Metropolitan Areas

There are a lot of big cities in Poland that are worth seeing. Most of them have a flourishing medieval history.

  • Warsaw - the biggest city and capital of Poland as well as Mazowieckie is one of the most historical and important cities in Europe and has become one of the EU's thriving new business centers. The old town has been rebuild according to classicist paintings of Canalletto after World War II.
  • Krakow - second biggest city in Poland and capital of Malopolskie and the most popular Polish city, "cultural capital" of Poland and the country's third capital during its early formative years of the Middle Ages. For years considered by Poles to be the most beautiful city in their country - in modern times Krakow became one of the largest tourism centers in Europe with millions of tourists from around the world annually. Historical center, countless ancient monuments, the largest European medieval market-place (with free WiFI); plenty of magical pubs and cafes; Nowa Huta district - unique entirely planned and built socialist-realist city; great starting point for trips of any kind.
  • Pozna? - the biggest city and capital of Wielkopolskie and one of the first co-capitals of Poland in the 10th and 11th centuries. Well preserved monuments from that period, as well as a medieval Old Town and many monuments from later epochs. Now considered to be the Polish "business-and-banking capital" and the main Trade & Fair Centre. As well, known as a sport-supporting-city with, for example, Europe's best canoe competition track on Malta Lake, just 3 km from the downtown.
  • Gda?sk - the biggest city in and capital of Pomorskie, one of the most beautiful European cities. Although it was destroyed in World War II, it has been perfectly rebuilt. The city is a good departure point to the many sea resorts along the north coast.
  • Toru? - one of the capitals of Kujawsko-Pomorskie and after Krakow the city with the most sites to visit in Poland. It is famous for its son Nicolaus Copernicus and the its medival gingerbread called katarzynki.
  • Wroc?aw - the biggest city in and capital of Dolno?l?skie a perfect mixture of Gothic and baroque architecture, it was also destroyed and successfully rebuilt. It has more bridges than any other European town except Hamburg (2500), Venice, Amsterdam and Saint Petersburg.
  • Szczecin - the biggest city in and capital of Zachodniopomorskie. It was one of the most important cities in Pomerania since the Middle Ages. An enormous harbour, monuments and old parks in the centre, museums, etc.
  • Gdynia - a big city in Pomorskie at the Back of Gda?sk with a sandy beach a huge harbour and of of the biggest aquariums in Europe.
  • Bydgoszcz - the biggest city in and the capital of Kujawsko-Pomorskie at the mouth of the Brda River into the Vistula with big granadiers from the time of the Polish-Lithuanian Republic, and "Bydgoszcz channel", an important link in a water system connected via Vistula, Note?, Warta, Odra, Elbe with the Rhine and Rotterdam. Called a "Little-Berlin", becouse of the beautifu Art-Nouveau, Neo-baroque and Eclecticism architecture.
  • Olsztyn - the biggest city in and capital of Warminsko-Mazurskie and historical capital of Warmia at the Lyna River with a Brick Gothic castle and a Neo-Renaissance town hall.
  • Rzeszow - the biggest city in and capital of Podkarpackie at the Wis?ok River with a beautiful market square, underground routes beneath it and Barock castles.
  • Lublin - the biggest city in and capital of Lubelskie. Has a well-preserved old town with typical Polish and, at the same time, unusual Renaissance architecture, the socalled Lublin Renaissance. Beautifull churches, old town and castle.
  • Bia?ystok - the biggest city and capital of Podlaskie with the Branicki Palace, the Polish Versailles. Gateway to Masuria Lake District (north) and the Bia?owie?a Forest (south-east) nature reserve which is home to Europe's only free-roaming bison population.
  • Kielce - the biggest town in ?wi?tokrzyskie with the Baroque Krakow Bishop Palace and Renaissance castle gardens.
  • ?od? - the biggest town in and capital of ?odzkie once renowned for its textile industries, the Polish Manchester has the longest walking street in Europe, the Piotrkowska Street is full of picturesque 19th-century architecture.
  • Katowice - the biggest city in ?l?skie and one of the largest cities in southern Poland, is the capital of the Silesia region. The city is a large coal and steel center as well as a business and trade fair center.
  • Cz?stochowa - a big city in ?l?skie is most famous for the Baroque National Shrine at Jasna Gora, one of the most important pilgram sites in the world.
  • Opole - the biggest city in and capital of Opolskie at the Odra River with a Gothic Cathedral and a Neo-Renaissance town hall.
  • Jelenia Gora - a big Baroque city in Dolno?l?skie at the food of the Karkonosze.
  • Zielona Gora - a big city in and one of the capitals of Lubuskie, the Polish wine capital.
  • Gorzow Wielkopolski - the biggest town in and one of the capitals of Lubuskie.
  • Little Pearls

  • Gniezno - an early-medieval city in Greater_Poland, one of the capitals in Xth - XIth cent, full of monuments from the early history of Poland.
  • Bielsko-Bia?a - city in ?l?skie at the Bia?a River with a beautiful market square and several protestant churches.
  • Jelenia Gora - a Baroque city in Dolno?l?skie at the food of the Karkonosze.
  • Elbl?g - a medival city in Pomorskie at the Vistula Lagoon at the beginning of the Elbl?g canal, one of the seven wonders of Poland as the Rz survey of 2007.
  • Tarnow - city in Malopolskie with a Renaissance market square and a Gothic Revival Cathedral.
  • Sandomierz - medival and Renaissance town in ?wi?tokrzyskie at the Vistula.
  • Kazimierz Dolny - Renaissance town in Lubelskie with beautiful market square at the Vistula.
  • Zamo?? - Perl of the late Renaissance and Manerist architecture of the perfect humanist town in Lubelskie.
  • Che?m - Baroque town in Lubelskie with underground routs beneath the market square.
  • Che?mno - Gothic and Renaissance town in Kujawsko-Pomorskie.
  • Opatow - Gothic town in ?wi?tokrzyskie
  • Szyd?ow - Gothic and Renaissance town in Mazowieckie.
  • Supra?l - little town in Podlaskie with the most beautiful byzantine monastery in Poland
  • Tykocin - Renaissance and early Baroque town in Podlaskie.
  • Przemy?l - town in Podkarpackie with medival market square, Baroque churches and Renaissance castle above the San River.
  • Jaros?aw - town in Podkarpackie with Renaissance Cathedral and market square.
  • Biecz - Gothic and Renaissance town in Malopolskie.
  • W?odawa - Baroque town in Lubelskie at the Bug River
  • ?widnica - Gothic and Baroque town in Dolno?l?skie
  • Leszno - Baroque town in Greater_Poland
  • Wschowa - Baroque town in Lubuskie
  • Kalisz - Classicist town in Wielkopolskie
  • Grudzi?dz - Brick Gothic town in Kujawsko-Pomorskie at the Vistula River.
  • Boles?awiec - Gothic and Baroque town in Dolno?l?skie
  • Lwowek ?l?ski - Gothic and Baroque town in Dolno?l?skie
  • Paczkow - Gothic town in Dolno?l?skie in the Sudetes.
  • K?odzko - Baroque town in Dolno?l?skie in the Polish spa area.
  • Cieszyn - medival and Classicist town ?l?skie
  • Czerwi?sk nad Wis?? - Romanesque town in Mazowieckie at the Vistula River.
  • Nysa - medival town in Opolskie at the Nysa River.
  • Brzeg - Renaissance town in Opolskie at the Odra River.