POLAND

WARSAW (CAPITAL)

Warsaw is a mixture of relaxing green spaces, historic sites and vivid modernity. Discover the charming Old Town, Wilanów Palace and amazing Lazienki Park, where you can watch free Chopin concerts every Sunday during the summer. Experience a few of the dozens of interactive museums, including the Warsaw Uprising Museum, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews and the Copernicus Science Centre.

Krakow’s Rynek Glowny Central Square

Address: Rynek Główny, 31-422 Kraków, Poland

Huge 10-acre square, the largest in any of Europe’s medieval cities, features the 16th-century Renaissance Cloth Hall and the splendid 14th-century Gothic Basilica of the Virgin Mary.

Warsaw Old Town (UNESCO 1980)

Location: Warsaw, Mazovia Province, Poland

After being leveled when the Nazis left, this whole neighborhood of cobblestone Gothic streets and alleyways, baroque palaces, numerous churches and tiered burghers’ houses were masterfully reconstructed to reflect the atmosphere of bygone days.

Gdańsk Old Town

Stare Miasto AKA Old Town is the real pride of Gdansk. Partially reconstructed after the demolition of WWII, the area has a strong scent of Hanseatic harbour town and here is visible Gothic, Baroque and Hanseatic styles side by side in harmonic jumble.

Most full architectural experience gives the tendon of the Stare Miasto, pedestrian street Dlugi Targ between the Green Gate and Targ Weglowy. Along this route stands the same kind of buildings as in South German and Dutch towns. The Green Gate is a former royal residence, which today houses the National Museum.

Wawel Royal Castle

Address: Wawel 5, 31-001 Kraków, Poland

Built on the hill in the 14th century, this Gothic castle was the center of Polish royal regime for centuries. It is one of the most important sites of Polish history and culture and includes e.g. a notable art museum. Notable attractions are Polish Crown Jewels, Smocza Jama cave and collection of Italian Renaissance paintings. The castle museum also holding oriental art includes the largest collection of Ottoman tents in Europe. Guided tours available.

Muzeum Łazienki Królewskie

Address: Agrykola 1, 00-460 Warszawa, Poland

Former royal summer residence with 18th-century neoclassical buildings, gardens & exhibitions.

Wieliczka Salt Mine (UNESCO 1978)

Address: Daniłowicza 10, 32-020 Wieliczka, Poland

This salt mine produced table salt from the 13th century until 2007 and is one of the oldest of its kind in the world. The mine’s attractions include dozens of remarkably beautiful statues and four chapels that have been carved out of the rock salt. The mine is one of Poland’s official national historical monuments and has been one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1978.