Greater Poland

Wielkopolskie

Capital: Poznan Major cities: Kalisz, Leszno, Pila International airport: POZ - Poznań Ławica

Major tourist attractions

Gniezno

Commonly considered to be the cradle of the Polish state. Its Gothic Cathedral contains a sliver sarcophagus of St Adalbert. Aisles are filled with many chapels. The bronze doors (12th century) depict in bas-relief 18 scenes the life of St Adalbert.

Licheń Stary (Slesin)

Much attended religious shrine with chapels of Via Dolorosa. Almost completed seventh largest basilica in Europe.

Leszno

Market Square with old houses, baroque town hall, and old churches.

Goluchow

Castle in the French late Renaissance style.

Poznan

Interesting urban layout of the Old Town. The highlights: Old Town Square with its Renaissance Town Hall. On the island of Ostrów Tumski stands the 10th century Cathedral with tombstones of the first Polish rulers.

Kornik

Splendid 19th century magnate residence built in mock-Gothic style. A large, Englishstyle park behind the castle known as the arboretum.

Rogalin (Mosina)

Palatial residence in rococo and neoclassical style. Remarkable oak trees in the English-style park.

National Parks

Drawa

The park, located in the Drawska Forest, contains parts of the Drawa river valley (one of the most beautiful rivers in Polish Pomerania), the Plociczna river, its tributary, and thirteen lakes. ...

Wielkopolska

All characteristic elements of the post-glacial landscape occur in the park located near , in the Wielkopolskie Lake District. ...