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Tatra National Park
Tatra National Park Established in 1949, Tatra National Park is the oldest national park in Slovakia. Covering nearly 300 square miles in north central Slovakia, it encompasses 600 kilometers of hiking paths, 16 different bike trails and more than 100 mountain lakes. The park also includes the hig
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Pieniny National Park
Pieniny National Park Visitors come to the park for its mountains and massifs - the most famous peak being Tri koruny (Three Crowns), standing high at 982 meters above sea level. It is possible to climb to its summit and take in the view from an observation deck, but the most popular way to admire
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Lipowiec Castle
Lipowiec Castle Lipowiec Castle, dating back to the 13th century, is located outside of Krakow, Poland. It was built to provide protection along the trade route from Krakow to Silesia. In the early 19th century, a fire broke out in the castle causing great damage to the inside and the roof. Unfort
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Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Sitting in the foothills of the rugged Carpathian Mountains southwest of Krakow, the town of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska grew up to accommodate pilgrims who flocked to the red-roofed and copper-domed complex of religious buildings that still dominates life there to this day. Built
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St Adalbert Church
St Adalbert Church This church is one of the oldest stone-built religious buildings in all of Poland, with some of the eldest relics dating back to the 10th century. In fact, it has been around for so long that its floor is actually situated roughly two meters under the current level of the square
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Krupówki Street
Krupówki Street Krupówki Street passes through the heart of Zakopane and ranks among the most famous streets in all of Poland. Stretching for a little over half a mile (1 kilometer), the walking street is lined with restaurants, hotels, bars and boutique shops selling sportswear and luxury fashion
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Chocholów
Chocholów Chocolow is a tiny village sitting on the border with Slovakia in southern Poland with a great view of the surrounding Tatras Mountains. Dating back to the 16th century, the village has long been home to the indigenous Goral people and today represents the most complete survival of a tra
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Skalka Sanctuary
Skalka Sanctuary The Skalka Sanctuary and St Stanislaws Church are a Roman Catholic Church and monastery on the banks of the Vistula River in Krakow. The original Romanesque church which stood on this site was the place of one of Polands crucial historic events - the murder of Stanislav, bishop of
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Palace of Culture and Science
Palace of Culture and Science The Palace of Culture and Science is the tallest building in Poland, completed in 1955 as a gift to Poland from the Soviet people and Joseph Stalin himself. The building iscalled Pałac Kultury i Nauki in Polish, abbreviated PKiN, and has over 3,000 rooms on its 42 flo
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Michaliks Cave (Jama Michalika)
Michaliks Cave (Jama Michalika) Originally opened in 1895 by Jan Michalik, this cave (also known as Jama Michalik) is one of the most famous cafes in Poland. Referred to as a cave because of the lack of windows, it has looked very much the same for the last hundred years and is one of Krakow’s bes
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Ogrodzieniec Castle
Ogrodzieniec Castle Ogrodzieniec Castle was originally built in the Gothic style in the 14th century, and ownership has since passed through several families. The structure was replaced by a Renaissance-style castle in the mid-16th century but was then damaged by Swedish troops on several occasion
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Jasna Gora Monastery
Jasna Gora Monastery Jasna Góra Monastery is one of the largest Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world. Located in Częstochowa, Poland, the monastery is home to the famous Black Madonna of Częstochowa, or the Our Lady of Częstochowa, a four-foot-high Gothic painting displaying the Virgin Mary. Leg
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Katedra Wawelska (Wawel Cathedral)
Katedra Wawelska (Wawel Cathedral) Wawel Cathedral - or Katedra Wawelska - has witnessed most of the coronations, funerals and entombments of Polands monarchs and strongmen over the centuries, and wandering around the grandiose funerary monuments and royal sarcophagi is like a fast-forward tour th
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Warsaw Old Town
Warsaw Old Town Despite being devastated by Nazi troops during WWII, the masterful restoration of Warsaw’s historic center has transformed the riverfront district into one of the city’s most atmospheric areas, even earning a place on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Today, Warsaw Old Town is the fo
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Wawel Royal Castle (Zamek Wawelski)
Wawel Royal Castle (Zamek Wawelski) The political and cultural centre of Poland until the end of the 16th century, Wawel Royal Castle, also known as Zamek Wawelski is, like Wawel Cathedral, the very symbol of Polands national identity. The original, rather small residence of the Zamek Wawelski was
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Niedzica Castle (Dunajec Castle)
Niedzica Castle (Dunajec Castle) Niedzica Castle was built between 1320 and 1326 by the Hungarian Kokos of Brezovica. Sitting on a hill upstream from the mouth of the Dunajec River, it is also sometimes called the Dunajec Castle. Long a border post with Hungary, the castle is considered to be one
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Dunajec River Gorge
Dunajec River Gorge The Dunajec River runs through the Pieniny Mountains from the northern part of Slovakia into southern Poland, forming part of the border between the two countries. The Dunajec River Gorge is one of the most scenic areas of the river and is currently on a list of tentative UNESC
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Bonerowski Palace
Bonerowski Palace The Bonerowski Palace is a luxury hotel in the heart of Krakow’s Old Town. Dating back to the 13th century, it was then significantly renovated in the 19th century, at which time the entire building was raised up to three floors and a new staircase was added.A UNESCO World Herita
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Tatra Mountains Museum
Tatra Mountains Museum Dr. Tytus Chalubinski was a Polish physician who first established Zakopane as a health resort during the nineteenth century. He was also a known admirer of the culture and folklore of the local people living in the Tatra Mountains. In 1888, a group of the doctor’s friends f
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St Marys Basilica (Mariacki)
St Marys Basilica (Mariacki) The lop-sided towers of the majestic St Mary’s Basilica dominate the northeast corner of Krakow’s lively central square, the Rynek Główny. A church has graced this spot since medieval times, but this incarnation was built of red-brick in Gothic style and consecrated in
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