Poland is a country in Central Europe, bordering Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Belarus, litva, Russia and the Baltic Sea. The country has a total area of 312,696 km2, a population of 38.5 million (2020) and is almost entirely Polish.
Poland has many unique architectural buildings, diverse customs and cultures, attracting visitors to explore.
Here are famous destinations that tourists should not miss when they have the opportunity to visit Poland:
Warsaw
Warsaw is one of the most colorful cities in Europe, and is also a place chosen by many tourists to start their journey to explore Poland. Warsaw has both classic and traditional, modern neighborhoods and architectural buildings, and is the most vibrant and attractive tourist area in the country.
Coming to Warsaw, visitors can spend 2-3 hours just walking around the ancient square and exploring the beautiful ancient architectural works here. In addition, don't forget to visit famous places such as Sigismund Bridge, Royal Castle, St. Petro's Monastery. John...
Torun
Torun is a fairy tale-like small town located not far from Warsaw and is known as the birthplace of the great Mathematician and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. He was the one who preceded the times - building a model of the universe with the sun as the center instead of the Earth.
The city stands out with its ancient architectural buildings and baroque-style churches. This place is famous for the large Church of St. John, Torun Tide Tower, District Museum... Another place not to be missed is the observation post on the other side of the Vistula River, near the train station. Here, visitors can see the entire Torun and the extremely well-preserved medialement walls.
Gdansk
Gdansk is one of the most important seaports in Poland. This place impresses visitors with its colorful architecture along the Long Market strip. As its name suggests, the street is so long that it seems to have no stopping point. Many people choose Long Market as a great guide to walk around and feel the atmosphere and life in Gdansk.
Gdansk also has many major museums that visitors can visit such as the World War II Museum, the Westerplatte Outdoor Museum...
Malbork
Malbork is a beautiful fortress with unique Gothic architectural style. The red brick fortress, located on the Nogat River, was built during the Teutonic knighty period in the 13th century.
Entering the fortress, visitors will feel like they are lost in a fairy tale world, in typical European folktales from ancient times. Inside the fortress, there are a number of places for visitors to freely enter and explore such as the ancient church of St. Mary, tower, Great Refectory...
Poznan
Poznan is the fifth largest city and one of the oldest cities in Poland. This place has one of the colorful ancient squares, with the beautiful traditional European houses of the Merchant Houses area, surrounded by the iconic city hall.
In addition, Poznan also has many interesting things for visitors to explore such as the red catholic church, Poznan Fara, Royal Castle... From the observation tower on the Castle, visitors can admire the beautiful panoramic view of Poznan.
Wroclaw
When walking around the Wroclaw town square, visitors will start to notice these smallun statues scattered around the square. There are more than 400un statues throughout the city and they are a part of identity, an interesting thing when exploring Wroclaw.
Another beautiful place to visit in Wroclaw is Ostrow Tumski - the oldest area of the city. Here, visitors will see the large St. Petro Church. John the Baptist is beautiful and the peaceful atmosphere is not available in any other big city.
Krakow
Kazimierz is a wonderful place in Poland with a strong intersection between tradition and modernity. There are many food stalls selling street food with impressive local delicious dishes.
Krakow Town Square is also one of the most beautiful squares in Poland. The square is paved with spacious stone, often a gathering place for people, surrounded by many types of shops and restaurants for tourists to visit to eat and shop.
The square has the Realm of St. Mary is iconic. This church has a unique baroque - gothic style and is praised by many as the most beautiful church in the country.
