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

Europe

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.

Poland

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

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is one of Poland's most important Catholic sites. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is the site of a pilgrimage park consisting of a religious sanctuary set out on a hill and including a monastery, churches and a huge reproduction of the Stations of the Cross with chapels dotted along the route: a Mannerist architectural ensemble inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site! 

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

Albania

England

Greenland

Spain

Central America

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North America

South America

Asia

Middle East

Oceania

I found Kalwaria Zebrzydowska an incredible place, in a way that few other sites are! The sheer dimensions of this religious sanctuary, which is the second most important place of pilgrimage in Poland, are impressive. Its setting amidst a landscape of verdant hills, the profusion of Baroque buildings, the mannerist organisation and layout of this "pilgrimage park": all of it combines to make Kalwaria Zebrzydowska a place of extraordinary scale and size.
The Franciscan monks who built it at the beginning of the 17th century genuinely set out to create a life-sized reproduction of Jerusalem and Christ's final journey through the holy city. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is the route to Calvary rendered larger than life! The religious buildings here – the Franciscan monastery, the churches of the Grave of Our Lady and the Crucifixion, and the various chapels located along the Stations of the Cross – all exhibit the typical splendour of the Baroque style, especially its Mannerist movement. 
At Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, the cult of the Virgin Mary generates incredible religious fervour. When festivals and celebrations relating to the Virgin Mary take place – primary amongst which is the Assumption on the 15 August – crowds of people head for this little town located south of Kraków. It's an opportunity to immerse yourself in Polish spirituality if you happen to be here on that day.

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is one of Poland's most important Catholic sites. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is the site of a pilgrimage park consisting of a religious sanctuary set out on a hill and including a monastery, churches and a huge reproduction of the Stations of the Cross with chapels dotted along the route: a Mannerist architectural ensemble inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site!

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