Tourism in Poland

Tourism In Poland

Poland's most popular destinations

Dolina Gąsienicowa in the High Tatras European bison at Białowieża Forest UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve Royal palace at Wawel, view from the Vistula river Town Hall in Wrocław in the Market Square Project Riese, Owl Mountains in the Sudetes Auschwitz concentration camp Malbork Castle in Malbork, northern Poland Dunajec River Gorge, UNESCO's Tentative List of World Heritage Sites Jasna Góra Monastery Basilica, most popular with religious tourism of Poland Augustów Canal kayaking in Augustów

Poland is a part of the global tourism market with constantly increasing number of visitors. Tourism in Poland contributes to the country's overall economy. The most popular cities are Kraków, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Warsaw, Poznań, Lublin, Toruń and the historic site of Auschwitz - German nazi concentration camp in Oświęcim. The best recreational destinations include Poland's Masurian Lake District, Baltic Sea coast, Tatra Mountains (the highest mountain range of Carpathians), Sudetes and Białowieża Forest. Poland's main tourist offers consist of sightseeing within cities and out-of-town historical monuments, business trips, qualified tourism, agrotourism, mountain hiking (trekking) and climbing among others. Poland is the 14th most visited country by foreign tourists.

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