Looking for a quick escape that feels like a break? According to LateRooms’ new Easy Breaks Index, the best stress-free city to visit right now may not even be on your radar. The index compared 50 popular European cities by flight time, airport-transfer cost and duration, average hotel prices, and how travelers rated each city’s … Read more
Archaeologists in Central Europe recently uncovered an ancient grave – reopened not by modern looters, but by medieval Poles over 1,000 years ago. The excavation took place at the Nowy Chorów cemetery in northern Poland. The findings were published in the journal Antiquity on June 23. Known as Grave 7, the 11th-century burial appeared to belong to an … Read more
Wiesława Juroszek was only 6 years old when she learned the intricate handicraft of lace crocheting from the women in her family as part of a long tradition in their little mountain village. Now, 53 years later, she is part of a new generation of women using those skills to make Koniaków famous far beyond … Read more
A pair of pedestrians recently stumbled across an ancient deadly weapon in a peaceful and most unlikely location: a beach in Poland. The artifact, a 2,500-year-old dagger, was found on March 30. Poland’s Museum of the History of the Kamieńska Land announced the discovery in a Facebook post later that day. The weapon was found … Read more
Oh, Tannenbaum! Americans may still be recovering from Thanksgiving, but Christmas is already in full swing across the pond in Europe, where a festive array of seasonal markets have quickly become the focal point in city after city, from the Atlantic to the Adriatic. Extravagant decorations, traditional crafts, local and seasonal foods (and drinks, of … Read more
Just in time for spooky season, archaeologists have unleashed grisly new information about how a “real-life vampire” spent her final moments. An elite female “vampire” who died some 350 years ago was first unearthed two years ago at a medieval graveyard in Pień, Poland. Dubbed Zosia by researchers, new illustrations of what the 18-year-old vampiress … Read more
Alec Baldwin’s movie “Rust” is finally coming out. Three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on-set, the Western film will have its world premiere at the Camerimage International Film Festival in Poland in November. The festival announced Thursday that the premiere will honor Hutchins, who was 42 years old when she died. … Read more
They’ll get their “karma.” Two teenage Swifties claim their dream of seeing their idol perform in Poland was nearly ruined after a bizarre episode in which an older woman told them, “You guys are trash,” a now viral video of the ugly episode shows. The woman was on the floor of PGE Narodowy Stadium in … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. It just might be time to head to Central Europe. On Aug. 1-3, Taylor Swift will perform three huge ‘Eras Tour’ concerts with Paramore at Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy. … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. For the first time in her storied career, Taylor Swift will headline in Poland. From Thursday, Aug. 1 through Saturday, Aug. 3, the chart-topping, globe-trotting superstar is bringing … Read more
An eerie new discovery has been made underneath the floorboards of one of Nazi Germany’s most notorious concentration camps. More than 30 handmade chess pieces were uncovered at Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland inside a former prisoner block during recent renovation work. The 35 pieces had been hidden under floorboards on the first floor of … Read more
Tommy Kail knew all about the book “We Were the Lucky Ones” by Georgia Hunter years before it became a best-selling novel. “I met Georgia in 1999 before I graduated college,” he told the NY Post in an exclusive interview, “and she married one of my best friends.” The New York Times bestselling book is … Read more
A metal detectorist in southeastern Poland recently unearthed a Christian pilgrim badge from the Middle Ages, state officials say. The badge was found in the village of Wólka Nieliska, less than 50 miles southeast of Lublin, according to the Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments (WKZ). The pendant, made from lead and alloy, has a diameter of around … Read more
It was a forbidden romance like so many others: A meaningful glance. Hearts aflutter. Secret meetings and messages. Bu David Wisnia and Helen “Zippi” Tichauer’s love story took place in the shadow of smoking crematoria, their trysts hidden from guards by prisoners in black and white uniforms. “It was wintertime in Birkenau, the largest and … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. We’re so back, Swifties. Starting in February, Time Magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year and Kansas City Chiefs superfan Taylor Swift is resuming her international ‘Eras Tour’ that … Read more
A 50-year-old Polish woman knocked out her son’s teenaged ex-girlfriend during a recent MMA event to “end certain internet drama.” In a battle of two unlikely foes, Małgorzata Zwierzyńska, the 50-year-old mother who goes by the name Gosia Magical, took on Nikita Alokin, 19, in a postlim fight during CLOUT MMA 2. The elder woman came … Read more
Sink your teeth into this discovery. Archaeologists have found the remains of a so-called “vampire child” dating to the 1600s in a Pień, Poland, cemetery. The skeletal scraps were estimated to be from a child aged between 5 to 7. The remains were discovered lying face down with a triangular padlock attached to one of its … Read more
She’s a model student. European catwalker Zuzanna Bijoch, 28, has strutted in fashion shows for Chanel, Gucci and Prada. Now, the Katowice, Poland, native has been named valedictorian of Columbia University’s School of General Studies’ Class of 2023 — and she’s about to make Wall Street her runway. The 5-foot-10-inch stunner sank her modeling money into … Read more
Ex-Spice Girl Mel C said she will no longer participate in a planned New Year’s Eve show in Poland after being made aware of issues “that do not align with the communities I support.” The singer, known best as “Sporty Spice,” but whose real name is Melanie Chisholm, shared the update in her New Year’s … Read more
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters is embroiled in a controversy in Poland, where his comments that in part blamed the Ukrainian political establishment for Russia’s invasion appear to have led to the cancellation of two of his concerts in Krakow. Waters, the rock musician best known for his work on Pink Floyd’s 1979 album, “The … Read more