Some people will die without seeing the largest wooden Gothic church in Europe. And it stands in a village near Krosno.

A flint mine dating back nearly 6,000 years, where the marks of deer antler pickaxes can still be seen on the walls. A settlement older than the Roman Republic, with houses arranged in neat rows like a city map. A cave with traces of Neanderthals. A castle with 99 towers and turrets that could have stood in Bavaria, yet stands in the Opole forest.

Twenty sites: from the Mysia Wieża (Mysia Tower) above Gopło Lake, through wooden churches, caves, and rock labyrinths, to the Białowieża Forest, where the bison has returned, and a valley in the Tatra Mountains where almost no one turns, even though everyone passes by.

You can reach most by car, a few by train, and a few by foot. At each location: when is the best time to visit and what to watch out for.

00:00 The Poland You Don't Know
00:53 Mouse Tower in Kruszwica — the legend of Popiel
02:18 Rogalin Oaks — Lech, Czech, and Rus
03:48 Krzemionki — a 6,000-year-old mine years
05:15 Biskupin — a settlement older than Rome
06:34 Moszna Castle — 99 towers
08:04 Raj Cave — traces of Neanderthals
09:28 Kadzielnia — the seabed in the center of Kielce
10:45 Haczów — the largest wooden Gothic church
12:08 Petrified City in Ciężkowice
13:11 Błędne Skały — a labyrinth in the Table Mountains
14:39 Kamieńczyk Waterfall — 27 meters
15:54 Bear Cave in Kletno
17:07 Church of Peace in Świdnica — in less than a year
18:39 Centennial Hall — a dome without supports
20:06 Barycz Valley — carps and thousands of birds
21:29 Biebrza — swamps and moose
22:56 Ojców and Pieskowa Skała — Hercules' Club
24:16 Dunajec Gorge — Rafting
25:15 Białowieża Forest — Return of the Bison
26:47 Valley of Five Lakes — Avoided by the Crowds
28:46 Poland Always Has Something Else

Dates of UNESCO World Heritage Sites listed in the video: Białowieża Forest (1979), Church of Peace in Świdnica (2001), church in Haczów (2003), Centennial Hall (2006), Krzemionki Opatowskie (2019).
Before your trip, check the latest information: the Kletno area was hit by floods in September 2024, and part of the Białowieża Forest lies in the border zone with access restrictions.

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