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Poland: Visiting the Royal Town of Żywiec and Wadowice
heading (paragraph): Cities
No. of pictures: 35 pictures
Published: 25.6.2020

Today we invite you for a short walk through two Polish cities that offer engaging sights and history. Our first stop will be Żywiec, which boasts not only a famous brewery, but also monuments from the times of the Habsburg monarchy. Subsequently, we will take you to the recreational Żywieckie lake and we will not miss the birthplace of Karol Wojtyla, the later Pope John Paul II. - Wadowice.

 

Text and photos: Oskár Mažgút

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