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Gdansk is a city in Poland, which lies on the southern edge of Gdansk Bay, situated just at the mouth of the Motlawa River. The city is very modern, full of interesting architecture and sculptures. The city has an intellectual bohemian character.

The picture displays the International Street & Open-Air Theatres Festival (FETA)with troupes from 14 countries, including Canada and Iran, were performing comedic, pyrotechnic and just plain abstract shows (mostly free!) all around the Main Town.

St. John’s church at Sunset.

The city has many fine buildings from the time of the Hanseatic League. Most tourist attractions are located along or near Ulica DÅ‚uga and DÅ‚ugi Targ, a pedestrian thoroughfare surrounded by buildings reconstructed in historical (primarily 17th century) style and flanked at both ends by elaborate city gates.

Multikino is located on the suburbs of Cracow and it’s a part of a chain of multiplex cinemas located in the Zlote Tarasy commercial center. The cinema has an auditorium seating 777 and the largest screen in Poland. All halls are equipped with one of the world’s leading sound system – “Martin Audio”.

The complex offers: seven other comfortable auditory, multiple gigantic screens, Dolby digital sound and picture, unique premiere hall, music club, variety of snacks and drinks and shopping center.
The “35mm” music club is on the top floor of the entertainment complex, with a DJ, a bar and a restaurant. Its design is light and airy compared with white walls, skylights and egg chairs.

We recommend calling the tickets center to reserve your tickets for premieres and more popular showings.

Ostoya Hotel is a 19^th century structure with an ideal location in the city centre of Krakow. Around the hotel are the most remarkable, cultural and leisure districts. The Rynek Glowny square and green Blonie Park offer a vast amount of attractions.

The old building of Ostoya Hotel has been converted into a four star hotel where the elegance is combine with joyful atmosphere.

Rooms and suites are provided with a decorative style in agreement with the common areas as well as modern equipment, broadband internet connection included, to satisfy the needs of all guests. Each room features its own unique design, with stylish furniture and upholsteries.
Salons restaurant is in charge of guest’s appetites with a tasty choice of Polish and continental dishes, as well as exquisite desserts. For those visiting the city on business the Ostoya Palace Hotel offers two atmospheric meeting halls with state-of-the-art equipment.

Zamosc is a town in southeastern Poland. Zamosc was founded in the year 1580 by the Chancellor and Hetman (head of the army of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) Jan Zamoyski on the trade route linking western and northern Europe with the Black Sea. Modelled on the Italian trading cities and built during the Baroque period by the architect Bernardo Morando, a native of Padua, Zamosc. Renaissance town built from scratch by Hetman Jan Zamoyski in in the mid-16th century. The Baroque town hall dominates the Great Market, which is surrounded by arcade houses of the period. Zamosc is a top class monument of significant historical and artistic value, therefore it was included on the list of the World’s Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1992.

The most spectacular is the great market square with old arcade burghers’ houses. It is dominated by a lofty town hall with its sky-high tower and monumental staircase. On both sides stand beautiful houses, which were owned by rich merchants in the past. South-west of the market square is the cathedral with its splendid Renaissance interior decorations, including a lot of good stone and stucco work, paintings, portraits of the Zamoyskis, and the family crypt. Zamosc was built from the very start, within a short period of time and in one architectural style, which gives the town a unique place in Polish and European history. It is an embodiment of the most outstanding Renaissance architects dreams about the ideal town. Bernardo Morando, the Italian architect- designer of Zamosc town and fortress and Jan Zamoyski, the politician, great crown chancellor and outstanding sixteenth century statesman decided to build the ideal Town.

Zamosc is a major cultural center and the pride of the architectural thought of various nations. It is called an ideal city, a pearl of the Renaissance, an epitome of a fortress city erected on so called “raw root” as a residence of the respectable and affluent Zamoyski family. Today, the traditions of the cultural and scholar center – the Zamoyska Academy – are still alive. The Old Town, surrounded by earthwork, is still “defended” by a system of gates and is recognized as the masterpiece of military art. Also, Rynek Wielki (the Grand Market) and adjacent streets filling out the regular, checked-like layout with numerous arcade tenements, the city hall and the cathedral dominating the city are charming and worthy of note.

Cultural life in Zamosc is rich: “Zamosc Theatre Summer”, “International Meetings of Jazz Singers”, “Jazz on Eastern Borderlands”, ” Zamosc Music Days” organised by famous Karol Namysowski’s Polish Woscianska Orchestra, and many others. Of particular interest are the fragments of the former fortifications, including the gates, bastions, earthworks, defensive walls, and gun emplacements. These elements, together with the beautiful Renaissance buildings, make Zamosc a specially charming and unusual place to visit.