The Baltic Coast of Pomerania
For the Poles, this is summer holiday territory – from the sandy beaches that dot the Baltic shores to the lake-studded lowlands of the south, and the easy border crossings into Germany.
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Monday, January 19, 2026
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Poland’s Primeval Forest: Puszca Bialowieza
The Białowieża National Park is the oldest national park in Poland is famous as the place where the European Bison has been successfully reintroduced into the wild.
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Byzantine Crimea
The Crimea is a peninsula of towering peaks, balmy seas and a colourful population. The Russian Tsars and Soviet elite spent summers here, in its Cold War heyday when it was a workers’ paradise, and with its Mediterranean-style climate it’s still the perfect holiday retreat.
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Sevastopol nestles near the foot of the western side of the Crimean Peninsula. It has been home to navies and – in Soviet times – was a key port for the Russians.. For such a strategic military location, it is surprisingly scenic, especially if you arrive by boat where a gentle hill rises behind a quaint fishing harbour.
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