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10 BEST CITIES TO VISIT IN POLAND IN 2020 (WITH PHOTOS)

1 Comment / Lists of best things to do, Poland / By Levi Borba

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After this whole Coronavirus crisis pass, nothing better than spend holidays in a beautiful place which is also cheap, right? So I have some very good news for you: this country in central Europe is full of opportunities. That is why, using my personal experience as a traveller, I wrote an updated list of the 10 best cities to visit in Poland in 2020.

Below are towns and attractions for every taste. For those seeking a lively nightlife, or looking for a calm spot in the mountains and some skiing slopes. The only thing is common between all the 10 below is one thing: They worth every single cent you spend in Poland.

Friendly reminder: If you are travelling in Poland and need a place to stay close to the airport, Nearby Airport Hostel is the best (and most economical) option for you.

1 – The best place in Poland to learn snowboarding and skiing: Bukowina Tatrzanska

Podhale is a small region of Poland, but will be mentioned twice in this list because it is just great.

This small city (or rather village) in the region of the Podhale is overshadowed by its more famous neighbour Zakopane. Unfairly, I would say. To make justice to them, they come first in this list of the 10 best cities to visit in Poland in 2020.

Bukowina is just at the side of what is probably the ski center with the best cost-benefit ratio in Poland (Bialka Tatrzanska). The price I paid there for a day pass + equipment rental (around 130zl) was much less than the pass alone in other ski stations in Europe or Chile.

But this is not the only thing that makes Bukowina special. One amazing advantage are the good accommodation options (like Orla Village, where I stayed a couple of times), with unimaginably low prices and friendly hosts. Paying near 120 zlotys for a night in the place mentioned before, I stayed in a very comfortable and clean room. Across it was one of my favourite restaurants in the whole region:  Karcma “U Wróbla”. In this inexpensive restaurant, besides discovering a fantastic regional plate called Placki po zbójnicku, you will served by waitresses in regional clothes. Lovely.

2 – The town with the most beautiful castle: Malbork

The biggest brick castle in the world!

With only 38 thousand inhabitants, Malbork could just be another small city in the way to the Polish coastline and to Gdansk. However, in the east bank of the river Nogat and with walking distance from the city center, is a monumental medieval construction.

In fact, this is the largest brick castle in the planet: the Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, also known as Marienburg Castle.

When I visited it, we arrived around 10:30 in the morning and left after 16:00 without seeing all its public areas (and with my feet begging for a rest, since its stone paths can be demanding after some time). If you have the chance and is interested in medieval history, you should try to spare two days to visit everything it offers. Some parts of it were restored after the destruction of World War II (what is common in Poland). In my view, the most impressive building of the complex is The Blessed Virgin Mary Church and its magnificent acoustic. If you are as lucky as me, you can even witness choir chants there.