Mazovia

Mazowieckie

Capital: Warsaw Major cities: Ostroleka, Plock, Radom, Siedlce International airport: WAW - Warszawa Okęcie

Major tourist attractions

Plock

Picturesquely set on the high Vistula bank is the complex of the Tumskie Hill with the cathedral and the remains of the Mazovian Dukes’ Castle.

Pultusk

Old town with rich historical heritage. Famous for its Polonia House occupying the former bishops’ castle (14th century).

Żelazowa Wola (Sochaczew)

This little Mazovian village is worldwide known because the Polish famous composer Frederick Chopin was born here in a manor that today stands in the middle of a beautiful park. Chopin music recitals are held here throughout summer.

Warsaw

Totally destroyed during World War II, the Old Town of Warsaw was carefully rebuilt and reconstructed to its former splendour. It is now on the list of the UNESCO’s World Heritage. Its highlights include the Market Square lined with old houses, the Royal Castle with its representative royal chambers, the Barbican, and the Gothic Cathedral as well as many other old churches. Many attractive buildings are grouped along and near the Krakowskie PrzedmieÊcie: palaces, churches, monuments, Warsaw University and the Polish Academy of Sciences. In addition to very beautiful palace-and-garden complexes of the Royal ¸azienki and Wilanów, there are also the buildings of the Grand Opera and Theatre, Belvedere Palace and the Ujazdowski Castle.

Health Spa

Konstancin-Jeziorna

Treatment: circulatory system; respiratory system; mobility and rheumatic disorders; metabolism

National Park

Kampinos

The park is located in the vicinity of Warsaw and encompasses the Kampinoska Forest, spreading over the Wisla river pro-glacial valley. ...