Common · +100 XP Best May–Jun · Sep ~A$100/day

Poland

Rebuilt old towns, a heavy twentieth century told honestly, and forests with bison in them. Still the best value in the European Union.

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When to go

Best time to visit Poland: May–Jun · Sep

Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026

Cities

Where people go in Poland

10 city guides

Kraków3 days is about right
Warsaw3 days is about right
Wrocław3 days is about right
Gdańsk2 days is about right
Łódź2 days is about right
Lublin2 days is about right
Poznań2 days is about right
Szczecin2 days is about right
Bydgoszcz2 days is about right
Katowice2 days is about right

Landmarks

What people go to see in Poland

76 landmarks in 10 cities · 2 UNESCO

Bydgoszcz· 8 landmarks

Bydgoszcz Cathedral Casimir the Great Park Długa Street Mill Island Opera Nova Poor Clares' Church Saint Vincent de Paul Basilica Theatre Square

Gdańsk· 8 landmarks

Długi Targ European Solidarity Centre Gdańsk Crane Golden Gate Main Town Hall Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers Neptune's Fountain St Mary's Church

Katowice· 8 landmarks

Church of the Resurrection Drapacz Chmur Market Square Nikiszowiec Silesian Insurgents Memorial Silesian Museum Silesian Theatre Spodek

Lublin· 8 landmarks

Cathedral of the Transfiguration Chapel of the Holy Trinity Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre Kraków Gate Lublin Castle Lublin Old Town National Museum Old Jewish Cemetery

Poznań· 8 landmarks

Imperial Castle Lake Malta Old Market Square Ostrów Tumski Poznań Cathedral Poznań Fara Poznań Town Hall Stary Browar

Szczecin· 8 landmarks

Amphitrite Fountain Central Cemetery Chrobry Embankment Ducal Castle Harbour Gate Red Town Hall Szczecin Cathedral Victory Square

Kraków· 7 landmarks

Cloth Hall Kazimierz Main Square Schindler's Factory St Mary's Basilica Wawel Castle Wawel Cathedral

Łódź· 7 landmarks

Izrael Poznański Palace Jewish Cemetery Księży Młyn Łódź Cathedral Manufaktura Museum of Art Piotrkowska Street

Warsaw· 7 landmarks

Łazienki Park Old Town · UNESCO Palace of Culture and Science POLIN Museum Royal Castle Warsaw Rising Museum Wilanów Palace

Wrocław· 7 landmarks

Centennial Hall · UNESCO Japanese Garden Market Square Ostrów Tumski Racławice Panorama Wrocław Cathedral Wrocław Town Hall

Names and UNESCO status only. We hold no coordinate for a landmark — the stored position is its city’s centre — so these are listed under the city rather than pinned on a map. Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026

Where to stay

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Things to do

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Getting there

Fly to Poland

10 airports we can search

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Kraków KRK Warsaw WAW Wrocław WRO Gdańsk GDN Łódź LCJ Lublin LUZ Poznań POZ Szczecin SZZ Bydgoszcz BZG Katowice KTW

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Practical

The facts you look up on the plane

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Driving

On the right

Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026

Plugs

C / E

IEC · World Plugs · checked 21 Aug 2026

Voltage

230V

Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026

Currency

PLN · Polish złoty

ISO 4217 · checked 22 Aug 2026

Hello

Dzień dobry

Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026

Tipping

Around 10% in restaurants. Saying 'thank you' as you pay means keep the change.

Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026

Each fact above carries the source that published it and the date it was checked. They change, so check the official source before you fly.

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Itineraries

Two days in Kraków

Kraków is two days of city and one day that is not sightseeing. The route, why Auschwitz needs its own day, and the free entry people miss.

Josefin Bakke · 2 Sep 2026

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