- Chopin

- Vodka

- Pierogi

- Rise

- Solidarity

- Pope John Paul II

- Hospitality

- Schabowego with potatoes

Poland lies in the warm temperate zone of transition. The temperature in summer is from about. 17 ˚ C to 19.3 ˚ C. On the heights of mountain climates. Summer is moderately warm and relatively cold winters (average ok.0 ˚ C to -5 ˚ C). Mountain areas in the south of snow from mid December to April.

However, in general throughout the country is cold from November to April, which is a special anguish for residents. Years, however, especially in recent times, are exceptionally warm.

Most pleasant time to visit the Polish woman is May-June, September. It was still warm but not too hot.

Also in winter, when snow lies in Poland is very charming, although you must be prepared for strong frosts.

Poles have a rich history. They can boast of many achievements in various fields. Famous Poles abroad are, inter alia:

Politicians, statesmen and heroes: Pope John Paul II (1920-2005), Lech Walesa, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jozef Pilsudski, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817), Casimir Pulaski (1747-1779), Richard Kuklinski (1930-2004 .)

Writers: Adam Mickiewicz, Witold Gombrowicz, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Czeslaw Milosz, Szymborska Wieslaw, Ryszard Kapuscinski.

Musicians: Frederick Chopin, Krzysztof Penderecki, Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Stanislaw Moniuszko, Witold Lutoslawski, Zbigniew Preisner, Urszula Dudziak, Barbara Trzetrzelewska.

Inventors, Explorers: Nicolaus Copernicus, Marie Curie-Sklodowska, Johannes Hevelius, Henry Arctowski, Ernest Malinowski.

Athletes: Justin Szewińska, Adam Malysz, Kazimierz Deyna, Robert Korzeniowski, Zbigniew Boniek, Dariusz Michalczewski.

The filmmakers Roman Polanski, Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Janusz Kaminski, Krystyna Janda, Jerzy Skolimowski, Andrzej Seweryn, Izabella Scorupco, Joanna Pacula.

Talking about religion in Poland is the most commonly thought of Catholics as they are an overwhelming majority,

89% of the population are members of the Roman Catholic Church, but the number may be inflated because it involves all the baptized, including those who have left church. The rest of the Greek Catholics, Armenians, Old Believers, Protestants (Reformed Church, Lutheran, Evangelical, Methodist, is also ok. 5 thousand. Muslims. Poland is a very diverse religiously, although approximately 6% of Poles declare as unbelievers or undecided.

Terms Savoir-vivre in Poland do not differ significantly from those adopted in other European countries. On arrival you can usually say "Hi" or "Hello". Kissing a woman in his hand in greeting is considered very polite. Kissing on the cheek in greeting is also practiced but did not apply there is no standard. You can give the ordinary, you can also give a kiss to welcome two or three (family version).

As in many other EU countries in public transport younger person should give way to an older person (but it is worth considering whether a person really needs to sit down because this gesture directed to an inappropriate person may offend)

Poles also practice the administration of the woman gets out of hand when a bus or in front of her open car door. We would like to also pass the first woman in the doorway.

2.2% of the Polish community speaks other languages than Polish, which are popular with German, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Roma.

English is taught in schools speak English, in particular young people. Knowledge is generally sufficient. It may happen, however, that young people from small towns will not be able to speak English and so are the elderly which come from small towns and villages.

99.8% over age 15 can read and write

Many people, especially more mature, can speak Russian. Quite a popular second language in schools is German so we can meet people who speak German, as well as French and Spanish. Poles learn many languages and is said to have language skills, although it must be noted that this is mainly prevalent among young people from large cities.

Poland is a member of the Schengen area. Citizens of Member States of the Schengen area as well as citizens of Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Switzerland are allowed to exceed the boundaries of the Polish identity card remained essentially foreigners will need to cross the Polish border passport.

