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Things to do in Southern Poland

 

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Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Oswiecim
As featured in Daytrips from Krakow
Ranked #1 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Historic Sites; History Museums; Museums

The Auschwitz-Birkenau complex (en.auschwitz.org... comprises two concentration camps. Auschwitz 1 gives details of the history of, and life in the concentration camp but the... more »

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Ranked #2 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Historic Walking Areas
Owner description: The 13th century merchants' town is home to Europe's largest market square and offers numerous historical houses, palaces and... more » Owner description: The 13th century merchants' town is home to Europe's largest market square and offers numerous historical houses, palaces and churches with magnificent interiors, 14th century fortifications, ancient synagogues, Jagiellonian University and the Gothic cathedral where the kings of Poland were buried. « less
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Ranked #3 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Owner description: Huge 10-acre square, the largest in any of Europe's medieval cities, features the 16th-century Renaissance Cloth Hall and the... more » Owner description: Huge 10-acre square, the largest in any of Europe's medieval cities, features the 16th-century Renaissance Cloth Hall and the splendid 14th-century Gothic Basilica of the Virgin Mary. « less
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Ranked #4 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Religious Sites; Architectural Buildings
Owner description: One of the most famous of Poland's churches, this Gothic structure features two striking towers, the taller of which is a... more » Owner description: One of the most famous of Poland's churches, this Gothic structure features two striking towers, the taller of which is a magnificent Gothic spire with a gold-plated crown built in 1666. « less
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Ranked #5 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
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Ostrow Tumski, Wroclaw
Ranked #6 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Historic Walking Areas; Religious Sites
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Old Town, Wroclaw
Ranked #7 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Historic Walking Areas
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Ranked #8 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Religious Sites; Historic Sites
Owner description: National shrine known for its superb religious art including the giant bell of Zygmunt of 1520, one of the world's largest,... more » Owner description: National shrine known for its superb religious art including the giant bell of Zygmunt of 1520, one of the world's largest, and the burial place of many Polish kings and their families, national heroes and numerous bishops. « less
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Ranked #9 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Historic Sites
Owner description: Housed in the former administrative building of Oskar Schindler factory, Emalia, is a museum that tells the story of... more » Owner description: Housed in the former administrative building of Oskar Schindler factory, Emalia, is a museum that tells the story of Schindler and the Jewish prisoners of Plaszow who were the inspiration for Steven Spielberg's hit movie, "Schindler's List." « less
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Ranked #10 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Museums
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Wieliczka Salt Mine, Wieliczka
As featured in Daytrips from Krakow
Ranked #11 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Landmarks/ Points of Interest; Speciality Museums; Caverns/ Caves; Mines; Bodies of Water

The Salt Mines are about half hour drive from Krakow, in a little village called Wieliczka.You can also catch a train from the main railway station (Krakow Glowny) to Wieliczka... more »

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Ranked #12 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Landmarks/ Points of Interest

Panorama Racławicka is a large painting showing the Battle of Racławice (Kościuszko Uprising). The painting is located inside a characteristic rotund building. The painting is... more »

