Drawing East-West
influences from its bordering countries of Germany, the Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Belarus,
Poland is a fascinating study in cultures and contrasts. This
central European county is also steeped in historical significance
and is the birthplace of many intellectual and artistic icons,
including Pope John Paul II and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Its capital and largest city, today considered the country’s
artistic hub, Warsaw lost much of its baroque splendor during
the destruction of World War II. After years of restoration,
its Old Town was in 1980 named as a World Heritage site. Other
places of interest in Poland include Krakow, known for its
rich, mostly Renaissance architecture, and Lodz, whose claim
to fame is Piotrkowska Street, the longest commercial street
in the world.
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