PLACES OF INTEREST - Poland

Bialowieza National Park

The Polish part of the enormous patch of forest on the border with neighboring Belarus is called the National Park Bialowieza. An ancient forest where with success the European bison is re-introduced in the wild. But also wolves, lynx and wild boar are roaming here. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2009 | Travel Story | National Park

Gdansk

Gdansk will always be known as the place where WWII sprouted but this Hanseatic city deserves a second edition with its countless sights. Besides the Westerplatte you can visit the place where former President Lech Walesa started his demonstrations or admire the beautiful architecture in town. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2009 | Places of Interest | City

Kalisz and Goluchow

Goluchow can be visited easily on a daytrip from the Polish city of Kalisz. Both are definitely worth a visit. The latter is a middle-size town with a nice renovated center where Goluchow is a beautiful forest-park with a beautiful castle. The facade from this castle is unique and looks like more a painting. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2016 | Travel Story | City and Sight

Krakow

Krakow is one of Europe's most beautiful cities and is visited annually by millions of people from all over the world. A unique city center, a salt mine close by and a fascinating and sometimes dark history will be you’re part. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 1996 and 2014 | Places of Interest | City

Madjanek (and Lublin)

Lublin is situated in the southeast of Poland and has got a fascinating (and sometimes dark) history; most known the city because of its role in WW2 – concentration camp Madjanek lies just outside the city limits and is the most preserved camp in his kind. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2009 | Travel Story | City and Sight

Marlbork, Torun and Lodz

If you want to see and learn more about the Teutonic Knights you better go to their former Headquarters in Marlbork; a gigantic red brick castle that is like a dream. Torun, on the contrary, is the city of Copernicus, a beautiful town with nice architecture. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2009 | Travel Story | Cities

Oltszyn

The Polish Oltszyn has a small renovated center with nice merchant houses, a beautiful town hall and an impressive castle. Before the castle is an arena (still used and it’s all surrounded by a city park. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2016 | Places of Interest | City

Masurian Lakes district (Wolfsschanze, Marlbork etc)

The Northeast of Poland is the former region of West-Prussia; an area full of beautiful lakes and big patches of dense forest and swamps. You can visit the former Headquarters of Hitler here but also see amazing churches, castles and little towns. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2009 | Travel Story | REGION

Pieniny National Park (Szczawnica)

In the south of Poland lies the beautiful mountaine range the Pieniny’s – not as famous as her big sister the Tatra’s and maybe not as spectacular but you can make a traditional boat trip here, stay among locals and hike without encountering any other tourists. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2009 | Travel Story | National Park

Plock and Chelmno

Plock is situated on the Wisla river and has a good view on the river from the banks where the old town is situated. You can also visit the former concentration camp of Chelmno that consists actually of two separate sites – the execution site and the grim mass-grave site. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2016 | Travel Story | City and Sight

Poznan

Poznan is the cradle for nowadays Poland and receives a lot of nationalists and tourist alike. The city is one of Poland's oldest cities with perhaps the most impressive city square in the country. Next to that the progressive town has a unique belt of fortresses as a defense built around it. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2016 | Places of Interest | City

Sierpnica (Riese Project)

The nazi Riese-project was a way of getting away (be safe) for the carpet bombing of the Allies during WW2. The Germans forced laborers (Jews, POW’s and political opponents) to work to make an underground city. One of these unfinished projects you can visit in Sierpnica. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2014 | Travel Story | Sight

Stepina (Anlage Sud)

Hidden in the central part of the country lies this huge enormous concrete train bunker; Hitler used in WW2 Anlage Sud this (train)station to park his armed train to talk safe and freely with other high placed European leaders. The bunker is now a museum. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2014 | Travel Story | Sight

Szczecin

Szczecin, located in the northwest of Poland is a city of extremes; beautiful and ugly, authentic but also modern, impressive but also original. Largest attraction; the castle of the Pomeranian dukes and (a tour) through the tunnels. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2016 | Places of Interest | City

Tatra National Park (Zakopane)

One of the most magnificent mountain ranges of Europe; the High Tatra’s is the best you can get; Zakopane is the base for hiking, mountain biking or ski in this amazing National Park situated on the border with neighboring Slovakia which joins in with the park. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2009 | Travel Story | National Park

Warsaw

Truly a wonder of the world; Warsaw arose from her ashes after her total construction in WWII and is now a pearl to be framed. With it’s beautiful central square, the Resurrection museum and the former Jewish ghetto is the capital a mix of everything. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2009 | Places of Interest | City

Wroclaw

Because the current Wroclaw (formerly: Breslau) is so central, it has Bohemian, Austrian and Prussian influences which you can see, taste and feel everywhere. Not far from Wroclaw it’s possible to visit the grim former concentration camp GroB Rosen. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2014 | Places of Interest | City and Sight

Zamosc

Zamosc is actually a little pearl of the Renaissance in the southeast of Poland. Since 1992 the center of Zamosc is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and not without reason. You think you are standing in Italy but you are in Poland. Read more >>>

Poland | Travel 2009| Places of Interest | City