Accommodation: Where to Stay in Poland. Old Town Warsaw at dusk. Poland's capital was left in ruins after WWII — almost 85 percent of its buildings had been turned to ash or systematically razed by Nazi forces.
As soon as the war ended, the city embarked on a massive effort to reconstruct its historic center using original plans. As a result, the Baroque and Renaissance merchant houses you see today are perfect replicas of the originals. Although WWII also caused the loss of collections held by museums and palaces, the city is still home to over 60 museums today. The National Museum , which chronicles the history of the city, also houses the largest collection of paintings in Poland — including a number of works of art that came from Adolf Hitler's private collection.
Warsaw might not have as many parks as Krakow, but Lazienki Palace and its formal gardens more than make up for it. This 18th-century palace is surrounded by 76 hectares of urban forest and is home to a planetarium, an outdoor theater, pavilions, and much more. For a very different outdoor adventure, walk down Krakowskie Przedmiescie, Warsaw's best architectural street.
Old homes, monuments, the Presidential Palace, and the Polish Academy of Sciences are all steps from each other here. Accommodation: Where to Stay in Warsaw. Path through the Gasienicowa Valley in Tatra Mountains. The Tatra Mountains and National Park form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland, though most of the mountain range falls into Slovakia.
Because there are no borders between EU countries anymore, it's now possible to hike between countries easily. The Polish side of the park has over kilometers of hiking trails. Poland's highest mountain, Rysy, is located in the Polish Tatras. At 2, meters, it's the highest Tatras peak in either country that can be climbed without a park guide. In addition, the park is home to over caves, with the limestone cave system, Wielka Sniezna, being the longest 23 kilometers and deepest meters.
The Tatras have waterfalls, streams, and mountain lakes. Morskie Oko lake is the largest lake in the park. Located deep within the park, it can only be reached after a two-hour hike through hills and a thick forest of Swiss pines. Aerial view of the Main Market Square in Wroclaw.
The city of Wroclaw hasn't always been Polish — over the centuries, it has belonged to everything from the Kingdom of Bohemia to Prussia to Germany. Wroclaw has only officially been part of Poland since , after the end of WWII changed some of the border lines in Europe.
The Lubomirski Museum is a good place to visit to learn more about the history of the city — the museum covers the invasion of the city by Nazi forces and later the Soviet Union, as well as a number of WWII events. The Wroclaw City Museum completes that history with an overview of Wroclaw over the past 1. Wroclaw's oldest area is the 13 th -century Main Market Square , which includes St.
Elizabeth's Church and the Old Town Hall. Just a few steps away is the Pan Tadeusz Museum , with multimedia exhibits dedicated to Polish customs.
In summer, visitors can hop on open-top historic buses to travel around the city. Those exploring on foot can search for Wroclaw's dwarfs — over tiny bronze figurines of elves can be found throughout the city, hiding around corners, on sidewalks, and on lampposts. Accommodation: Where to Stay in Wroclaw. Poles might claim that they drink only when the occasion calls for it. But any occasion is a good occasion for a drink in Poland. Keeping up with the Polish when they party is challenging , especially since Poles like to brag about how much alcohol they can hold and how little it affects them.
If you want to make some real friends in Poland, you simply need to go out drinking together. Poles would like to be known as a progressive nation that managed to come out of the economic crisis relatively unscathed and can now be proud of its steady economic growth. Moreover, the Polish want others to know that their communist past is behind them and today Poland stands strong as a modern democratic country.
Unfortunately, many people believe that Poland still somehow remains under the Russian influence and the remnants of the communist regime are very much present in the Polish culture. Speaking of communist architecture, it is impossible to overlook a very characteristic building, which is not only the tallest building in Poland, but one of the Polish landmarks. It is the Palace of Culture and Science located in the center of Warsaw, which was entered in the register of monuments in The building was erected in the years — according to the design of the Soviet architect Lev Rudnev and is inspired by Moscow skyscrapers.
