Cycling in poland - practical information and tourist guide

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Kraków Old Town

The features of Kraków Stare Miasto include Main Square - the largest medieval town square of any European city - with numerous historic churches such St. Mary's Basilica, and other national treasures like Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) Town Hall Tower, the Barbakan , Florian Gate), and Wawel Castle, the former seat of Polish kings which overlooks the Vistula river.

Wieliczka Salt Mine

The Wieliczka Salt Mine, in the town of Wieliczka, in Kraków region, has been in continuous operation since the 13th century, and still produces table salt. It is one of the world's oldest operating salt mines (the oldest is at Bochnia, Poland, 20 kilometers from Wieliczka).

Auschwitz concentration camp

Auschwitz was the largest of the Nazi concentration camps. Located in southern Poland, it took its name from the nearby town of Oświęcim (Auschwitz in German), situated about 50 kilometers west of Kraków.

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw's Old Town (Polish: Stare Miasto) is the oldest historic district of the city. It is the oldest part of the city of Warsaw and one of its most prominent tourist attractions. The heart of the area is the Old Town Market Place, with its traditional Polish restaurants, cafés and shops. Surrounding streets feature medieval architecture such as the city walls, barbican and St. John's Cathedral.

Malbork Castle

Malbork Castle The castle is a classic example of a medieval fortress; it is the world’s largest brick castle and one of the most impressive of its kind in Europe.

Toruń Old Town

Toruń is one of the most beautiful cities of Poland. Picturesquely located on the both banks of the Vistula River, at a site of intersection of ancient trade routes, it has been propagating its traditional economy and openness to the world for nearly 800 years. The gothic buildings of Toruń's Old Town, which won the designation of World Heritage Site from UNESCO in 1997, present proof of Toruń's centuries-old economic, cultural and intellectual ties with the leading cities of Europe associated in the Hanseatic League.

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

Is a town in southern Poland with 4,400 inhabitants. Situated in the Kraków region. It is the best known sanctuary in Poland, after Jasna Gora in Częstochowa.

Churches of Peace

The Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica, localised in Poland, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, are the largest timber-framed religious buildings in Europe.

The Muskauer Park

The Muskauer Park (German common: Muskauer Park, officially: Fürst-Pückler-Park, Polish: Park Mużakowski), is the biggest and one of the most famous English-style parks of Germany and Poland. It covers 3.5 square kilometres of land in Poland and 2.1 in Germany. The heart of the park are the partially wooded raised areas on the east bank of the river called The Park on Terraces.

Hala Ludowa

The Hala Stulecia (Centennial Hall) or Hala Ludowa (People's Hall), is a historic building in Wrocław, Poland. The hall was built in 1911-1913 in the previous horse racing area, during preparations for an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig. The cupola was made of reinforced concrete and with an inner diameter of 69 m and 42 m high; it was the largest building of its kind at the time of construction.

Białowieża Primaeval Forest

Białowieża Primaeval Forest is an ancient virginal forest straddling the border between Belarus and Poland, located 70 km north of Brest. It is the only remaining part of the immense forest which once spread across the European Plain

Important note

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