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Shops with regional souvenirs, local handicrafts, contemporary and antique art can be found all over the Poland.
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 are known all over Poland and abroad. Tableclothes, doilies but also beautiful underwear are all handmade of cotton twine. Frankly speaking, all those g-strings and bras divided the small community of Koniakow in half. Some consider them a real disgrace, the others think that this is a way to keep up with modern times and a chance to develop. Nobody can deny, though, that all those lace 'beauties' are very special and unique. So if you are in Bielsko Biala or another place in Beskid Slaski, go to Koniakow.
You can also buy lace underwear from Koniakow via Internet (the address is below) Leave a Comment
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This cheese of unique taste and shape is made of ewe's milk according to traditional highlanders' recipes. The shape and decorations of oscypek come from the wooden mould in which the cheese is pressed. Then it is kept in salt water for about a day and finally smoked for a few days, which gives it its characteristic colour. Oscypek can be kept in a fridge up to three months. You can eat it as a snack with beer, it can be put on a sandwich or fried and served hot. You must give it a try when you are in Zakopane or nearby. Leave 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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You can often find street vendors in Warsaw. Many of them sell crap: huge Russian bras, plastic radios, chinese lamps and other things you won't buy.
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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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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This little market was along the road to Pajezsno. Not every shopping experience needs to be glamorous or pricey to be satisfying. My daughter takes a lesson from our wonderful guide, Gosia here. An attempt at the language and the money exchange can be a challenge...but fun. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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Sklep monopolowy is a basic name for normal liquor store, which is not hard to find in Poland...
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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Look for the Tax Free Shopping signs on shops' windows.
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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There are so many things to see, browse and shop for in Krakow's main square, which is called "Rynek Główny" in Polish. The square itself is quite huge, and branching off from it are tons of tiny little streets with all kinds of little boutiques, souvenir shops, clothing stores, perogie restaurants and more. Also, it is a short walk from the Jewish quarter and the Royal Palace of Krakow. I had to come back to the main square several times during my stay before I felt like I'd seen everything there was to see! Take an afternoon or two just to stroll around here and see what you can find.
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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