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What to see by car: Poland
    
Exploring Poland's other centres and surrounding countryside is similarly rewarding.
The fortified town of Krakow is Poland's second biggest centre and offers an
interesting blend of tradition and modernity. The town's Royal Castle on Weasel
Hill is the burial site of many of the country's great kings, and the ancient
Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1000 AD, is particularly interesting. The
market square is the second largest in Europe after St Mark's Square in Venice,
and is the focus of city life.
Heading towards the Lublin plateau, you will find the town of Kazimierz Dolny.
Similarly rich in history, it is particularly renowned for its picturesque medieval
houses, wonderful architecture and mild climate. The town was recently declared
a centre of historical importance, and is equally popular with local tourists
and international visitors. The town's Landscape Park is worth a visit; it incorporates
nine nature reserve areas, many pleasant walking paths and a large lake - the
breeding ground of many local waterfowl.
Poland's third largest centre, Gdansk, is a modern, liberal and vibrant town
with a captivating medieval history. It is also the home of Lech Walesa, whose
successful and courageous Solidarity movement crushed decades of military repression.
Nearby Gdansk is the popular resort town of Sopot, on the northwestern edge
of the lake. Also not far away is the quaint medieval town of Torun, which dates
back to the 13th century when the Teutonic Knights were in power.
Another easy daytrip from Warsaw is to the well-preserved Gothic town of Turin,
which was the birthplace of Copernicus - the man who, according to the Polish,
'stopped the sun and moved the earth'. The 13th century city of Zamosc is similarly
easy to reach and was originally designed to be the perfect city. Both its trading
centre and fortress appear to have withstood the test of time.
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