Citizens of the Union with a minimum of 18 years to transport across borders may 800 cigarettes, 10 liters of spirits, 20 liters of wine with higher alcohol content and 90 liters of ordinary wine and 110 liters of beer. Coming from outside the union can wwieść 200 cigarettes, 1 liter of spirits, 2 liters of wine. There are also restrictions on the carriage by the boundaries of antiques, art and animals.

Crossing the borders of the Union should be ordered in cash over 10,000 Euros.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland

Al. J. Ch. Szucha 23, 00-580 Warsaw

tel. (+4822) 523 9000

http://www.msz.gov.pl/

On arrival in the Polish Aliens must register for a temporary residence in the City or Municipality at the address in which he resides, within four days of crossing the border. Does not apply to persons who are staying in hotels, camping, or other such places, and the purpose of their stay is to work, study, treatment or rest.

Analogous to the entry.

Visas to Polish nationals of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus.

If you are a citizen of the EU, the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), covers the majority of primary care. It will not cover cases that do not require urgent intervention, or unnecessary medical transport (ambulance or helicopter). Citizens of other countries should find out if there is mutual agreement for free medical care between their country and the Polish. If you need to purchase health insurance by far the one which includes the worst possible scenarios, such as accident requiring emergency flights. Find out in advance, whether the insurance will make payments directly to providers of treatment or whether you will be returned to health expenditure. The first option is generally beneficial, because it does not require payment for services in a foreign country.

Department of International Cooperation - Headquarters of the National Health Fund

st. Grójecka 186

02-390 Warsaw,

tel. (22) 572 62 68, fax (22) 572 63 19

E-mail: ca17@nfz.gov.pl

Ambulance: 999 or 112

World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that all people have the vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, regardless of the purpose of their travel. Since most vaccines do not give immunity for at least two weeks should visit a doctor at least six weeks before departure.

Sometimes it is recommended that vaccination against TBE, tuberculosis and hepatitis B.

In Poland, the security level is not significantly stands out in other EU countries. Sometimes warned foreigners coming to the Polish high crime, however, while maintaining the normal precautions should not meet us no harm. Especially be careful in the means of public transport in small, dark, empty streets in the middle of the night.

So be careful in public places for personal items, do not leave anything valuable in the view in the car or leave them in a secure car park.

In the case of car theft should report it to the police, and although the chances of recovery are small vehicles that notification to the police is needed to obtain compensation.

Poland is not directly involved in armed conflict with another country. The risk of a terrorist attack is very low.

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For your own safety should be considered especially in larger cities. Warsaw is perhaps the least safe city in Poland (especially district Prague).

Caution should be far-reaching distrust of the drivers being pedestrians, Polish drivers often do not stop before crossing for pedestrians.

But if it happens so that you are a victim of theft or other crime, going to the police bring someone who can translate for you, because police officers often do not speak English.

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Polish national carrier LOT is (LO, 703 703 0801, mobile phone 022 9572; www.lot.com) years to all major European capitals, as well as most major cities in Germany. Outside Europe, has direct flights to / from Chicago, Istanbul, New York, Toronto and Tel Aviv. Today is the fierce competition on the Polish market, with a wave of low-cost airlines, including Centralwings, EasyJet, Germanwings, SkyEurope, Ryanair and Wizz Air, the moves and offer cheap flights to Warsaw, but also not only to Wroclaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Poznan , Bydgoszcz, Katowice, Lodz, Szczecin and Rzeszow.

Fees vary widely depending on the route you're flying and time of year. Polish strenuous flight season (in Europe is a principle) is in summer (June to August) and for a short period of Christmas. The rest of the year is quieter and cheaper.

Main Airport:

Airport. Warsaw's Frederic Chopin (WAW) (www.lotnisko-chopina.pl) is 10 km (6 miles) southwest of the city. To / from the airport: Buses and taxis are available (journey time - 20 to 40 minutes by bus, 20 to 30 minutes by taxi). Services: post office, banks, exchange offices, bars, restaurants, Luggage Storage, Service Desk, Car Rental, and duty-free shops.

