April 2008 1-4.05.2008 TOURIST INFORMATION WORKING HOURS: 9 am – 5 pm March 2008 TCI goes abroad! Tarnów Tourist Center is on tour around the Europe promoting Tarnów region's attractions. This year we've already been to Milan and Budapest. It has been a great pleasure to meet you all there! Hope to see you in Tarnów some day. Still there are two travel and tourism exhibition shows ahead where we can meet in person: Berlin, Germany (5 – 9 March) and Paris, France (13 – 17 March). We will welcome each guest of our stand most warmly sharing what Tarnów has best! January 2008 CHEAP ACCOMMODATION IN TARNÓW Are you looking for a cheap and comfortable rooms with shower in Tarnów and surrounds? Tarnowskie Centrum Informacji (Tourist Information Centre) offers rooms in its building at Rynek! More information: www.go-tarnow.com/english/accommodation/hotels_tar.html December 2007 With Christmas greetings and all good wishes for the New Year to you all! wish Tarnow Tourist Information Centre December 2007 Ranked 1st among all tourist information offices in Malopolska in 2007 (according to the Marshal of Malopolskie Voivodeship data) September 2007 A visit to the south of Poland In today's trip around Poland Danuta Szafraniec takes you round the picturesque Tarnow region of southern Poland listen August 2007 This summer Diocesan Museum is popular! The unique collection of medieval board paintings as well as polychromed sculpture are especially popular when it comes to this summer. Crowds from Poland and abroad visit this place which can be described as the oldest ecclesiastical museum in Poland. Visitors from Hungary are interested in paintings on glass gathered by an inhabitant of Tarnów of hungarian origin, namely Norbert Lippóczy. In this museum it is also possible to admire an original altar coming from a UNESCO listed Saint's Leonard church in Lipnica Murowana. Further information: www.diecezja.tarnow.pl/muzeum July 2007 Summer Tourist Information Point in Tarnow Tarnow Information Center has launched a summer tourist information point. It is located on the crossroads of Dworcowa and Krakowska streets - next to the train and bus stations. Summer tourist information point will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. every day, including Sundays and holidays. Our staff will provide tourists with basic tourist data and information. Tarnow Information Center has also extended working hours for its office in Rynek 7, Tarnow. Until the end of September it will be opened Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and from 9:00 a.m. until 5 p.m. on holidays, Saturdays and Sundays. June 2007 "First Transport" Anniversary The whole Poland celebrated 67th anniversary of the first transport of prisoners for Auschwitz Concentration Camp. On June 14th 1940, the Nazists deported 728 prisoners from Tarnów's prison and placed them in Auschwitz death camp. Only two hundred of them managed to survive the terror of the Camp. In this year's celebretion just twenty of those survived took part in official ceremonies held in Tarnów. June 2007 GALITZYANER SHTETL - GALICIAN JEWISH COMMEMORATION DAYS (19-24 JUNE 2007) Galitzyaner Shtetl is a regular, annual event organized on the anniversary of the murder of Jews in Tarnów during second world war. The event includes concerts of Jewish music, commemorative celebrations and exhibitions. Galitzyaner Shtetl is organized by Regional Museum in Tarnow in cooperation with the Commitee for Preservation of Jewish Culture in Tarnów. The concerts of traditional Jewish music will be held at the sites of former synagogue in Tarnów and in renovated synagogue in Bobowa. May 2007 Tourist Information works longer! From 30 April to 6 May Tourist Information is open from 9am to 5pm everyday. From 7 Ma up to 30 Sept. Tourist information is open from 8am to 8 pm (Monday-Friday) and every Saturday, Sunday & Holidays from 9am to 5pm. We are waiting for you! March 2007 ITB Travel Fairs 2007 Tarnow Information Center will participate in 2007 ITB Travel Fairs. We encourage you to visit our stand located in Polish pavilion nr 15.1. February 2007 Another distinction for Tarninówka - Tarnów's herbal tea. Tarnów's specialty - Tarninówka Tea - tea made from blackthorn (tarnina) which is a herb city of Tarnów was named after, received distinction in annual "Best local souvenir" competition organized by Polish Tourist Organization. Tarninówka Tea is the best selling souvenir among all offered by Tourist Information Centre in Tarnów. January 2007 Growing interest in Tarnów region as a tourist destination In 2006 summer tourist season - May until September - over 700.000 tourists visited Tarnów region. The city of Tarnów was chosen by approximately 240.000 visitors for their vacation destination. Every fifth tourist was a foreigner. December 2006 Tarnów Tourist Information ranked among Poland's best Tourist Information Centre in Tarnów won the second prize in 2006 "The Best Tourist Information in Poland" Competition organized by Polish Tourism Organization (POT). In 2005 edition of the Competition POT presented Honorable Distinction to Tourist Information Centre in Tarnów. 05.05.2006 24th International Film Festival "Under 21" From May 25 until May 28 the 24th International Film Festival "Under 21" will be held in Tarnow. The Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious events promoting young non-commercial film makers in the world. From the beginning the Festival has been organized by the Federation of Independent Movie Makers under the patronage of "UNICA" the International Union of Non-Commercial Filmmakers. Over 120 young filmmakers from all over the world participate in each edition of the Festival. february 2006 The magic of Tarnów - tourist audio guide Tourists visiting Tarnów are now given a possibility of learning the city's history in a brand new way. The audio-guide that was presented to the public in January is now available at Tarnów Tourist Office. Anyone willing to walk around Tarnów can lease an mp3 player for free. The audio-guide composes of 9 mp3 tracks covering the most important monuments of Tarnow: The City Hall, Market Square, Cathedral, Diocesan Museum and Mikolajowski House, city walls, Synagogue, Pilznienska Gate, Bernardines Monastery and Great Stairs. The authors of the guide are historians. Each track is 10 minutes long. The audio-guide is available in polish and english. Tarnów won the "Wielkie Odkrywanie Małopolski 2005" award in competition aimed at promoting interesting but uncovered places in Malopolska region. 12.12.2006 Preparation for New Year's Eve 2006 Preparation for 4 hours celebration of New Year's Eve 2006 undergoes at Tarnów Old Town. Marek Rusinek, RMF FM radio presenter, will host the open-air concert of."Flying saucers". Their repertoire includes cover songs of Depeche Mode, S. Miller, Boney M, L. Richie, Banannarama, Republika, Zucchero, C. Santana, L. Kravitz, Simply Red, The Police, Obywatel G.C. etc.. The program of the celebration includes laser shows and contests for all participant. The fireworks show will welcome the beginning of a New Year. 02.12.2006 Walking around Tarnow: General Bem Route Renaissance Route Jewish Heritage Route 2 0 0 5     ©    T o u r i s t   I n f o r m a t i o n   C e n t r e   -   T a r n o w   -   P o l a n d