A Waterway in the Wonder of Nature.
In north-eastern Poland, between the valleys of Lower Vistula and Niemno rivers, three navigable waterways find their place. It connects the Druzno Lake with the Drweca River and the Jeziorak Lake, through the Elblag RIver, and further with the Vistula Es... more - travel report by
basia
Will Gdansk ever make it onto the UNESCO list?
Coincidentally, two of the sights - Westerplatte and Gdansk Shipyard - had their 'round' anniversaries, 70th and 20th, respectively. The first was the spot where the World War II started in 1939, and the other is where origins of the events found their cu... more - travel report by
krisek
Ustka, Poland’s summer capital.
I travel to Ustka few times a year, mainly in the summer. I have friends and family there. I would like to say that I know the place very well, but the resort has been changing so dynamically over the last years that whenever I go again, I keep discoverin... more - travel report by
krisek
Cracow (Kraków) - the royal city
Cracow used to be the capital of Poland till 1596 when king Sigismund III Vasa decided that Warsaw should be the central city (then it was a relatively small settlement). As Cracow used to be a royal city, you can see many places that remind of the times... more - travel report by
adampl
Krakow - not another European city
I never really considered going to Poland, but after a recent trip to the Czech Republic, I was told ‘if you like Prague, you’ll love Krakow’, so naturally it I had to see for myself.
For those who aren’t really familiar with Krakow (and I d... more - travel report by
mistybleu
We arrived by train at Wroclaw Glowny from Krakau. Polish trains are comfortable, fast and cheap. Wroclaw's train station is a mock Tudor crenellated building with a jumble of turrets and a sight in itself. It is 15 mins on foot from the cen... more - travel report by
marianne
Traveller in Krakow
Kraków is a large city with a population of just under one million and the third largest city after Warsaw and Lodz. It is situated in the south of the country close to the Czeck and Slovak borders.
The old centre or Stare Miasto is bordered... more - travel report by
marianne
Zakopane - Poland's winter capital
Once you are in Zakopane you should definitely climb up (or go by a cable car) the Gubalowka mountain which gives you a great view over the whole town and the Tatra mountains. The walk around the old quarter of the town (Koscieliska street) gives you the... more - travel report by
eirissa
Gdansk - 1000 years of history...
In the year 1997 Gdansk celebrated his thousand anniversary. Gdansk is a beautiful town, full of monuments and historical places. Gdansk has almost half a million inhabitants and is dynamically growing. I still remember Gdansk from the fifties, full of po... more - travel report by
wojtekd
The Good & The Bad
As you enter the central square of Warsaw, you are overwhelmed by the beauty of the ancient buildings and clock tower. At night the square is ablaze with thousands of lights. Lazienzki Park is a beautiful park that was the former summer residence of one o... more - travel report by
mrscanada
