How far is Aushwitz from Kracow?
How far is Wieliczka from Kracow?
What ethnic tourism is?
How people can be attracted by mountain-Tatry and zakopane?
What do you think is the target market for Krakow region is?what it can offer for:
-young people
-old people
-families
-business people
-adventure people-mountain
-people interested in history
-people interested in culture of Poland
etc. have u read any articles about Krakow and its area?where?
do you have any articles about it?;-);-);-)
Do you know any specific web site where i can find out more information about it?
Please help;-)
here is the site about Krakow
http://www.krakow.pl/en/
the site is about Wieliczka
http://www.wieliczka.gmina.pl/index.html?lang_id=UK
this about Zakopane
http://www.zakopane.pl/articles.php?topic=30
and this about Auschwitz
http://www.auschwitz.org.pl/html/eng/start/index.php
January 17th, 2010 at 1:25 am
Zakopane is lovely in summer, and winter skiing. Krakow is an interesting old town. Auschwitz is 60-90 minutes from Krakov; buses can take you there from the train station. Info is on the web-link below.
References :
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g274723-i959-Poland.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland/Geography
January 17th, 2010 at 1:41 am
here is the site about Krakow
http://www.krakow.pl/en/
the site is about Wieliczka
http://www.wieliczka.gmina.pl/index.html?lang_id=UK
this about Zakopane
http://www.zakopane.pl/articles.php?topic=30
and this about Auschwitz
http://www.auschwitz.org.pl/html/eng/start/index.php
References :
January 17th, 2010 at 2:25 am
Auschwitz & Wieliczka are not too far, I did both as day trips. You should be able to take a bus to Auschwitz , or if you’re on your own, prep directions before you head out there. It’s in the town of Oswieczim (sp?) – both the smaller Auschwitz and awing Birkenau should be visited, they are very different and not far from each other. I’d recommend Auschwitz first – there’s museum/historical info there. Birkenau was pretty much left as was and is (horrifyingly) large.
Wieliczka you can pay a little and take your camera in. Make sure you get a guide that speaks English, and even then they might not speak *much* English. If you can go there though, go there! It’s one of the most amazing places I’ve seen.
Krakow has a tourist agency office right in the stary miasto (old city), they can help give you info on how to get to these places if you get there and find you need more help with what you want to do.
All these places you mention including Zakopane see lots of Polish tourists. Zakopane has skiing as I understand it, however I went there in Spring and there were hiking trails. It was very nice. There are vendors that sell delicious smoked cheeses on the streets and will let you sample before you buy. I did that as a day trip also, however I understand there’s more to do there. It’s a standard getaway destination for many Poles.
Krakow is probably the best place to see Poland’s history. It was mostly untouched by WW2 (no destruction but the castle grounds have some WW2 additions), and architecture is a real interesting mix between the developing large cultures of their day. The castle at Wawel housed the Polish kings, and the church there was where Pope John Paul was a bishop, it’s got wonderful crypts and if you’re lucky you can go up to the bell tower. You can walk the city and streets very easily, and it’s packed with restaurants and bakeries, pubs built in the catacombs underground, and there’s enough to see and check out there to spend a few days, or use as a home base for going to areas around. Public transportation in the city is also very easy to use.
When I was there the American influence was just breaking in, compared to Warsaw where familiar chains can be seen everywhere. Krakow is remote enough to detract the average non-european but is full of tourists. You can get a real taste of the culture without feeling like a tourist, and yet there are *lots* of people there. History, folklore (Wieliczka, Krak, and the city pigeons all have stories of origin), architecture, art, food, street music, all there. It’s a beautiful city and people are generally very friendly to foreigners because they’re not innundated with them.
I would recommend getting the Fodor travel book for Poland. My husband and I rely on Fodor anywhere we go – -they do really great write-ups of cities, prices, what to see, and how to get there, with contact information as well.
Dobrego szczescie!
References :
I studied in Krakow in 1997.