Poland, Eastern Europe: Why Poland is Europe's next big thing

By Ute Junker
Updated January 23 2016 - 4:13pm, first published 3:37pm
The entrance to the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland. Photo: iStock
The entrance to the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland. Photo: iStock
Floral folk decoration on a house in Zalipie, Poland. Photo: iStock
Floral folk decoration on a house in Zalipie, Poland. Photo: iStock
The Collegiate church of St. Florian, Krakow Photo: Wendy Rauw Photography
The Collegiate church of St. Florian, Krakow Photo: Wendy Rauw Photography
Poland, Masuria, Great Masurian Lakes, Mikolajki, Lake Mikolajskie, Town church Photo: Christian Kober/ John Warburton-
Poland, Masuria, Great Masurian Lakes, Mikolajki, Lake Mikolajskie, Town church Photo: Christian Kober/ John Warburton-
Paths meander through  mountains in Poland. Photo: Karol Majewski
Paths meander through mountains in Poland. Photo: Karol Majewski
Main market square of Krakow. Photo: iStock
Main market square of Krakow. Photo: iStock

Travel is all about timing. If you have ever been tempted by the fabled wonders of Syria, for instance – the souks of Aleppo, the ancient ruins at Palmyra, the mighty walls of Krak des Chevaliers – then clearly you have missed your moment.

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