7 Charming Towns in Poland that No Foreigners Ever See Enchanting towns with cobblestone streets that, often surrounded by medieval walls, are aplenty in Poland. Guidebooks focus on touristy spots such as Warsaw or Krakow, but Poland Guide is going off the beaten track. Today we are exploring seven small towns that not every Pole […]
You Won’t Believe What These Trees Look Like For over half a century, why Crooked Forest, or Krzywy Las (kshih-vih lass) looks like J’s has stumped scientists all over the world. (Just as its its pronunciation has befuddled non-Polish speakers for centuries). Regularly growing pine tress, surround this patch of 400 trees and cover roughly three-quarters […]
5 Great Reasons to Visit Wroclaw Why visit the southwestern Polish city? Pronounced Vrotz-wav, it is located in southwestern Poland on the Oder River. With over 640,000 residents, Wroclaw is Poland’s fourth largest city. The sights, attractions, as well as panoramas attract nearly 1/5 of the city’s population in students. Thousands of Polish tourists visit Wroclaw […]
The History of Wieliczka Salt Mine Fourteen kilometres southeast of Krakow lies the small town of Wieliczka (vyeh-leech-kah). During the 13th century, villagers first discovered rock salt deposits in Poland. With seven centuries of existance, the history of Wieliczka Salt Mine covers thousands of already written works. Saltworks Castle, built at the turn of the 13/14 […]
Autumn – What to do in Poland Autumn is a perfect time to visit Poland if you want to see the wide selection of the country’s attractions. It is the time when in the citires the cultural season is beginning, and the pressure on the hotel rooms is rising. In the countryside, the golden Polish […]
About Drawa National Park is situated in the nort-west part of Poland where three Voivodeships meet: Lubuskie, Zachodniopomorskie and Wielkopolskie. More than 80 percent of park area is covered with forests.The Drawa Forest is stretching from the Drawa Lake District far to the Noteć River. It is mostly made up of beech and pine trees. […]
About The Polesie National Park is located in the Lubelskie Voivodeship on Poland’s eastern border. It has a unique composition of wild swamps, peat bogs and numerous lakes and ponds. The park also includes the most extensive meadows in the country. Most of the parks area is covered by wetlands, which in many cases have […]
About Wolin National Park is located on the Wolin Island in the Baltic Sea, near the border with Germany. The easiest way to reach it is from the near sea harbour placed in Świnoujście, with a wide choice of accommodation options to choose from. The Wolin National Park has become the first maritime park in […]
About Bory Tucholskie National Park is located in Pomerania Voivodeship, in the north part of Poland. In it’s area you will find the country’s largest pine forests with lakes and countless dunes which are the residues of the last glaciation. It comprises 21 glacial lakes with the most famous trail known as the Stream of […]
6 charming places in Poland to visit for Autumn Polish autumn is a perfect time to explore our colorful country. Golden Autumn is not as hot as our summer time, but the nature rewards us with magnificent colors. In case you ever think about where to go, we have prepared a list of places where […]