Saturday, 28 April 2012

Why Visit Poland This Coming Vacation

By Lukasz Szczepanik


Poland is one country where you can go for water sports such as sailing, kayaking, and fishing. You can also go for skiing, hiking, snowboarding, and other types of extreme sports. Poland travel is also a good tourist destination for family vacations because it has beaches and plenty of farms and parks.

It has its fair share of history, which draws tourists to this country. Many people visit the Auschwitz Concentration camp and confirm what they read about the Nazi atrocities. Krakow's Wawel Castle is another crowd puller. One of the things that history lovers wouldn't miss is the dragon's sculpture on River Vistula's banks. This fire breathing monster has inspired many such sculptures and remains a remarkable work of art.

Krakow is also a place that many people visit. This was the capital city. There is the Wawel Cathedral here too. This is known as the country's national sanctuary. The present Cathedral, which was built in successive phases in the early 14th century, was consecrated on 28 March, 1364.

Wawel Cathedral also has a museum, which is known as The John Paul II Wawel Cathedral Museum. Visitors can see various religious relics and cult items in this museum. In addition to these, the museum also has many artworks. These exhibits are organized according to their historic importance, and artistic worth. Therefore, they are not arranged in sequence of the year to which they relate.

There is another castle that fascinates most tourists. It is Warsaw's Royal Castle. This was the castle in which the monarchs lived. Today, The Royal Castle houses the National museum. It is important as a national tribute to the glorious period in Poland's history.

Poland is a shopper's delight. It has several shopping areas which the shoppers should not fail to visit. The list includes the first mall that was built here. This ancient mall was built almost 700 years ago. It is known as the Sukiennice or the Cloth Hall. Tourists buy replicas of objects from Krakow's illustrious history. Such keepsakes include replica of royal armor worn by one of the knights.

Warsaw has the Lazienki Park. Within it is the Chopin Monument. This monument is located on the Park's upper part. There are waterways, ponds, lovely peacocks, and palaces. The tranquility of the natural surroundings will be remembered forever. Lucky visitors can also hear concerts in the vicinity, if there is one.

This is just a basic idea of what this country has to offer. Besides history, entertainment and sports, there is also a lot of beautiful scenery such as mountains and beaches. It is possible to include visits to such mountains and beaches if the places of interest are in the vicinity because these are accessible from different parts of the country. Poland travel is definitely worth a visit!


A short snippet of some of the top attractions in Poland






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