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Wieliczka Salt Mine to resume today !

Starting 8 June, Poland’s spectacular salt mine is reopening to visitors after the temporary closure due to the pandemic.

Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the most popular attractions in Poland, it was placed on the original list of UNESCO World Heritage in 1978. Together with its neighboring Bochnia is one of the oldest salt mines in the world. They are also one of the oldest running companies.

You can take a walk through some of the 20 large chambers of the three-kilometer-long sightseeing route. The chambers accessible to visitors include a 3.5-kilometers section located from 64 to 135 meters below ground level and the last reaches out to the depth of 327 meters. The oldest localized part of the mine is the Goryszowski Shaft from the second half of the 13th century. Is has been running continuously since the Middle Ages and is still used today.

Every year about a million tourists from all over the world visit the famous Wieliczka Salt mine to admire the historical chambers hewn from the living rock salt, as well as salt sculptures, brine lakes, and underground chapels.

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The Best Wedding Venue in Europe !

A good news for all lovely couples who are planing their weddings ! 

With restrictions are being eased cautiously in Poland, weddings and ceremonies of up to 150 people will be allowed after June 5. 

The Best Wedding Venue in Europe is the majestic Manowce Palace, a historic property uniquely located in northwestern Poland, selected by European Best Destinations organization. Manowce Palace is surrounded by vast woods, far from residential areas and right on the shore of a large lagoon next to the Baltic Sea.The palace has the ideal mix of old and new, filled with beautiful antiques and paintings, but with modern touches. It’s also a great place to host private celebrations and corporate meetings here.

picture source: manowce.pl

Every girl deserves to be treated like a princess. If you dream of a perfect Royal wedding Książ Castle can make your dream come true! Książ is the largest castle in the Silesia region, the third largest castle in Poland. It lies within Książ Landscape Park, overlooking the gorge of the Pełcznica river. The history of Książ can date back to the 13th century. It houses Maximilian’s hall, one of the best preserved Baroque banquet rooms in Silesia. Today, this huge two-storey ballroom is available for use for balls or weddings as Książ Castle is currently a hotel.

 

Sofitel Grand Sopot is one of the best Wedding Hotel in Poland, selected by Tripadvisor. Situated on the Baltic seashore, right next to the beach, a five-star hotel Sofitel Grand Sopot has been in the very heart of Sopot for over 90 years. The spectacular view of Baltic sea and an unparalleled level of elegance inside are the perfect place to create timeless memories that will be cherished for a lifetime.

picture source: sofitelgrandsopot.com

If you want to hold a memorable wedding in the capital of Poland, Mamaison Hotel would be your best choice based on the selection of Tripadvisor. It’s located in the heart of Warsaw’s new city, housed inside the historic Mokrowsky Palace, the building itself is a popular city attraction. With its unique location, guests can travel to the old town of Warsaw and Vistula riverbank by foot. People can enjoy a combination of historic elements and modern comforts at hotel.

picture source: mamaisonleregina.com

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The most beautiful national parks in Poland

The list of Polish national parks includes the following parks: Babiogórski, Białowieski, Biebrzański, Bieszczadzki, Drawieński, Gorczański, Kampinoski, Karkonoski, Magurski, Narwiański, Ojcowski, Pieniński, Poleski, Roztoczański, Słowiński, Świętokrzyski, Tatrzański, Wielkopolski, Wigierski and Wigierski National Parks – “Warta Mouth”, “Bory Tucholskie” and the Table Mountains.

Each of them is worth seeing, because each has its own unique atmosphere and qualities not available elsewhere. We have chosen our top 5!

1. Tatra National Park

The Tatra National Park is not only the king of Polish national parks. This is our national treasure. Even a one-day stay in the Tatras threatens with a strong and lifelong addiction: from fabulous views, from live culture and from adrenaline, which is triggered during hiking on some trails.

2. Białowieża National Park

It is a cross-border park (one part is in Poland and the other in Belarus).  This park is inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. This park combines two rare aspects: the world’s largest population of wild bison and the last primeval forest in Europe. In other words, it is a real treat for those who want to see how the herds of North American bison looked like, whose bison are close relatives. The second group of tourists who should visit the park are archeology lovers. Only here you can feel the atmosphere of the times when the Neolithic population lived in close symbiosis with nature and the forest was their second home.

3. Wigry National Park

The landscape of the Wigry National Park is not the result of a violent cataclysm, but the tedious, almost imperceptible work of glaciers, which once covered the areas of the northern borders of today’s Augustów Forest. These glaciers have visited this part of Poland eight times, each time destroying everything in their path and leaving their deep mark on the landscape. The park’s current appearance is breathtaking. The most valuable part of this secluded oasis of greenery is Lake Wigry, whose depth exceeds 70 meters. It is a paradise for those who love water sports like sailing, fishing or kayaking.

4. Pieniny National Park

The most visited park in Poland. One of the reasons is the famous Dunajec gorge and the opportunity to admire the whitewashed Pieniny peaks from the deck of a raft. While the richness of the plant and animal world cannot be surprising (after all, it is a national park), what distinguishes the Pieniny particularly is their landscape values, and more precisely their uniqueness on a national scale.

5. Ojców National Park

Ojców National Park is a perfect combination of unusual geological forms (e.g. Hercules Mace), caves in which our ancestors hid from predators thousands of years ago and monuments such as castles in Pieskowa Skała and Ojców. The location of so many attractions on such a small area makes it a great way to relax for many residents of Lesser Poland and Silesia. A trip to the southern areas of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland can be safely described as a journey to a completely different world.

 

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