1. PLACES TO VISIT IN
POLAND
GUIDE FOR THE VISITORS BY POLISH COMENIUS
TEAM 2013

2. Warsaw – Polish capital city

3. Sights of
Warsaw
The capital of Poland
with over 1.7 million
inhabitants. It is a
business city and an
important scientific
and cultural centre.
The city was almost
completely destroyed
during the World
War II and that is
why its present
architectural
landscape has been
shaped by the years
of communism.

4. Souvernir
from Warsaw
Warsaw Marmaid

5. Cracow – former Polish capital

6. Old Town
Former seat of the royal family and capital of
Poland. Thousands of tourists visit the city
each year because of its stunning
architecture and treasures of arts. It’s an
important cultutal and academic centre with
the first Polish university, the Jagiellonian
University founded in 1364.

7. Souvernir
from Cracow
- Red beads

8. Zakopane – „ winter capital of Poland”
”

9. The town and
places around it
Zakopane is so called
„ Winter capital of
Poland”. The
Tatras, the hills of
Podhale are
considered the most
attractive touristic
region of Poland and
together with the
town itself are ideal
places for walks or
hikes.

10. Oscypek - sheep
cheese -

11. Gdańsk – north of Poland

12. Seaport and
the seaside
A major Polish seaport. Together with
Gdynia and Sopot it forms a metroplex
called TriCity. It has a beautiful Old
Town reflecting its long and turbulent
history. It is also a city where the Worls
War II began and the birthplace of the
Polish Solidrity movement.

13. Souvernir from
the Baltic sea –
amber
jewellery

14. Poznań - the centre of Poland

15. Sights of the
town
One of the oldest and largest Polish
cities. Thanks to its location on the Paris
– Moscow it has always been an
important transport and trade centre.
The city economic power peaks today due
to numerous foreign investments. This
together with a great number of
universities and research institutes
makes it the second fastest developing
city in Poland.

16. Sweet Martin’s
rolls