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The Market Square (Rynek Glowny)   Krakow

The Market Square (Rynek Glowny), Krakow

 39 Reviews  Krakow is fabulous in any season. I have visited in holiday season, summer, and spring. The Cloth Market is the centerpiece of the historic square...untouched by wars. It's the purest part of Poland... 

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Memories   Warsaw

Memories, Warsaw

 39 Reviews  It had never crossed my mind to visit Poland, even after meeting Ewa, and teaching children who had Polish fathers in Scotland and Sudan. I'd never felt the inclination to visit Eastern Europe at all,... 

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St. Mary's Church (Kosciol Mariacki)   Krakow

St. Mary's Church (Kosciol Mariacki), Krakow

 30 Reviews  Upon entering the BASILICA OF THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY from the Market Square, you come across the Vestibule (1750-53) in the shape of the Tomb of Jesus. Entering from Mariacki Square (enter here to... 

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Streets   Warsaw

Streets, Warsaw

 28 Reviews   Royal Route is possible the most popular walking part of Warsaw. It starts from Royal Castle, goes to Krakowskie Przedmescie street, later connects Nowi Swiat street and further to Lazenki and... 

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Wawel Castle   Krakow

Wawel Castle, Krakow

 41 Reviews  The originally Gothic WAWEL CASTLE or ZAMEK WAWELSKI, was built by Casimir II the Great and consisted of a number of structures situated around the central courtyard. The Gothic structures were... 

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Old Town   Warsaw

Old Town, Warsaw

 39 Reviews  Walking along the streets of the Old Town, you will see another kind of ornament - beautiful decorative shop signs above the doors of the elegant shops or restaurants. Their intricate designs, often... 

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The Cloth Hall (Sukiennice)   Krakow

The Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), Krakow

 13 Reviews  this was the first shopping center in Krakow (14th century) Looks like a bazar with stall in both sides selling handcrafts or religious stuff ..its a large corridor with just this.On the upper floor... 

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Royal Castle   Warsaw

Royal Castle, Warsaw

 6 Reviews  The Royal Castle is probably the best known landmark of Warsaw. From the outside it is a simple, huge five-wing early Baroque structure with a tall clock-tower. It's painted in unique colour but...... 

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St. Florian's Gate and the Barbican   Krakow

St. Florian's Gate and the Barbican, Krakow

 15 Reviews  The Krakow Barbican, exquisite structure. Matt decided to have a photo shoot for the Krakow 2010 Euromeet here, a beautiful place to do it, as you can see in the photos.. Matt, Ursula and our Polish... 

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Warsaw Uprising   Warsaw

Warsaw Uprising, Warsaw

 8 Reviews  WOW! Warsaw Uprising 1944 Museum is the best set up museum I have ever seen in Poland. It was open in 2004. I've already visited it twice and it's not enough for me :-). Fascinating and very... 

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Lazienki Park and Chopin's Monument   Warsaw

Lazienki Park and Chopin's Monument, Warsaw

 14 Reviews  The Lazienki Park abounds in statues. They can be found everywhere: on the terrace of the Palace on the Water, in the Theatre on the Island, and in many other parts of the park too. They are often... 

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Palace of Culture and Science   Warsaw

Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw

 13 Reviews  Unfortunately, there are some politicians who want to destroy the Palace - symbol of the city!!! So, if you have free time, go to Warsaw - it is maybe the last chance to see this marvellous building!... 

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Sightseeing - All tips in one   Warsaw

Sightseeing - All tips in one, Warsaw

 9 Reviews   We stayed three days in capital of Poland. I should say it was enough to see essential, but also better to have more time visiting Warsaw. I think the three day planning was quite full and useful, so... 

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Barbican   Warsaw

Barbican, Warsaw

 5 Reviews   2001: Some fun guys at the wall around Old Town.. available with axe... for the crazy tourists with busy cameras. The area around the Barbicon usually has some entertainers offering a variety of... 

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Monuments   Warsaw

Monuments, Warsaw

 6 Reviews  There are many monuments and statues throughout the city, but I rather like the Tomb of the Unknown soldier. The tomb rests under several pillars which are the remnants of an old king's palace which... 

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Castle Square   Warsaw

Castle Square, Warsaw

 6 Reviews  The most part of the downdown was ruined during WWII. So, all that you can see on a photo is a reconstruction. From gale.blog.pl 's VT page I've just learned that number of old churches in Selesia... 

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Wilanow   Warsaw

Wilanow, Warsaw

 5 Reviews  King Jan III Sobieski was a hero- he saved Europe from Islam- but a controversial one- he told his wife not to take baths until he`s back from the war so he could have her "all natural"! A walk... 

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Language   Warsaw

Language, Warsaw

 3 Reviews  Although most younger Poles speak English, there are many Poles, especially among the older generation who don't or don't want to. Even the majority of the police do not speak it. There is no doubt... 

