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The most popular souvenirs from Poland are: amber and silver jevellery, paintings on glass by folk artists, laces and tablecloths from Koniakow and Bobowa, articles made of natural colour lather, Polish contemporary paintings and graphic art, artistic furniture and pottery. Leave a Comment Theme: Gifts
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 Laces from Koniakow by magor65
You can also buy lace underwear from Koniakow via Internet (the address is below) Leave a Comment
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 oscypek - ewe's cheese by magor65Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkDirections: Zakopane and vicinity
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A thing to buy at the seaside is amber, of course. But perhaps you don't like amber bracelets, necklaces, rings, etc. How about amber tincture? It's available at the chemist's. It can be used against colds and flu ( add three drops to your tea) or when you have a headache - (rub it on your temples and neck.)
You can make amber tincture by yourself. Take ten decagrams of amber pieces, put them into a dark bottle and fill it with 90% alcohol. It should be kept for ten days in a warm place and then it's ready to use.
Frankly speaking, I haven't tried it myself, but it sounds interesting, doesn't it? Leave a Comment Theme: Gifts
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 Street Vendor by gale.blog.pl
Sometimes however you can meet a person who sells good products at fair price. I personally think that those vendors are at least worth a little attention.
In Zakopane and Tatra mountains - oscypek, local cheese. It won't be original but it's worth trying anyway.
In other places - local crafts, fruit, vegetables, sunglasses, sun hats, umbrellas.
When buying from street vendors don't expect high prices. And don't expect high quality of what you buy (with some exceptions). Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 by PawtuxetLeave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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For those who like alcoholic beverages I would recommend 'krupnik'. It's a sweet (not very sweet) liqueur with honey and spices flavour made according to old Polish recipes from the 18th century. It has exceptional warming-up properties, so it may be useful when you decide to spend your holidays at the Polish seaside, where the weather can be very capricious. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkDirections: in all shops selling alcohol
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 Valuable element of our
culture... by kolabor
As well as other Eastern (although Central:P) countries like Ukraine or Russia, Poland is a country rich in "high-voltage" alcohole, there are tens of kinds of vodka (wódka really), produced by tens of companies, drank during prestigous banquets and on village weddings...
What to choose???
CZYSTA- clear transparent vodka, the traditional and most common one, basis of many drinks, here drank with a few specific rituals. 0,5L of a decent brand (Soplica, Sobieski, Wyborowa, Zytnia, Cracovia or other Polish one- I won't mention the international brands, because you've got them there) cost some 20-25zl (some €5-6), depending where you buy them.
KRUPNIK- my personal favourite, it's produced with old recepies, with different roots and honey. Easy to drink although as strong as normal. Pricing like above
ZOLADKOWA GORZKA- quite similar, very tasty with milk. similar pricing.
ZUBROWKA- quite well known, produced "on" the grass from specific places (secret:P), great with apple juice. Pricing the same.
Finally- the best brands. Those are also czyste/clear ones, but the most excuisite. Don't expect to pay less than 50zl (some €13), but prepare for expenses like 100-200zl or more (€50). Those brands are Chopin, Biala Dama, Original Polish Vodka (how original:P) and a few others.
PS: There also are some that cost like €2, but I don't advise those, or Ukrainian contrabanda :P Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkWebsite: google the name "polmos" and you find
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 Special label by Skeptic-jr
The foreigners leaving Poland, who purchased goods at the value exceeding PLN 200 in shops bearing special label, have had right to repayment of VAT. The repayment is conditional upon exportation of goods within 3 months from the date of purchase and production of special name-bearing document, on which a confirmation by a customs officer is entered about the exportation of purchased goods (in practice, it means stamping it with "VAT-REPAYMENT" stamp). Before the confirmation, the customs officer must check the identity of the traveller and goods as well as the purchase note constituting an annex to the said document.
Most goods and services in Poland are subject to 22% Vat (Value Added Tax). There is also a 7 % charge for some goods.
And here is a link to a document, which will be necessary: click!
Not applying for UE citizen! Leave a Comment Theme: OtherWebsite: www.mf.gov.pl Other Contact: Customs service of Poland
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 by Arial_27
Souvenirs, clothing, perogies, same sorts of things you'd buy in any large city. There are several traditional Polish restuarants, Mexican and Japanese food (with Polish influence) and horse-carriage rides.
Things are a lot cheaper in Poland than in Western Europe and North America, even in the capital. Espect to pay maybe $10 for shirts and general clothing items, a few dollars for a couple souvenirs and only $3 for lunch! (all USD) Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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