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…
Malta Festival Poznań – when the festival stage is the city
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland The culture of Poznań cannot exist without the most important festival in the city – the Malta Festival. Its…
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…
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…
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…
The first modern constitution in Europe and the world’s second oldest constitution.
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. Poland is celebrating the 3 May Constitution Day! The Constitution of 3 May 1791 is considered one of the…
Bambers: The German Farmers Who Brought New Life to Poznań
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. One of the most interesting local stories in Poznań is the story of Bambers. We have to go back…
Language within a language – Poznań Vernacular and Great Polish dialect.
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. One of the extremely interesting features that distinguishes the Greater Poland region from the rest of the country is a…
A closer look at the Piast Trail.
By Karolina Wójcik, KONTAKT, Poland. The Piast Trail is a tourist route in the Greater Poland voivodship which is extremely important for the national…