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54 spacerem po...walking around...55Iwona ChodorowskaWHERE CULTURES MEETKrosno czaruje ÊredniowiecznymprzepychemkoÊcio∏ów, kamieniczeki ma∏ych uliczek. Czaszatem odwiedziç „per∏´Podkarpacia"!Krosno enthralls with medieval grandeur ofchurches, small houses and tiny streets. It ishigh time to come and see the "SubcarpathianPearl"!This one of the more interesting Polish cities picturesquely situatedamong hills is not without a reason called small Krakow.Krosno is especially magical in the evening, in the streetlights,full of lanes, cafes and small restaurants. It is wonderful to sitwith a glass of a Danube valley wine and savour the moment. Itis worth taking a closer look at the glass. Krosno is famous forglass artistic products. And can there be a better souvenir froma trip than a beautiful and at the same time useful thing? So thenext day it will be possible to go to the market square and buycups and other extraordinary glass things from Krosno. It is amust to try the remarkable taste of Hungarian wine in a Krosnoglass.Jedno z ciekawszych polskich miast malowniczo po∏o˝one poÊródpagórków nie bez przyczyny nazywane jest ma∏ym Krakowem.Najbardziej magiczne staje si´ Krosno wieczorem: w Êwiat∏ach latarni,pe∏ne zau∏ków, kawiarenek i restauracyjek. Wspaniale jestusiàÊç przy kielichu czerwonego wina znad Dunaju i rozsmakowaçsi´ tà chwilà. Kielichowi warto si´ te˝ przyjrzeç uwa˝niej.Krosno s∏ynie ze szklanych wyrobów artystycznych. A czy˝ mo˝ebyç lepsza pamiàtka z podró˝y ni˝ pi´kna, a zarazem u˝ytecznarzecz? Nast´pnego dnia b´dzie zatem mo˝na wybraç si´ na ryneki zaopatrzyç w przepi´kne kroÊnieƒskie wyroby szklane. Koniecznietrzeba spróbowaç, jak wyjàtkowo smakuje wyborne w´gierskiewino w kroÊnieƒskim szkle.¸YK HISTORII >> Âlady osady, na miejscu której król KazimierzWielki wybudowa∏ Krosno, si´gajà X w. W 1367 r. na miejscurolniczej wioski sta∏ ufortyfikowany gród. Ju˝ wtedy miastoA GULP OF HISTORY >> The traces of a hamlet on whichKing Casimir the Great built Krosno go back to the 10th c. In1367 a fortified city stood where the agricultural village used tostand. Already then the city could boast of rapidly growing craftsmenguilds. In Krosno the leading ones were those of the shoemakersand bakers, later also drapers (many clothes were manufacturedin the city). It is interesting that the guilds of drapers andbakers cultivate their traditions also today. Bakery ChampionsCup for the challenge title of the baker of the Favourite Bread ofKrosno people or linen biennale "From loom [krosno] to Krosno"can be seen during one of the most famous events in theSubcarpathian Region "Carpathian Climates" (the last week ofAugust). In the Middle Ages Krosno was an important trade andindustry center. Main trading routes, e.g. to Red Ruthenia andHungary, ran through the city. Krosno exported, among otherthings, cloth and horses, and imported iron, copper and. wine.