Ciechocinek, pijalnia wód mineralnych, 1883-1885

Ciechocinek, kościół par. p.w. śś. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła, 1873-1884

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Radzyń Chełmiński Castle is a Brick Gothic monastery-castle completed in 1330. The square keep is a relic of one of the oldest castles built by the Teutonic Knights. Currently visitors are still able to see the restored southern facade, and enter the courtyard, towers, cellars, and the chapel.

Radzyń Chełmiński Castle

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

Ciechocinek

Giżycko, zamek zakonny - zachowane skrzydło, XIV - 2 poł. XIX

Giżycko, ul. Kolejowa 22 - Państwowa Szkoła Muzyczna I Stopnia.

Bruno of Querfurt Hill and Cross in Giżycko. View from Lake Niegocin

The Wolf's Lair served as Adolf Hitler's first Eastern Front military headquarters in World War II. Discover the site of the infamous assassination attempt against Hitler on 20 July 1944. The Wolf's Lair is a fascinating and unique destination for those interested in the history of the Third Reich.

Wolf's Lair

Śniardwy is the largest lake in Poland. It covers 113.8 square kilometers. There are eight islands on the Śniardwy lake. It is connected with other lakes by the system of canals known as Kanały Mazurskie. Together, they form the Polish Masurian Lake District.

Śniardwy

Mikołajki is a resort town in north-eastern Poland. It is located near the Śniardwy, the largest lake in both the Masurian Lake District and Poland. Ice sailing in winter is an especially popular attraction in the town.

Mikolajki

Mrągowo is a resort town located near lake Czos in northeastern Poland. It is known for its annual Country Picnic, held since 1982. Mrągowo is a popular tourist and vacation center with plenty of green spaces and walking routes.

Mragowo

Biebrza National Park is the largest of Poland's 23 national parks. The most precious part of the park is its forests and marshes where hundreds of bird species live. There are many hiking routes where visitors enjoy the beauty of nature and diverse wildlife.

Biebrzański Park Narodowy

Wigry lake is situated in the forests of the Augustów Wilderness – trees grow on about 80% of its shoreline. There are 19 smaller and bigger islands on the lake. The lake and its adjacent area belong to the Wigry National Park. The lake is favored by canoeing and yachting enthusiasts.

Wigry Lake

Lake Ukiel is a lake in Poland which is located on Pojezierze Olsztyńskie, in the northwest part of Olsztyn. There are pensions, hotels and a municipal beach.

Lake Ukiel

Białe Augustowskie - is a ribbon lake in Augustów. The lakeside is well developed with numerous bays and spits. There are four islands in the lake.

Białe Augustowskie

Giżycko is a popular summer tourist destination in Masurian Lake District. It is home to many historical monuments, including a 14th-century Teutonic castle.

Giżycko

Jerzy Sanatorium in Lądek-Zdrój, New Jerzy

Lądek-Zdrój, kaplica NMP "Na Pustkowiu", 2 poł. XVIII

Town Lądek-Zdrój in Lower Silesia (Poland), spring 2005

Lądek-Zdrój, d. park Centralny,ob. Park Zdrojowy im. Jana Pawła II, k. XVIII-XIX

Lądek-Zdrój, kościół par. p.w. Narodzenia NMP, XVII

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

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

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

The Moszna Castle is a 200-year-old castle building that now operates as a hotel. It is located in the small village of Moszna. It has a chapel which is used as a concert hall and a gallery with regular exhibitions. The entire complex includes a park with nearby fields, meadows, and a forest.

Moszna Castle

Góra Świętej Anny is a village in southern Poland. It is located on the hill from which its name derives. A remarkable sanctuary, with the miraculous statue of Saint Anne and the impressive calvary, is located on its top.

Góra Świętej Anny

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

Nyskie Lake is a reservoir constructed on the Nysa Kłodzka river in Poland in 1971. By the lake, a hydroelectric power plant is located.

Nyskie Lake

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

Ansicht der Nadbrzezna-Straße im alten Ortskern von Mielno, Kreis Koszalin

Mielno Poland, Aerial picture taken with drone from sea side

Kołobrzeg, is a port city in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in north-western Poland. It provides a unique combination of a seaside resort, health resort, an old town full of historic monuments and tourist entertainment options.

Kołobrzeg

Słowiński National Park lies on the Baltic Sea coast in northern Poland. It consists of 32.5 kilometers of coastline and offers many cycling and hiking trails, as well as long empty beaches and stunning forests.

Słowiński National Park

Ustka is a popular summer holiday destination and a fishing port on the south coasts of the Baltic. There are two sand beaches, separated by the river Słupia.

Ustka

Jarosławiec is a village close to one of the most beautiful beaches of the Polish Coast. The Health resort & Medical SPA "Panorama Morska" in Jarosławiec is a recreational compound with an area of 10 hectares. The biggest attraction is a large water park open all year.

Jarosławiec

The Church in Trzęsacz refers to a series of three churches built in Trzęsacz, Poland. The first, constructed of wood, was reportedly built in 1124; the second one, made of bricks, around 1270; and finally the third one, sometime in the late 14th or early 15th century.

