Date : January 7th, 2012Category : Other interesting placesAuthor : admin
Wadowice is a minor town situated in the south of Poland, approximately 50 kilometers far away from Krakow. The town’s hallmark is the fact that the Pope John Paul the second was born there.
Various corners in the town of Wadowice refer to his bygone existence. When you come at that place go to Koscielna 7 Street where you will discover the family home where the Pope was given birth.
Recently, it functions as a museum where you may find the Wojtyla family’s exclusive goods such like pictures, furnishings, oven as well as many others. In the neighborhood of the flat there is the scenic baroque church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary inside the internal section of the town where the immature Karol Wojtyla used to go aside.
Besides his high school is accessible for visitors. The township itself dates back to XIII century so there exists a nice selection of former historical architecture.
When you are preparing to explore this certain site check out Wadowice tours organised with excitingkrakow.com
Date : December 9th, 2011Category : Other interesting placesAuthor : admin
This sacred place is really often reckoned as the spiritual centre for Polish. Each single year it is entered by the plenty of believers who arrive to beg the Saint Mary for Her mercy. The important fact is that Her blessed icon on Jasna Góra is reckoned to possess much inexplicable supernatural quality.
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Date : December 3rd, 2011Category : AirportsAuthor : admin
The formal designation of the Balice airport is Krakow Airport im. Jana Pawla II. It is an international airport that is located 11km to the west from the downtown of Krakow. The concern named Miadzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Krakow – Balice sp. z. o.o. is a current manager of the object.
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Date : December 1st, 2011Category : Salt MineAuthor : admin
One of the most famous tourist spot in Central Europe. Visited by thousands of people from different parts of the globe. Not only a world class historic monument but also UNESCO World Heritage Site for over 30 years. Most reads probably un-riddle which attraction is mentioned here. Evidently, it can’t be nothing but Wieliczka Salt Mine. The mine is situated not so far from to one of the most important agglomeration in Central Europe – KraKow, in the southern part of the country.
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Date : November 26th, 2011Category : Auschwitz BirkenauAuthor : admin
Auschwitz extermination camp is presently the only former Nazi prison enclosed to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. The camp is set in the little town Oświęcim about two hours from the City of Krakow.
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Date : November 22nd, 2011Category : Other interesting placesAuthor : admin
Perceived as the wintertime capital of Poland, Zakopane is a leisure time – spot also as summer season lasts for many holidaymakers. Placed at the base of the Tatra Mountains in Poland, it verges with the Polish Slovak boundary line. It’s not in the big distance from the Krakow region – you can arrive in that location within 2 hours.
Owing to its position in the valley in between Tatra Mountains and Gubałowka Hill it is surely the Polish important key point of skiing and mountain climbing. The most popular and also most frequently accessed skiing resorts are Kasprowy Wierch, Gubałowka Hill and Nosal.
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Date : November 21st, 2011Category : Other interesting placesAuthor : admin
The Saint Mary with little Jesus Christ is the religious and sacral symbol revered by crowds of worshippers who come to the Jasna Góra Monastery year by year. What is more the icon is perceived as the Polish national emblem.
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Date : November 17th, 2011Category : Auschwitz BirkenauAuthor : admin
The institution memorizes the sufferers of the holocaust huge termination during the World War the second. The museum is placed in Oświęcim, in Malopolska province and includes two concentration camps: Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Set in fourties, the Auschwitz Museum is put in different important houses. The total surface area is arranged on the surface of 191 hectars.
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Date : November 14th, 2011Category : Salt MineAuthor : admin
The well-known touring path in Wieliczka Salt Mine is the well-organized pathway for guests who would like to observe the story of Polish mining. Probably any tourist may be amazed knowing the full salt mine length which is around three hundred km.
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Date : November 10th, 2011Category : Salt MineAuthor : admin
The Crystal Caves Nature Reserve is set in the lovely Wieliczka Salt Mine which is considered to be one of the vastest and most traditional excavations among Europe. people may appreciate it after going down 70-114 meters depth belowground. The beautiful collection is specially respected for the characteristic models of halite crystals.
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