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Photo: Malbork Castle — DerHexer; derivate work: Carschten · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Poland at a glance

Poland is a country in Eastern Europe; its capital is Warsaw. People mainly speak Polish. The currency is the Polish Zloty (PLN). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Capital
Warsaw
Region
Eastern Europe
Languages
Polish
Currency
Polish Zloty (PLN)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Poland’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

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Places to see in Poland

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Auschwitz concentration camp

    Auschwitz concentration campUNESCO

    Niemiecki nazistowski obóz koncentracyjny Auschwitz I

    Museum · Lesser Poland Voivodeship

    Auschwitz, also known as Oświęcim, was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II and the Holocaust.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: pzk net (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Kraków

    KrakówUNESCO

    City · Lesser Poland Voivodeship

    Kraków, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 816,614 (2025), with 1,428,363 people living in the Kraków metropolitan area.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: XEvansGambitx (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Malbork Castle

    Malbork CastleUNESCO

    Zamek w Malborku

    Fort · Pomeranian Voivodeship

    The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, commonly known as Malbork Castle, is a Brick Gothic castle complex located in the town of Malbork, Poland, built in the 13th and significantly expanded in the 14th century.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: DerHexer, derivate work: Carschten (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Wieliczka Salt Mine

    Wieliczka Salt MineUNESCO

    Kopalnia soli Wieliczka

    Park & nature · Lesser Poland Voivodeship

    The Wieliczka Salt Mine is a salt mine in the town of Wieliczka, near Kraków in southern Poland.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: C messier (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Royal Castle

    Royal CastleUNESCO

    Zamek Królewski

    Fort · Masovian Voivodeship

    The Royal Castle in Warsaw is a former royal residence and seat of government in Warsaw, Poland. Located on Castle Square, at the entrance to the Old Town, it now houses a state museum with collections of Polish and European art.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Marcin Białek (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Centennial Hall

    Centennial HallUNESCO

    Hala Stulecia

    Memorial · Lower Silesian Voivodeship

    The Centennial Hall ; German: Jahrhunderthalle), formerly named People's Hall, is a historic building in Wrocław, Poland. It was constructed according to the plans of architect Max Berg in 1911–1913.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jar.ciurus (CC BY-SA 3.0 pl). Map

  • Muskau Park

    Muskau ParkUNESCO

    Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski

    Garden · Lubusz Voivodeship

    Muskau Park is a landscape park in the Upper Lusatia region of Germany and Poland. It is the largest and one of the most famous English gardens in Central Europe, stretching along both sides of the German–Polish border on the Lusatian Neisse.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Hedwig Storch (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Białowieża National Park

    Białowieża National ParkUNESCO

    Białowieski Park Narodowy

    Park & nature · Podlaskie Voivodeship

    Białowieża National Park is a national park in Podlaskie Voivodeship, in Eastern Poland adjacent to the border with Belarus. The total area of the park is 105.2 square kilometres (40.6 sq mi). It is located 62 km (39 mi) southeast of Białystok (Poland).

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jacek Karczmarz (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Warsaw

    Warsaw

    Warszawa

    City · Masovian Voivodeship

    Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and most populous city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the river Vistula in east-central Poland.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rhododendrites (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Gdańsk

    Gdańsk

    City · Pomeranian Voivodeship

    Gdańsk, historically known in English as Danzig, is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, it is Poland's sixth-largest city and its major seaport.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Wrocław

    Wrocław

    City · Lower Silesian Voivodeship

    Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the regions of Silesia and Lower Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder (Odra) River in the Silesian Lowlands.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Hrs Poland (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Treblinka extermination camp

    Treblinka extermination camp

    Były niemiecki nazistowski obóz zagłady Treblinka II

    Memorial · Masovian Voivodeship

    Treblinka was the second-deadliest extermination camp to be built and operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II, second only to Auschwitz. It was in a forest north-east of Warsaw, four kilometres south of the village of Treblinka in what is now the Masovian Voivodeship.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Adrian Grycuk (CC BY-SA 3.0 pl). Map

Keep exploring

Also in Eastern Europe: Belarus · Bulgaria · Czechia · Hungary · Moldova · Romania · Russia · Slovakia

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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