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Wawel Castle Krakow
362 Reviews Most likely the best know feature of Wawel Castle is its fire breathing dragon which sits below the castle walls along the edge of the Visla River and in front of its dragon CAVE. If you want to know...
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Old Town Warsaw
164 Reviews Now when I say get out on the streets of the town, I did not mean lay down in the street, but rather wander the streets with no set plan or according to a map, just let your feet take you where they...
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Auschwitz Krakow
117 Reviews If you are well aware of what happened under the Nazi regime in the countries invaded by Germany you might opt for an individual visit. Just buy a small booklet with the maps of the blocks-barracks...
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Lazienki Park and Chopin's Monument Warsaw
123 Reviews This was such a wonderful place to talk a leisurely stroll through with lots of things to see along the way. Inside the park, which is free to enter and spend the day in, are several buildings of...
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Wieliczka Salt Mine Krakow
78 Reviews "The salt was worth more than silver" Legend says that when the Hungarian Princess Kinga (Kunegunda in Hungarian ) went to marry with the ruler of Krakow, she wanted to give the Poles something...
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Monuments Warsaw
101 Reviews Another powerful memorial to the people of Warsaw! This memorial takes the shape of a train wagon and is placed on the former train tracks where the people boarded these wagons. The train car is full...
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The Market Square (Rynek Glowny) Krakow
176 Reviews Adam Mickiewicz is generally regarded as the greatest Polish Romantic poet. There are statues and monuments to honour him all over Poland as well as over the Slavic and Baltic states. Even streets are...
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Churches Warsaw
127 Reviews Yes, A church, forgot to find out the name of this small but quite nice church in Warsaw old town. Unusual double entrance doors under a multi arch with some very interesting glyphs on the doors such...
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The Jewish Quarter (Kazimierz) Krakow
150 Reviews The Jewish population of Krakow was once an important part of Polish society, that is until Hitler's Nazi got there. The entire Jewish population of this city was systematically destroyed. Today...
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Warsaw Uprising Warsaw
106 Reviews In 1944, the people of Warsaw rose up against their oppressors and fought for their city. They built barricades in the roads, traveled through the sewers, and basically doing anything to try to...
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Churches in Krakow Krakow
205 Reviews It was the first church built in the district of Kazimierz on the fourteenth century that later during the siege by the Swedes in Krakow it was used as the headquarters of King Gustav. The building...
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Museums Warsaw
74 Reviews Two time Nobel Prize winner Marie Skłodowska-Curie, famous for her work in radioactivity, was born in the New Town but very near the Old Town of Warsaw in 1867. Marie Curie left Warsaw in 1924...
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St. Mary's Church Krakow
129 Reviews If you want to know everything about the Hejnal read "Krakow in your pocket" under history "the Hejnal". You will learn that: The 7 firemen chosen to play are on call for a 24 hour rotation and stay...
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Palace of Culture and Science Warsaw
74 Reviews The Palace of Culture and Science is the highest building in Poland and has more than 3,000 rooms. When I arrived in Warsaw, I saw it immediately upon leaving the train station. It was a beautiful...
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The Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) Krakow
89 Reviews Here we are at the center of Market Square where it may be one of the oldest malls in the world. Krakow was a strategic location for trade between the East and the rest of Europe, here came exotic...
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Ghetto and Jewish Life Warsaw
83 Reviews The Umschlagplatz marks the spot where more than 300,000 Jewish people from the Warsaw Ghetto and elsewhere were put onto cattle cars and sent to extermination camps. It is a moving memorial,...
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St. Florian's Gate and the Barbican Krakow
124 Reviews Krakow, like any sizeable and respectable old city, has its city walls and gates. The Florianska Gate, near the Barbican, and the streets approaching it are the best preserved in Krakow. We always...
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Royal Castle Warsaw
69 Reviews The Royal Castle in Warsaw is a castle residency and was the official residence of the Polish monarchs. It is located in the Castle Square, at the entrance to the Warsaw Old Town. In its long...
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Old Town Streets Krakow
91 Reviews The old town is extensive and wonderful to walk around. Its focal point is the wide open Rynek Glowny (Market Place) in the center. On the outskirts you can find the remains of the old city wall,...
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Wilanow Warsaw
44 Reviews The palace at Wilanow is often referred to as the 'Polish Versailles'. If you go first thing in the morning why join the queue of students & visitors only to follow them around the palace. Instead go...
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Museums Krakow
59 Reviews Special Exhibition (Sept 2011)- on loan from the Spanish Royal Family. There was an excellent exhibition of various treasures from the Spanish royal family including furniture, paintings, personal...
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Sightseeing - All tips in one Warsaw
22 Reviews I read many informations about Warsaw, but finally found a flyer in our hostel about www.warsaw4u.com and i decided to contact them. And I was satisfied. They're cool cause each day they go two...
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Jagiellonian University Krakow
37 Reviews The Residence Hall is the oldest building and the most famous of Jagiellonian University , that is one of the oldest in Europe In the courtyard you can see at 11 and at 13 h the figures of the clock...