This generation grew up surrounded by Western influences that exploded in the country during the s and has no memories at all of communist Poland. To young Poles, PRL times feel like ancient history. Poland can boast of international successes in many fields of sport because Polish people love to compete. You will certainly hear them tell stories of our bloved athletes more than once.
We cannot only boast of success in team sports — volleyball and handball, but we also have many individual multi-medalists. Also when people ask, what is Poland known for, we think of low temperatures, long winters and a large amount of snow.
That is why — although our mountains are not impressive in terms of altitude — it is not surprising that we achieve many significant successes in winter sports. Let's start with ski jumping, a discipline that Polish people love and what is Poland famous for.
The competitions organized in Zakopane are truly festive event. Speaking of winter sports, Justyna Kowalczyk, a Polish cross-country skier, and among others an Olympic champion and multi-medalist winner, for many seasons provided Poles with deep emotion when competing with her rivals from Norway or Sweden.
Another sport discipline in which we have achieved numerous successes is tennis. Polish people also love fast cars Therefore, it is no surprise that as soon as Robert Kubica started competing in Formula 1 racing, all his fellow country-men watched his tests and his races in the Grand Prix as he made his first win.
Many people consider Kubica as one of the most popular Poles in the world. Poles simply love football. And they really, really want you to know that Poland has an amazing football team that just somehow never got around to winning a championship. Instead of being known for a great team of football players, the Polish have to accept the fact that their country will never be famous for figures like Robert Lewandowski, but always associated with Lech Walesa the founder of the Solidarity movement that contributed to the fall of the Iron Curtain and Pope John Paul II.
The association is so widespread that it sometimes makes most Poles cringe with irritation. Sure, both these figures played an important role in local and global history, but to have their names shouted at you every time you mention that you come from Poland gets old after a while.
Instead, they want to look toward the future and have their country associated with someone modern and exciting. We have already mentioned Robert Lewandowski , who is currently the brightest star of Polish football, but there are and were more incredibly talented footbalers in our country. Remember Zbigniew Boniek? He is currently the president of Polish Football Association, but in his years as an active player he was scoring goals for amongst others the giants such as Juventus and Roma.
Kazimierz Deyna was one of the absolute best in his generation. The incredibly talented attacking midfielder died tragically in at just 41, having managed to build a very impressive career before that.
And we keep our fingers crossed for their success — as we already mentioned, Poles take their football very seriously! The Polish share one dream. They just want others to finally realize that Frederic Chopin was Polish. Not French. Even if he spent a lot of time in France, Chopin was a Pole. She was the British spy during World War 2nd. Even though she helped in setting many prisoners free, she served the United Kingdom as much as she could, she received just… pounds severance pay, while an average annual salary during this time was 3, pounds.
Add to that the humiliation of Polish aircraft in the Battle of Britain and you will get the image of how much Poles have been and still are underestimated.
Karol Wojtyla is probably the most famous Pole of all time. He was the first non-Italian Pope to be elected to lead the Catholic church. John Paul II has been fighting with the communism, he was the first pope to travel that much. He also began the ecumenism movement that brings different divisions of Christianity together.
One of the best football players in the world , Robert Lewandowski was born and raised in Poland. He is currently playing in Bayern Munich and lives in Germany with his daughter and wife Anna Lewandowska that is also an athlete. Frederick Chopin! One of the greatest composers and pianists of all time was born and raised in Poland.
Based on his fantasy books, the team of Polish programmers has created one of the best RPG games of all time. Even though it was released on the 20th of December, it went straight to the top of the most frequently watched series in the entire year! In contrary to what some may say, it is NOT a Polish concentration camp.
It was built by Nazis on the Polish territories that were occupied during that time. Poles have not killed Jews. In fact, many of them were risking their lives to help their Jewish neighbors and friends. The Polish language is considered as one of the most difficult in the world.
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