Situated on the Polish and Slovakian border, the Dunajec gorges offer amazing views  of the Pieniny region.    

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After almost half a century of being under supervision, Poland has been slowly, but surely, opening its doors to the world over the past twenty years. Vibrant and dynamic, one of its main attractions is its striking blend of modernism and archaism. The towns boast many different sights: the capital of Warsaw is a showcase of the country’s new modernity, while the picturesque Krakow and Gdansk seem at times to be set in another era. Equally, you can discover dreamy landscapes, from the Baltic beaches to the many lush and unspoilt natural areas (natural parks, ‘the land of the thousand lakes’). But Poland also has a very heavy history, which you can, and should, discover, by visiting sites charged with history, such as the Warsaw ghetto and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. To visit Poland is to discover a world of contrasts, a country focused on the future, and the scars it wears preserve an authenticity that forms all its charm.

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Gorges de Dunajec

The Wieliczka Royal Salt Mines are easy to get to from Kraków.  You can therefore go on an afternoon's excursion to them. 

Wieliczka

A cold city at first sight, but a good place to come to terms with. Warsaw is a footprint of history and this history is still too often little-known.

Warsaw

The first winter sports resort on the Polish side of the Tatras, Zakopane has managed to retain all of its old-world charm with its many wooden chalets.

Zakopane

Kazimierz Dolny is basically an open-air museum dedicated to the Poland of days gone by. The Polish are right to have chosen this little historic town sitting so prettily and quaintly on the banks of the Vistula as the capital of the traditional, rustic way of life and favourite summer haunt of artists and famous personalities.

Kazimierz Dolny

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Once you arrive in Poland, one in every two people you meet will say to you: "Go to Kazimierz Dolny." For the country as a whole, this small town has the honour of serving as the guardian of the Polish national identity, of the nation's rural roots: a sort of ideal of the quintessential Poland.
In essence, with its perfectly preserved ancient buildings and architecture, this little historic town on the Vistula, lying at the heart of the hills of the Lublin region, does in fact live up to and merit its title of "Pearl of Poland". Intellectuals, artists and famous personalities have been choosing to make their second homes here for decades. The whole of Warsaw can be found here in summer, and Kazimierz Dolny has long been a favourite countryside destination of the Polish people. This is not yet so much the case with foreign tourists however.
I really liked the ambiance and atmosphere created by this Polish domestic tourism aspect, this blend of Polish Bohemianism with the charms offered by what is an otherwise sleepy little town. The ruined castle up on its hill, the churches, the synagogue, the low-standing old houses, the banks of the river: everything here contributes to a sense of this being an ideal place to simply stroll and wander around.

Kazimierz Dolny Vacations

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