Krakow (KRK) (Balice John Paul II) (www.krakowairport.pl) is 14 km (9 miles) west of the city center. To / from the airport: buses, trains and taxis are available (journey time - 15 minutes by train, 35 minutes by bus, 20 minutes by taxi). Facilities: bar, restaurant, currency exchange, car rental and duty-free shops.

Wroclaw (WRO) (Strachowice / Copernicus) (www.airport.wroclaw.pl) is 8 kilometers (5 miles) from city center. To / from the airport: Buses and taxis are available (journey time - 30 minutes by bus, 20 minutes by taxi). Facilities: duty free shops, bar, restaurant, car rental.

Katowice (KTW) (www.gtl.com.pl) is 34 km (21 miles) from the city. To / from the airport: Buses and taxis are available (journey time - 40 minutes by bus or taxi to the city center, 2 hours, 10 minutes the way to Krakow). Facilities: Bank, bureaux de change, duty-free shops, restaurants and rental cars.

Gdańsk (GDN) (Lech Walesa Airport) (www.airport.gdansk.pl) is 10 km (6 miles) southwest of Gdansk. To / from the airport: Buses and taxis are available (travel time - from 25 to 40 minutes on the way to the center of Gdansk). Services: exchange office, duty-free shops, post office, tourist information, restaurant and car rental.

Polish State Railways (tel: (022) 9436 or only in Poland (022) 511 6003; www.pkp.pl) EuroCity trains operate between the Polish and many large European cities.

All calls from Western Europe to pass through Polish Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia. The main routes link Warsaw with Berlin and Cologne, Budapest, Prague and Vienna. from Hoek van Holland to Poznan and Warsaw continue to. There are also rail connections to Moscow, Minsk, Kiev and St. Petersburg.

Tickets

InterRail: offers unlimited travel first or second class for 30 European countries for European residents (or staying in it for more than six months) with two options. Global Pass allows travel for 22 days, months, five days during the 10 days or 10 days during 22 days in all countries. One-Country Pass offers travel for three, four, six or eight days in one month in any of the countries except Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro. Travel is not permitted in the country of residence. Travel less than 26 receive a discount. Children receive tickets for 50% less. Subsidies are needed in some cases faster service, reservation and wagons with kuszetkami. Discounts are offered on Eurostar and some ferry routes. Available from Rail Europe.

The main bus lines connecting dozens of European cities with the Polish are Eurolines. Eurolines offers lift tickets valid 15 or 30 days.

Other carriers are:

PEKAES +48 22 6269352, +48 22 6522321

Orbis +48 22 6227356, +48 22 5001500, +48 22 5001550

Polka Service +48 22 8275050

Gullivers +49 30 31102110, Intl +80048554837

PPKS Warsaw +48 22 7208383

Coming from Western Europe, the Polish can be reached from the Czech Republic and Germany. E30 connects Warsaw with Berlin.

A4 from the border with Germany (Görlitz / Zgorzelec) to Wroclaw has already been completed, the result is a direct connection by motorway from Dresden to Krakow, Wroclaw.

Main ports: Port of Gdańsk (www.portgdansk.pl) in the Gulf of Gdynia is the largest Polish port and the main point for ferries berthing at the Polish Baltic Sea. Port of Gdynia (www.port.gdynia.pl), north of the Port of Gdańsk, also are welcome from ships, container ships and cruise ships.

Polferries (tel: (046) 4097 6180; www.polferries.com) flies from Polish to Sweden and Denmark. Tickets can be purchased online, travel agents or at the ferry terminal.

For the Polish side of the sea can also arrive at the yacht.

There are more and more yacht ports along the Polish coast, at least at each estuary. Larger marinas are located in Szczecin, Leba, Hel, Gdynia and Gdansk. Gdańsk, has two docks, a yacht sailing in the national center of 17 km near the center, near the Baltic Sea. The latest marina will be located on the longest wooden pier in Sopot and will be ready in 2011.

