Castles, caves, museums and viewpoints. Find attractions on the map, explore the area and save places for your next trip.
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Oświęcim
Auschwitz I in Oświęcim is the oldest part of the complex in which Nazi Germany murdered more than 1.1 million people — mostly Jews, but also Poles, Roma and Soviet prisoners of war. The camp was set up in 1940 in former artillery barracks…
Zakopane
Giewont is the distinctive mountain massif above Zakopane and one of the symbols of the Polish Tatras. The summit attracts visitors with its views and legends, but the ascent is not an ordinary walk: the final rocky section requires care,…
Warszawa
Copernicus Science Centre on the Vistula lets you test phenomena instead of viewing them behind glass. Hundreds of interactive exhibits connect science, technology and art. It works well for families, adults and anyone who enjoys learning…
Częstochowa
Jasna Góra in Częstochowa is a shrine, Pauline monastery and historic fortified complex. Its central landmark is the Chapel of the Miraculous Image with the Black Madonna. You can extend the visit with the basilica, museums, treasury, armo…
Gniezno
**Gniezno Cathedral** on Lech Hill is one of the most important sites in Polish history and Christianity. The cathedral has been associated with the cult of St Adalbert for almost a thousand years, and its walls recall the Congress of Gnie…
Gdańsk
The European Solidarity Centre (ECS) in Gdańsk is a museum and education centre dedicated to Solidarity and change in Central and Eastern Europe. Its permanent exhibition tells the story of the Gdańsk Shipyard, the August 1980 strike and t…
Wrocław
The Racławice Panorama is a monumental painting displayed in a rotunda where the canvas and constructed foreground create the illusion of standing inside a battle. It depicts the Polish victory at Racławice in 1794, while the visit also te…
Świdnica
**The Church of Peace of the Holy Trinity in Świdnica** is Europe’s largest wooden Protestant church and part of the UNESCO entry “Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica”. Built in 1656–1657 after the Thirty Years’ War, it uses a timber f…
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Ojców
In the Prądnik Valley, just behind the Kraków Gate, a spring flows from the rock. At the bottom of its basin you can spot a small stone heart — hence the name, the Spring of Love. According to local legend, a couple who drink from it toget…
Soblówka
The Żywiec Landscape Park, established on **13 March 1986**, is the oldest large-scale nature protection area in the Silesian Voivodeship. It covers **35,870 hectares** of the highest parts of the Żywiec Beskids along the Slovak border, fr…
Rzyki
In Ślemień, in the heart of the Żywiec region, the Żywiec Ethnographic Park was opened in **August 2012** — an open-air museum recreating the layout and buildings of a village of the Żywiec Beskids. On more than **6 hectares** by the road…
Goczałkowice-Zdrój
In Jankowice near Pszczyna, in the middle of the Pszczyna forests, the Bison Breeding and Forest Education Centre runs a demonstration enclosure open free of charge. On **10 hectares** — a pasture at the front and forest at the back — live…
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