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
Bieszczady History and Tourism
History Since the time of the first Piast Dynasty until the first half of 14-th century, the present territories of Bieszczady Mountains were the part of the Ruthenian statehood , at the beginning part of Ruś Kijowska and after its downfall – part of... more - travel report by
nico
Zakopane Gateway to Tatras
Zakopane is a small tourist town at an entrance to the Tatra Mountains National Park. The town is popular for skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. It has an attractive alpine appearance and many restuarants and tourist shops.
