital beds per inhabitants than the majority of European countries. Moreover sanitary measures have been implemented to welcome travelers in hotels, restaurants and shops. A lot of museum and famous attraction are reopening to visitors.

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. There are a lot of interesting monuments in Warsaw, as the Royal Castle, the historical Old Town, the Royal Wilanów and the Royal Baths Park. Find the best attractions to visit in Warsaw from our website https://www.visitpoland.com/dmc-warsaw

Gdansk is a beautiful city located on the Baltic Sea. There are one of the most iconic harbourfronts in Europe, the most photographed streets and squares and one of the three largest brick churches in the world. Find the best places to visit in Gdańsk from https://www.visitpoland.com/dmc-gdansk

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Polish airline to resume domestic flights on June 1

From June 1st, 2020, LOT Polish Airlines will resume passenger flights from Warsaw to other major Polish cities. The new flight schedule allows for 30 flights every day, involves 8 domestic airports as fellows:

• Warsaw to Gdansk, three times a day;

• Warsaw to Krakow, Poznan, Rzeszow, Szczecin, Wroclaw and Zielona Gora, twice a day;

• Krakow to Gdansk, once a day.

People in Poland will have more travel options between cities after 31 May. Besides, after the country’s borders are reopened, Poland will start restoring international connections within the European Union with the countries that have lifted epidemic restrictions. The first international flights are expected to resume in mid-July.

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The music will never stop ?

? The Chopin Concerts can date back to1959, are one of the oldest music events in the capital city and draw thousands of residents and tourists. Every summer, people come to Łazienki Park gathering around the statue of Frederic Chopin and enjoying the outdoor recitals performed by the finest Polish pianists for free. People like siting on benches or on the grass to enjoy music and relax.

Due to the coronavirus epidemic, this year’s 61st Season of Chopin Concerts in Warsaw’s Łazienki Park will not be held by Chopin’s monument. Starting from May 17th, they will be held online for the first time ever. The recitals will be recorded at the Old Orangery in the Royal Łazienki and post on Facebook and YouTube, as well as the Royal Łazienki Museum’s website. But the good news is, you can enjoy Chopin concert in the Internet anywhere in the world.

The inaugural concert was given by Karol Radziwonowicz, a distinguished pianist who has been performing in the world’s most important music halls for many years. The next installments of the series include outstanding Polish pianists, such as Aleksandra Świgut, Bronisława Kawalla, Piotr Pawlak, Joanna Ławrynowicz, Jacek Kortus and Maria Gabryś-Heyke.

Find more: https://www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl/en/wydarzenia/koncert-chopinowski

Picture source: Warszawa Chopina Project

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华沙最甜蜜的跑步赛事即将来临！

甜品和运动？谁说他们不能在一起的？现在就报名参加第十五届Wedel跑步比赛乐享甜蜜和运动的快乐。“多年来，该活动吸引了众多主动休息爱好者和巧克力爱好者。无论年龄大小或比赛成绩如何，所有参与者都将获得奖品。成功滋味让口中的Wedel更甜美” – 赛事组织者鼓励到。

赛事将于2月8日在Skaryszewski公园举行，也就是本周六。其路线设定远离拥堵的交通和喧哗的街市。作为赛事的一部分，参赛者可以按照年龄选择各种长度的跑步路线。对于7岁以下的青少年将参加0.25公里跑，较大儿童和15岁以下的年轻人的路线不超2公里。承认可以选择参加5.5公里和9公里赛段，跟随公园中的标记跑圈3或5次。

抵达终点后，所有参赛者都将获得Wedel热巧克力一杯，参与证书，奖牌和甜蜜的礼物。此外，每条路线的获奖者将获得特别的纪念碑和特别设计的Wedel手工蛋糕。

Wedel跑步比赛对于整个家庭来说是一种积极过冬的生活方式。在这独一无二的比赛中，比赛结果并不是最重要的，于亲人一起度过快乐时光才是最重要的。

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Orchid Exhibition “Orchidea 2020”

Who doesn’t love flowers and especially the most magnificent of them all – Orchids! On February 27th the University of Warsaw Library will transform into a magical garden full of orchids. During the whole weekend you will be able to not only admire, but also buy, rare and interesting kinds of this flowers from all around the world.

It is going to be an international affair with breeders not only from Poland, but also Germany and even Ecuador! You will be also able to take part in various lectures and workshops on growing this marvelous plants. Piotr Dobrzyński from the University of Warsaw Botanical Garden will provide participants with knowledge about home-grown orchids.

It is a really great idea to mix up a bit your stay in Warsaw – we totally recommend it! The University of Warsaw Library is something totally special – one a of the biggest libraries in Poland with its own garden on the roof! It is spectacular to watch even during winter 🙂

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The sweetest race in Warsaw is coming soon!

Sweets and sport? Who said they don’t belong together? Go to the XV Wedel Race and enjoy both. “For many years, the event has been attracting enthusiasts of active rest and fans of original Wedel chocolate. There are attractions prepared for participants, regardless of age or running experience. At the finish taste of success will further sweeten Wedel” – encourage the event organizers.

The race will take place on Saturday, February 8 in Skaryszewski Park. Its route will certainly appeal to traffic enthusiasts away from the hustle and bustle of the street. As part of the event, participants have a choice of cross-country trails of various distances selected by age groups. And so juniors up to seven years will run on a distance of 0.25 km. Slightly older children and young people up to the age of fifteen will have less than 2 km to cover. Adults will compete at 5.5 and 9 km, overcoming the loop marked in the park 3 or 5 times.

