Poznań, bazylika archikatedralna Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła w Poznaniu

Main Square, Stary Rynek 70-77, Poznań, Poland

The Great Theatre (Opera) in Poznań.The Scotch Mist Gallery contains many photographs of historic buildings, monuments and memorials of Poland.

Widok na Ratusz i Stare Miasto w Poznaniu z nietypowej perspektywy.

Poznań, ul. Półwiejska 42 / Kościuszki - Stary Browar, obecnie centrum handlowe (zabytek nr A 251)

Poznań Town Hall (Ratusz) is located in the Old Market Square

Christ the King is a 33-meter tall statue of Jesus Christ in Świebodzin, western Poland, completed in 2010. It is the tallest Jesus statue in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Christ the King Statue

The Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń is a Roman Catholic church built between 1994 and 2004. With a tower measuring 141.5 meters in height, it is one of the tallest and largest churches in the world.

Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń

Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, about 50 kilometers east of Poznań. It was the first historical capital of Poland in the 10th century and early 11th century.

Gniezno

Biskupin is an archaeological site and a life-size model of a late Bronze Age fortified settlement in north-central Poland that also serves as an archaeological open-air museum. The site is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments.

Biskupin

Kórnik Castle is a castle in the Polish town of Kórnik, which was constructed in the 14th century. The current look of the castle resembles Gothic Revival architecture, one of the popular historicising styles in the 19th century. The castle currently houses a museum and the Kórnik Library.

Kórnik Castle

Gopło is a lake in north-central Poland, near the city of Gniezno. It gives its name to the protected area called Gopło Landscape Park. At the northern end of the lake stands the "Mice Tower" of Kruszwica.

Lake Gopło

Słupca Lake is an artificial reservoir located in central–western Poland. From the south, the lake borders on Słupca Town Park, with the amphitheater, shooting range and two stadiums. Jogging, walks and cycling are among most popular activities along the shoreline for the locals.

Słupca Lake

Licheńskie Lake is a small lake in central Poland known as Jezioro Licheńskie in Polish. It is a classic plostglacial ribbon lake with a strongly developed shoreline. The banks of the lake, which are mostly steep, are largely surrounded by forests.

Licheńskie Lake

Poznań is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland. There are many historic buildings and heritage sites, mostly concentrated around the Old Town and other parts of the city centre. Many of these lie on the Royal-Imperial Route – a walk leading through the most important parts of the city.

Poznań

Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń, Stary Licheń, Poland

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View at dusk of the Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland, located in the village of Licheń Stary, near Konin, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The basilica, designed by Barbara Bielecka was built between 1994 and 2004. With a 120 metres (390 ft) long and 77 metres (253 ft) wide nave, a 98 metres (322 ft) high central dome, and a 141.5 metres (464 ft) high tower, it is Poland's largest church and one of the largest churches in the world.

Łódź is a city in central Poland, formerly known as a textile-manufacturing hub. Today, it is a thriving metropolis with a unique post-industrial history and a variety of attractions to explore.

Łódź

Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland. It is an architecturally rich city, with many styles present. The city is mostly associated with water, sports, Art Nouveau buildings, waterfront, music, and urban greenery. It is worth noting that Bydgoszcz boasts the largest city park in Poland.

Bydgoszcz

Toruń is a historical city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland. The city is famous for having preserved almost intact its medieval spatial layout and many Gothic buildings. Toruń is well known for Toruń gingerbread, a type of piernik often made in elaborate molds.

Toruń

Jeziorsko is a dam reservoir on the Warta River, the largest reservoir and retention basin in the Lodz region. It is a great place for relaxation, hiking, and water sport activities.

Jeziorsko

Ciechocinek is a unique spa town in north-central Poland, known for its saline graduation towers that are used for curing various diseases.

Ciechocinek

Uniejów is a spa town known for its Thermal Park which consists of a number of both outdoor and indoor thermal pools. Also, there is a 14th-century castle with a landscape park, regarded as one of the best-preserved parks of central Poland.

Uniejów

Bronze gate and wall in Biskupin - reconstructed Lusatian culture settlement from Bronze Age

Interior of the Archaeological Musem in Biskupin, Poland

Grodzisko starosłowiańskie w Biskupinie

Golub Castle is a four-wing conventional Teutonic fortress built at the turn of the fourteenth century, built on a hill as a look-out point over the whole town of Golub-Dobrzyń. Today, the castle is used as a regional museum, housing a vast collection of militaristic exhibits.

Golub Castle

Boleslawa Chrobrego street, Gniezno, Poland

Silver relic coffin of Adalbert of Prague (956-997), Gniezno Cathedral, Gniezno, Poland. The coffin was made by Peter von der Rennen of pure silver in 1662 after the previous one, established in 1623 by King Sigismund III Vasa himself, was robbed by the Swedes in 1655, during the Swedish invasion. The Brick Gothic cathedral served as the coronation place for several Polish monarchs and as the seat of Polish church officials continuously for nearly 1000 years. Throughout its long and tragic history, the building stayed mostly intact making it one of the oldest and most precious sacral monuments in Poland.

Gniezno, Bazylika prymasowska Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Gnieźnie

Licheńskie Lake and Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń

Kostrzyn (Küstrin) Fortress is a massive complex of fortifications on the border of Poland and Germany. It was erected and used between the 15th and 20th centuries. Currently the most of the former fortress buildings are located on the Polish side.

Kostrzyn Fortress

Kościół św. Stanisława Kostki w Chwarszczanach is a filial church, originally a chapel of the Knights Templar, now under the invocation of St. Stanislaus Kostka. It is one of the most valuable monuments of Western Pomerania.

Kościół św. Stanisława Kostki w Chwarszczanach

Drawa National Park is a part of the huge Drawsko Forest, which lies on the vast Drawsko Plain. The park is crossed by four attractive tourist trails, for both walking and kayaking. There are picturesque and deep valleys of rivers as well as numerous water channels, lakes and peat-bogs.

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