Poland - Silesia (PDF Chapter)

This is the Silesia chapter from Lonely Planet’s Poland guidebook.

Occupying the southwestern part of Poland, Silesia is a diverse collection of historically powerful cities, industrial engine rooms and low-rising, farm-flanked mountains. Wrocław is the main draw, yet smaller cities such as Nysa and Jelenia Góra also offer distinctive sights and activities.

• learn one of the world’s most essential history lessons at the profoundly moving Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum in Oświęcim
• maps
• lose yourself in the medieval streets and rarefied atmosphere of Wrocław, Silesia’s historical capital
• transport
• hike between the wooded slopes of Mt Szrenica and Mt Śnieżka in Karkonosze National Park
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Książ, Zielona Góra, Świdnica, Sudetes Mountains, Jelenia Góra, Szklarska Poręba, Karpacz, Kłodzko, Kudowa-Zdrój, Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Upper Silesia, Nysa, Opole, Katowice, Pszczyna, Oświęcim.