Top 15 Polish Goods to Discover in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

A country with a great deal of taste and turbulent history, Poland has a lot to offer those with the eyes to see and mouth to savor. And Warsaw is, perhaps, the best place to find all things Polish brought together. Here's the list of the most distinctive Polish goods, caringly drawn by a knowledgeable insider, craving to be discovered by a first-timer in Eastern Europe.

Also known as the Gold of the North, the Baltic amber is renowned for its beauty worldwide. An infinite selection of artistic amber and silver necklaces, earrings, pendants, rings and sculptures await those with discerning taste in Poland.

If you’re looking for Polish amber, Gdańsk is the city to visit. However, Warsaw can also offer a nice selection of amber items, ranging from small silver/amber rings to the finest amber jewellery pieces or sculptures to choose from. The prices range from 130-230 PLN for smaller pieces through to 500 PLN for larger and unique ones.

Amber is nothing else but tree resin hardened and weathered for millions of years and washed ashore of the Baltic Sea. Via the "Amber Route", it reached many distant corners of the world, including ancient Rome, Greece and even Egypt. Amber has various degrees of translucency and appears in a variety of colors - from pale yellow to brown, orange, bluish, greenish and white, which makes it a good material for various ornamentation. One thing for certain is that amber can makes a beautiful and unique gift for anyone. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).