LOT (www.lot.com) maintains an extensive network of national roads. There are daily flights from Warsaw to Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Katowice, Krakow, Lodz, Poznan, Rzeszow, Szczecin, Wroclaw and Zielona Gora. All flights between regional cities pass through Warsaw and connections are not always comfortable. Currently there is no competition in the country, but this may change if DirectFly (www.directfly.pl) resume operations in the future.

Ordinary one-way fare on one of the direct flights to / from Warsaw 116zł start and can reach up to $ 500. You can book tickets and buy at any office of LOT or in the office and the Orbis other travel agencies.

Seniors over 60 years pay 80% of full fee on all domestic flights. Foreign students with an ISIC card receive a 10% discount. There are attractive rates of stand-by (about 25% of normal tariff) for people aged 20 to 24, the ticket must be bought just before departure. There are also promotional prices on selected flights in certain periods (eg. early or late flights, some flights at weekends) may be only one-third of normal rates and apply to everyone.

Most airports are within a reasonable distance - between 10 km and 20 km - from the city center and is related to their public transport. Only Szczecin and Katowice airports are farther out. You must check in at least 30 minutes before departure. Have your passport handy - you will be asked to show it as an ID.

Poland has a very well-developed network of private bus companies, which tend to be cheaper, faster and more comfortable than traveling by train. At the 100km trip, buses are much more popular than trains. However, they are harder to use for foreigners, because they are strongly targeted to residents.

Every city and town has a main bus station (former coach), where the various bus passenger wagon, you can find there different timetables. Tickets are usually available directly from the driver, but sometimes you can also buy them at the station.

The bus is a viable choice for long distance and international travel, but keep in mind that buses plying on long distances have a more limited timetables.

Polish road network contains fewer highways, and standard two-banded roads, than is common in Western Europe, the bandwidth of some of these roads is far below the traffic that occurs on them.

Travel between large cities are usually quite comfortable, as long as you stick to main roads, you should get where you want fairly easily. When traveling between smaller towns, not major highways, you will regularly encounter slow moving vehicles, and will have to overtake them.

Poles lead a fairly aggressive: forcing precedence, routinely breaking the speed limit and precede the less for less than a safe distance. When driving, other drivers can expect that, in order to facilitate overtaking, you pull a bit towards the edge of the pavement (no matter whether you yourself are overtaken, or approaching another vehicle from the opposite direction). It is a habit, not a right, so you are not obliged to follow. Before you do, make sure the shoulder is paved and it is safe.

Relevant information for drivers in Poland:

* Speed limits are as follows: 50 km / h in town (60 km / h 23 to 5 am), 90 km / h outside the city, 100 kilometers per hour, if the directions are separated, 100 km / h Express route a clamp (white car on the blue background), 110 km / h express a dual carriageway and 130 km / h on the highway (freeway).

* Driving under the influence of alcohol is a serious offense. Limits for blood alcohol are as follows: to 0.02% - not prosecuted by law to 0.05% - offense, more than 0.05% - the offense (up to 2 years in prison). Despite stringent laws, driving under the influence is a serious problem in Poland. Be especially careful during (and after) national holidays on small roads in rural areas.

* There is no right turn on red light. The exception is when a green arrow but in that case you still have to stop and give way to pedestrians and oncoming Side Auto (though stopping rule is rarely respected by Polish drivers). All of the above rules do not apply if the car traffic on the right is a separate (red / yellow-green) signaling.

* At the intersection of roads or the intersection of T-shaped with no road signs, priority is always the right side of the vehicle unless the path is a path of priority as indicated by a traffic sign (a yellow diamond with a white frame).

* Driving with headlights is obligatory at all times at any time.

* Some drivers flashing headlights to warn those approaching from the opposite direction from a police control nearby (you may encounter this custom in many other countries). If you see someone blinking headlights, it does not necessarily mean there is something wrong with the car. "Thank you" the driver can be expressed as wave of the hand or, if the distance is too great, by the inclusion of indicators and warning lights for one or two flashes.

