A week in Poland

Seven days across Poland: Oświęcim, Kraków, Lublin, Warsaw, Elbląg, Wrocław and Frankfurt (Oder). Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Oświęcim

One day in Oświęcim, Poland

  1. AuschwitzMuseum · On the map
  2. Auschwitz-Birkenau State MuseumMuseum · Next to Auschwitz · On the map
  3. International Monument for the Victims of FascismMonument · 0.7 km on from Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum · On the map

3 stops, about 0.7 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2: Kraków

One day in Kraków, Poland

  1. WawelLandmark · On the map
  2. Wawel CathedralCathedral · Next to Wawel · On the map
  3. Wawel CastleCastle · 0.1 km on from Wawel Cathedral · On the map
  4. St. Mary's Basilica in KrakówTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from Wawel Castle · On the map
  5. Old town Market Square in KrakowSquare · 0.1 km on from St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków · On the map
  6. National Museum in KrakówMuseum · 1 km on from Old town Market Square in Krakow · On the map

6 stops, about 2.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3: Lublin

One day in Lublin, Poland

  1. Lublin-Majdanek concentration campMuseum · On the map
  2. Monument to Struggle and Martyrdom in LublinMonument · 0.6 km on from Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp · On the map
  3. Majdanek State MuseumMuseum · 0.2 km on from Monument to Struggle and Martyrdom in Lublin · On the map

3 stops, about 0.7 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4: Warsaw

One day in Warsaw, Poland

  1. National Museum in WarsawMuseum · On the map
  2. Palace of Culture and SciencePalace · 1.2 km on from National Museum in Warsaw · On the map
  3. Grand TheatreLandmark · 1.3 km on from Palace of Culture and Science · On the map
  4. Presidential PalacePalace · 0.3 km on from Grand Theatre · On the map
  5. Sigismund's ColumnMonument · 0.5 km on from Presidential Palace · On the map
  6. Museum of the History of Polish JewsMuseum · 1.4 km on from Sigismund's Column · On the map

6 stops, about 4.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5: Elbląg

One day in Elbląg, Poland

  1. Muzeum w ElbląguMuseum · On the map
  2. 12 Garbary Street in ElblągLandmark · 0.7 km on from Muzeum w Elblągu · On the map
  3. St. Nicholas Cathedral, ElblągCathedral · 0.2 km on from 12 Garbary Street in Elbląg · On the map
  4. 11 Sigismund Augustus Boulevard in Elbląg, former malthouseCastle · 0.2 km on from St. Nicholas Cathedral, Elbląg · On the map
  5. Saint John the Baptist, Greek Catholic church in ElblągLandmark · 1 km on from 11 Sigismund Augustus Boulevard in Elbląg, former malthouse · On the map

5 stops, about 2.2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6: Wrocław

One day in Wrocław, Poland

  1. Wrocław Zoological GardenZoo or aquarium · On the map
  2. Centennial HallLandmark · 0.5 km on from Wrocław Zoological Garden · On the map
  3. Wrocław Medical UniversityLandmark · 0.5 km on from Centennial Hall · On the map
  4. Grunwald BridgeBridge · 1.3 km on from Wrocław Medical University · On the map
  5. Tumski BridgeBridge · 0.9 km on from Grunwald Bridge · On the map
  6. St. Mary Magdalene Church, WrocławCathedral · 0.8 km on from Tumski Bridge · On the map

6 stops, about 4.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7: Frankfurt (Oder)

One day in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

  1. Wikipedia MonumentMonument · On the map
  2. LennéparkPark · 0.9 km on from Wikipedia Monument · On the map
  3. Museum Junge KunstMuseum · 0.5 km on from Lennépark · On the map
  4. Kleist MuseumMuseum · 0.2 km on from Museum Junge Kunst · On the map
  5. St. Mary's church Frankfurt (Oder)Temple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Kleist Museum · On the map
  6. Sankt-Gertraud-Kirche, FrankfurtTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from St. Mary's church Frankfurt (Oder) · On the map

6 stops, about 2.3 km between them in straight lines.

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Photo credits

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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