Poland

  • Poland has a lot of sights worth seeing.

    One of them is The Palace on the Water in Warsaw. It is one of the most admirable buildings in the whole country. It's located in Warsaw's Royal Baths Park. This outstanding palace was a summer residence of the king Stanislaw August Poniatowski. It was built on an artificial island that divides the lake into two parts. It's surrounded by picturesque park. There are also other wonderful buildings in the area such as: Haunting Palace, Old Orangery or Theatre on the Island. There are lots of beautiful statues scattered all around the (90) park. The park is full of squirrels, ducks, swans and colourful peacocks. Classical interiors are also breathtaking. The palace has some splendid 18th-century furniture as well as part of the art collection of King Stanisław. It's royal apartments and picture gallery fascinate with its beauty. I think that Łazienki Palace is a building everyone should visit. I'm sure it will give you unforgettable moments of delight and let you contemplate the real beauty.

                                                         

     

     

    If you want to read more about Warsaw monuments see: http://warsawtour.pl/en/atrakcja_turystyczna/lista/en/115

     

    Cracow

    At the Wawel hill in Cracow, there is a royal castle. It is a Renaissance building.  The biggest attractions are the Castle, Zygmunt Bell, graves with the remains of Polish kings and leaders, there is also a statue of the Wawel dragon. Indeed, the legend says that long time ago Wawel Dragon lived on the Wawel Hill.

    Legend of the Wawel’s dragon: It is said that many years ago a dragon was eating people living in Cracow. One day a  boy decided to kill the dragon. He gave him a sheep stuffed with sulphur, the dragon ate the sheep and he became thirsty. He drank so much water that he exploded. Even today this legend is popular and many people visit the statue of the dragon in Cracow. 

    Wieliczka is located near Cracow. Salt mine in Wieliczka it is the largest mining unit on Polish land. Now it is the museum. It is over 700 years. It is one of the oldest mines in Europe. Saint Kinga's chapel is a centre-piece. It is delighting with altars forged in the salt and low relieves. Miners, Józef and Tomasz Markowscy are their authors. Inside there are: - underground chapels - excavations with beautiful with wooden lining, salty lakelets, numerous former tools - machines and mining devices. 

     

    The Amber Road was an ancient trade route for the transfer of amber from coastal areas of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. Prehistoric trade routes between Northern and Southern Europe were defined by the amber trade. As an important raw material, sometimes called "the gold of the north", amber was transported from the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts overland by way of the Vistula and Dnieper rivers to ItalyGreece, the Black SeaSyria and Egypt. Gdańsk is one of the greenest cities in Poland. Its area is covered with great forests, which created a landscape park and nature reserves and natural monuments. Gdansk has also a beautiful Zoo which is located in Gdansk Oliwa. A river Motława flows around mysterious island Sobieszewo where you can see World War II memorabilia. Gdańsk is often visited by tourists from all over Europe. It is impossible to describe the beauty of the place, you just must come here and see it for yourself.