Visit Poland for the World Championships. Emotions guaranteed!
Only 22 days left to launch of the FIVB World Championships Poland 2014 and the most spectacular event in volleyball ever – opening ceremony as well as the match between Poland and Serbia in front of 62.000 crazy crowd at National Stadium in Warsaw. Besides the capital of Poland, six other cities (Wroclaw, Cracow, Gdansk, Lodz, Katowice, and Bydgoszcz) are going to host 24 teams competing for the most desirable trophy in volleyball. Let’s go the first part of the trip to this places with us and become convince that it is worth visiting them for the World Championships. Tickets are still available
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Warsaw
‘Out of the ashes’ – In the case of Warsaw, this statement does not seem to be any metaphor. The Polish capital was destroyed in 85% during World War II, but the capital of Poland was practically rebuilt from scratch after that tragedy. Warsaw’s vibrant business downtown takes pride in its many skyscrapers and ambitious plans to build more. The catchy skyline is still dominated by the enormous Palace of Culture and Science – Stalin’s donation to the nation. Warsaw is a world in itself, with an eastern European flavour. Do not miss the beautiful Old Town, the Royal Route, the Chopin museum, several magnificent palaces and the former Jewish ghetto.
Warsaw, Poland’s capital since the late 16th century, is by far the biggest and fastest developing Polish city. Its population is estimated at 1.71 million and, as a powerful economic and cultural centre, the city attracts great numbers of people from all over the country in the pursuit of education or better job opportunities. According to some sources, some 18 new people move to the city daily. Warsaw is also visited every year by thousands of tourists from all over the world, especially during the summer.
The present character of the city is determined by three important factors: World War II, over 40 years of communist rule and the present years of transformation with its in-flow of foreign capital and investment. As any other European capital, Warsaw is full of striking contrasts. Historical monuments that were newly rebuilt after World War II coexist with numerous examples post-war housing estates of grey concrete tower blocks and ultra-modern glass office buildings built since 1989. Similarly, the hassle and bustle of its lively city centre, the constant flow of traffic and the crowds of people contrast with the serenity of the many beautiful urban parks.
Worth visiting:
- Warsaw Raising Museum
- Frederick Chopin Museum
- Castle Square
- Copernicus Science Center
- “Let Me Out’ center
Summary for fans and tourists:
- Culture & monuments: ★★★★★
- Food & accommodation: ★★★★★
- Entertainments: ★★★★★ +
- Nightlife: ★★★★★+
Warsaw at the FIVB World Championships Poland 2014
The opening ceremony and first game of the championship will be the biggest one-day sporting event ever in Warsaw and the most spectacular in history of volleyball, as more than 62,000 fans in the stands of National Stadiums , including the president of IOC, Thomas Bach, at the helm. Except the tickets holders, other fans will be able to watch the game on a special, big screen in the fan-zone, located next to the Stadium. During Euro 2012, there were more than 100,000 people gathered in a similar area.
Wroclaw
The capital of Lower Silesia (Dolny Slask) has a huge Old Town built on several islands connected by over 100 bridges. Apart from its unique location, Wroclaw amazes with its volume of Gothic, Baroque and Art Nouveau architecture. Several musical and theatre festivals, as well as its busy nightlife, attract innumerable visitors from all over Poland and abroad. Wroclaw’s extremely complicated history, combining the cultural influences of Germany, Bohemia, Austria and Poland, has left its mark on th Wroclaw is the principal city of Lower Silesia, a voivodship situated in the south-western corner of Poland, adjoining the German and Czech territories. Its population of 632,000 makes it the fourth largest city in Poland.
The Old Town is comparable to Krakow’s in beauty and size, and includes the Gothic St. John’s Cathedral, the Renaissance houses near the Market Square, the Baroque university and lots of fine examples of Art Nouveau and Functionalism.
Apart from these sights, Wroclaw captivates with its marvelous location on the Odra River, its branches and tributaries that have resulted in a great number of bridges needed to join the islands. Despite Wroclaw’s failure to become the host city for the Expo exhibition in 2002, it has undergone a significant boom in terms of tourism. The intense promotion of the city resulted in a rising number of visitors.
The uniqueness of the city is due in part to its long and entangled history. Situated on the interface between ethnically diverse areas, Wroclaw has been part of the Polish, Czech, Austrian and German states. It has inherited the spirit of German Breslau (a previous name of Wroclaw), which partly disappeared when the Germans left the city, and that of Polish Lwow, whose population was resettled here after World War II. Wroclaw is also an important cultural and academic centre of the region, with a large student community that animates the city’s nightlife.e atmosphere of the city.
Wroclaw was selected the European Capital of Culture 2016 as well as will be hosting the World Music Days 2014 and World Games 2017.
