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Question: in January I will travel to Poland so which places I have to visit?Home » Poland, Europe
Question : in January I will travel to Poland so which places I have to visit?
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- asked by reyana_Ottoman
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Answer #1
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- answered by HILARIE BURTON
Answer #2
See above. I reccommend going to the Tatra mountains.
- answered by Nikkers
Answer #3
Krakow obviously, for Auschwitz and the Wieliczka salt mines. Slightly less known towns of Lodz and Gdansk are also worthwhile.
- answered by Katya-Zelen
Answer #4
Hello, I suggest you to visit at least Warsaw and Krakow (cities). There are some beautiful and interesting places you can visit.Places in Warsaw:Palace of Culture and Science (Palac Kultury i Nauki).Considered Poland's highest building, this monumental skyscraper (circa 1955) contains 42 floors at a height of 230.68 meters (756.82 feet), topped with a needle height of 43 meters (141.08 feet).Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski).Serving as the central building of the Polish Commonwealth for many centuries, this castle was rebuilt after it was dynamited by German troops after the Warsaw uprising, and has been rebuilt to recreate the original castle's 17th-century architecture and interiors.Historical Museum of Warsaw (Muzeum Historyczne Warszawy).Occupying almost an entire side of Old Town, this history museum covers every aspect of Warsaw's life and culture from its beginnings as an important trade center in the mid-fourteenth century to present day.Old Town (Stare Miasto).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.Wilanow Palace (Palac Wilanow).Built in 1696, this magnificent baroque palace served as the summer residence of King Jan III Sobieski and features a famous collection of portraits by Polish artists from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.Lazienki Park.Magnificent palatial and garden complex was built by King Stanislaw August Poniatowski during the second half of the eighteenth century and features the neoclassical Palace on the Water (Lazienki Palace) surrounded by magnificent gardens, canals and ponds.Old Town Square Market (Rynek Starego Miasta).Surrounded by beautiful seventeenth- and eighteenth-century merchants' houses, this lively square is filled with street vendors, cafes, shops, galleries and some of Warsaw's top restaurants.Barbikan (Barbakan).Sixteenth-century fortress, forming part of the medieval fortifications around the city of Warsaw, used to guard the northern entrance to the city, the Novomeijska Gate.Places in Krakow:Royal Wawel Castle (Zamek Krolewski).Serving as a royal residence and the site where the country's rulers governed Poland for five centuries (1038-1596), this castle is a symbol of the independent Polish state and today contains a priceless collection of 16th-century Flemish tapestries, considered to be one of the largest in the world.Main Market Square (Rynek Glowny).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.Church of the Virgin Mary (Kosciol Mariacki).One of the most famous of Poland's churches, this Gothic structure features two striking towers, the taller of which is a magnificent Gothic spire with a gold-plated crown built in 1666.Jewish District (Kazimierz).Sizable Jewish population of Krakow moved to this district at the end of the fifteenth century, which served as the main cultural center of the Polish Jewry for centuries.Wawel Cathedral (Katedra Wawelska).National shrine known for its superb religious art including the giant bell of Zygmunt of 1520, one of the world's largest, and the burial place of many Polish kings and their families, national heroes and numerous bishops.The Barbican (Barbakan).Styled after Arab defensive architecture, this masterpiece of medieval military engineering with its circular fortress was added to the city's fortifications in the late 15th century.Cloth Hall (Sukiennice).Considered the world's oldest shopping mall, the present Renaissance structure dates from 1555 and features in its interior many food stalls and small shops, terrace cafes and flower stands that surround the statue of Adam Mickiewicz.Old Town.The historic center of today's Krakow was once the medieval city established by Prince Boleslav V in the 13th century, which was encircled with three kilometers of defensive walls complete with 47 towers, seven main entrances and a wide moat.I hope tou enjoy your staying!
- answered by Peter N.
Answer #5
Warsaw is nice but very modern-looking since it had to be completely rebuilt after the war. Krakow still looks medieval bcz it was not destroyed. Auschwitz is a sobering experience but I think everyone should see it. The Wieliczka salt mines are impressive but DRESS WARMER than usual because it can be 40 degree colder that far underground and you're already going in wintertime. Zakopane (pronounced Zacko-PAHN-ee) is a good town to visit to see the Tatra mountains but it's also kind of quiet. It has the nicest little cemetery, I think it's called Old Cemetery. The headstones are made out of stone, wood and metal and there are no two headstones exactly the same. When it's getting dark it's really cool because of all the little candles on the graves. There are some cabins you can stay at right next to a rushing stream which may sound noisy but it put us right to sleep. These cabins don't furnish stuff like a hotel does so you'd have to bring your own towels, soap, bedding, etc.
- answered by bookworm1171
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