Articles about Wroclaw from Wroclaw Life

Wroclaw History - A Brief Retrospective

Wroclaw is a town with a more colourful and torrid history than most. Located at the crossroads of Central Europe it has found itself embroiled in…

Wroclaw University of Technology

Wroclaw University of Technology was founded in 1945, when Polish professors arrived in Breslau (now Wroclaw) from Lwow (now Lviv), following World…

Expats in Wroclaw

As opportunities continue to open up and expand in the centre of New Europe, an increasing number of foreigners have arrived in Wroclaw to seek fame…

Study in Wroclaw

Wroclaw is one of the leading academic centres of Poland with over 120,000 students enrolled in the city's thirteen major schools, the biggest being…

Wroclaw Festivals Glastonwhat?

Sometimes it seems that everyday is a holiday in Wroclaw, and never more so than when one of the city's many festivals is taking place - and the town…

Wroclaw University - 1702-2007

Wroclaw is one of Poland's leading academic centres, behind only Warsaw and Krakow, with over 130,000 students busily beavering away at twenty-two…

Wroclaw Zoo A Grrrreat Day Out!

The City Zoological Garden in Wroclaw was originally established in 1865, which makes it the oldest zoo in Poland (a slightly ironic boast, since in…

Wroclaw Language Schools

It's hard to imagine that ten years ago anyone considering learning a foreign language would choose to learn Polish. After all Poland was a drab…

The Cathedral Island

Here is where it all began! On the very site of Ostrow Tumski, sometime in the 9th Century, the first permanent settlers of Wroclaw, the Slavic…

Odra the life and soul of Wroclaw!

To try and imagine Wroclaw without the Odra (or Oder to give the river its common German name) is tantamount to thinking of Giza without its pyramids.

Wroclaw NonStop Festival

Has it really been a year since the good citizens of Silesia were treated to the delights of the Wroclaw NonStop 2007 festival? Indeed it has! And…

The Old Town

Wroclaw's Old Town is not only it's historical centre but also today's social and cultural centre. Here you will find, not only the city's most…

Wroclaw Business Boom Boom Boom!

Wroclaw is a young and vibrant city that is keen to build on its status in Poland and Europe as a leading economic centre. Much of its success lies…

Christmas Markets

Christmas. A time of grey skies and interminable drizzle, of endless advertisements on TV featuring struggling actors in Santa outfits, and a…

The Life Aquatic...

Whenever visiting a foreign city there are certain sights that one feels obliged to see. A sense of high-minded duty simply won't allow you to leave…

New Horizons in Wroclaw

Era Nowe Horyzonty (Era New Horizons) Film Festival began life in 2001 in Cieszyn in the West of Poland, with the ambitious mission statement of…

What's on at the Wroclaw National Museum?

The grand National Museum in Wroclaw features three floors of art and artifacts with a variety of Silesian and Polish items on permanent display. The…