Map of places
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Monuments Książ Castle The medieval castle of the dukes of Świdnica, subsequently incorporated into the newly-built, monumental Baroque residence of the von Hochberg noble family, standing tall on the summit of a large hill towering above the village of Książ, currently within the administrative boundaries of the city of Wałbrzych. -
Culture
Warsaw Rising Museum
Sixty-three days of the uprising told through sound, image and object.
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Nature
Raj Cave
The densest dripstone formations in Poland and traces of a Neanderthal camp.
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Culture
Łańcut Castle
A residence with its original furnishings intact and a coach house holding eighty vehicles.
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Nature
Tarnica and the Bieszczady National Park
The highest peak of the Bieszczady and mountain meadows unbroken by a single tree.
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Monuments
Bochnia Salt Mine
Poland's oldest working salt mine, with an underground boat crossing and a sleeping chamber.
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Monuments
Toruń Old Town
A Gothic city that survived the war untouched — and the house where Copernicus was born.
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Culture
Centennial Hall in Wrocław
A reinforced-concrete dome from 1913, a breakthrough in architecture and a UNESCO site.
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Nature
Śnieżka and the Karkonosze National Park
The highest peak of the Sudetes, crowned by an observatory shaped like three saucers.
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Monuments
Książ Castle
Poland's third-largest castle, with garden terraces and wartime tunnels beneath.
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Monuments
Augustów Canal — Paniewo Lock
The canal's only two-chamber lock, still operated by hand as in the nineteenth century.
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Nature
Białowieża National Park
Europe's last primeval lowland forest — the strict reserve can be entered only with a guide.
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Monuments
Elbląg Canal — Buczyniec Inclined Plane
Ships travel over grass: a nineteenth-century system of inclined planes hauling boats on rails.
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Nature
Moving Dunes of the Słowiński National Park
Wandering mountains of sand on the Baltic, shifting several metres a year.
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Monuments
Gniew Castle
A Teutonic stronghold above the Vistula whose weekends fill with historical re-enactments.
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Nature
Biebrza Marshes
Central Europe's largest peatland complex and a paradise for birdwatchers.
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Monuments
Long Market in Gdańsk
The showpiece thoroughfare of the Main Town, rebuilt after the war house by house.
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Monuments
Wieliczka Salt Mine
A tourist route one hundred metres underground, in workings active since the thirteenth century.
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Culture
Kraków Main Market Square
Europe's largest medieval town square, still the centre of the city's life.
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Nature
Morskie Oko Lake
The largest lake in the Tatras, at the end of Poland's busiest valley.
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Monuments
Malbork Castle
The world's largest brick castle and the seat of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order.