Drive Through Southern Poland

Between Krakow and Katowice. Signage is as good as any western European country,  drivers are good as anywhere else...

We left Warsaw behind...and begin our journey through the rural areas...

Beautiful rural region offers many picturesque scene for a perfect photo....on the way to Komorow south of Warsaw...

Falenty is a place close to Chopin International Airport in Warsaw...where a new development is taking place, theme water park etc....

Komorow,  located on the west part of suburban zone of Warsaw, here spring green scenery in full beauty of the season...

Komorow, RC Church.....located in the center of Komorow at 3 Maja street....

Highway  between Kielce  and Krakow...we found no problems about rural driving, actually very enjoyable and hassle free.

Zakopane is a resort town in the Tatra Mountains popular with skiers, hikers...the most fashionable mountain resort in Poland and the country s winter-sports capital.

Zakopane...not very often seen scene that a local historic house is under sign For Sale!

A4 on the way to Wroclaw - toll road make driving much faster, we had very limited time in Poland,,,ahead of us Central Europe..

Wroclaw, historic Market  Square...  incredibly architecturally eclectic city!

Wroclaw, famous the historic City Hall built in a typical 14th century brick Gothic.

Romantic scenery...In Wroclaw local artists have their art galleries and studios as well many shops with paintings for sale...

Eagle on the wall  near Market Square. Wroclaw has the charm, tapestry past and historical architecture.

Swedish furniture retailer has a new IKEA store in the Bielany Shopping Park in Wroclaw....On the Way to famous Ksiaz Castle near Walbrzych..

The old town in Swidnica, which preserved its original spatial layout, is among the most valuable old towns in Poland...awaiting spring cleaning ...

Saints Stanislav and Vaclav church in Swidnica (UNESCO World Heritage) it was built in 14th century and the 103m high tower is the biggest in Silesia/Slask.

Kamienna Gora-view from hotel before sunrise. From here, nearby towns and cities  offers many interesting places for skiers, surfers and mountain climbing.

Kamienna Gora once located at crossroads of  the old trade route from Silesia to Prague, today part of the National Road No. 5.

Kamienna Gora...on the way  to visit famous Krzeszow Monastery.

Former Cistercian Abbey, currently the Benedictines monastery in Krzeszow. This is the most beautiful and valuable monuments of Baroque architecture in Silesia.

Famous Engler Organ in Krzeszow. Michael Engler -the young-(1688-1760) is seen as the most important organ builder in Silesia during the 18th century.

In the 14th century Krzeszow Abbey- its estates comprised about 40 villages and the towns of Lubawka and Chelmsko

Scenery of countryside between Kamienna Gora and Lubawka...on the way to Czech Republic...

Highway No 5 approaching town of Lubawka and Czech border.  During 1944 Germans established the branch of KZ Gross-Rosen.