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Syrenka - Mermaid Warsaw
24 Reviews According to a legend, the mermaid Szawa (or Sava) from the Wisla river was in love with a prince called War or (Varu). This legend explains the founding and the naming of the city of Warsaw...
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The Town Hall (Ratusz) Krakow
42 Reviews While we did not visit the tower itself, we did use it as a point of reference and rallying point during our VT meet there. Don't look for the Town Hall that the Tower should be near because the Town...
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A scenic town very near to the DunajecRiver is Szczawnica...I was beased in this town & taking the bus to where the rafting started & would end in this town itself !I would say after Zakopane, Szczawnica would be a hightlight in the soutern Poland !A very quiet town with many cheap stay options & also a hill where we can go up to & be swept away how beautiful Szczawnica is !MY SZCZAWNICA PAGE...
Rafting on the Dunajec River...is a family activity that you want to experience while in The Pieniny.The Pieniny is another attraction in the big Carpathian Mountains Range, apart from The High Tatras.Again, this area offers endless trails for hiking, lots of floras & fawnas for the adventurous...MY PIENINY MOUNTAIN PAGE...
Zakopane is a tourist town ! A beautiful tourist town !Many people would go to Zakopane as their base to explore The High Tatras & also The Pieniny, another mountain range located in the south of Poland.Both these montain ranges are part of a much bigger range : The Carpathian MountainsThere are many small towns in this area but the best & probably most scenic is Zakopane...MY ZAKOPANE PAGE...
Next would be Kazimierz Dolny. A castle ruins perched on a hill. A scenic village with laidback lifestyle. Gearing up tourists every year.Not easy to reach. My advice is by bus from Pulawy or Lublin.MY KAZIMIERZ DOLNY PAGE...
South of Poland offers many towns & villages that Polish people & us, travellers should be proud of.Tatra Mountains are here; Scenic sceneries in summer or in winter. Hike to the Lake Morskie Oko. Experience the Polish vodka this side of Poland. Seeing the cultures. Absorbing the air that since medieval times has attracted philgrims & immigrants alike.A good hike up Lake Morskie Oko is a MUST !MY TATRAS NATIONAL PARK PAGE...
The Royal Castle of Warsaw is the most important building in the Stare Miastro of Poland's capital city. The castle dates from the Middle Ages. It was used as the Royal residence from the 16th century until the late 18th century when Poland ceased to be a independent nation. Like all of the Stare Miastro, the castle was destroyed by the Nazis during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. Reconstruction was completed in 1971. Much this reconstruction was done in recovered Baroque decorative artworks. There are two tours of the castle complex that you can take. Firstly there is the blue route which takes you through the Jagiellonian Rooms which I did not see. Secondly there is the yellow route which I took. This route is escorted by manditory guide and takes you through the various Royal Apartments and ballrooms. As in many Baroque styled buildings the artwork can be lavish to a fault.Today the...
St. Mary's Church is one of the great religious buildings in Poland. Originally built in the 15th century it was completely destroyed during World War II and subsequently rebuilt. The interior of the church is whitewash and therefore has a very austere feel to it.The sad thing about this church for me was photographic it. From afar the church dominates the skyline of the Glowne Miasto (old town of Gdansk) but it is hard to capture a good shot of the place close up. The rain I was experiencing made the lighting difficult too.
There is a big Drama School in Lodj and the guy that toured us has finished camera in that school. And his menthor was famous Andzej Wayda, director. An Oscar awarded one. In the main street there are some stars placed that remind us of Sunset Boulevard, but only polish stars.
Enjoy a soccer game while in Poland!1. Get beat up by Police!2. Get beat up by home fans!3. Get beat up by away fans!4. Get beat up by skinhead nationalists!5. Take a shot of Vodka while getting beat up!Games never sell out for some reason.
Grunwald battle celebration takes place each year in July. We meet at battlefield of battle of Grunwald of 1410, when Polish troops with our Lithuanian allies won the battle with Teutonic Knights. On each side (Polish and Teutonic) fought about 30.000 knights.Each year we meet at this battlefield and fight to celebrate our victory and remind it to the people.More photos from this event You can see at my historical page:http://www.kalendarzhistoryczny.prv.pl/grunwald%202002.htm
Sheraton Krakow Hotel Krakow
7 Reviews and 515 Opinions I had a very pleasant stay at this hotel. I was part of a tour group, but would recommend it to the...
Intercontinental Warszawa Warsaw
4 Reviews and 653 Opinions Intercontinental Warswawa is one of the 5***** hotel in warsaw but it is different from the others...
Mercure Hevelius Gdansk
7 Reviews and 221 Opinions Great view from my 9th floor room. [ half way up ]. The room is just what you expect for 450 zloty...
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Q: is it feasible to go to Malbork from Warsaw as a daytrip?
A: It can be done. Here are the best departures in each direction for a maximum amount of time to have in Malbork Departing Warsaw at 0513 arriving Malbork 1126 no change...
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