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Jan06

The castle stands in the heart of Ojcow National Park

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Ojcow Castle is settled come Krakow and the modify glace Pieskowa Skala Hall. The castle is now a leave of Ojcow Mortal Arena come Krakow. This late-Romanesque designer chessman in Ojcow belongs to a gather of late Gothic secure fortresses titled ‘Eagle’s Nests’. It was shapely on a towering gynaecologist in the 13th century, guarding the vale above Ojcow townsfolk.

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Oct15

Mamaison Le Regina Hotel Warsaw

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Sitting on a scenic hill that overlooks the Vistula River, the Mamaison Le Regina Hotel is five-star elegant and sophisticated property located in the heart of Warsaw. Boasting an excellent location, this luxurious hotel is surrounded by numerous important landmarks including the National Opera House, the Marie Curie Museum, the Umschlagplatz, the Royal Castle and Old Town Square.

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Sep17

One of the most intriguing places to stay in Poznan

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Blow Up Hall 50 50 hotel is a unique interactive art hotel located in arts and business centre in Poznan city, Poland. Approximately 6 km from the city airport, this luxury hotel is close to Adam Mickiewicz University, National Museum, and Archaelogical Museum. Featuring an ultra-modern design and hi-tech facilities, Blow Up Hall Hotel offers a combination of luxury, high tech, the finest design and personal artistic experimentation.

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May29

The birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus

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One of the oldest cities in Poland, the medieval town is the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus. In 1997 the history center of the city was designated a UNESCO’s World Heritage Site and the Old Town was added to the list of Seven Wonders of Poland.

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May03

Bednarski Park

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If you are in or near Podgorze, Poland and looking for a nice, relaxing green spot, Bednarski Park could be a good option. With its split level nature, the place is well balanced in terms of what it can offer. In some place the park feels more like a little forest, with virgin, pathless swathes of green. There are quite a few large, green, even surfaced patches, allowing for sports or all sorts of team games and picnic options.

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Apr18

The Safe House

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The Safe House is a 6,100 sq.ft. fortress designed by KWK Promes Architects close to Warsaw, Poland.

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Apr07

Muzeum Lotnictwa, Krakow

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The Lotnictwa Museum in Krakow is one of the largest museums of avaiation in the world. It is located in historically preserved buildings and hangars of the former historic airfield of Rakowice-Cyzyny, the first airfield on polish terrain, build in 1912 for the air fleet no. 7 of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire.

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Feb10

National Museum in Krakow

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The National Museum in Krakow was originally founded as a municipal institution so as to shun control by the occupant’s government in Vienna. At the moment it employs 644 people, including 257 in curatorial areas and a relatively big internal security forces of 112 armed officers who provide safeguarding services in all the buildings. The museum promotes world and Polish art, as well asvscientific, historical and artistic merit, which were produced out of beliefs of those who shared a sense of belonging to or respect for Polish culture, regardless of their place of residence, nationality or religion.

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Jan28

Hotel Park Inn in Krakow

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Hotel Park Krakow in Poland is situated in the heart of Krakow’s city center and in a close proximity to top city attractions like the Jewish district of Kazimierz and Wawel Castle.

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Dec20

Wawel Castle

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People lived on the Wawel Hill at least as early considering fifty thousand years ago, in the Paleolithic Age. In the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, i.e. some three thousand years ago, the settlement was apparently bustling with trade, with assorted crafts also keep from farming. Authentic was at the turn of the past millennium when the rulers of Poland took maturing their residence here. During the premier 16th century King Sigismund I the Old (1506-1548) brought domination the best native and foreign artists (Italian architects and sculptors, German decorators, etc.) to inaugurate the foxy Renaissance palace-cum-castle which survived, little changed, till because.

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