New Year in Poland

The period of Christmas and New Year holidays in this country lasts from December 24 to January 2. The main peak of the celebration in Poland isnot for the New Year, but for Catholic Christmas, the night from December 24 to December 25. After Christmas, many Poles seek to leave the city on vacation. Therefore, the New Year in Poland is a great opportunity to stroll through the streets of big cities and see all the sights, because the people on the streets at this time are less than usual.

Naturally, we do not mean the night from December 31 to January 1. On New Year's Eve in almost every Polish city there are folk festivalsThe center of which usually becomes the maincity ​​square and nearby streets. If you do not want to hang around on the streets during the New Year's Eve, but prefer to celebrate the coming of the new year in a restaurant, you should order places in advance: in the evening, in institutions that are located in the central part of the city, you will not get through.

In which city is it worth celebrating the New Year in Poland? There are lots of options. If you like ancient cities with a medieval atmosphere, beautiful architecture and paved cobbles narrow streets, go to the cultural capital of Poland - Krakow. There are many churches, cathedrals, monasteries, chapels, synagogues, castles and museums. Be sure to visit the architectural complex Wawel with the tomb of Polish kings and the Jewish quarter Kazimierz, in which the film "Schindler's List" was shot. And in the Czartoryski Museum you can see the famous "Lady with Ermine" brush by Leonardo da Vinci.

If you feel more comfortable in more modern cities, Warsaw awaits you. This city is not as old as Krakow: Warsaw was badly damaged during the war, so it was almost rebuilt. But there is something to see: the numerous palaces, museums and cathedrals of Warsaw will not leave you indifferent. Be sure to visit the Market Square with a monument Warsaw mermaid Sava, the symbol of the city. By the way, it is the Market Square that becomes the center of the New Year in Warsaw - it is here at 12 noon on December 31 that people gather to admire the festive fireworks.

In addition to Krakow and Warsaw, other cities await you, for example, Gdansk and Wroclaw. But in whatever city you go, be sure to try Polish national cuisine. Start with soups: red and white borsch, rosul, cabbage, groshchuk, flies, and for fans of extreme - blackberry soup with goose blood. Try bigos, this symbol of Polish cuisine from sauerkraut and meat, and polandviz - Smoked fillet tenderloin. Of the beverages deserve attention fragrant herbal tincture chiselling and cooked according to old recipes Polish beer.

Having met the New Year in Poland, do not rush to leave: be sure to visit one of the Polish ski resorts. In the southern part of Poland there are mountains: in the east of the Carpathians, in the west of the Sudetenland. The most famous Polish ski resort, Zakopane, is in the Tatras (the so-called highestpart of the Carpathians). Zakopane and other large ski resorts offer a wide choice of routes (both for beginners and professionals), artificial lighting on slopes and even installations for artificial snow.

Even if you do not really like mountain skiing, in Zakopane there is something to see and where to go. In the city you can visit Museum of the Tatras, Laughter Museum, Exposition of locomotives and the Ceramics Factory. Fans can swim for a visit water park "Rabkoland", and to increase the tone of the body can go to the open Thermal bath "Antolukka", it works all year round. In the region of Spiš, you can visit knight castles, formerly knightly forts on the border of Poland and Hungary.

However, please note that there are many people at large resorts, descents and lifts are more loaded. So, perhaps it makes sense to choose a smaller resort. But it's up to you. Anyway, the ideal time to relax at the ski resorts in Poland - The first half of January. Approximately 2 numbers fall New Year's boom, and in mid-January, students and students begin their holidays, and there is a massive influx of young people into the resorts. So it's worth trying to "squeeze" between these two peaks.

New Year in Poland promises you an unforgettable experience. Do not miss such a chance!