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Warsaw, the capital of Poland, was deliberately demolished by Nazi troops following the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. More than 85% of the historic centre was destroyed. After the war, a five-year restoration campaign took place, and it resulted in a meticulous restoration of the Old Town.
Image credits: mamacrocker #6. Switzerland. Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken area. I was there in Summertime. Winter looks beautiful too but snow is not my thing.
Mallorca, Spain. If stunning sandy beaches and sparkling blue waters are your goal, add Mallorca to your bucket list. The largest island in Spain's Balearic Islands, Mallorca is home to over 250 ...
Poland is a part of the global tourism market with constantly increasing number of visitors.Tourism in Poland contributes to the country's overall economy. The most popular cities are Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Poznań, Szczecin, Lublin, Toruń, Zakopane, the Salt Mine in Wieliczka and the historic site of Auschwitz – a German Nazi concentration camp in Oświęcim.
Chałupki Castle – Silesian Voivodeship; Chełm Castle – Lublin Voivodeship; Chęciny Castle – Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship; Chęciny Castle. Chlewiska Castle – Masovian Voivodeship
The first documented mention of the settlement dates back to 1105, spelled as Tharnow.The name later evolved to Tarnowo (1229), Tarnów (1327), and Tharnow (1473). [7] The place name Tarnów is widely used in different forms across Slavic Europe, and lands which used to be inhabited by Slavs, such as eastern Germany, Hungary, and northern Greece.
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The oldest, Pre-Romanesque buildings were built in Poland after the Christianisation of the country but only few of them still exist today (palace and church complex on Ostrów Lednicki, the Rotunda of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Wawel Castle). The Romanesque architecture was then developed in the 12th and 13th centuries.