Visit Krakow & Warsaw, Poland travel guide

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Warsaw is the capital of Poland and, with 1.7 million inhabitants, its largest city. It is located on the Vistula River (Polish: Wis³a), roughly equidistant (350 km, 217 mi) from both the Baltic Sea (Ba³tyk) in the north and the Carpathian Mountains (Karpaty) in the south.

See in Warsaw, Poland
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Most of the major sightseeing attractions are located in Centrum area, which encompasses seven districts, however, the most important district for sight seeing is likely to be considered Œrَdmieœcie. The other districts all have something else to offer too, but the further from Centrum you journey, the less likely you're to find much of anything that is of any major interest, although Wilanَw's palace and Kabaty forest are interesting enough.

Itineraries
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The Royal Road (Trakt Krَlewski) was originally a track linking the Royal Castle to the Royal Palace in Wilanَw (Pa³ac Krَlewski w Wilanowie), some 10 km farther. There are many points of interest along the route, and there's a Poster Museum (Muzeum Plakatu) in Wilanَw as well.

Museums
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Warsaw Uprising Museum Interactive museum that documents the historic struggle of the Poles during WWII. The Uprising should have lasted only 3 days but lasted more than 2 months. The brief 3-D film that simulates flying over the destroyed city is powerful.

Center for Modern Art (Centrum Sztuki Wspَ³czesnej)

Royal Lazienki (Lazienki Krolewskie)

Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw - located only a few minutes walk from the Central Railway Station the Museum invites to step into the world of contemporary art by Polish and international artists. Guided tours every Sunday at 2 pm.

National Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie)

The National Museum in Warsaw is home to over 800,000 exhibits of both Polish and worldwide art. They represent all epochs from antiquity to contemporary times, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, illustrations, photographs, numismatic items and objects of applied arts.

======Krakَw (Cracow)========

Krakَw (Cracow) is not only a historical and visual gem, it's Poland's second largest city and covers both banks of the Wisla (or Vistula) river. At the foot of the Carpathian Mountains, the metropolitan area has more than 1.4 million inhabitants if you include the surrounding communities.

See in Krakَw (Cracow), Poland
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Most of the popular tourist attractions are located in the Old Town. See the separate article for complete listings.

Krakَw's historic centre, which includes the Old Town, Kazimierz and the Wawel Castle, was included as the first of its kind on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1978.

The district of Kazimierz whith its Jewish heritage is very interesting. The synagogue of Remuh, for example, was built in 1557. Although it's not so well-conserved and the entrance costs PLN5, it has a great atmosphere with its old walls and its ancient vestments. Adjacent is its cemetery created in 1511 and recently restored. The atmosphere is very melancholic there and deserves a visit.

The district of Nowa Huta was built during the Communist Era, and was made for the people working in the huge steelworks (5 times larger than the Old Town of Krakow) there. The architecture of the district is typical socialist; huge buildings surround green parks. The district now is poor, and you can touch the real uneasiness of those times there. Main station is Plac Centralny which can be reached by trams 4, 10, 16, 21, 22 and 64.

Travellers who come to Krakow often visit Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. Not many know that in Krakow there was also a Nazi concentration camp located in Podgَrze district. You can visit Schindler's Factory there.