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Malbork鈥檚 blockbuster attraction is its show-stoppingly massive castle sitting on the banks of the sluggish Nogat River, an eastern arm of the Vistula鈥
Must-see attractions in Poland
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Some 14km southeast of 碍谤补办贸飞, the Wieliczka (vyeh-leech-kah) salt mine has been welcoming tourists since 1722 and today is one of Poland's most popular鈥
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Opened in 2016, this striking piece of modern architecture is a bold addition to the northern end of 骋诲补艅蝉办's waterfront. It has rapidly become one of鈥
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As the political and cultural heart of Poland through the 16th century, Wawel Royal Castle is a potent symbol of national identity. It's now a museum鈥
Warsaw
Warsaw鈥檚 top palace, 10km south of the city centre, was commissioned by King Jan III Sobieski in 1677. It has changed hands several times over the鈥
Warsaw
For over 60 years this socialist realist palace has dominated central Warsaw. A 鈥榞ift of friendship鈥 from the Soviet Union, it was completed in 1955 and鈥
Warsaw
This remarkable copy of the original castle blown up by the Germans in WWII is filled with authentic period furniture and original works of art鈥
Warsaw
This exceptional museum, housed in a former tram power station and its surrounding grounds, traces the history of the city's heroic but doomed uprising鈥
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Warsaw
Housed in one of Warsaw's best examples of contemporary architecture, this award-winning museum documents 1000 years of Jewish history in Poland. The鈥
Warsaw
The fully interactive, push-the-buttons-and-see-what-happens Copernicus Science Centre pulls off that tricky feat of being both hugely fun and educational鈥
Wielkopolska
Gniezno鈥檚 history and character are inextricably intertwined with its cathedral, an imposing, double-towered brick Gothic structure. The present church鈥
The Great Masurian Lakes
Hidden in thick forest near the hamlet of Gier艂o偶, 8km east of K臋trzyn, is one of Poland鈥檚 eeriest historical relics 鈥 18 overgrown hectares of huge,鈥
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Wawel Cathedral has witnessed many coronations, funerals and burials of Poland鈥檚 monarchs and nobles. The present cathedral is basically a Gothic, but鈥
Paulite Monastery of Jasna G贸ra
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Poland鈥檚 spiritual capital began with the arrival of the Paulite order from Hungary in 1382, who named the 293m hill in the western part of the city 鈥
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This striking brick church, best known simply as St Mary鈥檚, is dominated by two towers of different heights. The first church here was built in the 1220s鈥
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Opened in 2014, and housed in a truly awful example of 21st-century architecture (its rusty steel plates were designed to evoke ships under construction),鈥
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The Collegium Maius, part of Jagiellonian University, is the oldest surviving university building in Poland, and one of the finest examples of 15th鈥
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Dominating the heart of the Old Town, St Mary鈥檚 is often cited as the largest brick church in the world, its massive 78m-high tower dominating the 骋诲补艅蝉办鈥
Warsaw
Pronounced wah-zhen-kee, this beautiful park includes manicured gardens, an ornamental lake, wooded glades and strutting peacocks. Once a hunting ground,鈥
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艁贸诲藕's Jewish cemetery was founded in 1892 and today is a haunting destination. The largest Jewish graveyard in Europe, it contains around 68,000鈥
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The name of this museum doesn鈥檛 sound that exciting, but the Jagiellonian University Medical School鈥檚 Museum of Pharmacy is one of the largest museums of鈥
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The Jesuits erected this church, the first baroque building in 碍谤补办贸飞, after they had been brought to the city in 1583 to do battle with supporters of the鈥
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Adjacent to the Manufaktura mall, this museum is housed in the impressive palace of 19th-century textile baron Izrael Kalmanowicz Pozna艅ski. The opulent鈥
Warsaw
This multimedia museum within the baroque Ostrogski Palace showcases the work of Poland鈥檚 most famous composer. You鈥檙e encouraged to take your time鈥
Mazovia & Podlasie
Once a centre for hunting and timber-felling, Bia艂owie偶a (Byah-wo-vyeh-zhah) is now Poland's oldest national park. Its significance is underlined by鈥
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This mound, dedicated to Polish (and American) military hero Tadeusz Ko艣ciuszko (1746鈥1817), was erected between 1820 and 1823. It stands 34m high and鈥
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This fascinating attraction beneath the market square consists of an underground route through medieval market stalls and other long-forgotten chambers鈥
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This museum both commemorates Jewish victims of the Holocaust and celebrates the Jewish culture and history of the former Austro-Hungarian region of鈥
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Duck into the dark basilica on a sunny day to admire the artistry of Stanis艂aw Wyspia艅ski, who designed the fantastic art nouveau stained-glass windows鈥
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奥谤辞肠艂补飞鈥檚 pride and joy is this giant painting of the battle for Polish independence fought at Rac艂awice on 4 April 1794, between the Polish army led by鈥
Warsaw
Situated within the Soho Factory complex of old industrial buildings housing designers and artists, this museum is devoted to the preservation of the鈥
Carpathian Mountains
In 1641 Prince Stanis艂aw Lubomirski turned 艁a艅cut's 15th-century fortified manor house into the grand fortress and residence that stands today. Now a鈥
Mazovia & Podlasie
Tykocin's former synagogue, erected in 1642, is considered to be the best-preserved Jewish house of worship in Poland and is an extraordinary window into鈥
The 碍谤补办贸飞鈭扖z臋stochowa Upland
The oldest part of the Paulite Monastery of Jasna G贸ra contains the revered Black Madonna. The picture is unveiled to soaring music and prayer at 6am and鈥
Bia艂owie偶a National Park
This is the oldest section of the Bia艂owie偶a National Park and covers an area of around 47.5 sq km, bordered to the north and west by the marshy Hwo偶na鈥
Mazovia & Podlasie
This grand former residence of Jan Klemens Branicki is surrounded by Park Pa艂acowy. Though he lost to his brother-in-law Stanis艂aw August Poniatowski in鈥
Museum of the Origins of the Polish State
Wielkopolska
On the western side of Lake Jelonek, this museum illustrates Gniezno's pivotal role in Polish history. The permanent collection contains archaeological鈥
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The Great Market Sq is the heart of Zamo艣膰's attractive Old Town. This impressive Italianate Renaissance square (exactly 100m by 100m) is dominated by the鈥
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See if you can spot the tiny bronze statue of a dwarf resting on the ground, just to the west of the Hansel & Gretel houses. A few metres away you鈥檒l spot鈥
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Opened in 2019 in the renovated White Granary building, the 250-piece collection of portraits by Stanis艂aw Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885鈥1939), aka Witkacy, are鈥