At the finish line, all participants will have a cup of hot Wedel chocolate, participation certificates, medals and sweet gifts. In addition, the winners of each route will receive commemorative cups and hand-decorated Wedel Cake specially created for the occasion.

Wedel run is a great way to spend an active winter day in the city for the whole family. In this unique race, apart from the sports results, the most important is good fun and time spent together.

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The most beautiful national parks in Poland

The list of Polish national parks includes the following parks: Babiogórski, Białowieski, Biebrzański, Bieszczadzki, Drawieński, Gorczański, Kampinoski, Karkonoski, Magurski, Narwiański, Ojcowski, Pieniński, Poleski, Roztoczański, Słowiński, Świętokrzyski, Tatrzański, Wielkopolski, Wigierski and Wigierski National Parks – “Warta Mouth”, “Bory Tucholskie” and the Table Mountains.

Each of them is worth seeing, because each has its own unique atmosphere and qualities not available elsewhere. We have chosen our top 5!

1. Tatra National Park

The Tatra National Park is not only the king of Polish national parks. This is our national treasure. Even a one-day stay in the Tatras threatens with a strong and lifelong addiction: from fabulous views, from live culture and from adrenaline, which is triggered during hiking on some trails.

2. Białowieża National Park

It is a cross-border park (one part is in Poland and the other in Belarus).  This park is inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. This park combines two rare aspects: the world’s largest population of wild bison and the last primeval forest in Europe. In other words, it is a real treat for those who want to see how the herds of North American bison looked like, whose bison are close relatives. The second group of tourists who should visit the park are archeology lovers. Only here you can feel the atmosphere of the times when the Neolithic population lived in close symbiosis with nature and the forest was their second home.

3. Wigry National Park

The landscape of the Wigry National Park is not the result of a violent cataclysm, but the tedious, almost imperceptible work of glaciers, which once covered the areas of the northern borders of today’s Augustów Forest. These glaciers have visited this part of Poland eight times, each time destroying everything in their path and leaving their deep mark on the landscape. The park’s current appearance is breathtaking. The most valuable part of this secluded oasis of greenery is Lake Wigry, whose depth exceeds 70 meters. It is a paradise for those who love water sports like sailing, fishing or kayaking.

4. Pieniny National Park

The most visited park in Poland. One of the reasons is the famous Dunajec gorge and the opportunity to admire the whitewashed Pieniny peaks from the deck of a raft. While the richness of the plant and animal world cannot be surprising (after all, it is a national park), what distinguishes the Pieniny particularly is their landscape values, and more precisely their uniqueness on a national scale.

5. Ojców National Park

Ojców National Park is a perfect combination of unusual geological forms (e.g. Hercules Mace), caves in which our ancestors hid from predators thousands of years ago and monuments such as castles in Pieskowa Skała and Ojców. The location of so many attractions on such a small area makes it a great way to relax for many residents of Lesser Poland and Silesia. A trip to the southern areas of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland can be safely described as a journey to a completely different world.

 

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Royal Garden of Light

The next season of the Royal Garden of Light is about to begin. The Museum of King Jan II Sobieski’s Palace in Wilanów invites everyone for the opening weekend, during which special attractions will be waiting for all visitors. Wilanów Park decorated with light decorations will be on display from October 19.

Unusual installations will soon light up the park next to the Wilanów Palace. You will be able to admire The Royal Garden of Light loved by Warsaw residents from October 19. It was visited by almost 300 thousand people last year.

The light exhibition on this day will be open longer – from 17 to 23. For this evening, the Museum of King Jan III Sobieski’s Palace has planned additional attractions for visitors, the details of which are to be revealed soon.

In the following days – from October 20 to October 31 – you will be able to visit the garden between 17-21. From November 2 to February 23, it will be open from 16-21.

In addition to the permanent exhibition on weekends, you can also watch mapping shows. They will take place on Saturdays and Sundays at 17.30, 18.30 and 19.30.

Admission to the garden on Saturdays and Sundays costs PLN 20 (reduced ticket: PLN 10). But if you come during week days you pay less for the entrance – 10 PLN (for reduced price: 5 PLN). Children up to 7 years old can visit the Royal Garden of Lights for free.

Tickets can be bought on the website of the Palace in Wilanów or on site, at the museum ticket office (from 17-20). Sales starts TODAY!

Picture source: https://rodzinnykompas.pl/miejsca/krolewski-ogrod-swiatla/

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Restaurant Week 2019

Who doesn’t love a good meal in an elegant, but cozy atmosphere? During two October weeks (16-31.10) you can enjoy best polish restaurants in very fair (festival) prices!

How does the festival work?

Top Chefs prepare their signature 3 course meals during this delicious festival. Thanks to this event you are able to discover hundreds of polish highest quality restaurants. Experience unforgettable moments surrounded by your family and friends.

How to take part in the festival?

It’s super easy and quick! You can book a table online. Choose your city, amount of guests, date and hour. Each city has a big choice of various restaurants, for example this year in Warsaw you can choose from 79 places. Dinner with family, romantic date or a friends night out? You can have it all!

The prices are really reasonable – only 49 zł per person! They claim that already 575 000 guests took part in the event. This year’s motto is “Respect food” which focuses on the big issue of food waste. The mission of the Restaurant Week is to promote polish independent cuisine and restaurants. It is an amazing opportunity to discover top places in great prices!

Don’t hesitate and Visit Poland for a delicious adventure!

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