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.
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