1. Sandomierz
Sandomierz is one of the most beautiful and oldest Polish city. Sandomierz is located on the Vistula river on seven hills. There were preserve more than 120 architectural monuments from different eras.
The town has always been liked by Polish artists and filmmakers.The most valuable monuments is the Church of St. James, one of the three Romanesque churches in Poland built of brick, not stone. The main entrance is decorated with thirteenth-century portal and the interior hides the remains of 49 Dominicans martyrs, cruelly murdered by the Tatars in 1260.
The history of Kazimierz, by many considered the most beautiful city in Poland, dating back to the eleventh century. It lies in the Malopolska turn of the Vistula River, which coincided with the western border of the Lublin Upland. The picturesque location combined with precious monuments create a special atmosphere of the town, which pleased a lot of painters. The heart of Kazimierz is surrounded by historic houses market from an old well. Among the buildings deserve special attention seventeenth-century Renaissance houses.
Krakow and the castle on Wawel always was in the minds of Poles as heart of a country. Here was stored crown jewels, and all the precious objects, as well as documents of the highest importance.
Standing in the middle of the Main Market Square, Sukiennice is one of the most emblematic monuments of Polish. Inside, there are two rows of stalls, mostly jewelry, souvenirs, handicrafts and Arts & Crafts.
One of the largest and most important after Wawel Cathedral, Krakow church belongs to the most famous sights of Krakow and Polish. It is located at the north-east corner of the main square, Marienplatz Square. According to Jan Dlugosz church was founded by the bishop of Krakow Iwon Odrowąż in the years 1221-1222.
The greatest attention is drawn by two towers of unequal height. Higher, more decorated, was a watchtower. The lower was the bell tower. Quite dark, gothic interior of the basilica conceals many wonderful baroque altars symmetrically arranged.
Things to must see is also Kazimierz, called the Jerusalem of Europe, was the intellectual capital of the Polish Jews. The most important part of it was the street Szeroka, where is the Old Synagogue - the oldest monument of Jewish sacral architecture in Poland.
4. Toruń
There are few cities in Poland, which have such a great number of monuments. In 1997 the Old Town of Torun was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The pride of the residents is the Old Town Square, which was in the Middle Ages center of commercial and administrative. In the middle of the market stands a Gothic town hall, one of the most interesting of its kind in Europe.
Before the town hall is a statue of the most famous Torunianin, Nicolaus Copernicus.
Along the Vistula Boulevard are defensive walls. They had eight gates, two of which came out on important transport routes, four on the coast, and the other two connected the Old Town to the New.
Gdansk location at the mouth of the Vistula River and the Amber Trail leading from the north to the south of Europe facilitated the development of trade. Merchants and townspeople got rich also by numerous royal privileges.
At the Long Market, and Long Street called Royal Trakt, stand side by side the two most important secular buildings in the Gdansk: Town Hall and Arthur's Court. The construction of the Town Hall began in the fourteenth century. Its interiors were one the finest in Northern Europe and testified to the power of the city. The most beautiful room of the Town Hall is Council Hall, also known as the color of the walls of the Red Hall.
The origins of the Artus Court also date back to the Middle Ages. It was created because rich townspeople wanted to imitate the manners and mode of life of chivalry. 100 years after the construction of the Artus Court became the property of the merchants of Gdansk and the main center of social and commercial life of the city. Next to the building is famous statue of Neptune's fountain, which was created in 1615.
6. Zamość
In 1992. Zamość was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Rich merchants decorating their houses statues of saints and angels and fancy ornaments with plants and animals, for example. Dragons.
Founded in 1580 by the Chancellor and Hetman Jan Zamoyski is unusual in the world based on the implementation of urban treaties sixteenth-century architects. Plan of Zamosc developed Bernardo Morando,
Inside the massive city walls were the main square with the Town Hall, two ancillary markets, collegiate (since 1992. Cathedral), the church (now the Catholic Church) and a synagogue (now the library), as well as the palace of entail and the Academy of Zamosc.
To the city once led three gates: the Lublin, Szczebrzeska and Lviv. Masterpiece of urban planning is the Great Market square measuring 100 x 100 meters, surrounded by arcaded houses with rich sculptural decoration and lace attics.
7. Wrocław
The rapid expansion of Wroclaw in the thirteenth century, decided the city location. Town hall was built in the middle of the market, the seat of the municipal government. Held at the annual meeting of the townspeople, and every day the building was used for commercial purposes. Multiple reconstruction in the years 1327-1504, led to the creation of one of the most impressive medieval buildings in Europe.
In the thirteenth century began to rise townhouses around the market. Most of them were destroyed during World War II and later reconstructed. Here and there only preserved the original brick walls. A gateway connecting a Renaissance edifice called Hansel and baroque, called Gretel, leading the market to the beautiful Gothic church of St. Elizabeth.
8. Poznań
Old Market in Poznan is definitely one of the most beautiful in the country. His buildings, once made of wood from the second half of the fifteenth century was replaced by a brick.
During the liberation of the city in 1945, most of the houses were destroyed, reconstructed them in the next two decades. One of the most beautiful buildings are Działyński Palace and the Renaissance palace Górków with an arcaded courtyard
The town hall was designed by Giovanni Battista Quadro from Lugano, who worked in Poznan in the years 1550-1560. On behalf of the city he conducted a reconstruction of the town hall, which was destroyed by fire in 1536.
The most characteristic feature of Poznan are two mechanical goats, gushing 12 times at noon on city tower hall. Watching them every day crowd of tourists and onlookers.
9. Zakopane
Located at a height of 800-1000 m asl the city is a tourist area and the center of winter sports. Its origins date back to the sixteenth century and are associated with the formation of a permanent settlement shepherd. the development of the village dates from the second half of the nineteenth century, through the work of Titus Chałubińskiego, the great promoter of climatic benefits of Zakopane. The oldest part of the city is focused around a wooden church from the nineteenth century and the old cemetery on Pęksowy Brzyzek.
10. Warszawa
The most beautiful is also Warsaw, the largest city of the country. The Polish capital can be proud of the Royal Castle, attracting crowds of tourists. The castle is surrounded by a south walls. Its present appearance owes to Jacob Kubicki. Standing here Zygmunt column is the first in Poland monument depicting a historical person. It was built in 1644 by Ladislaus IV to honor the memory of his father, Sigismund III Vasa. During the Warsaw uprising, in September 1944, they destroyed by the Germans. The column was rebuilt in 1949.
Today Warsaw is an important scientific, cultural, political and economic centre. Here are established, among others, The president, the parliament and the Council of Ministers and the National Bank of Polish.
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