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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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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
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
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
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
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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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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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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Very interesting and insightful tour. It shows how important salt was during the early times. People got paid with salt. It is outside the city but the tourist info center booked us a tour with one of the several operators. It requires walking deep down underground so wear comfortable shoes.
Auschwitz and the salt mines are two different animals but both worth visiting. One can make your day somber and sober while the other is cool and amazing. Both options are avail by van or train. We found to figure out the train or bus/van by yourself is a lot cheaper than other offers. You can get most info from tourist handouts or in the apt. of train schedules ect.. Zakopane is a great town also if you have the time.
A walking tour of the absolutely wrecked remains of "The Wolf's Lair" is available to all interested people. Not wrecked by the attempt but by the advancing Russian troops, in Jan/Feb '45. Hitler had gone back to Berlin well beforehand. The attempt took place on July 20th 1944 and the locality then was the German name Rastenberg.Goto next page.
This really is a no brainer, I'm sure the majority of people visiting Poland in fact make Krakow their number one destination.There are not enough superlatives for Krakow - its just stunning. Come and see for yourself.Highlights for me included: - The Royal Castle on Wawel Hill - St Mary's Church in the square - The barbican - The city walls - Soaking up the atmosphere in the Grand or Main Square (Rynek Glowny) - The historic Kazimierz District In fact there is so much, I'll give up at this point, come and explore for yourself - you won't be dissapointed.
Auschwitz and Birkenau are two former Nazi concentration camps that were liberated in January 1945. The remains of the camps, the survivors' and liberators' testimonies, and the documentary evidence leave no doubt as to the shocking and huge crime against humanity that were committed there. Much of this is on display throughout both camps.For me Birkenau (known as Auschwitz II) was the most daunting of the camps, its huge, desolate and harrowing, no doubt because the majority of the 1.5 million people murdered at these camps met their end in the gas chambers of Birkenau. When you stand there looking at the railway tracks leading upto the destroyed remains of the chambers, you can't help but feel sick.One can only hope that civilisation learns from its past.
This is within a short bus trip of downtown Krakow and is an amazing salt mine that is now a major tourist attraction.UNESCO have recognised this as a world heritage site and no wonder, they have been mining salt since the 13th century until it stopped in 1996. At a depth of 320 metres (tours only to 135m), 2000 caverns and 300kms of mine shafts - its impressive.Miners over the years have created many carvings and sculptures, the cathedral room has to be seen to be believed.
Just outside of Warsaw we took the bus to this former bunker. They still have all the war machines you could possibly ever want to see. Jim loved this place because not only did he get a personal tour, but they let him actually sit in one of the helicopters. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. He spoke pretty good english, which was important as all the information and descriptions are in Polish.Katyn Museumul. Powsinska 13The word Katyn was out of bounds in Poland's post-war press. Hundreds of thousands of Poland's officer class perished during the war at the hands of the Soviets, some were shot, others died during the trials of deportation. Katyn has come to symbolize all these crimes. In March 1940 Stalin gave the order for the execution of 25,700 Polish reserve officers. The first victims were discovered by the Germans in 1943, buried in the Russian forest of Katyn. This...
A must for all Cracow visitors is the Wawel Castle, an old manor that stands on top of the Wawel hill. The castle has known periods of splendour as centre of a powerful country like Poland and residence of Polish rulers from the middle of 11th to early 17th century; and also of humiliation as barracks of the Austrian Army in the 19th century. Wawel Castle acquired its present form mainly in the first half of the XVI century, during the reign of the Kings Alexander and Sismund I the Old of the Jagiellonian dynasty; it also has been home, during World War II, of the Nazi Governor Hans Frank.Today Wawel Royal Castle is a museum. Inside the exposition you will find a fine model of Wawel area as it was before the Austrian forces moved in it. Of particular relevance a collection of the Flemish tapestries that once belonged to King Sigismund Augustus himself.
Rinek Glowny, the Marketsquare, is said to be the greatest square in the Middle Ages. It is really big: the building you see in the picture is in the middle of the square, which means that the other half of the square is behind. The market is full of little stores that sells crystal artcraft, souvenirs and other stuff. Around the square, you have bars and restaurants to enjoy the moment. Taste the polish beer and the pierogi, a traditional polish dish.
At the upper levels of the Palace of Culture one can get a very good overall view of Warsaw and, across the Vistula river, the suburb of Praga.Be sure to see the display pictures there of the area at the end of W W II for comparison. Not a brick left upon a brick.The restoration has been absolutely amazing especially the beautiful Old Town and Rynek area. The Polish craftsmen who accomplished this task were in demand at many places around Europe restoring the old buildings to their former beauty.As a bonus we had to include in our long walk, the Chopin statue near the Wazenki Palace. (See pic.) He loved willow trees.(I intend posting some video grabs of the view from the top observation facility. I want the best quality possibly. Please be patient for just a little longer ! )
Sheraton Krakow Hotel Krakow
7 Reviews and 517 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: Hello everyone, My name is Gloria from Rome and I'm coming to Poland soon for a pilgrimage following the history of your...
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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