Ruins of the church in Trzęsacz

Jamno is a lake in northern Poland, close to the Baltic Sea. The lake is popularly used for sailing.

Lake Jamno

Drawsko Landscape Park is a protected area in north-western Poland. Within the Landscape Park are eight nature reserves.

Drawsko Landscape Park

Mielno is a coastal resort town located on a spit between the Baltic Sea and Jamno lake. It is a well-known tourist destination with sandy beaches.

Mielno

Räuchermaränen in Nikolaiken (Ostpreussen)

Mikołajki - miasto w woj. warmińsko-mazurskim, w powiecie mrągowskim

This image was uploaded as part of Wiki Loves Monuments 2012.

Zdjęcie centrum Mikołajek wykonane z motolotni.

Lawendowe pole near Olsztyn is a lavender plantation with a museum, accommodation, and a shop.

Lawendowe pole

Mrągowo - dojście do Jeziora Czos od strony kościoła ewangelickiego

Odziały włoskie na mrągowskim rynku - miedzioryt Albrechta Adama z 1812 roku.

Amphitheate in Mrągowo seen from opposite shore of Czos Lake

Mrągowo, ul. Królewiecka 30 - rzymskokatolicki kościół parafialny p.w. św. Wojciecha, 1892-1896

Nałęczów, Poland - Książę Józef spa building and pond in a spa park.

Nałęczów, Poland - Małachowskich Palace (Małachowscy's palace), late 18th century

Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and serves as an important regional cultural capital. Historic buildings of Lublin's Old Town create a unique atmosphere of the renaissance city. Lublin aims to be known as the Polish Capital of Festivals.

Lublin

Zamość is a historical city in southeastern Poland. The most prominent building is the Town Hall, built at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. It stands on the north side of the Great Market Square, regarded as one of the most beautiful 16th-century squares in Europe.

Zamosc

Sandomierz is one of the oldest and historically most significant towns in Poland. The most notable landmarks are the Royal Castle, Cathedral Basilica, Jan Długosz House, cathedral bell tower, Collegium Gostomianum, Old Town with the town hall in the middle.

Sandomierz

Lake Zemborzyckie is a retention and recreation reservoir on the Bystrzyca River. There are recreation centers that offer rental of water sports equipment, mountain bikes and water bikes. In winter, the frozen surface is used by ice skaters.

Zemborzyckie

Krzyżtopór Castle is a big castle that served as a medieval fortress and a palace. It was originally built by a Polish nobleman Krzysztof Ossoliński in 1644 in the village of Ujazd. Currently it is under restoration.

Krzyżtopór Castle

Jura Park Bałtów is a tourist complex located in the village of Bałtów. The main element of the park is life-size dinosaur reconstructions. The complex also offers Bałtów Animal Park, rafting on the Kamienna river, an amusement park, horseback riding, and other attractions.

JuraPark Bałtów

Roztocze National Park is a national park in Lublin Voivodeship. The water of the main river running through the park — the Wieprz — is of the second class of purity. Tourists have a choice of using five walking trails or a dedicated bicycle trail.

Roztocze National Park

Nałęczów is a spa town situated in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Notable landmarks include the 18th-century baroque-classicist Małachowski Palace and a park and resort complex dating from the 18th-19th centuries.

Nałęczów

Sopot, ogród zdrojowy, ob. skwer, kon. XIX, 1910

Picture taken in w:Sopot after Wikimania 2010 conference.

Sopot Dolny, pl. Zdrojowy - Zakład Balneologii, 1903-1904

Lighthouse, Zdrojowy square, Sopot, Poland

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

14th-century collegiate church in Uniejów

Castle of the Archbishops of Gniezno in Uniejów

This is the market square of Uniejów, Poland. The 14th-century collegiate church and the neo-Baroque bell tower can be seen in the background

Uniejów, kolegiata Wniebowzięcia NMP, poł. XIV

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

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

Bolimów Landscape Park is a large landscape park located on the border of Lodz and Mazovia provinces. Within the Park there are five nature reserves and many monuments of material culture. A yellow marked hiking trail with a length of 43 km is running through the Bolimowski Landscape Park.

Bolimów Landscape Park

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

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

Panoramic view of beach and port, Ustka, Poland

River mouth swing bridge in Ustka, PL (2014)

The polish city of Ustka on the southern banks of The Baltic Sea.

Closed pedestrian swing bridge in Ustka, PL

Kashubian Landscape Park is a Landscape Park in northern Poland. It represents the natural landscape and is named after the historic Kashubian culture that existed in this region. Within the Kashubian Landscape Park are 12 distinct nature reserves.

Kashubian Landscape Park

Łebsko Lake is a coastal lake in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland. It is the part of Słowiński National Park. The Łeba River flows through Łebsko Lake just before it reaches the Baltic Sea at the town of Łeba.

Łebsko Lake

Widok z Butorowego wierchu na Tatry i Zakopane

Willa „Oksza”, Zakopane - widok na tylną elewacje

Willa drewn. „Staszeczkówka”, Zakopane

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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