Wolf’s Lair was Adolf Hitler’s headquarters in East Prussia. Hitler spent nearly half of World War II (over 800 days) in this compound, which contains over 80 buildings including massive bunkers for high-ranking German Officials like Göring, Bormann, and Hitler, among others. It was here where decisions like the construction of the death camps and […]
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The Stutthof camp was established by the German in September 1939 in a wooded area west of Stutthof (Sztutowo), a town about 22 miles east of Danzig (Gdansk). To the north of Stutthof there was the Bay of Danzig, to the east the Vistula Bay, and to the west the Vistula River, so the camp was isolated
Travel to Poland’s happy place, Sopot, where you can take in the sea air and relax on the longest wooden pier in Europe. A small fishing village until the 20th century, Gdynia was rapidly built into Poland’s largest and busiest sea port after World War I. As a result, it’s mainly a very modern city.
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Tykocin was one of the most important Jewish shtetls in the kingdom of Poland. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the community was considered to gain the second place in importance after the community of Kraków. The first Jews settled in Tykocin in 1522. Before the outbreak of World War II, there were around 2,000
Zelazowa Wola, located in a distance of ca. 1 hour’ drive north of Warsaw, is a birthplace of Frederic Chopin. The museum is located in two edificies; one of them is a modern museum, where, apart from visiting the museum you will also watch the movie about the composer’s life. The second is a small
Treblinka Poland extermination camp in Poland. This extermination camp was established by Nazi Germans in occupied Poland, located near the village of Treblinka north-east of Warsaw. The camp operated between the 23rd of July 1942 and the 19th of October 1943 as part of Operation Reinhard, the deadly phase of the Final Solution. It has
Krakow – Czestochowa highland is the magnificent surrounding of Krakow which is full of lime stone and carst phenomena region. You will have the unique opportunity to see the most beautiful natural rock formations of Jura area. The name of this region is named this way as well as The Eagles‘ Nests. The term „Eagles‘
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This wonderful tour presents astonishing land of rocks, caves, wooded ravines and limestone cliffs – not high, but picturesque and restful. Tour seems to be great as family trip or a kind of relax after the sightseeing in Krakow. The cherry on the cake is the visit to Pieskowa Skała castle, known as a small
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Eastern Europe is a wonderful destination to travel. First of all, you can enjoy amazing cultures, discovering unique cuisines, traditions and landscapes. You will get the chance to visit places that are even hundreds of years old. This part of Europe is the best combination between fun and valuable, cultural sites that you simply can’t
Tour to Zalipie is an interesting idea for travelers searching for sublime folk art experience, and real Polish countryside. Scenic village of Zalipie with its tiny, wooden houses painted in fantastic colors takes you back in time. The quaint local custom was to decorate stoves, wells, walls and windows in the amazing, flowery motives. You