* Emergency Light can be used to identify anomalies, but also to show that the vehicle suddenly slows down or has already stopped in traffic on the highway.

* Gas stations PB means unleaded petrol and diesel, ON.

Bikes:

The bike is a good means of transport to get to know better to landscapes in Poland. Roads may be sometimes in quite bad condition, but most are OK. Car drivers are not as hostile as it says about them. Especially in the south you can find some interesting places for bicycling, for example,. along the canyon (from Zakopane to Szczawnica) or Poprad (Stary Sacz to Krynica) and Lower Silesia (Hillside - Świerzawa - Jawor).

Taxi:

Use only those that are associated with the "corporations" (look for the phone number and logo on the side and on top). It is more likely that it is not associated drivers can cheat and get far too high fees. Be particularly careful in the case of taxis near international airports and train stations (but do not you should be careful against them everywhere?). They are called "taxi mafia".

Because of advice such as this can be found taxis with fake phone numbers on the streets, although it seems that lately the number has decreased, it is possible that the police deal with this problem. Fake phone numbers are readily detected by exposing residents and travelers from unconscious. It is best to ask your Polish friends or the hotel staff about the number of taxi companies and call them 10-15 minutes in advance (no extra cost). Therefore, the locals catch a taxi on the street only in emergencies.

You can also find telephone numbers for taxis in each city on the Internet, on websites and newspapers of the city. Some taxi companies, especially in larger cities allow ordering a taxi via the Internet or by text message. There are also stations where you can call the different taxi companies for free, often find themselves at railway stations.

If you are negotiating with fare with the driver run the risk that in the end pay more than you should. You better make sure the driver turns the counter and sets it on the appropriate fare:

Fare * 1: A day in the city limits

* Tariff 2: Night, Sundays and public holidays within the city limits

* Tariff 3: Day outside the city limits

* Tariff 4: Nights, Sundays and holidays outside the city limits

Prices will vary slightly depending on the taxi companies and between different cities.

When crossing the city limits (for example, when traveling to an airport outside the city), the driver should change the tariffs at the border town.

Every taxi driver is obliged to issue a receipt (at end of drive). You can ask the driver about the possibility of receiving a receipt before you get in the cab, and resign if his reaction seems suspicious or if he refuses.

There are many internet cafes in the cities, as well as areas with wireless internet access Wi-Fi in hotels, cafes and other public places like airports, railway stations or universities.

Opening hours of post offices:

Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00

Some offices are open on Saturday until 14:00. Main post offices in larger cities are open daily, 24 hours.

Zloty (PLN) = 100 cents

Banknotes: 200 PLN, 100 PLN, 50 PLN, 20 PLN, 10 PLN

Coins: 5 PLN, 2zł, 1zł, 50gr, 20g, 10g, 5gr, 2GR, 1gr

Exchange:

Private currency exchange offices are very popular and offer a Euro or USD exchange at prices that are generally comparable to those in commercial banks. Please note that the replacement of the busiest places such as train stations and popular tourist resorts, is associated with higher margins.

Cash and ATMs:

There is also an extensive network of ATMs. The exchange rate depends on the particular bank, but it usually comes out very favorably, and comparable with quite a good cantor.

Credit cards:

Credit cards can be used to pay almost everywhere in big cities. Most cards are Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard and Maestro. Amex and Diners Club can be used in several places (especially the big hotels), but they are not popular and you should not rely on them for each payment.

Cheques:

Checks were not particularly popular in Poland and are little used today.

- Bread - 2-3 zł

- Milk - 2-3 zł

- Yellow cheese - 20 zł / kg

- Ham - 20-30 zł / kg

- Butter - 4 zł

- Mineral water - 2 zł / 1,5 l

- Beer - 3-4 zł / 0,5 zł (in store), 7-8 in the pub zł

- Cigarettes - 9-11 zł

- Bus ticket - 2.4 zł (Warsaw)

- Gasoline - 4 zł / 1 l

- A ticket to the cinema - 16 zł

- 0.5 liters of vodka - about. 24 zł

There is no generally accepted the opening hours of shops and there may be some differences depending on the particular city or neighborhood. As for grocery stores are usually open 7:00 to 19-20:00. On Saturdays shops are open a bit less frequently on Sundays and are not open at all.

