Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

POLAND 199 P Nankiera Bishop’s Square The buildings in this square (Plac Biskupa Nankiera) date from various periods. The Gothic ...

200 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp218–21 and pp222–5 R St Mary Magdalene's Church ul. ś ...

POLAND 201 R Church of St Elizabeth ul. św Elżbiety. Tel (071) 343 1638. 8am–6pm Mon–Sat, 1–6pm Sun. The tower dominating the Ma ...

202 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp218–21 and pp222–5 R Church of the Most Sacred Heart ...

POLAND 203 P Działyński Palace Stary Rynek 78. Tel (061) 852 0950. This palace (Pałac Działyńskich) was built in the late 18th c ...

204 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp218–21 and pp222–5 The Neo-Renaissance façade of the ...

POLAND 205 P Former Kaiser District After the Second Partition of Poland in 1793, Poznań came under Prussian rule. In the sec - ...

206 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp218–21 and pp222–5 St Mary’s Church, as viewed from t ...

Sopot 8 394 km (245 miles) NW of Warsaw. * 43,000. £ @ n ul. Dworcowa 4, (058) 550 3783. _ International Festival of Song (Aug). ...

208 Gdańsk 9 Among the finest cities of northern Europe, Gdańsk has a history that goes back more than 1,000 years. One of the w ...

209 KEY Railway station River boat pier Visitor information Parking Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers 1 Pomnik Połeglych S ...

210 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE Great Mill 3 Wielki Mlyn ul. Wielkie Młyny 16. Map C2. # 10am–6pm Mon–Fri, 10am–1pm Sat. 7 = The seve ...

GDAŃSK 211 Gdańsk Crane 5 Żuraw ul. Szeroka 67/68. Map D3. Central Maritime Museum Tel (058) 301 6938. # 10am– 4pm Tue–Sun (Jul ...

212 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp218–21 and pp222–5 Uphagen House 8 Dom Uphagena ul. D ...

GDAŃSK 213 Sołdek, used as an exhibition space by the Central Maritime Museum Central Maritime Museum q Centralne Muzeum Morskie ...

27 mm 38 mm 96 mm 37 mm 214 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE Since the fall of Communism in 1989, tourism in Poland has greatly increased. ...

POLAND 215 ARRIVING BY AIR International flights from some 50 cities in 30 countries arrive in Warsaw. The airports at Gdańsk, K ...

216 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE Shopping & Entertainment Poland is a great place to pick up memorable souvenirs. These range from ...

POLAND 217 MUSICALS, OPERA AND BALLET Musicals, opera and ballet can provide the best form of enter tainment even for those who ...

218 Where to Stay in Poland Poland has experienced a big improvement in hotel standards in recent years. New luxury accommodatio ...