Wroclaw

Population: 640 649

Distance from Katowice: 191km

• The best way from Katowice-Wrocław is by train/car. However, if you chose the car, the road is simply – just straight, taking high-way A4, the direction of Germany.

How to get there: 

• By air: Wrocław has 1 airport with flights from major European cities.
• By train: Big train station so trains from different locations including European cities (Berlin, Vienna, Prague) are also arriving, but we do not recommend (too long)
• By car: Highways in Poland are good, so either driving or by bus, there are a fair lot of connections.

What’s so special about the city: The city of dwarfs and the bridges. Wrocław is one of the great unsung European cities – it’s over a thousand years old, and has been part of many different empires, but it doesn’t have the feel of an open-air museum. It’s a vibrant town where loads are happening all the time.

Don’t miss out on the majestic  Wawel castle and cathedral. Located on a picturesque hill, this complex is the best place to learn about Polish history.

The Wawel Royal Castle is one of Krakow top attractions, which is impressive both from the outside and from the inside. Inside you will find 71 exhibition halls holding thousands of valuable exhibits. Among others, these include numerous paintings, famous tapestries, furniture, military collections as well as archaeological findings which were found on Wawel Hill.

All visitors to Krakow sooner or later end up on the Main Market Square too. Peak into St. Mary’s Basilica – it houses one of the most famous Medieval masterpieces, the wooden altar by Veit Stoss. The Main Market Square is one of the must-see places to visit in Krakow, especially since St. Mary’s Church is just one of the many attractions you will find there. It is also worth visiting the underground multimedia exhibition. It teaches the history of Krakow and is located next to the Krakow Cloth Hall. The Krakow Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) is without a doubt worth a visit, especially if you want to buy original Polish handicrafts as a souvenir. What’s more, one of the things to do in Krakow at night is to stroll around the Main Market Square!

The history buff will be delighted to visit the museum inside Oskar Schindler’s factory. You can visit Schindler’s preserved office and learn more about his heroism than you ever would from the Spielberg movie. The Oskar Schindler Enamel Factory Museum presents an exhibition regarding the time of the Nazi occupation of Krakow during the years 1939-1945. The exhibition not only shows the history of the city, but also tells the story of its inhabitants – both Poles and Jews. Facts about the course of World War II are intertwined here showing both everyday and private life – which definitely impresses visitors.

The history buff will be delighted to visit the museum inside Oskar Schindler’s factory. You can visit Schindler’s preserved office and learn more about his heroism than you ever would from the Spielberg movie. The Oskar Schindler Enamel Factory Museum presents an exhibition regarding the time of the Nazi occupation of Krakow during the years 1939-1945. The exhibition not only shows the history of the city, but also tells the story of its inhabitants – both Poles and Jews. Facts about the course of World War II are intertwined here showing both everyday and private life – which definitely impresses visitors.

The history buff will be delighted to visit the museum inside Oskar Schindler’s factory. You can visit Schindler’s preserved office and learn more about his heroism than you ever would from the Spielberg movie. The Oskar Schindler Enamel Factory Museum presents an exhibition regarding the time of the Nazi occupation of Krakow during the years 1939-1945. The exhibition not only shows the history of the city, but also tells the story of its inhabitants – both Poles and Jews. Facts about the course of World War II are intertwined here showing both everyday and private life – which definitely impresses visitors.

Poland’s most-visited zoo is also the largest and oldest in the country. What’s more, Wrocław Zoo has the third most species of any attraction in the world, with 1,382 at the last count. New exhibits arrive by the year, and one of the most recent is the Afrikarium aquarium complex, which opened in 2014. In four different environments – Red Sea Beach and reed, East Africa, Mozambique Canal, and Congo Jungle – the Afikarium has freshwater and saltwater aquariums and pools for crocodiles, rays, brown sharks and hippos. The Madagascar Pavilion is also special, planted with the island’s native flora and with several species of lemurs constantly in the branches overhead.