Poland is a historical country with 14 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a collection of breathtaking natural sights - mountains, national parks, beautiful coastlines and cities, and some unexpected natural wonders such as the world's oldest salt mine, and many others.
WSB University recommends our students to visit some of the most famous places in the country, to learn its history and to discover Poland.
- Wieliczka Salt Mine - situated near Krakow it is one of the older salt mines in the world. The underground Wieliczka Salt Mine boasts kilometres of walkways and ramps, magnificent chambers, lakes and breathtaking salt statues making a visit to this wonder a must for all those staying and visiting Poland.
Official website - https://www.wieliczka-saltmine.com/
- Morskie Oko Lake, Tatra National Park - The Eye of the Sea lake is truly a wonder of nature, pleasing the eyes of visitors with a range of colours and reflections present on the wind-blurred surface of the lake. Located 1,395 metres over the sea level, hovered over the famous winter resort of Zakopane, Morskie Oko has been hailed the best hiking spot of Poland for a reason. Nature at its best!
The Lake on TripAdvisor - https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g285710-d286157-Reviews-Lake_Morskie_Oko-Tatra_National_Park_Lesser_Poland_Province_Southern_Poland.html
- Wawel Castle - The Wawel Royal Castle (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvavɛl]; Zamek Królewski na Wawelu) is a castle residency located in central Kraków, Poland, and the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the world. Built at the behest of King Casimir III the Great, it consists of a number of structures from different periods situated around the Italian-styled main courtyard. The castle, being one of the largest in Poland, represents nearly all European architectural styles of medieval, renaissance and baroque periods. The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in the country.
The official website - https://wawel.krakow.pl/en
- Auschwitz-Birkenau Camps, Oswiecim - Located near the industrial town of Oświęcim in southern Poland (in a portion of the country that was annexed by Germany at the beginning of World War II), Auschwitz is a death camp: a prison camp, an extermination camp, and a slave-labour camp. It is the most lethal of the Nazi extermination camps. A place where history is right in front of everyone eyes. A place which all human beings have to visit at least once in their lives.
The official website - https://www.auschwitz.org/en/
- Warsaw Old Market Place, Warsaw - Warsaw's Old Town Market Place (Polish: Rynek Starego Miasta) is the center and oldest part of the Old Town of Warsaw, capital of Poland. Immediately after the Warsaw Uprising, it was systematically blown up by the German Army. After World War II, the Old Town Market Place was restored to its prewar appearance.