GNIEZNO, the unique city of the Piast Trail, where the first Polish Kings were crowned
By Marcelina Seemann, KONTAKT, Poland. Gniezno was one of the two first historical capitals of Poland in the 10th century and early 11th century.…
The journey to the Middle Ages – 6 thematic tours of the Piast Trail
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. One of the most important elements of the Piast culture and tradition is the Piast Trail, which leads through…
Poznań – the city of 18 historical forts
By Agnieszka Kwiatkowska, KONTAKT, Poland. In Poznań, there are as many as 18 forts, or defensive structures that began to be built in the…
Lovely Lymington
Set along the coast of the beautiful New forest National Park, between Southampton and Bournemouth is the colourful historic port town of Lymington. Lymington’s high street is lined…
The tragic history of Fort VII Colomb in Poznań, the first German concentration camp in Poland.
By Karolina Wójcik, KONTAKT, Poland In the 19th century Poznań, having as many as eighteen historic forts, became a sort of a modern Prussian…
Origins of Guardavalle: the twelve towers village
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team By the 6th century B.C. in the south of Italy the Byzantines had come into power. Under their rule, Calabria…
The two head-butting billy goats – the icon of Poznań
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland During a midday walk through the colorful market square of Poznań, among colorfully painted old buildings, you will watch…
“Calanchi” landforms -Guardavalle, Calabria, Italy
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team We are along the side of the road that leads us to Guardavalle where a scenic landscape all…
The Jewish Community in Poznań
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. The Jewish Community in Poznań was one of the most important in the country. Along with Krakow, Lublin, and…
An ancient place of worship guarded by a Giant: the stone of Sant’Antonino
By Francesco Tirinato -JUMP TEAM, Italy While legend has it that the first inhabitants of Calabria were the sons of the ingenious Daedalus, builder…