Church of St.Peter and St.Paul and Benedictine Monastery (Abbey in Tyniec)

The Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec seen from the air

Kraków is the second-largest city in Poland and one of the oldest. In medieval times it was the capital of the Kingdom of Poland. Now Kraków is very popular among tourists because of the old town, which is surrounded by medieval castle walls. It contains dozens of restaurants and cobbled streets.

Kraków

Katowice is a large business, conference and trade fair center. Unlike most other large Polish cities, Katowice did not originate as a medieval town. Katowice's urban layout is a result of expansion and annexation of various towns, industrial worker estates, and villages.

Katowice

The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in southern Poland and excavated from the 13th century, has been producing table salt continuously since then. Its attractions include the shafts and passageways, an underground lake, four chapels and numerous statues carved by miners out of the rock salt.

Wieliczka Salt Mine

Zakopane is a town in the extreme south of Poland. It is a popular destination for mountaineering, skiing, and tourism. Zakopane lies in a valley between the Tatra Mountains and Gubałówka Hill. Popular tourist activity is taking a stroll through the town's most popular street: Krupówki.

Zakopane

The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a museum on the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland. It is a World Heritage Site since 1979 and has been preserved by the Polish government in memory of the 1.1 million people who died there during the Holocaust.

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum

Niedzica Castle, also known as Dunajec Castle, is a medieval stronghold located on the right bank of the Czorsztyn Reservoir in the village of Niedzica-Zamek. This castle was probably built in the early 14th century, probably on the site of an earlier defensive structure.

Niedzica Castle

Morskie Oko, or Eye of the Sea in English, is the largest and fourth-deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains, in southern Poland. It is located deep within the Tatra National Park in the Rybi Potok Valley, of the High Tatras mountain range.

Morskie Oko

Żywiec Brewery is one of the largest breweries and beer producers in Poland. The brewery museum offers to visit guided tours, manufacturing museum and a beer cellar.

Zywiec Brewery Museum

Cieszyn is a border town in southern Poland. In 1920 Cieszyn Silesia was divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia. The larger part of the town joined Poland as Cieszyn. The smaller western suburbs became part of Czechoslovakia as a new town called Český Těšín. Three bridges connect the twin towns.

Cieszyn

Tropsztyn Castle is a reconstruction of a defensive castle near the Czchowskie lake. The history of the castle is connected with the village of Tropie, located on the opposite side of the river.

Tropsztyn Castle

The Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec is a historic monastery located near Krakow, Poland. Visitors can explore a Baroque church, a museum showcasing the abbey's history, and a picturesque courtyard with stunning views of the Vistula River. Active tourists can enjoy a scenic bike ride along the river to reach the Abbey.

Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec

Wałbrzych - interiors of the Książ Castle

Wrocław, the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia, is the largest city in the region. The city has a rich history and is known for its Brick Gothic and Baroque architecture. The Main Market Square, which is the oldest medieval public square in Poland, is a must-visit.

Wrocław

Jelenia Góra is a historic city in southwestern Poland. The central suburb of Jelenia Góra possesses many historical and architectural structures of great significance, including the 17th-century Town Hall, baroque churches and a restored central marketplace as well as parks and gardens.

Jelenia Góra

Kolorowe Jeziorka, located in Rudawy Janowickie, is a unique and unusual tourist attraction in Poland, consisting of three artificial ponds formed in place of former mines at the slope of Wielka Kopa mountain.

Kolorowe Jeziorka

Świdnica is a city in south-western Poland in the region of Silesia. In addition to several famous churches and museums, the Old Town is a sight that all visitors should see. There are many parks located in the town center and its surrounding areas.

Świdnica

Czocha Castle is a defensive castle located in the village of Czocha in southwestern Poland. The keep is the oldest part of the structure, which was later supplemented by housing structures. Currently, the castle serves as a hotel and an entertainment and conference center.

Czocha Castle

Lądek-Zdrój, known in English as Landek, is a spa town situated in southwestern Poland. It is a picturesque spa town with rich historical architecture, numerous sanatoriums, parks and gardens, including an arboretum, considered one of the oldest spa towns in Poland.

Lądek-Zdrój

Chojnik Castle is a castle located above the town of Sobieszów, today part of Jelenia Góra. Its remains stand on top of the Chojnik hill within the Karkonosze National Park. Today the semi-ruined stronghold is a major tourist attraction and houses a hotel and a restaurant.

Chojnik Castle

Miniature Park in Kowary is a tourist attraction containing miniature buildings from Lower Silesia. The presented buildings include churches, castles, palaces, old towns, town halls, mountain hostels, etc. The miniatures are copies of real objects with all the details.

Park Miniatur Zabytków Dolnego Śląska w Kowarach

Fort Srebrna Góra or Srebrnogórska Fortress is a former military fort, now a monument and a museum, located in the town of Srebrna Góra. The fort has been called a "Gibraltar of Prussia", or "Gibraltar of Silesia", a reference to its foundation in solid bedrock. The fort is open to tourists.

Fort Srebrna Góra

Złoty Stok is a town in south-western Poland. The name Złoty Stok means "golden hillside" in Polish and is a reference to the fact that a gold deposit was mined here in the Middle Ages. There are a number of historical monuments in the town, including a museum of gold mining and metallurgy.

