Outside cosmopolitan Warsaw, Eastern Europe's largest country is well worth the trip for its atmospheric, historic cities like Cracow; Europe's largest primeval forest; a fetching Baltic sea coast; and impressive mountains with good skiing.

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Cracow cited in ´ 8 Gems Among Europe's Lesser Known Cathedrals and Churches´

Jakub Halun Poland's capital until 1596 is its most historic city, and Wawel Hill, perched on a bluff over the Vistula River, was its ancient nucleus, home to the royal castle as well as this Gothic cathedral, officially called the Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaud and Wenceslaus. It was founded nearly a thousand years ago, but what we see now is the third iteration, built in the 14th century and as usual added to over the years, yielding a mix of Romanesque, Gothic,…

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Cracow cited as one of '7 of Europe's Cheapest Cities to Visit'

  Europe is of course filled with amazing scenic and cultural sights and experiences, but it's also known as by and large an expensive place to visit. Yet it doesn't have to be! There are still a number of European cities and countries where you won't bust your wallet on lodging, dining, entertainment, and touring, and here are seven of them - many, but not all, in Eastern Europe (and of course don't forget that in budget travel, a good part of your savings occurs at the beginning and end of…

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Gryfino's 'bent forest' in '15 of the World's Lesser Know Travel Wonders'

    This bizarre array of crooked pine trees near Gryfino in western Poland will completely fascinate you. Planted in the 1930s or1940s, these 80 or so pines grow at a 90-degree root angle toward the north, and no one has come up with a definitive explanation as to why - theories include gravitational pull, high winds, heavy snowfalls, and genetic mutations. Whatever the reason, you have to see them to believe them! .   read post    

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  • Vacation Rental By Owner June 29, 2011 at 8:14pm
    I sign up to Poland group, but it looks like nothing new happend in Poland since last year. I tray to promote Poland and Polish Aspen Zakopane. There is so little information in English language about events in Poland. Zakopane city website has nothing updated since few years ago. Any body knows how to shake up "sleeping gigant" in Zakopane?
  • Margaret Andrzejewska-Bancewicz May 26, 2011 at 10:36pm

    Sorry, but your criteria whether one person or company is an expert or not, is not clear at all.

    You should add : www.travelplus.pl 

    Company with a good reputation in the market , professional staff, own stand at important international events WTM

     

  • Margaret Andrzejewska-Bancewicz May 8, 2011 at 12:56pm
    David, Please kindly add movies on Gdansk to the above list.
  • Tripatini October 11, 2010 at 7:00pm
    A Tripatini member would love some tips on Cracow for a trip 2 weeks from now. If you'd like to help, please respond at the link below, on Ask A Travel Expert:

    http://www.tripatini.com/forum/topics/sights-and-restaurants-in

    Thanks!!
  • David Paul Appell April 12, 2010 at 8:03pm
    Our deep condolences to Poland and its people for the loss of many of its top leaders in the plane crash on April 10.
  • David Paul Appell July 24, 2009 at 3:53pm
    Nice job on both fronts, Tim! Want to post that blog entry in our Lithuania group, too?
  • Tim Richards July 24, 2009 at 7:00am
    Hey I notice the video clip I made on Krakow for Lonely Planet is here on the page. Nice.

    By coincidence, I've just posted a new blog entry re communist-era remnants in Poland and Lithuania, here it is:

    Red Menace: Communist-Era Relics

    Enjoy!
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