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Wawel Castle   Krakow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Palace of Culture and Science   Warsaw

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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St. Mary's Church   Krakow

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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Museums   Warsaw

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. Florian's Gate and the Barbican   Krakow

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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Ghetto and Jewish Life   Warsaw

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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Old Town Streets   Krakow

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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Royal Castle   Warsaw

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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The Cloth Hall (Sukiennice)   Krakow

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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Wilanow   Warsaw

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

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

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

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

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

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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Gdansk

by ania70pl

Gdansk is as old as Poland itself. Located on the coast of the Baltic and at the mouth of the Wisla river was the Polish gateway to the sea, a thriving, wealthy city, an important Hanseatic port and a Free City. Gdansk was the scene of the first battle of the II World War.The Old Town also known as the Main Town developed along ulica Dluga (Long Street) and Dlugi Targ (Long Market). Ending at the Golden and Green Gates these streets are lined with many historical monuments, art galleries and jeweller's workshops. You can find there Gothic Town Hall and the Artus Court where the town's patricians played host to royals.Built in the Gothic style St.Mary's Church is believed to be the largest ancient brick church in the world. it can accomodate 25000 people.You can't miss the Oliwa Cathedral with its magnificent organ noted for its fine tone and baroque ornamentation using mechanised...

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Poznan

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Poznan is another major city in Poland whose history spans a millennium. On the island of Ostrow Tumski, washed by the Warta river waters stands a 10th century cathedral containing the tombstones of ancient Renaissance building.Not far from the Market Square stands the former Jesuit church considered to be the most beautiful Baroque building in Poland. Many famous people were hosted by the nearby Jesuit College, including Napoleon Bonaparte and Frederick Chopin.The Raczynski Palace houses the oldest public library in Poland.Every day at noon the little doors on the Town Hall open and two goats appear, butting horns 12 times. According to the legend they once saved the town hall from fire. With time they became the symbol of the city and of its witty, stubborn and hard-working citizens.

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Warsaw

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Warsaw (Warszawa) - the capital city of Poland. 84% of the city was razed to the ground during the II World War so even the Old City isn't so old... The rebuilding of Warsaw's Old City after the war was one of the biggest reconstruction projects in Europe.If you are in Warsaw for only one day the most important things which you have to see are Old City with St.John's Cathedral and The Royal Way - from Old City and Royal Castle - the residence of the last Polish King, through Lazienki Park with Palace on the Water (from all sidies surrounded by the water) and Chopin's monument to Wilanow with baroque palace complex made famous by King Jan III Sobieski.

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Wieliczka

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The royal salt mine in Wieliczka is listed by UNESCO as a world heritage site. it has nine levels at the depth ranging from 64 tom 327 meters and accomodate about 3000 chambers. The chambers are linked by shafts and corridors with total length of nearly 350 km. The most impressive salt chamber is called St.Kinga's Chapel and features chandeliers of salt crystal and masterpieces carved in salt rock. There are also underground lakes filled with saltry water. And if you want to do something for your health you can stay at sanatoriums which operate at the 135 and 211 metre levels.The tour of the mine takes about 2 hours.

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Great Masurian Lakes

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Great Masurian Lakes (Wielkie Jeziora Mazurskie). Great place for sailing and kayaking, in some place it's almost untouched by civilization.Most lakes are small and medium size, hidden deep in the forest, with high banks or waterfronts overgrown with rushes and full of various aquatic birds species. Some of the lakes, like Sniardwy Lake and Mamry Lake are very large. Others, like Wigry Lake, have fantastic shapes or, like Jaczno Lake, have unique colour of water - malachite green.

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Tatra Mountains

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Podhale and Tatra Mountains and its capital city - Zakopane. Podhale is full of small villages with wooden churches and houses built in the unique highlander's style.Zakopane is a town placed on the border between the high mountains meadows and the rocky Tatra summits.

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Walk aimlessly in Warsaw Stare Miasta

by Paul2001

The Stare Miasta of Warsaw is the best place to start a tour of Polands capital. This old town section of the city was completely destroyed during the Second World War during and after the fighting between the Poles and the Nazis. Over the years after the war the old town was subsequently rebuilt and has apparently been successfully recontructed to look like it did before the war. The Rynek in particular is especially pretty and has a host of fine restaurants and bars to waste away the hours. Unfortunately while I was there much of the Rynek accept for the one side pictured here was covered by scaffolding in an effort to clean up the buildings.

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Lakeland scenery in Poland

by viktorpl

The other scenery/landscape of Poland is lakeland scenery. This scenery covers much of Poland that consists of picturesque moraine woodland and thousands of lakes. Largest and most scenic are the mazurian lakes. Abounding the forests, marshes, and peat bogs, they are a haven for many birds species and many other animals. Also many floras, including the bog arum and the great sundew. This place is the top destination for all of you fishers, people who love lakes, and anyone who wants to see unspoiled nature. This is the perfect spot for any water sport including yachting, sailing, etc.

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The Landscape of Poland

by viktorpl

In Poland, landscape greatly varies, with many sight-seeings, when I mean many, I MEAN MANY. Poland contains many unspoiled lands, and much of Poland contains four major landscapes,1. Mountains2. Lakeland scenery3. The Lowlands4. The coast1. The tatra mountains are the highest in central europe. Although covering a small area, they provide breathtaking alpine scenery . The mountains contain one of the rarest animals in the world, like the brown bear, marmots, and chamois. Some of the most common flowers are the crocus and the silver thistle. Nutcracker and other mountain birds are very visible in the wild.( Look at my other Must see activity for more info. about the other landscape of Poland)

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The Wieliczka Salt Mine near Krakow

by Paul2001

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the highlights to any visit to the Krakow region. The mine dates from Medieval times when salt was first discovered here in the 11th century. It was still active well into the 20th century.The mine is accessible by way of tour only. The tour guide, many of which are English or German speaking, guides takes you down to a level some 65m below the surface. Some the desent is made by stairways instead of elevators so I hope that you healthy if you visit. Along the way you provided with information by the tour guide on the history of the mine and various technics on how they removed the salt. There are many highlights along the way, mostly involving salt sculptured dioramas demonstrating mining methods. Probably the highlight for most people is the huge chapel that has been created 135 meters below the surface. The Blessed Kinga's Chapel is about fifty metre...

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Q:  Hello everyone, My name is Gloria from Rome and I'm coming to Poland soon for a pilgrimage following the history of your... 

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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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