Regions & Cities
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Kraków
Walking the Rynek, you’ll hear tram clacks and street musicians while Wawel Castle watches.
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Rzeszów
Rzeszów’s compact Rynek anchors Baroque townhouses, an underground tourist route through cellars, and a lively student scene.
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Zakopane
At the foot of the Tatra, Zakopane mixes wooden villas and mountain gear shops, Krupówki’s tourist bustle, cable cars to Kasprowy and hiking or skiing on steep ridges - plus smoked oscypek sold from roadside stands.
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Przemyśl
Przemyśl’s layered borders show in Austro-Hungarian fortresses, a hilltop cathedral and a compact Old Town of bakeries and cafés.
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Kielce
Built into the Świętokrzyskie foothills, Kielce offers limestone cliffs at Kadzielnia, cave amphitheaters, museums and hiking trails.
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Wawel Castle
Atop a limestone hill overlooking the Vistula, Wawel Castle houses royal apartments, a cathedral and art collections; tourists visit for the historic state rooms, cathedral chapels and city views.
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Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
Near Kraków and Bochnia, the Wieliczka and Bochnia salt mines feature underground chapels, carved salt sculptures and passages reached on guided tours-sites of mining history and subterranean pilgrimage.
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Bieszczady National Park
Bieszczady National Park in Poland covers remote Carpathian ridges with beech forests, meadows and sparse settlements.
Lesser Poland at a Glance
Local Time
12:55 AM
GMT+1
Population
6,723,356
Best Things to Do in Lesser Poland
Museum
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
Former Nazi extermination camp preserved as memorial museum
Castle
Wawel Castle
Historic royal complex atop Kraków's Vistula hill
Square
Main Square, Kraków
Historic medieval market square in central Kraków
Historical Site
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
Historic underground salt mines with carved chapels
Church
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kraków
Gothic Kraków church famous for its altarpiece
Amusement Park
Energylandia
Poland's large amusement park with numerous roller coasters
Museum
National Museum in Kraków
National museum preserving Polish art and cultural heritage
Museum
Rural Architecture Museum of Sanok
Open-air museum showcasing traditional Polish wooden structures
Museum
Galicia Jewish Museum
Museum documenting Galicia's Jewish history and culture
Mountain
Rysy
Border peak in Tatra Mountains and Poland's highest
Church
Wawel Cathedral
Gothic cathedral and royal chapel atop Wawel Hill
Park
Tatra National Park, Slovakia