Virtual walk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLC3A1PymnI
Worth visiting:
- Market Square
- Multimedia Fontaine at Pergola
- Centennial Hall
- Cathedral Island
- Wroclaw Town Hall
Summary for fans and tourists:
- Culture & monuments: ★★★★★
- Food & accommodation: ★★★★★
- Entertainments: ★★★★★
- Nightlife: ★★★★★
FIVB World Championships Poland 2014
- First group stage – Poland, Serbia, Argentina, Australia, Cameroon, Venezuela)
- Second group stage – 4 top teams of Pool B and Pool C
- Fans Zone with animations
Bydgoszcz
Modern Bydgoszcz is not only one of Poland’s most dynamic, business-oriented cities with its large inland port, but also has a long history dating back to the Middle Ages. Among the most impressive traces of its past, there is “Bydgoszcz Venice”, a picturesque neighbourhood resembling Italy, enthusiastically visited by tourists. There are also some attractive sites in the neighbourhood, including Torun, Biskupin and Bory Tucholskie National Park, to name just a few. Yet most of the city’s guests arrive in Bygdoszcz on business, especially during trade fairs.
Bydgoszcz’s past and present has been influenced by its particularly favourable location, within close proximity to several rivers and the construction of Bydgoski Canal, thanks to which the city became one of the country’s major inland ports. From the 19th century on, it has also played a role as an important railway junction.
Bydgoszcz is first of all an industrial city specialising in wood products, textiles, metal goods and chemicals, but the service and trade sectors are also intensely developing. Having lured several serious foreign investors like Coca-Cola, AT&T, Samsung and Unilever, it grew into a major economic centre of north-central Poland.
The city itself has around 357,000 inhabitants, but is sometimes regarded as a metroplex together with Torun, which is only 45 km from Bydgoszcz (the total number of inhabitants is over 600,000). Both cities are the capitals of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian province, sharing between themselves the main institutions.
Bydgoszcz takes pride in the local Philharmonic, an institution recognized all over the world for its long traditions and a spacious concert hall providing excellent acoustics. Another famous musical site is Mozg (lit. Brain), the club known as the cradle of Polish yass – contemporary trend in jazz music.
Although Bydgoszcz is not a tourist destination, there are several interesting monuments, like Bydgoszcz Venice with its picturesque granaries and bridges. Bydgoszcz’s surroundings can be a great place to visit, and especially worth attention are Bory Tucholskie National Park, Lake Koronowski and the historical sights of Ostromecko, Lubostron, Biskupin and Torun.
Worth visiting:
- Old Bydgoszcz Canal
- Market square
Summary for fans and tourists:
- Culture & monuments: ★★★★
- Food & accommodation: ★★★★
- Entertainments: ★★★★
- Nightlife: ★★★+
FIVB World Championships Poland 2014
- Second group stage – 4 top teams of Pool A and Pool D
- Fans Zone with animations
Lodz
If you are looking for somewhere off the beaten track, then Lodz has it. It is the second largest Polish city, and has its own unique atmosphere. It is also sometimes known as the Polish Manchester due to its size and the fame of the textile industry that developed there in the 19th century. Unreasonably overlooked, Lodz is worth a visit and definitely deserves promotion. It features fine Art Nouveau architecture, a rowdy nightlife and the most famous Polish film school. A visit to Lodz will undoubtedly leave you with memorable impressions and a better understanding of Poland.
Lodz is the third largest urban centre in Poland with a population of about 742,000. Although the history of Lodz goes back a long way (it obtained city rights in the 15th century), its greatest development and later boom happened in the 19th century, when Lodz became a centre of the cloth industry.
Since then, the town has struggled with many difficulties, contradictions and differences, which were vividly documented in the novel The Promised Land written by Polish Nobel Prize-winning author Wladyslaw Reymont. He portrayed the multinational society of Lodz, where Poles, Jews and Germans lived together, with the inhuman face of early Polish capitalism where the rich exploited the poor. The contrasts can still be seen in the architecture of the city, where luxurious mansions coexist with redbrick factories and old tenement houses.
Today Lodz is a significant cultural centre, internationally known for its Film School, a cradle for the best Polish cameramen, actors and directors, including Andrzej Wajda and Roman Polanski. The local Museum of Art has the best collection of contemporary Polish art in the country. The city is thriving with industry and business rapidly developing, moving away from textiles, which has been in decline since 1991.
Worth visiting:
- Piotrkowska Street (Movie Stars Avenue)
- Manufaktura
- The White Factory
Summary for fans and tourists:
- Culture & monuments: ★★★
- Food & accommodation: ★★★★
- Entertainments: ★★★★
- Nightlife: ★★★
FIVB World Championships Poland 2014
- Second group stage – 4 top teams of Pool A and PooD
- Third phase
- 5th place game
- Fans Zone with animations
- Free access to the city attractions
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The other part of the host cities presentations with one of the most beautiful one in the world, Cracow, soon.
You also can visit all World Championships cities via PRINTEREST and became convinced it is worth go Poland.
Sources: staypoland.com/own materials
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