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Cracow:
Cracow,
a city that was the capital of Poland for centuries. In 1992 it bore the
title of "European City of Culture". Together with the districts of
Kazimierz and Stardom, Cracow is one of 12 places listed by UNESCO as a
World Cultural Heritage site.
With its compact central area, superb
historic facades and delightful surrounding countryside, Krakow,
nestling in the Vistula valley which runs between the
Krakowsko-Czestochowska Jura or Upland and the foothills of the
Carpathian mountains, ranks as a unique monument and is without doubt
the most attractive of Poland's cities.
Warsaw:

Warsaw has been the capital of Mazowieckie voivodship (the largest of
polish voivodships) since the early 17th century. It is the largest
centre of the voivodship in terms of industry, culture and tourism. This
was a market and defensive township as early as in the 10th century, but
only officially a town from the mid 13th on. As the years passed, Warsaw
flourished at times, then crashed at others. The Swedish invasion, the
Prtitions and two World Wars were terribly hard on the city. Warsaw
must-see Old Town is a World Heritage Site as an example of faithful
reconstruction from its pre-War state, in many cases down to the finest
detail.
The most impressive buildings in Warsaw are the Royal
Castle, the Wilanow Palace and Park and Lazienki Park with its several
palaces en route. All told, the Trakt Krolewski as it is known takes in
the Krakowskie Przedmiescie, Nowy Swiat and Aleje Ujazdowskie
thoroughfares, all attractive and worth a stroll, with their many
churches, palaces and stylish tenement houses. A quite different scene
is that of the city centre proper, dominated as it is by the imposingly
stark Socialist-Realist architecture of the Palace of Culture and
Science.
Gdansk:

Gdansk is one of the most beautifull polish cities. Historical
architecture mixed with the artistic spirit in the air and the nearness
of the sea all that gives a unique impression on everyone who has ever
visited this place. This city and area around it calles Gdansk Pomerania
was within Poland up to the 12th century before becoming an
independent dukedom until the 14th century, when it was taken by the
Teutonic Knights. Finally in 1919 it became Polish again, though Gdansk
itself retained Free City status (as Danzig).
At 4.45 on September 1st 1939 the German bombardment
of the nearby Westerplatte penisula launched World War II. Apart from
Westerplatte, the most eagerly-visited attraction in the Gdansk area is
the city's Main Town full of charming corners and featuring fine
churches, decorative tenement houses and museums. Buildings like The
Church of The Blessed Virgin Mary (the largest in Poland) and Main
Town's Gothic-style Town Hall with its 82m tower and exquisite interiors
are must-see places in Gdansk for every tourist. Catching the eye is
also the Old Crane in the port area on the Motlawa, once serving to load
and unload goods and one of the largest of its kind in Mediaeval Europe.
Wroclaw:

Wroclaw is one of the oldest Polish cities. In the year 1000, a
bishopric subordinated to the Archbishopric of Gniezno was founded here.
In turn, it was at the beginning of the 13th century that town rights
were obtained. The destruction by the Tatars in 1241 and various changes
of allegiance, notwithstanding, Wroclaw never stopped developing to
reach now the status of one of the most dynamical and interesting cities
in Poland. It is today a University city full of life and interesting
historical buildings like the 14th-15th century Gothic Town Hall, the
famous Leopoldin Hall at the University in the former Jesuit college,
the 13th-15th century Gothic Cathedral of St. John and many other
churches, monasteries and convents, tenement houses and palaces. A particular attraction is the Battle of Raclawice Panorama, a painting by
Jan Styka and Wojciech Kossak which was produced in 1894 and is a unique
example of monumetal painting with its width of 24 meters.
As a city on the Odra River, Wroclaw has over 100
bridges over the main river and its numerous branches. The best-known
bridge of all is the Grunwaldzki suspension bridge. The city also boasts
Poland's largest and most famous ZOO, which was founded in 1865.
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