Shielded by walls and gates on the right bank of the Vistula, Toruń is the brick-built city that gave the world Nicolaus Copernicus. The man who put the sun at the centre of the solar system was born here in 1473, and the cathedral still has the very font in which he was baptised. There’s …
Between Katowice and Gliwice, Zabrze is a working city in the Silesian Metropolis. If you love industrial technology you should look no further than the three show mines from when coalmining was peaking in the early 20th century. The pick of these, the Guido Mine, kits you out with mining gear to descend 355 metres …
Historic and modern at the same time, Gliwice is a Silesian industrial city that ballooned in the 19th century but held onto its Medieval core. During its industrial golden age Gliwice was designed as a “Garden City”, which explains why you’re never more than a few steps from a park, and why there’s an exotic …
Capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in South Central Poland, Kielce is a city that first grew rich from its plentiful metal and stone deposits. For more than 600 years the city was in the hands of the Kraków Bishops, who built themselves a castle on a hill just next to the market square. In the …
Thanks to the energy and resiliency of its people, Poland has emerged as one of Europe’s greatest post-communist success stories. Known mostly for the medieval architecture, hearty cuisine, and Jewish heritage, this small country on the Baltic Sea has risen above a bleak history to become a growing tourist destination. In addition to medieval Mecca’s …