Discover places worth seeing — from historic sites to mountain trails.
Old towns & squares
Kazimierz Dolny
Kazimierz Dolny Old Town (say "ka-ZHEE-myesh DOL-nih") is a small Renaissance riverside town on the Vistula, tucked between wooded hills in eastern Poland, and one of the country's favorite weekend escapes. Its square with a wooden well, t…
Old towns & squares
Lublin
Lublin Old Town (pronounced "LOOB-leen") is one of Poland's most atmospheric historic centers: inside its former walls you'll find more than 100 listed monuments, a medieval street plan and Renaissance town houses with richly painted facad…
Old towns & squares
Zamość
The Old Town of Zamość (say "ZAH-moshch") is a complete Renaissance "ideal city" that has survived almost intact since it was founded in 1580 by Chancellor Jan Zamoyski and designed by the Italian architect Bernardo Morando. Inside the lin…
Lakes
Zwierzyniec
The Echo Ponds (Stawy Echo, say "STAH-vih EH-ho") in Zwierzyniec are the most visited spot in Roztocze National Park in eastern Poland: four shallow ponds framed by pine forest and sand dunes, with a wooden viewing platform, boardwalks, a…
Nature
Susiec
Along a stretch of about 400 metres, the Tanew river tumbles over 24 rock steps. The water pours over them in low, wide cascades, and you hear the rushing long before you see the river – hence the local name szumy (from the Polish word for…
Viewpoints
Susiec
On Góra Grabowicka hill, among fields north of Susiec, stands a stone-and-timber tower with three viewing levels. It is only about 10 m tall, but the hilltop is open, so from the galleries you can see all around: the houses of Susiec, a pa…
Lakes
Susiec
Among the pine forests of central Roztocze, the Sopot river widens into a reservoir of about 16 ha. The lake at Majdan Sopocki is the main spot for summer swimming in the Susiec area: there is a bathing area with a sandy beach and a lifegu…