10 Historic Walking Areas in Southern Poland That You Shouldn't Miss

October 22, 2021 Concepcion Newsome

Discover the best top things to do in Southern Poland, Poland including Stracenski Boulevards in Bielsko-Biala, Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square, Wawel Royal Castle, Kazmierz The Former Jewish District, Planty Park, Old Town- Historic Center, Ostrow Tumski - (Cathedral Island), Project Riese, Rynek, Gliwice, Przemysl Old Town.
Restaurants in Southern Poland

1. Stracenski Boulevards in Bielsko-Biala

Gorska Bulwary Stracenskie, Bielsko-Biala 43-300 Poland
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5.0 based on 29 reviews

Stracenski Boulevards in Bielsko-Biala

2. Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square

Rynek Glowny, Krakow Poland https://poland.pl/tourism/unesco-sites/historic-centre-krakow/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 26,455 reviews

Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square

Huge 10-acre square, the largest in any of Europe's medieval cities, features the 16th-century Renaissance Cloth Hall and the splendid 14th-century Gothic Basilica of the Virgin Mary.

Reviewed By vickitD6053PZ - Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Lovely place to sit Nd people watch , with plenty of atmosphere lots of restaurants with outdoor seating, you can even take your pick and go for a horse and carriage ride or hire a segway or even a scooter, you will never get bored here and can return time after time

3. Wawel Royal Castle

Wawel 5, Krakow 31-001 Poland +48 12 422 51 55 [email protected] http://www.wawel.krakow.pl/en/
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4.5 based on 10,412 reviews

Wawel Royal Castle

Serving as a royal residence and the site where the country's rulers governed Poland for five centuries (1038-1596), this castle is a symbol of the independent Polish state and today contains a priceless collection of 16th-century Flemish tapestries, considered to be one of the largest in the world.

Reviewed By travelessential - Melbourne, Australia

Definitely worth your visit, amazing detail and architecture especially see Lost Wawel and the armoury. Strangely you have to buy tickets for each section you are wanting to see and the queues are long so definitely use online if you can. Also strangely the cathedral is another ticket and another office. They should really just sell one ticket covers all. It would be a lot quicker!

4. Kazmierz The Former Jewish District

Szeroka 24, Krakow 31-053 Poland +48 513 875 814 http://www.polin.pl
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4.5 based on 9,378 reviews

Kazmierz The Former Jewish District

Sizable Jewish population of Krakow moved to this district at the end of the fifteenth century, which served as the main cultural center of the Polish Jewry for centuries.

Reviewed By ChristineJ192 - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

This is a wonderful area to walk around and discover.Buildings are great & a lot of them are being renovated so I suspect this will become a more popular area over the next few years. The Plac Nowy is a central square which has a brilliant flea market on a Saturday & in the centre is a round building which houses lots of little street food kiosks serving a traditional Polish pizza like snack for around £2 Take a look & enjoy wandering the streets

5. Planty Park

Krakow Poland http://www.krakow.pl/instcbi/36721,inst,6362,362,instcbi.html
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4.5 based on 1,572 reviews

Planty Park

A scenic walkway that circles a park around the Old Town.

6. Old Town- Historic Center

Wroclaw Poland +48 71 726 26 92 http://www.road-traveller.com/wroclaw-poland
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4.5 based on 1,320 reviews

Old Town- Historic Center

Reviewed By brishelen1

The city is beautiful and clean free of litter ans although busy never felt too close to anyone lots of beautiful restaurants and bars the historic buildings are immaculate and maintained to a high standard there is so much to and do!wroclaw is a beautiful city and the staff and tour guides are so helpful the views from different areas and tops of the Cathedrals and bridges around the city are beautiful i will be returning more often the food in all traditional polish restaurant was tasty and excellent prices highly recommended.

7. Ostrow Tumski - (Cathedral Island)

Ostrow Tumski, Wroclaw Poland http://pl-pl.facebook.com/gardencafewroclaw
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4.5 based on 1,406 reviews

Ostrow Tumski - (Cathedral Island)

8. Project Riese

Wroclaw Poland +48 74 845 62 20 [email protected] http://www.riese.krzyzowa.org.pl/
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4.5 based on 70 reviews

Project Riese

As of today, seven systems of shelters and tunnels belonging to the “Komplex Riese” are known to exist in the Owl Mountains. The exact purpose of these facilities remains unclear even today. They are all of a similar design, corresponding to the layout of other of Adolf Hitler's subterranean headquarters.

9. Rynek, Gliwice

Rynek, Gliwice Poland http://www.rocka.gliwice.pl/
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4.5 based on 201 reviews

Rynek, Gliwice

Reviewed By micheleaQ8239JH - Caltanissetta, Italy

Rynek Glkwny is the main square of the Gliwice city, in South Poland. A lot of attractions and restaurants.

10. Przemysl Old Town

ul. Ratuszowa, Przemysl Poland http://www.przemysl.pl/
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4.5 based on 190 reviews

Przemysl Old Town

Reviewed By andreaswmatthes - Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Walk up to the Castle for the view and walk up the tower in the corner for even a better view. Awesome place !

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