Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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Traditional house decoration, Warsaw

Exploring Poland

Bordering the Baltic Sea, Poland is one of the largest

countries of Central Europe. Warsaw, its capital, is in

the centre of the country and is an ideal base for visit-

ing other cities, such as Cracow, the ancient royal

cap ital; Gdańsk, the Hanseatic city and Poznań, one

of the oldest Polish cities. Declared a World Heritage

Site in 1978, Cracow, with a host of historical monu-

ments, is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.

KEY

Airport

Ferry terminal

Motorway

Major road

Railway

International border

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100

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Cracow pp182–97 2

Gdańsk pp208–213 9

Malbork 7

Poznań pp202–205 4

Raczyński Palace 5

Sopot 8

Toruń pp206–207 6

Warsaw pp172–81 (^1)
Wrocław pp198–201 (^3)
SIGHTS AT A GLANCE
Zygmunt Chapel at Cracow
Cathedral, Cracow
BALTIC
SEA
Noteć
Odra
Odra
Drwęca
Wkra
Bug
Pilica
Wisła
Warta
Prague
Bratislava
11
6
10
25
1
5
12
2
22
A6
(^185)
4 A4
7
51
16
10
7
22
16
65
61
8
60
53
19
2
17
12
17
61
8
(^87)
8 1
2
(^160)
A1
11
A2
45
4
9
7
12
A4
94
19
Koszalin
Swinoujście
Szczecin
Bydgoszcz
Wałbrzych
Katowice
Kielce
Łodź
RadomLublin
Zamość
Tarnów
Gorzów
Wielkopolski
Zielona Góra
Jelenia
Góra
Opole
Bielsko-
Biała
Nowy
Sącz
Krosno
Chełm
Piotrków
Trybunalski
Sieradz
Kalisz
Konin
Rogalin
Piła Łomża
Olsztyn
Ostrołęka
Siedlce
Biała
Podlaska
Białystok
Suwałki
Słupsk
Przemyśl
Włocławek
Tarnobrzeg
Gdynia
Cracow
Wrocław
Poznań
Raczyński
Palace
Malbork
Gdańsk
Sopot
Toruń
WARSAW
BELARUS
LITHUANIA
UKRAINE
SLOVAKIA
GERMANY
CZECH REPUBLIC
RUSSIAN
FEDERATION