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Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia is one of the most beautiful regions of Poland. This fertile land is the warmest region in Poland. In the south it is limited by the picturesque massif of the Sudety with its highest range of Karkonosze and characteristic dominant peak of Śnieżka -1603 m above the sea level. Wonderful mountain nature gives fantastic possibilities of active tourism: hiking, skiing, bike tourism, climbing, and paragliding... [more]
Christmas Market, Wrocław
Another Christmas is coming and is fast approaching. In December 2009 Wrocław’s market square will shine colourfully and resound with Christmas carols. The 27th of November is the beginning of Christmas market, which has filled in to the winter scenery of the city. In this Christmas time Wrocław becomes a special tourist attraction for guests from all over the country and for tourists from abroad.
„Castles from Sudetes Mountains – history and legends” in Wrocław
More than 100 graphics from XVIII and XIXth century showing most famous castles of Sudetes Mountains can be seen in the Ethnographic Museum in Wrocław.
Autumn Rally of Motorbikes and Vintage Vehicles
The Museum of Industry and Railways in Jaworzyna Śląska invites all tourists for the Autumn Rally of Motorbikes and Vintage Vehicles which starts on the 26th of September 2009. The event is a part of the 100th anniversary celebration of a locomotive shed. The rally starts at 2.30 p.m.
Enigma discovered in Wroclaw….again
On the 1st of September we celebrate 70th anniversary of the beginning of World War II. The Post and Telecommunication Museum in Wroclaw also wants to celebrate this event so there will be presented two exhibitions – “Press informs….1939 – last days of peace” and “Communications during the war”.
Kłodzka Stronghold
Undoubtedly, one of the most popular object in Klodzko is a stronghold overlooking the city, being located on the hill named Stronghold Mountain (Forteczna Gora).
In that place, in the X century, there was a fortified town which goal was to guard the trading route from Czech Republic to Silesia. After some time a castle was built and it has been extended through centuries.
At last, in 1743 when Klodzko belonged to Prussia, a building of a modern stronghold begun and today we can admire this building. The building has lasted for a several dozen years and its stronghold values were appreciated by the defenders during the Second Silesian war, when building of the stronghold was still in progress.
Cieplice ZdrójCieplice Zdrój - 1945 to 1975 a town in the Jelenia Góra province, since 1976 became a district of Jelenia Gora city. The origins and development of one of the oldest Polish spas in Sudety are linked to the beginnings of the therapeutical use of its attractive location at the foot of Karkonosze, the specific, stimulative climate, and especially the unique hot springs.
Wrocław
Wrocław- the meeting place
Wrocław is forth largest city in Poland and the largest in the west of the country. Its population amounts to over 630 thousand inhabitants, actively engaged in the city’s life. Lying on the Odra river and its four tributaries it is an extraordinary city of 12 islands and 130 bridges.