It would have been weird for us to travel through Silesia and not spend a few days in its capital, Katowice. At first, we were only intending to stay for a weekend as we were expecting a visitor to fly out to meet us, but as their plans changed so did ours, and a bit …
After a week spent in a couple of smaller cities, arriving in Katowice was like entering a metropolis. The capital of Poland’s Upper Silesia region, it’s a former mining city with a definite industrial ambience. While this does mean it’s not the most touristy place in the world, there’s definitely enough to keep visitors occupied …
I don’t think many backpackers or tourists make it to Bielsko-Biała; it wasn’t in any of our guide books, and everyone we met seemed surprised to find us in Poland’s 22nd-largest city. Admittedly, we only really stayed there to visit the nearby Żywiec Brewery. However, what we found was a lively, pretty place with plenty …
OK, I know this one’s not about craft beer. In fact, I suppose it’s pretty much the opposite! However, as beer lovers travelling through Silesia we couldn’t resist the chance to visit one of the region’s two big breweries, Tyskie and Żywiec. We opted for the latter as it was easily accessible by train from …
I think the mountain air may have got to me as for the first time this trip I have decided to write the beer article! Zakopane is a resort town in the south of Poland, famed for its spectacular landscapes of the Tatra Mountains which surround it. As well as these over two million tourists …
Most visitors to the Zabłocie district of Kraków travel there exclusively to see Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory. Others head there to visit MOCAK, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków. However, from my experience it appears that only ourselves and a few primary school aged groups make the trip there to explore the Lipowa 3 …
