Cracow - the city on the Vistula River is the place where the Lesser Poland Upland and the Carpathian Mountains get close to each other, forming the so-called Cracow Gate. The one time capital of Poland, the town of a thousand architectonic monuments and works of art, is a place where history becomes intertwined with the present day.
Southern Poland is full of fascinating places, and staying at the Kontrast Hotel is the best way to discover them.
* Sightseeing tours:
- CRACOW - the Old Town and Jewish district.
- AUSCHWITZ -BIRKENAU - the most well known concentration camp and place of genocide in the world.
- WIELICZKA SALT MINE - a 300 km labyrinth of underground corridors, a world cultural heritage site containing preserved traces of techniques applied in mining during the past 700 years.
- ZAKOPANE - nestled at the foot of the spectacular Tatra Mountains, Zakopane is the winter sports capital of Poland and its most famous resort.
- CZESTOCHOWA - the monastery of Jasna Góra is one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in the world today.
- DUNAJEC RIVER GORGE - the raft trip down the Dunajec River through the Pieniny Gorge and along the Polish-Slovak border is one of the greatest tourist attractions in Poland.
- CZORSZTYN - the lake and its castles, you are invited for a picturesque day-trip to the Pieniny Mountains in the south Poland where we will tour the medieval twin castles still guarding the Czorsztyn Lake and the Pieniny National Park
- PIESKOWA SKALA - a well-preserved Renaissance Castle along the route "Eagle Nests Trail".