Polish, civil airports system consists of twelve airports. The biggest polish airport is capital Frederic Chopin’s port in Warsaw. One of the biggest and most active regional airports in Poland is Katowice Airport (transfers) which is coded as Pyrzowice Airport and is situated 30 km from Katowice city center. Continue reading
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Katowice Pyrzowice Airport
Krakow- too amusing or too expensive?
Since Krakow is definitely touristic city, Krakow residents and visitors must be aware of the amusing nature of the city. The awareness is of great importance here, the more because of the fact, that there are still protests against noisy and disturbing partygoers, Especially in the city centre. From time to time, residents are reporting such events, but local Municipal police has no power to punish such wrongdoers. Rarely it ends with fines. Continue reading
Jordan Park in Krakow
Jordan Park is a very popular place not only among Krakow citizens but for foreigners as well. Everybody will find here something for himself. So if you are spending a holiday time in Krakow and you are fed up with constant sightseeing, this is the place where you will find rest. Continue reading
Krakow Mountain Festival
Since 2003 every year in December there is taking a place Krakow Mountain Festival. It is the biggest festival about this topic in Poland. It takes 3 days and there are thousands fans of mountains coming from all over the country. On the festival stage starring worlds and polish most famous mountaineers and climbers. There are a lot of lectures of travelers and explorers of the most wild mountain corners. Continue reading
Słowacki Theatre in Cracow
Słowacki Theatre is one of the most popular and well known places in Krakow. It’s functioning continuously since it’s foundation in 1893. It is one of the most prominent and most commonly known stages in Poland.
The edifice was built by Jan Zawiejski and it is perceived as one of the most valuable theatre monuments in Europe. On the fronton there is an inscription that says “Krakow narodowej sztuce” and it means like “Krakow for the national art”. Interiors are decorated in frescos by the famous Viennese artist Anton Tuch. Continue reading
Krakow Vistula Boulevards
Krakow Vistula Boulevards attracted new investors. Near Wawel Castle and the Dębnicki Bridge over the Vistula river on the port of Dąbie a floating hotel and two new restaurants in Krakow are about to stand. Tourists and residents of Cracow who enjoy long walks along the river are going to be satsfied. Yet, entrepreneurs who are investing in new restaurants and a hotel encounter many problems. Continue reading
The Auschwitz Camp
The Auschwitz camp was set up by the Germans in 1940, in the suburbs of Oświęcim, as incorporated by the Nazis to the Third Reich. Auschwitz has become a symbol of terror, genocide and the Holocaust.
The immediate reason for the establishment of the camp was the growing number of mass arrests of Poles and overcrowding of the existing prisons. Initially it was supposed to be another of the concentration camps set up by the Nazis from the early thirties. This function Auschwitz served throughout the period of its existence. Continue reading