Poland - tourist attractions (page 22)

	Pier in Sopot	The Sopot Pier (Molo w Sopocie) - the pier in the city of Sopot, built as a pleasure pier and as a mooring point for cruise boats, first opened in 1827. At 511.5m, the pier is the longest wooden pier in Europe. It stretches into the sea from the middle of Sopot beach which is a popular venue for rec...
	Pod Orłem Pharmacy	Pharmacy "Pod Orłem" (The Eagle) in Krakow on the Ghetto Heroes Square was the only pharmacy in the ghetto during the Nazi occupation of Krakow. The pharmacy was directed by Tadeusz Pankiewicz, the only Pole living in the ghetto, from beginning to end of its existence. The pharmacy was an undergroun...
	Heroes of the Ghetto Square in Cracow	Heroes of the Ghetto Square in Cracow was formerly known as Zgody Square or the Concord Square, was the centre of the Jewish ghetto in Podgórze. During resettlement of the Jews from the Cracow and Kazimierz to the ghetto. Jewish families were allowed to transport their property. This was meant to pr...
	Lake Kierskie	Lake Kierskie - Gutter glacial lake, situated in the western part of Poznan. It is the largest water reservoir of the city and one of the largest in Great Poland. The lake lies within the Poznań Lake District .Lake Kierskie lies in the west, in golęcin green wedge. Water surface area is around 300....
	Strzeszyńskie Lake	Strzeszyńskie Lake - the lake in the province. Greater Poland inPoznań, situated in the Lake District, Poznan. It is a natural lake situated in a valley in the so-called Bogdanka. green wedge west of Poznan. The coastline length of 4,5 km, is an area mainly covered with deciduous and pine forests, ...
	Adam Mickiewicz Monument in Kraków	Adam Mickiewicz Monument in Kraków, (Pomnik Adama Mickiewicza w Krakowie), is one of the best known bronze monuments in Poland, and a favourite meeting place at the Main Market Square in the Old Town (Stare Miasto) district of Kraków. The statue of Adam Mickiewicz, the greatest Polish Romantic poet...
	Jagiellonian University	The Jagiellonian University (Uniwersytet Jagielloński) was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz (district of Kraków). It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world. In the mid-14th century, ...
	St. Florian's Gate	St. Florian's Gate or Florian Gate (Brama Floriańska) in Kraków, Poland, is one of the best-known Polish Gothic towers, and a focal point of Kraków's Old Town. It was built about the 14th century as a rectangular Gothic tower of "wild stone", part of the city fortifications against Turkish attack. T...
	Kraków barbican	The Kraków barbican (barbakan krakowski) is a barbican – a fortified outpost once connected to the city walls. It is a historic gateway leading into the Old Town of Kraków, Poland. The Gothic-style barbican, built around 1498, is one of only three such fortified outposts still surviving in Europe,...
	Dragon's Den	Dragon's Den (Smocza Jama) is a limestone cave in the Wawel Hill in Kraków. Owing to its location in the heart of the former Polish capital and its connection to the legendary Wawel Dragon, it is the best known cave in Poland.