Gdańsk
This gate was built around 1450 while the city was still under the Teutonic order, as shown by the original city coat of arms consisting of two crosses…
Must-see attractions in Poland
Sopot
Funded by the town of Sopot, this glitzy but little-visited art gallery within the Dom Zdrojowy (Spa House) has changing exhibitions of mostly Polish art …
Kraków
Two blocks north of Plac Centralny, the Nowa Huta Museum is more like a glorified tourist office, but there is a small, well-curated exhibit space…
Warsaw
Fortunately this church, notable for its neoclassical-style facade, escaped the ravages of war and contains 18th-century fittings, including a high altar…
Gdańsk
The SS Sołdek is a museum ship moored in front of the granaries. Once you’re on board and past the fairly dull introductory video, you can test the limits…
Warsaw
Destroyed during WWII, this church was rebuilt to its original early-19th-century design inspired by the Pantheon in Rome. Inside, look to the left of the…
Łódź
The administrative heart of the Jewish ghetto, where the Gestapo and Mordechai Chaim Rumkowsi, the Jewish elder in charge of the ghetto, had their offices…
Silesia
Dating to the late 13th century, this Gothic cathedral just north of the Rynek features 73m-high towers and mostly baroque interior furnishing. The lovely…
Małopolska
The only 18th-century wooden mansion still standing in Kielce and considered one of the city's architectural treasures. Today it serves as the…
Warsaw
A selfie with the city's mermaid symbol is a must. This version of the fishy-tailed, battle-ready girl, designed by Ludwika Nitschowa in 1939 and a…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
A five-minute walk south along the riverbank is the Elbląg Museum. Occupying two large buildings, the museum has sections on archaeology and the town’s…
The Great Masurian Lakes
With its squat, square tower, the Gothic church looks like the town’s second fortress from a distance. Its interior has furnishings and decoration dating…
Warmia & Masuria
Ostróda's blocky red-brick castle was built by the Teutonic Knights in the late 13th century and now houses the town's museum, worth a look if you are…
Łódź
A 15-minute guided tour (in Polish, every 30 minutes) leads through a short section of old brick-lined sewer tunnel from 1926 beneath Plac Wolności, with…
Kraków
This spot at the end of Grodzka has been a place of worship since the 14th century, and possibly even centuries before that. Now it's part of the…
Kraków
Art gallery that works on behalf of disabled artists and visitors. The gallery hosts regular exhibitions and maintains helpful information on its website…
Carpathian Mountains
The 'new' Jewish cemetery dates from the 19th century. It was devastated during WWII, but some 300 tombstones have been preserved. It's located at the…
Warsaw
This grand neoclassical structure, designed by Antonio Corazzi in the 1820s, lends Plac Bankowy some architectural heft. It houses the city administration…
Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art
Gdańsk & Pomerania
The main building of Słupsk’s gallery specialises in short-term exhibits of Polish and international artists. Over 30 exhibitions take place here a year…
Cathedral of SS Vincent and James
Wrocław
The Gothic Cathedral of SS Vincent and James was originally a Romanesque basilica, founded in the early 13th century. The largest church in the city, it's…
Silesia
Now part of the University of Opole, this church is a relic of a former monastery and also spent time as a hospital. It's an interesting mix of…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
The high tower at the southwestern corner of the defensive walls is the former cathedral belfry, which can be ascended for cracking views of Cathedral…
Gdańsk
The high, octagonal tower rising in front of the market hall is a remnant of the medieval fortifications and dates from around 1400. Today it houses what…
Carpathian Mountains
About 1km south of the Rynek, along ul Tuchowska, lies the weathered timber Church of the Holy Trinity, built from 1597. It has a naive, charming rustic…
Małopolska
The main parish church, the Church of St John the Baptist, was founded by Kazimierz III Wielki in 1360 and altered by numerous people up to the present…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
Cross the new space-age swing bridge over Słupia River to take a tour of Ustka's extensive network of WWII bunkers, today inhabited by waxwork Nazis…
Warsaw
Occupying the former Bersohn and Bauman Children’s Hospital, completed in 1878, this museum devoted to the tragic history of the Warsaw Ghetto is…
Gdańsk
This palatial edifice is also known as the English House (Dom Angielski), after the nationality of the merchants who owned it in the 17th century when it…
Gdańsk
Near the mammoth headquarters of Solidarność on Wały Piastowskie stands a lonely piece of the Berlin Wall. Next to it stands the wall Lech Wałȩsa climbed…
The Kraków−Częstochowa Upland
The 17th-century treasury contains votive offerings dating to the 15th century. Since the 17th century, records have been kept of gifts given to the…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
At the base of the belfry, the planetarium presents half-hour shows in Polish up to nine times daily. Get there at least 10 minutes before the shows start.
Gdańsk & Pomerania
The 15th-century Hospital of the Holy Ghost, formerly St Anne’s Chapel, contains exhibitions of religious art and medical history. It’s a short and well…
Warsaw
Set to be completed in 2020, the 53-storey Varso Tower is the centrepiece of a new office and retail development that, when it tops out at 320m, will be…
Warsaw
This neon sign meaning 'It's Nice to See You', by Mariusz Lewczyk and decorating the south side of the Gdański Bridge, was the winner of a 2013…
Gdańsk
The first Polish bullets of WWII were fired from the windows of the Nowy Port Lighthouse. Today there are incredible views across the Bay of Gdańsk,…
Mazovia & Podlasie
The city's zoo has a picturesque wooded setting above the river and is home to the country's biggest collection of reptiles. Kids love the petting area;…
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Poznań
Situated opposite the cathedral, the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary dates from the mid-15th century and has a vaulted ceiling. The stained-glass…
Kraków
Old aircraft, engines and other aviation equipment exhibited on the grounds of one of Europe's oldest military airports that traces its roots to the days…
The Kraków−Częstochowa Upland
The arsenal contains various military mementos, including spoils of battle, offerings from soldiers and an impressive collection of Turkish weapons from…
The Kraków−Częstochowa Upland
In the neoclassical town hall on al NMP, this museum contains paintings of Polish artists as well as extensive documentation detailing the history of…
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