City breaks
Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the biggest city in Poland and the state capital. Warsaw was almost completely destroyed during the World War 2. Rebuilt after destruction today Warsaw is modern and fast growing city. It is more and more popular every year as a tourist destination. more Krakow Krakow Krakow is second largest city in Poland and most popular tourist destination in Poland today. Often considered as most beautiful city in Poland where medieval layout survived almost untouched the World War 2. Krakow offers lots of imposing monuments and important historic sites. more Gdansk Gdansk Gdansk is the largest city on Polish Baltic Sea coast with long and rich history. Many interesting and imposing monuments make the city very popular destination amongst foreign tourists in Poland. more Wroclaw Wroclaw Wroclaw is the capital of Lower Silesia region and one of the oldest cities in Poland. The fourth largest city in Poland as regards population. Wroclaw bears the stamp of several cultures and has lots of monuments. Old Market Square is the heart of the city with many restaurants, shops, pubs and clubs popular amongst tourists and local citizens. It is the city of culture and young people. more Lublin Lublin ublin is the largest city in south-eastern Poland. Before World War 2 was inhabited by numerous Jewish community and only Jewish college of higher education was located here. During World War 2 the concentration camp Majdanek, one of the largest in Europe was built near town. Today major tourist attractions of the city are: Old Town area and Lublin Castle. more Szczecin Szczecin Szczecin is very old city, a castle and a fishing village existed here in 9th century. Today Szczecin is a major Polish port serving ocean-going vessels and river traffic. During World War 2 the town suffered great destruction. more Bialystok Bialystok Bialystok is the biggest city in north-eastern part of Poland and situated close to the border with Belarus. Its population is both Polish and Belarussian. There are many Orthodox churches in the city which are well visible in the cityscape. more Olsztyn Olsztyn Olsztyn is the largest city in Warmia and Mazuria and the main town of the two regions. City is situated on the shores of many lakes and offers visitors beaches and holiday centers. Olsztyn was built by Teutonic Order, first castle was built here in 1334. more Kielce Kielce Kielce definitely does not belong to most beautiful cities in Poland but it is capital and biggest city of Swietokrzyskie Province and has a couple of interesting places. more Zamosc Zamosc Zamosc is one of the most superb urban designs and the best-preserved Renaissance town in Poland included also on the UNESCO List of World Heritage. The most important site in town is the Great Main Market in the centre, exactly 100 meters by 100 meters, surrounded by two-storey town houses with arcades in the Italian Renaissance style. more Torun Torun Torun is a medieval city which was granted town status by the Teutonic Order in 1233. City is exceptionally rich in historic buildings. As a historic site Torun ranks as high as Krakow and Zamosc. more Czestochowa Czestochowa Czestochowa is world famous city for the Pauline monastery of Jasna Gora which is the home of the Black Madonna painting, a shrine of the Virgin Mary. Jasna Gora was founded in 1382 by Pauline monks who came from Hungary, the monastery withstood several sieges, including the legendary 40-day siege by the Swedes in 1655. Millions of pilgrims come to Czestochowa to see it every year. more Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz is one of the biggest cities in northern Poland with international airport and population of nearly 400 000 people. Since 18^th century city is an important port at Brda river and Bydgoszcz Canal connecting Vistula and Odra rivers more Katowice Katowice Katowice is the capital city of Upper Silesia District. It is located in the heart of Upper Silesian Industrial Region which was created by the coal-mining industry active here since the 18th century. Katowice is a typically industrial city with some historic buildings by the side of modern ones. more Lodz Lodz Lodz is the third biggest city in Poland and major center of light industry mainly textiles and clothing. With history reaching 14th century, it used to be the city of contrasts where vast fortunes and poverty existed side by side. Today it still can be seen in the architecture of factories and opulent mansions contrasting with ramshackle homes of the factory workers. more Poznan Poznan Poznan is the capital of Greater Poland District and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Today Poznan is second financial center after Warsaw and a major center of commerce. Annual trade fairs attended by producers and traders from all over the world have been held here since 1921. more Rzeszow Rzeszow History of Rzeszow as a fortified settlement on the Wislok river started in 14th century, but for centuries it was just a small village until 1944 when it became a provincial capital and began to bloom very fast. Today it has a population of over 160 000 and is the biggest city of Podkarpackie Province. more