This city is known not only because its beautiful old town. Here you can TOUCH gothic architecture in many churches and other buildings. You can try ‘torunskie pierniki’ which are regional cookies. You can go to the places where Nicolaus Copernicus lived and was educated. Do I need to say more?
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Archive for September, 2008
Torun // Toruń
Posted in North Poland // Polnocna Polska, tagged gothic architecture, Mikołaj Kopernik, Nicolaus Copernicus, Toruń, toruńskie pierniki on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bolimow landscape park // Bolimowski park krajobrazowy
Posted in East Poland // Wschodnia Polska, tagged Bolimów, landscape park on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bolimow is a small town with a small river and green surroundings. Thanks to clean environment many wild animals decided to stay in this region. In the river you can find a lot of beaver’s dams. This place has also impressive history that starts in 1347 year, mostly connected to wars and ressurections.
Bolimow is located [...]
Architecture in Tatras // Architektura w Tatrach
Posted in South Poland // Poludniowa Polska, tagged mountain architecture, oscypek, Tatras, Tatry, Zakopane on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tatry region is famous from specific culture and architecture. Houses are built in characteristic shape and made from wood. “Capital city” of Tatry is Zakopane. Small town, for hundreds of years known as winter holiday center. Being there, one needs to try regional cheese, called Oscypek. It is made of sheep’s milk. The taste is strong, [...]
Tatry mountains // Tatry
Posted in South Poland // Poludniowa Polska, tagged góry, Polish mountains, Tatras, Tatry on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
South end of Polish border is created by mountains. The highest range is called Tatry with its Polish peak Rysy [2499m]. Other famous mountain is Giewont [1895m]. It is said that its shape looks like sleeping knight. There is Polish legend saying about army of medieval knights sleeping somewhere in Tatra mountains.
Below pictures were taken in [...]
