The ravishing Krakow


Wadowice – the place of birth of Pope John Paul II.

Posted in Attractions in Malopolska by admin on the December 25, 2011

Wadowice is a not so big town situated in the south of Poland, just about fifty kilometers from the city of Krakow. Wadowice’s trademark is the fact that the Pope John Paul II was born and raised there.

Given birth in in tewnties, he used to live in that place until 1938 so many places in Wadowice are connected with his activity at the time of his maturity. The central one is his family’s previous flat on Koscielna 7 Street where the Pope was raised.

Already, it functions as a exposition where you can watch the family’s individual goods enough to mention pictures, table, kitchen appliances and various others. The flat is positioned close to the renowned church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the centre also related to Karol Wojtyla’s maturity.

You can besides travel to the college the pope attended in Wadowice town. The town itself dates back to thirteen millennium so there is numerous additional past architecture.

For anybody going to explore this place consider Wadowice tours organised by excitingkrakow.com

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Introduction to Balice airport

Posted in Airports by admin on the December 9, 2011

Krakow Airport im. Jana Pawla II – that’s the formal designation of the airport in Balice. This international airport is situated about 11km from the Krakow’s centre. Currently it is administrated by the company named Miadzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Krakow – Balice sp. z o.o.
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Ojcow National Park – the beauty of natural scenery.

Posted in Attractions in Malopolska by admin on the December 5, 2011

Approximately 16 kilometers far off from Krakow city, Ojcow National Park is situated in the Jurrasic Krakow Częstochowa Upland. You will love its environment despite the fact the area belongs to one of the narrowest national parks in Poland.
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The attractive architecture of Pieskowa Skala Castle.

Posted in Attractions in Malopolska by admin on the December 1, 2011

This unique visitor’s attraction is situated inside a lush valley. You can reach it in just about half an hour from Krakow by bus. The castle’s significant tradition is simply fascinating and adds the extraordinary charm to the place.
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The annihilation reminescences from Auschwitz Birkenau extermination camp.

Posted in Auschwitz Birkenau camp by admin on the November 25, 2011

The Auschwitz Birkenau extinction camp is treated by many as the big evidence of the mass murder as it is usually pointed when talking about the largest and also most famous extermination camps among the whole Europe. It was established by the Nazi Germans after they have usurped the Polish region at the time of World War II and step by step got the important unit of brutal murder of Jews from all over Europe, but also of lots of Polish inhabitants, Romas, Soviets and many others.
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Wieliczka mine – the breathtaking underground exhibition.

Posted in Wieliczka Salt Mine by admin on the November 23, 2011

Wieliczka Salt Mine, which belongs to one among the biggest attractions in Poland, provides the original way for guests from from any country. Although the total mine lenght is around three hundred kilometers, visitors are normally guided around 3,5 kilometer of diversified, engrossing spots as well as attractions inside 65-135 meters beneath the ground-surface.
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Tatra Mountains – the beauty of nature

Posted in Attractions in Malopolska by admin on the November 20, 2011

Creating the highest mountains in the Carpathian Mountains resort, Tatra Mountains lie in the locality the Polish border with Slovakia. They feature the tallest mountain tops which are 2655 meters high Gerlach inside Slovakia and 2499 meters high Polish Rysy. The total tract’s extent runs along 53 kilometers.
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Katowice airport

Posted in Airports by admin on the November 17, 2011

Katowice Pyrzowice is a regional airport that in terms of numbers of people served is on the third place in the country. This airport is situated about 30km from Katowice, close to the town named Pyrzowice. It’s got two terminals which can service over 3,6mln people per year. The inexpensive airlines became the business partners with Pyrzowice in 2003. Since this time, the significant increase in the amount of flights can be observed.
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Wieliczka salt mines impact on national trade.

Posted in Wieliczka Salt Mine by admin on the November 14, 2011

It is a crucial place of legacy to several ascendance of mining engineers and their kins.
It is absorbing, that Wieliczka Salt Mine has a huge contribution to the growth of national economy. What is more – Wieliczka is described as the oldest country’s brand. The mine was the prime company that put a label on their productions. Being more precise, the label used to be visible on the most crystal and most white salt destined to the kings. The barrels, where the product was kept, were tagged with the image of the Royal Eagle. The old arms is even now in use what gives evidence of rich tradition, quality and reliability of Wieliczka Salt Mine.
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The only that category of place inscribed on World Heritage list – The Auschwitz.

Posted in Auschwitz Birkenau camp by admin on the November 10, 2011

Currently, Auschwitz Birkenau museum is the single German death camp inscibed on the UNESCO List. The Polish region Oswięcim in the neighborhood of the city of Krakow houses this huge museum.
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