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Active Therapy, Szczawno Zdroj
Ranked #13 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Sports Camps/ Clinics
Owner description: Active Therapy provides active holidays in Zakopane area for people with passion for outdoor sports. Our activities are... more » Owner description: Active Therapy provides active holidays in Zakopane area for people with passion for outdoor sports. Our activities are suitable for children and adults, individuals and groups, able and disabled. Active Therapy Ski School runs one of the best adaptive skiing programme in Europe. We use wide range of the newest adaptive ski equipment. We have professional ski instructors who are fun, friendly and experienced in teaching skiing people with all disabilities and all ages. We do ski lessons in Zakopane, Białka Tatrzańska, Karpacz and in Alps - Austria, Switzerland, France) Our summer programme includes: cycling with adaptive programme for disabled riders (hand bike), hiking and sightseeing, massage and physiotherapy. We provide suitable adaptive equipment for disabled people (mono-ski, dualski, outriggers, handcycle, outdoor sports wcheelchairs). « less
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Ranked #14 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Religious Sites
Decorated with vibrant colors and Stanislaw Wyspianski’s famous stained glass window “God the Father.”
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Ranked #15 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: History Museums; Museums; Historic Sites
Owner description: Chevra Lomdei Mishnayot: the only synagogue to survive the Holocaust in the vicinity of Auschwitz. Today part of the... more » Owner description: Chevra Lomdei Mishnayot: the only synagogue to survive the Holocaust in the vicinity of Auschwitz. Today part of the Auschwitz Jewish Center. « less
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SnEzka, Karpacz
Ranked #16 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Mountains
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Ranked #17 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Educational Sites; Historic Sites; Museums
Owner description: First founded in 1364, this integral part of Krakow life has many distinguished alumni including distinguished Polish... more » Owner description: First founded in 1364, this integral part of Krakow life has many distinguished alumni including distinguished Polish intellectuals, political leaders and well-known international figures like Nicolaus Copernicus and Pope John Paul II. The Collegium Maius is the oldest surviving building of the university. « less
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Ranked #18 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Symphonies
Owner description: Concerts performed seven days a week at St. Adelbert's church, the oldest church in on Krakow, by four graduates of the... more » Owner description: Concerts performed seven days a week at St. Adelbert's church, the oldest church in on Krakow, by four graduates of the Krakow Academy of Music. « less
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Ranked #19 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Military Bases/ Facilities
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The Planty, Krakow
As featured in Krakow for free
Ranked #20 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Scenic/ Historic Walking Areas
A scenic walkway that circles a park around the Old Town.
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Ranked #21 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Castles; Historic Sites; Historic Walking Areas
Owner description: Serving as a royal residence and the site where the country's rulers governed Poland for five centuries (1038-1596), this... more » Owner description: Serving as a royal residence and the site where the country's rulers governed Poland for five centuries (1038-1596), this castle is a symbol of the independent Polish state and today contains a priceless collection of 16th-century Flemish tapestries, considered to be one of the largest in the world. « less
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Ranked #22 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Religious Sites
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Ranked #23 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Speciality Museums
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Ranked #24 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Neighbourhoods; Historic Walking Areas
Owner description: Sizable Jewish population of Krakow moved to this district at the end of the fifteenth century, which served as the main... more » Owner description: Sizable Jewish population of Krakow moved to this district at the end of the fifteenth century, which served as the main cultural center of the Polish Jewry for centuries. « less
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Ranked #25 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Museums
Owner description: The Galicia Jewish Museum exists to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and to celebrate the Jewish culture of Polish... more » Owner description: The Galicia Jewish Museum exists to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and to celebrate the Jewish culture of Polish Galicia, presenting Jewish history from a new perspective. « less
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Ranked #26 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Historic Sites; Shopping centres
Owner description: Considered the world's oldest shopping mall, the present Renaissance structure dates from 1555 and features in its interior... more » Owner description: Considered the world's oldest shopping mall, the present Renaissance structure dates from 1555 and features in its interior many food stalls and small shops, terrace cafes and flower stands that surround the statue of Adam Mickiewicz. « less
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Ulica Kanonicza, Krakow
As featured in 3 days in Krakow
Ranked #27 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Lined with mostly Renaissance houses, this street is one of the oldest in Krakow. 
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Ranked #28 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Landmarks/ Points of Interest; Historic Sites
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Ranked #29 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Owner description: Encircling the Old Town district, this 14th-century gate and its four towers are the remnants of the city's fortifications,... more » Owner description: Encircling the Old Town district, this 14th-century gate and its four towers are the remnants of the city's fortifications, most of which were destroyed at the beginning of the nineteenth century. « less
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Ranked #30 of 299 attractions in Southern Poland
Category: Ski/ Snowboard Areas
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