Two decades after the fall of Communism, the city shines. The sites to see are many, from the 14th-century Cloth Hall (centerpiece of the city ...

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Polish vodka is some of the best in the world. The shelves are crowded with all sorts of flavors. Zubrowka vodka is infused with bison ...

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Many a culture has a variation on the dumpling theme, but few stuffed preparations can match pierogi for taste. Filled with meat, sauerkraut, potato, mushrooms ...

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After you tour the Polish capital's charm-drenched old town, head to the “new” part of Warsaw for some truly authentic fare (with a Jewish ...

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There are some 2,000 of them in the country's northeast. Perfect for a relaxing few days (canoeing, fishing, waterskiing, swimming) in summer. Birds ...

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Poland's southeast doesn't make it to many a travel itinerary, but this late-16th-century Renaissance town (the Old City is a World Heritage site ...

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Europe's rare bison live in small herds in a handful of nations, but they've been making a comeback in the Bialowieza forest, which ...

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Pronounced "Woodge," Poland's second largest city doesn't get a lot of play among travelers. Granted, it wouldn't win a beauty contest, but ...

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The scale of the Nazi horror lives on here. Two years after the camp was built, ostensibly as a place for Polish and Soviet prisoners ...

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This Baltic port city with a rich architectural legacy was a major player in the medieval Hanseatic League of trading cities. Known best, though, as ...

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