Wolin

Wolin

Is the name both of an island in the Baltic Sea, just off the Polish coast, and a town on that island. It is separated from the island of Usedom (Uznam) by the Świnia river, and from mainland Pomorze by the Dzwina river. 

The island has an area of 265 km2 and its highest point is Mount Grzywacz at 116 m above sea level.Water from the river Odra flows into the Szczecin Lagoon and from there through the Peene west of Usedom, Świnia and Dzwina into the Bay of Prometerian in the Baltic Sea.

Most of the island consists of forests and postglacial hills. In the middle is the Wolin National Park. 

The island is a main tourist attraction of northwestern Poland, and it is crossed by several specially marked tourist trails, such as 73-kilometer long trail from Międzyzdroje to Dziwnówek. 

There is a main, electrified rail line, which connects Szczecin and Świnoujście, plus the international roadE65  crosses the island.

Wolin National Park

Viking festival

Each year the Viking Festival is organized. This refers to the fact that formerly vikings inhabited the island.

Stołowe Mountains

Stołowe Mountains.

Table Mountains , also known as the Table Mountains  are a 42-kilometer long mountain range in Poland and the Czech Republic, part of the Central Sudetes. 

The range is situated the southeast of the Krkonoše Mts. The Polish part of the range is protected as the Table Mountains National Park.  The highest peak of the range is Szczeliniec Wielki at 919 m  asl .

The range is built of sandstone and, as the only one in Poland, presents plated structure with sheer mountain ledges. Among the tourist attractions there are two massifs: Szczeliniec Wielki on which the labyrinth, and Skalniak on which the labyrinth Errant Rocks . There are several notable rock formations, among them Kwok , Camel, Monkey , Horse Head, Armchair Ancestor.

Errant Rocks Labirynt.

Szczeliniec Wielki.

Biebrza Marshes

Biebrza Marshes

The Biebrza Marshes ( Biebrza Valley ) are a complex series of habitats , located on the Biebrza river valley , in Suwalki, Lomza in the the northeast of Poland . The area encompasses river channels, lakes , marshes with extensive wooded areas on higher ground and well -preserved peat bogs occupy around 1,000 That km2. The area shows a clear succession of habitats from riverside fen through to raised bogs , grading into wet woodland . Because of this unique succession , the area supports vast numbers of wildlife with many birds and mammals common .

The water marshes in the area are commonly flooded and the Resulting alluvial soil supports an array of waterside vegetation .

It is one of the largest wildlife refuges in Europe . Biebrza flood waters is a real kingdom of birds - seen here over 250 species , more than 80 % of Polish avifauna . Starting in the early spring mating Attract birds birdwatchers from around the world .

The greater part of this area is the Biebrza National Park, covered by the Ramsar Convention that protect the wetlands and bird breeding grounds .

On biebrza marshes can see mooses.

You can also see eagles.

Białowieża Forest

Białowieża Forest.

Is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest That once stretched across the European Plain. The forest is home to 800 European bison, Europe's Heaviest land animal. 

The forest has been a designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and an EU Natura 2000 Special Area of ​​Conservation. It straddles the border between Belarus (Brest and Hrodna Voblast Voblast) and Poland (Podlaskie Voivodeship), and is located 70 km north of Brest, Belarus and 62 km the southeast of Bialystok, Poland. 

Since the border between the two countries runs through the forest, there is a border crossing available for hikers and cyclists.

Żubr is the biggest animal you can meet in Biaowieża Forest.

This is the only place in Poland where you can meet lynx.

Krakow

Krakow.

 Is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River (Polish: Wisła) in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century.

The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second most important city.

The city has a population of approximately 760,000 whereas about 8 million people live within a 100 kilometres radius of its main square.

Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument 

Wawel  

St. Mary's Basilica

Mazury.

Mauzry.

is a natural region in northeastern Poland famous for its 2,000 lakes. Geographically, Masuria is part of two adjacent lakeland districts, the Masurian Lake District (Polish: Pojezierze Mazurskie) and the Iława Lake District (Polish: Pojezierze Iławskie). Administratively, it belongs to Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo warmińsko-mazurskie).

The characteristic elements of the landscape: 

Roadside avenues of trees. 

Palaces and mansions of the assumptions park and garden. 

Mazury Protestant cemeteries.

Objects disused railway lines. 

Characteristic of the region are also the remains of early medieval (XI-XII century), statues or representations of deities Prussian tribes called Baby Pruskie. 

Sanctuary of St. Mary in Święta Lipka consecrated by Jesuits in 1619

One of the most popular activity is kayaking. 

Morskie Oko - Tatra Mountains

Morskie Oko - Tatra Mountains.

Is the largest and fourth deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains. It is located deep within the Tatra National Park, Poland, in the Rybi Potok Valley, at the base of the Mięguszowiecki Summits, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship.The peaks that surround the lake rise about 1,000 meters above its surface

 Morskie Oko is one of the most popular destinations in the Tatras, often receiving over 50,000 visitors during the vacation season. It is reached by foot in about two hours from the nearest road that allows motorized access. Many other tourists opt to take the journey by horse-drawn cart, a large number of which are operated by the local Górale inhabitants. In winter, a short section of the journey is in an avalanche danger zone, and the area can remain cold and rainy even in summer. In the advent of its popularity, visitors have been forbidden from swimming in the lake or feeding the trout.