In Poland there are many foreign retailers are here with their super and hypermarkets.

They are open 7 days a week till late. In every major city and are creating new shopping malls.

You can meet a lot of markets, in addition to the fair where we buy fresh vegetables and fruits are also many small things (note - in Poland there is no culture of bargaining, but you can try).

The historic parts of cities are full of various galleries and shops where you can buy folk art such as jewelry made from amber, handicrafts and antiques. And more to the south of the country will be a wood products and articles made of sheep's wool and oscypek (smoked cheese product as a regional level) in places in which we find especially a lot of these shops are cloth hall in Cracow and Zakopane Krupówki.

-Regional goods

Amber-jewelry

-Ceramics

-Some vodka, which abroad are much more expensive - the most famous and most popular in Europe is Wyborowa

The following items may be imported into Polish by people aged 17 years and more, coming from countries outside the EU without incurring customs duty:

• 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 100 cigarillos or 250 grams of tobacco.

• 1 liter wine and 1 liter of spirits.

• Goods to the value of 175 €.

To avoid problems in the exchange rates, be sure to have you take notes with each other, the Polish were in good condition without any marks or seals. Office may refuse to accept banknotes that are stored on the numbers (a common practice of bank tellers is the marking of banknotes), even if they are in other respects as well.

Hotels in Poland are evaluated in five categories: Luxury, 4-star 3-star 2-star and 1-star. In addition, there are tourist hotels, guest houses, motels, each evaluated in three or four categories.

Pensions may be rated from 1 - to 3-stars, and if you have not been evaluated, it does not mean that they are not good - maybe only a very small. In this category is a bed and breakfast (nights), often found in the Polish mountains and the sea. This is what is called the guest house can range from very basic to cozy cottages, and even has its own luxury spa and meeting rooms. Reservations often can often be done with the local tourist offices.

There are over 150 shelters in Poland, which are open all year, and 450 only in summer season. Addresses can be found in Schedule Youth Hostels (www.hihostels.com) published by the Polish Youth Hostels Association.

Shelters associated with the Polish Youth Hostels are often unfavorable options for tourists because of the bans imposed. Additionally, hostels associated with Hostelling International are often used by large groups of school students, which means that small children can behave loudly and run after the corridors. Some private shelters are clean and cozy, but others may be even more dangerous than HI hostels.

There are over 200 campsites in Poland, almost 75%, is equipped with a 220-V power points and a few points from 24 V to the caravan. In addition, the bathrooms, canteens and food kiosks. The main camping season is from June to August, a popular camping site include the Baltic Sea coast and countryside of the Great Masurian Lakes. Holders of international camping card (FICC) has a 10% discount.

Agritourism:

Agritourism is a modern idea to stay, and who wants to promote the concepts of living closer to the ground. Some companies offer organic food agro-tourism meeting in the neighboring farms and offer outdoor activities, which may include assistance in holding. Others make only a nod to this concept by offering riding lessons.

Night in the hotel - from top 150zł

Night in the hostel - from 40 to 80 gold

Night in the guesthouse, or in the guest rooms - from 25 PLN

Polish Youth Hostels Association (Youth Hostels Association Times)

Chocimska Street 14, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland

Tel: (022) 849 8128.

Website: www.ptsm.org.pl

Polish Hotel Association

Nowogrodzka 44 Street Apt 2, 00-522 Warsaw, Poland

Tel: (022) 622 6991 / 2 / 3.

Website: www.hotel.pl

Polish Federation of Camping and Caravanning (Polish Federation of Camping and caravanning)

Grochowska Street 331, 03-823 Warsaw, Poland

Tel: (022) 810 6050.

