January 25, 2011
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The Warsaw Radio Mast was the tallest structure ever built — a 646.38-metre-high radio transmission mast near Konstantynów in central Poland that, from its completion in 1974 until its dramatic collapse in 1991, was the tallest man-made structure on Earth, taller than the Burj Khalifa would be when it opened 20 years later. The mast […]
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Categories: Poland, Sights
January 6, 2011
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Sopot Pier (Molo w Sopocie) is the longest wooden pier in Europe — an elegant 511.5-metre structure extending into the Baltic Sea from one of Poland’s most glamorous seaside resorts, offering panoramic views of the Gulf of Gdańsk and a quintessential Polish seaside experience that has drawn visitors since the 1820s. Part of the Tri-City […]
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Categories: Poland, Sights
September 19, 2010
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Poznań is one of Poland’s most dynamic and historically significant cities — a vibrant commercial and cultural hub in the west of the country whose magnificent Renaissance Old Market Square (Stary Rynek), with its famous mechanical goats that butt heads at noon on the Town Hall tower, is one of the most beautiful public spaces […]
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Categories: Poland, Sights
September 14, 2010
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Toruń is one of Poland’s most beautiful and historically significant cities — a UNESCO World Heritage Gothic masterpiece on the banks of the Vistula River whose perfectly preserved medieval Old Town of red-brick churches, merchant houses, and defensive walls is one of the finest ensembles of Gothic architecture in Europe. Birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus in […]
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Categories: Poland, Sights
September 12, 2010
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Wrocław is one of Poland’s most vibrant and architecturally stunning cities — a colourful tapestry of Gothic spires, Baroque palaces, and modernist landmarks spread across 12 islands and over 100 bridges. Known as the “Venice of Poland,” this Lower Silesian gem has reinvented itself as a cultural powerhouse, crowned European Capital of Culture in 2016 […]
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Categories: Poland, Sights
September 9, 2010
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Gdańsk – A port with great historical significance | Poland Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Gdańsk is the capital of Poland’s “Pomorze” province and Poland’s principal seaport. It is located on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay on the Baltic Sea. The main industry in the city is around shipbuilding […]
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September 5, 2010
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Słowiński National Park is one of Poland’s most extraordinary natural landscapes — a UNESCO World Heritage coastal reserve on the Baltic Sea whose defining feature is its shifting sand dunes, massive golden mountains of sand up to 42 metres high that move inland at a rate of 3–10 metres per year, slowly consuming the pine […]
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Categories: Nature, Poland
August 24, 2010
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Pieniny National Park in Poland Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Pieniny National Park (Polish: Pieniński Park Narodowy) is a protected area in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, in the heart of the Pieniny Mountains. Pieniny National Park is one of the smallest Polish National Parks, lying in the southernmost part of […]
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August 16, 2010
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Kraków – the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland Updated: May 31, 2020 | By Claire | More Krakow is the second largest city in Poland, as well as being one of the oldest in this country’s history. This city can be found on the list of World Heritage Sites, mostly […]
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Categories: Poland, Sights
April 28, 2010
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Poland – country of the BIG Pope Updated: September 21, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Poland lies in Central Europe and is stretched along the Baltic Cost which is 528 km long. It offers sandy beaches which are among the best in Europe and their characteristic feature is the narrow sandy scythe, which […]
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