It’s almost Christmas time, and for me personally, the month leading up to the big event has to be filled with visits to markets. It just simply wouldn’t be the same without visiting some ...

Market in Poland wins Europe’s best Christmas market award for its decorations, unique stalls, and holiday charm.

Well in that spirit, I recently had the chance to visit one of Europe's most amazing Christmas markets in Wroclaw, Poland. As ...

It opened two weeks before Christmas and beckoned visitors with its many stalls selling handmade toys and sweets. This tradition survived for centuries to come back to life in communist-free Poland.

The city is located in Lower Silesia to the north of the Sudetenland. In 2016, the city received the status of the European ...

Krakow, Poland, has one of the oldest Christmas markets in Europe. NPR correspondent Brian Mann spent a day exploring -- and ...

Until now, shops in Poland were open on two Sundays preceding Christmas. However, from 2025, there will be three so-called "shopping Sundays" in December. The act states that any store employee ...

Like in most Central European countries, Christmas in Poland is a quaint and much-beloved affair. However, while Germanic traditions, like decorating trees, have spread so far as to be unsurprising, ...

For the Christmas Eve feast, try sernik wiedeński (Viennese-style): a light, fluffy, baseless version. Poppy seeds feature heavily in Polish baking, and a favourite at Christmas time is ...

Johnny I’Anson hears from Solidarity member and activist Maciek Romejko about a bleak Christmas in Poland. Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those ...