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Southern Poland

by call_me_rhia

I have visited Poland on several occasions, mainly to visit a dear friend, but I have only seen the southern part: Lower Silesia and the area around Krakow. What impressed me were the cities: Krakow, Wroclaw, jelena Gora - so much full of character and colour, and the countryside: dramatic near Zakopane in the Tatras Mountains and gentler in the Sudeten Mountains My fondest memory is the city of Wroclaw: it's really bright and colourful, and especially alive - with young people all over and out about to have fun. Admittedly I am biased, since it's where my friend lives... but I was really impressed by the youths there. Vibrant is what I would called Wroclaw

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Pierogi

by Barboreczka

If you go to any reastaurant that serves Polish food do NEVER forget to try pierogi... there are some sorts of pierogi... with different stuffing: meat and cabbage, with cabbage and mushrooms, fruits... and my favourite "pierogi ruskie" ("Russian pierogis"- but they have nothing to do with Russia). This is how they are made...If you are a vegetarian be careful! Even though you order pierogi without meat (with cabagge or ruskie) they may put greaves on the top. If you don't want it- say while ordering.

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Golabki

by Barboreczka

Golabki means in Poland "small pigeons" but this meal has nothing to do with birds!!! It is the stuffing (very often contains meat mixed with a kins of cereal) put in big cabbage leaves. Then you bake everything and may put a kind of sauce... I saw also some people eating "Golabki" with boiled potatoes on the same table...

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Borsch

by Barboreczka

There are 2 types of borsch in Poland: white and red. Red is ate especially during Christmas but not only... The soup "red borsch" is made of red beet but we also put inside something. On Christmas Eve we put there "uszka" (something similar to pierogi- with mushroom stuffing- after Christmas it may be with meat). On any other days you can put boiled potatoes into your soup... mniam mniam

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Some history

by ania70pl

The name of Poland comes from the name of the Polanie tribe. In IX - X century there existed a few pre-state territorial organizations. Polanie, who settled near Gniezno, managed to unite most tribes dwelling in the area and established the state reigned by the Piast dynasty. The first Piast prince to be mentioned by contemporary historical sources, Mieszko I was baptized in 966, thus starting the process of Poland's Christianization and placing the Polish state in the political system of Central Europe.White Eagle has been a symbol of Poland since 1295.

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The oldest Polish city

by ania70pl

The oldest Polish city is probably Kalisz. For the first time it was mentioned in II century (as a Calisia).Gniezno, former Polish capital city is from VIII centuryCracow was mentioned for the first time in 965.

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Banks, money exchange, credit cards...

by ania70pl

You can exchange money in bank or in exchange office (KANTOR WYMIANY WALUT). Rates in exchange offices are better.Banks are generally open from 9 AM to 5 PM or 6 PM. Exchange offices open at 8 AM and close at 6 or 7 PM. They are often open on Saturday and Sunday. The central bank in Poland is Narodowy Bank Polski (The National Bank of Poland).Credit cards are accepted in shops, travel offices, airlines agencies, fuel stations etc.You shouldn't have any troubles with getting money from ATM's, there is about 7000 of them in Poland.

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How much is Polish zloty worth

by matcrazy1

.Polish zloty is worth more and more in recent 2 years especially to US$ (about 15% more to USD).CURRENCIES You can sell (average 11 July 2003):100 USD (USA) for 388 PLN100 EUR (Europe) for 440 PLN100 GBP (UK) for 632 PLN100 CHF (Switzerland) for 282 PLN100 SLK (Slovakia) for 10.40 PLN100 CZK (Czech) for 13.70 PLN100 JPY (Japan) for 3.18 PLN100 CAD (Canada) for 278 PLNYearly inflation rate: 1.2% - 1.5%.Check up to-date (real for tourists) daily courses in various cities in Poland: http://waluty.onet.pl/kantory.htmlExplanation: "Kupno" = buying, purchase "Sprzedaz" = sale"Miasto" = city.Currency converters online:http://www.oanda.com/converter/classichttp://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html.

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Torun and the Stare Miasto

by Paul2001

Torun is one of the best preserved medieval towns in all of Poland. In fact it is so well maintained that the town has been included on the World Heritage List. The Stare Miasto has a beautiful town square and several interesting Gothic Churches. The fortifications that used to surround the town are largely intact in some places. There are many medieval warehouse still standing throughtout the town that are now being restored and turned into small shopping arcades and exhibition halls. There are also many charming small hotels throughout the town that staying in Torun a pleasure. It rained like mad for most of my stay in Torun. Even with this being the case the charm of the Stare Miasto was not lost on me.

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Cash or Card?

by gale.blog.pl

In all Polish shops and restaurants you can pay cash. In towns and cities you'll easily find places that accept Visa, Mastercard/Eurocard. It's harder to pay American Express cards.Travellers' Cheques can be cashed in banks.You'll find ATM cashpoints not only in major cities (almost on every corner) but also in smaller towns. ATM cashpoints are called in Polish 'bankomat'.

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A: Hi Gloria! From Krakow, I'd recommend that you pay a visit to Wadowice, the home town of Pope John Paul 11 - visit the cathedral where he served - then the house where he... 

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