Travel Love Poland Magazine – March 2021
Dear Readers, And so the spring has come again. Disliked by some as in Poland it tends to be often cool till May while adored by the others. However, before we move on to more spring topics, we invite you to read the conversation with probably the most famous Slav and Slavic warrior in Poland, i.e. with Igor Górewicz. It is a fascinating journey into the past, and since Igor's knowledge is immense, his stories will be extremely interesting, not only for history lovers. As usual, the whole is illustrated by already well-known Marek Kalisiński. From more spring themes, this time we recommend trips to Roztocze and cycling adventures in southern Poland. We especially want to draw your attention to the photographs by Marcin Gądek in the article "Churches from heaven". As Marcin is also a priest, his stories and photographs have an additional, slightly deeper dimension. Also, get to know the city that we haven't presented yet – that is Opole. Perhaps slightly off the beaten track of the most frequent hikes, it will be an interesting proposition for music lovers. Opole is called the capital of Polish song. There will be, as usual at this time of the year, Easter accents, both culinary (with a recipe for Sękacz) and visual – we are presenting once again the photographs by Kamila Rosińska - as well as her two new stories for children.
Dear Readers,
And so the spring has come again. Disliked by some as in Poland it tends to be often cool till May while adored by the others. However, before we move on to more spring topics, we invite you to read the conversation with probably the most famous Slav and Slavic warrior in Poland, i.e. with Igor Górewicz. It is a fascinating journey into the past, and since Igor's knowledge is immense, his stories will be extremely interesting, not only for history lovers. As usual, the whole is illustrated by already well-known Marek Kalisiński.
From more spring themes, this time we recommend trips to Roztocze and cycling adventures in southern Poland. We especially want to draw your attention to the photographs by Marcin Gądek in the article "Churches from heaven". As Marcin is also a priest, his stories and photographs have an additional, slightly deeper dimension.
Also, get to know the city that we haven't presented yet – that is Opole. Perhaps slightly off the beaten track of the most frequent hikes, it will be an interesting proposition for music lovers. Opole is called the capital of Polish song.
There will be, as usual at this time of the year, Easter accents, both culinary (with a recipe for Sękacz) and visual – we are presenting once again the photographs by Kamila Rosińska - as well as her two new stories for children.
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This wooden building suffered almost no damage during World
War II, and once housed a youth hostel, a cafe and a restaurant.
Currently, the main summer-season attraction is a musicplaying
fountain, where one can hear the greatest of Poland’s
hit songs, first sung and launched into stardom right here in
Opole. The fountain nozzles spout colourful and illuminated
water columns to the rhythm of the music.
STEP 10 Tenement house
The tenement house in Opole, which constitutes a part of the
Museum of Opole Silesia, is a unique spot on the tourist map of
Poland. Initially, it was a tenement house for the Opole
bourgeoisie. Today, after its renovation, one can admire the
solutions introduced by its architect, who designed a two-story
tenement house with an attic and six small, two-room
apartments with an area of approx. 35 m2 each (two flats per
each floor) on a narrow plot. Besides the furniture, kitchen
utensils and knick-knacks, visitors can see various methods of
heating rooms in times gone by - using masonry heaters and
cast-iron heaters - as well as the sanitary equipment commonly
used at the time. The attic of the tenement house has been
changed to a small exhibition place with laundering as the main
theme. The space exhibits the entire process of laundering,
drying and mangling, and recalls the accessories widely used by
housewives from the end of the 19th century up until the
1970s.
STEP 11 Opole Rural Museum
The open-air museum in Bierkowice tells the history of the
18th-20th century Opole village. The vast, wooded and green
area stocks completely renovated corrals with conventionally
arranged wooden huts that everyone can enter. In addition to
the houses, the museum exhibits historic, wooden public
buildings and structures, among others, a church, several
chapels, a village school, a tavern, as well as a forge and two
beautiful windmills. The Opole open-air museum is a place
where you can take a break from the hustle and bustle of the
city, almost all year round. It is particularly picturesque in the
spring, when the wooden structures are surrounded with lush
greenery.
Groszowy Bridge, photo: Paweł Uchorczak
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