Website: www.pfcc.eu

Traditional Polish cuisine is usually quite oily, abundant, rich in meat, sauces and vegetables. Modern Polish cuisine, however, strives to increase diversity and focuses on healthy products.

Lunch often consists of soup as the first, and then the main dishes. Among the soups, borsch (red beet soup with or simply dirt) is perhaps the most recognizable: acute and slightly sour soup, served hot. Often poured out for dumplings (soup with dumplings or soup with dumplings), fried or served with rolls pate (pate with beetroot soup). Other rare cucumber soup is a soup, cucumber soup with a mixture of fresh and pickled cucumbers, mushroom soup, usually made with wild mushrooms, and tripe or chitterlings, kind of spicy tripe. Zurek, acid-based soup, bread, potatoes, sausage, or egg, sometimes served in a loaf of bread.

Dumplings are, of course, immediately recognizable as a symbol of Polish cuisine. They are often served alongside something else (eg, soup), and not as a main dish. Stuffed cabbage is also well known: they are large cabbage leaves, rolled and stuffed with a mixture of cereals and meat, cooked and served steaming hot. Tartare is raw ground beef with onion and egg yolk added

Bigos is another unique, though less well-known symbol of Polish cuisine, which includes various types of meat and vegetables, the cabbage on the ground. Similar components may be diluted and administered in the form of cabbage soup. Some of the Austro-Hungarian food imports have also become popular and were adopted by Polish cuisine. These include the stew in Polish - is less sharp than the original and the Viennese schnitzel, which is named in the original shnitzel, often served with potatoes and vegetables.

Poland is also known for two unique cheeses, both made by hand, in the Podhale mountain region in the south. The cheese is more commonly known: smoked, hard, salty cheese from unpasteurized sheep's milk. It goes very well with alcoholic beverages such as beer. Less common is a sheep cheese, soft cheese, also from sheep's milk (and therefore salty), with a consistency similar to cheese spreads. Usually served on bread or baked potatoes. Both cheeses are covered by the EU's protected designation of origin (as for example. French Roquefort, Italian or Parmegiano-Reggiano).

-Dumplings

-Stew

-Soup

-Soup

-Pork chops (with the potatoes and cabbage!)

-Soup Cucumber / Tomato / Mushroom

-Tartar

-Pickled cucumbers

Tripe-

-Cabbage

Consumption of strong alcoholic beverages in Poland is falling, but the vodka is still perceived as a typical Polish liquor helpful in establishing contacts and break the ice. Vodka name comes from the word "water", was originally called the "spirit" (from the Latin "aqua vitae - water of life). The best starters are the pegs of vodka and pickled cucumbers.

One of the most popular Polish vodka is Zubrowka, it comes from Bialowieza, which is the last European bison reserve in Europe. In a bottle with a distinctive label of the bison are placed a long blade of grass, suitable trunkowi specific taste and aroma. In addition to well-known vodka brands such as Wyborowa, Sobieski, or Luxury, we should also try barley soup - vodka with honey and herbs of every vodka Goldwasser - with real gold particles.

If you want to eat cheap, you should visit the milk bar. Milk Bar is a basic type of a fast food restaurant, which serves Polish food cheap. So, where you can eat what you eat in Poland every day for very little money.

Of course, outside the restaurants offer a Polish cuisine you can find many places that specialize in Chinese cuisine, French, Italian. The range of restaurants is growing constantly so everyone can find something for everyone. We will not have problems finding accommodation suited to your wallet and taste.

Tipping should normally correspond to about. 10% of the bill, but always welcome the support for higher tips are welcome.

-Krakow

-Gdańsk

-Malbork

-Masuria

-Auschwitz (although the term "tourist attraction" is quite awkward in relation to this site)

-Salt Mine in Wieliczka

-Czestochowa (Black Madonna)

- Warsaw's Old Town

-National Parks

-Zakopane

Mountains, wildlife

- Krakow, when it comes to monuments, it is definitely the right place. The former capital of the country, together with the seat of the kings of the Wawel Castle is a beautiful place filled with not only history but the vibrant center of academic. The city center is located in historic old town with the largest market in Europe. Also, the Jewish quarter-Kazimierz is a place with great atmosphere.

