'''Opole''' is the capital city of Opolskie, in south west Poland. The historical capital of Upper Silesia was badly damaged during the Nazi-German - Soviet fights at the end of World War II, but many fine houses in the old town have been rebiult. The city is known for the one of the most popular song festiwals in Poland, which takes place each year in June.
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By plane
International airports are located in the nearby cities of Katowice and Wroclaw.
By train
Opole has a very good train connection with Wroclaw, Katowice and Krakow. There are daily train arrivals from most cities in western and southern Poland. Direct train from Warsaw arrives 3 times per day. There is also a direct connection with Cz?stochowa.
Also note that once a day there's a EuroCity [http://www.intercity.pl/?page=timetable&ph_center_start=show&tsr_id=1182 "Wawel"] train from Hamburg to Krakow, which stops at Opole Central (Opole G?owne) station as well.
See: [http://www.pkp.pl/ Polish State Railways] ([http://rozklad.pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/pn? route planner])
By car
You can easily get there by car from Katowice and Wroclaw by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autostrada_A4_%28Poland%29 A4 Motorway].
By bus
Many international connections (see Poland::By bus). There is a big bus company in Opole ([http://www.sindbad.pl Sindbad]).
Get around
Most important locations can be reached on foot. Public transport may be used for traveling outside the city centre ([http://www.mzkopole.pl/rozklad/index.html bus timetables]). One-ride ticket costs 2.10 z?, (1.05 z? for students and 1.25 z? for children).
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Hotel Mercure. l. Krakowska 57-59. 48 (0)77 451 81 00. er.opole@orbis.pl. 48 (0)77 451 81 99. ttp://www.orbis.pl/en/opole/hotels/mercure_opole. Central location, near the rail and bus stations.
'''Hotel Festival''', ul. Oleska 86, [http://www.festival.com.pl/].
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