Złoty Stok

Książ is the largest castle in the Silesia region. It lies within Książ Landscape Park, a protected area located in the Wałbrzyski Foothills. The castle overlooks the gorge of the Pełcznica river and is one of the Wałbrzych's main tourist attractions.

Książ Castle

Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland. Today Gdańsk is a major shipping port and tourist destination. The city has some buildings surviving from the time of the Hanseatic League. Gdańsk has a number of historical churches including the largest brick church in the world.

Gdańsk

Gdynia is a city in northern Poland, situated on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea. The seaport is mainly known for its holiday resorts and as a regular stopover on the cruising itinerary of luxury passenger ships and ferries travelling to Scandinavia. The center has become a symbol of modernity with new buildings being constructed every year.

Gdynia

Sopot is a major resort town and a part of the metropolitan area of Tricity. The main landmarks of Sopot include Bohaterów Monte Cassino Street, Sopot Pier, Balneotherapy Centre, and the Sopot beach.

Sopot

Elbląg is a port city on the river Elbląg. It has access to the Baltic Sea via the Russian-controlled Strait of Baltiysk. Elbląg known for its archaeological sites, museums and the largest brewery in the country. The Elbląg Canal, built in 1825–44 under Prussia, is a tourist site of Elbląg.

Elbląg

Grudziądz is a city in northern Poland located on the Vistula River. The Old Town of Grudziądz and 14th-century granaries were declared National Historic Monuments of Poland.

Grudziądz

Orłowski Cliff is the steep sea shore of the Redłowo Kępa Redłowska in Gdynia. A coastal walking route to Sopot leads along the cliff.

Orłowski Cliff

Krynica Morska is a resort town on the Vistula Spit in northern Poland. It is the main tourist destination on the Vistula Spit. The town is surrounded by evergreen pine and beech forests, with long sandy beaches and high white dune hills that offer stunning views of the Baltic Sea.

Krynica Morska

The Tuchola Forest is one of the largest pine forest complexes in Poland and Central Europe. It occupies about 3,000 square kilometers of land in the basin of the Brda and Wda rivers. It includes Park Narodowy Bory Tucholskie and other nature parks.

Tuchola Forest

Bory Tucholskie is a national park in the northern part of Poland, in the heart of the Tuchola Forest, the largest woodland in Poland. Most important tourist centers of Tuchola Forest are by the Charzykowskie and Karsinskie lakes. There are kayaking, bicycle and walking trails within the park.

Park Narodowy Bory Tucholskie

Nature Reserve "Kąty Rybackie" is a bird fauna nature reserve on the Vistula Spit. It's a nice place to observe birds and walk through beautiful forests.

Ornithological reserve "Kąty Rybackie"

The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork is the largest fortress on earth. It was originally constructed by the Teutonic Knights in a form of an Ordensburg fortress. It was built to protect and expand their Prussian outpost upon Poland-Lithuania, successfully defending it for centuries.

Malbork Castle

Zamek w Niedzicy nad zamarzniętym Jeziorem Czorsztyńskim

Ojców National Park is the smallest national park in Poland, but it is the closest to Kraków and has many hiking and cycling pathes. The area is popular for its rock formations, which together with two river valleys form numerous limestone cliffs, canyons, and caves.

Ojcowski National Park

Silesian Beskids is a landscape park located in the Silesian province. It includes the forest-covered mountain ranges of Beskid Śląski: the Czantoria range and Barania Góra. The park is a popular place to visit throughout the year due to its variety of hiking, cycling, skiing trails.

Silesian Beskids Landscape Park

Lake Czorsztyn is a man-made reservoir on the Dunajec river. The lake is located in close proximity of several popular tourist spots, such as Pieniny National Park, Niedzica Castle, Czorsztyn Castle, and the tourist village of Kluszkowce.

Lake Czorsztynskie

Siwa Polana - located at an altitude of 910-935 meters above sea level, a mid-forest clearing on the edge of the Western Tatras. It is the starting point for exploring the Chocholowska Valley. It is a beautiful place for hiking and cycling.

Siwa Polana

Zamek Ogrodzieniec w Podzamczu - widok od wschodu.

Częstochowa is one of the main tourist destinations in southern Poland. Among it's attractions are old townhouses and the urban core of the city centre. The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery, is a particularly popular religious attraction.

Częstochowa

Kielce is a capital of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland. The city and its surroundings are known for their historic architecture, green spaces with walkable routes and recreational areas like the Świętokrzyski National Park.

Kielce

Pszczyna is a town in southern Poland. It is worth visiting because of the Old Town, with the layout dating back to the Middle Ages, Pszczyna Castle and the historical Park of Pszczyna.

Pszczyna

Ogrodzieniec Castle - ruins of a castle built in the system of the so-called Eagles' Nests in the 14th-15th centuries. The castle is located on the highest elevation in the Krakow-Czestochowa Jurassic Highlands - Castle Mountain rising to 515.5 meters above sea level.

Top 5 picturesque historical sites to visit in Poland:

Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec

Książ Castle

Malbork Castle

Niedzica Castle

Ogrodzieniec Castle