15 Best Things to Do in Lublin (Poland)
The greatest empire in Renaissance Europe was born in Lublin in Lesser Poland in 1569. The Union of Lublin created the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Lublin, on the old road from …
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15 Best Things to Do in Szczecin (Poland)
In West Pomerania, the city of Szczecin is a major seaport that first grew rich from trade on the Baltic in the Middle Ages. Known as Stettin in German, it’s …
15 Best Things to Do in Gdynia (Poland)
On Gdańsk Bay, Gdynia is a port city that sprouted in the interwar years of the 20th century. With white sandy beaches and coastal forest it quickly became a holiday …
15 Best Things to Do in Gdańsk (Poland)
Poland’s largest port flourished during Medieval times as a merchant city trading Baltic amber. In the 20th century events took place in Gdańsk that would affect the course of world …
15 Best Things to Do in Poznań (Poland)
A city with its own identity, dialect and customs, Poznań in the Greater Poland region is where Catholicism first gained a foothold on Polish soil. Poland’s first diocese was founded …
15 Best Things to Do in Wrocław (Poland)
The university city of Wrocław is the capital of Lower Silesia and often ranks among the most liveable places in Europe. Wrocław ‘s past is unbelievably complex, and over the …
15 Best Things to Do in Łódź (Poland)
Poland’s third largest city was built on the back of the textiles industry in the 19th-century. The cityscape is still shaped by this period: Gargantuan brick spinning mills have been …
25 Best Things to Do in Kraków (Poland)
UNESCO World Heritage city, Kraków was the throne of the Polish monarchs for half a millennium up to the 17th century. After being ransacked by the Mongols in the 13th …
25 Best Things to Do in Warsaw (Poland)
It is not hyperbole to say that Warsaw is a city that has risen from the rubble. In 1945 85% of the city was irretrievably destroyed. But you could now …
15 Best Things to Do in Radom (Poland)
A manufacturing city 100 kilometres south of Warsaw in the Masovian Voivodeship, Radom has many of the region’s big institutions and government buildings. In Medieval times the city gained a …