Travel

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.

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.

From a trading base for the once-mighty Teutonic Knights to the birthplace of Solidarity and modern Poland, Gdansk – lies on the Baltic Sea and drips history.