niedziela, 30 marca 2008


The north of Poland is rich in beauty of nature. Along the border we have the Baltic Sea with beautiful seashore, beaches and high cliffs. During summer, there are lots of clubs, pubs and concerts, so it the best way to spend holidays there. The biggest resorts are Sopot Kolobrzeg, Miedzyzdroje and Swinoujscie.
You can’t miss Gdansk. It’s one of the most popular and beautiful cities in the north Poland. There is a historic old town and famous monument of the Neptune. A place which is really worth seeing is a harbour ad shipyard. It’s a special place because of the events which took place there in 80s and are connected with social-political movement Solidarnosc.
Close to the German-Polish border you can find Szczecin. There is a bay on the Odra river. You can also sightsee there a beautiful old town, a palace.
In the past, till the end of The Second World War German resigned over the North of Poland. Even today you can find there lots of remnants which remain those days like castles, palaces, fortifications etc.


Zakopane
Zakopane is a town in southern Poland with approximately 28,000 inhabitants.
The town, a place of Górale culture and informally known as the winter capital of Poland, lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the feet of the Tatra Mountains, which is the only alpine mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains.
Zakopane lies in a big valley between the Tatra Mountains and Gubałówka Hill. It is the most important Polish centre of mountaineering and skiing, and is visited by about three million tourists annually. The most important alpine skiing locations are Kasprowy Wierch, Nosal and Gubałówka Hill.
Zakopane has the highest elevation (800-1000 m) of any town in Poland. The central point of the town is at the junction of Krupówki and Kościuszki streets.
The earliest documents mentioning Zakopane date to the 17th century, describing a glade named Zakopisko. In 1676 it was a village of 43 inhabitants. Together with a section of the Tatra Mountains, it was sold in 1824 to the Homola family.
In March 1940 representatives of NKVD and Gestapo met for one week in the Villa Tadeusz in Zakopane, for the coordination of the pacification of resistance in Poland.
Zakopane hosted the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 1929, 1939, and 1962, the winter Universiades in 1956, 1993 and 2001, the biathlon World Championship, several ski jumping world cups, and several Nordic combined, Nordic and Alpine European Cups. It was an unsuccessful candidate city for the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2011 World Ski Championships, and remains in the running to host this latter competition in 2013.




Kraków
In English also spelled Krakow or Cracow. Cracow is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland. The city dates back to the 7th century. It was the capital of Poland from 1038 to 1596 and the capital of Kraków Voivodeship from the 14th century to 1999. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish scientific, cultural and artistic life. As the former national capital with a history encompassing more than a thousand years, the city remains the spiritual heart of Poland.




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