- Malbork-seat of the Teutonic Knights, founded in Palestine ok. 1,190 years to fight the Muslims and pagans. The castle was built in 1274 and is the largest European claim, built in Gothic style.

- Pauline Monastery and the Shrine of Our Lady of Jasna Gora, the most important place of worship of Virgin Mary in Poland and the main purpose of pilgrimage.

- Old Town of Gdansk with the largest brick Gothic church in the world.

- Wroclaw which is one of the most beautiful cities in Poland, has old city built on several islands and connected over a hundred bridges, and boasted a rich diverse architecture.

- Wieliczka salt mine, located on the outskirts of Krakow. It is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Europe. The salt mine that works for over 700 years with more than 300 miles of the system is like a fairytale chambers underground kingdom.

- Zamosc is a town which miraculously escaped destruction during the war, with a distinctive Renaissance architecture of a UNESCO World Heritage Site

- Torun-like Zamosc also not destroyed during the war and a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Bieszczady Mountains are part of the Carpathian arc, an area of 1,560 km2.Są this gentle wooded mountain which, together with wild nature are an ideal escape from the urban bustle. You will encounter many species of animals, many species of protected plant. It is a beautiful place and definitely worth coming here.

Bialowieza is probably the only such forest in Europe, preserved in original condition. There are many species of flora and fauna, including bison reserve under strict protection. Today it is the area of Bialowieza National Park.

Masuria-called land of 1000 lakes, the Polish region with a large number of lakes linked by rivers and canals.

Tatras, the highest mountain between the Alps and the Caucasus. Very picturesque and beautiful mountains

The Holidays in Poland everything is firmly closed and take them into account when planning a trip to Polish.

January 1: New Year

Easter Sunday and Monday - the first Sunday after the first spring full moon

1 May: Labour Day

May 3: Constitution Day May 3

Corpus Christi on Thursday the ninth week after Easter

August 15: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Polish Army Day (anniversary of the "miracle on the Vistula")

1 November: All Saints Day

Nov. 11: Independence Day

25, Dec. 26: Christmas

- Festival Era New Horizons (22lipca-1sierpnia)-festival that goes beyond a normal cinema, organizers are looking for those whose idea of movies under the current generally accepted conventions.

- Warsaw Film Festival (8-17pazdziernik)-takes place since 1895 and is the leading event in Central and Eastern Europe.

- Polish Film Festival (24-29maja)-one of the biggest film events in Poland Iweto kind of Polish cinema.

-Summer Film Academy (6-15sierpnia)-More than 300 films from around the world on 10 screens for 9 days.

- Warsaw Theatre Meetings (11kwietnia) - the oldest theater festival in Poland

- International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! (6-12 December), Poland's largest film festival for children and adolescents.

-Jazz Jamboree, one of the largest and oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It takes place since 1958, played on it, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Ornette Coleman, Ray Charles, Benny Carter, Keith Jarrett, Wynton Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, Joshua Redman, Joe Henderson, Kenny Garrett, Scott Hamilton, Joe Williams, Jimmy Smith, Woody Herman, Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz, US3, Diana Krall, et al.

-Rawa Blues Festival - This is the biggest festival of who lived to see the most among all blues editing mitingów in Poland.

-Open 'er Festival (1-4lipca)-one of the most important events in the calendar of summer festivals across Europe.

-International Piano Competition. Frederick Chopin, this is definitely the world's most famous music event taking place in Poland. It is one of the oldest such events in the world competition has great prestige and publicity.

Nightlife is very abundant in large Polish cities, a great example is Krakow, Wroclaw and Warsaw, with countless clubs. There is no problem with finding a suitable place where we could spend a mile evening (and night, and morning).