The historic center of Krakow is located at the foot of the hill where the Wawel Royal Castle is located. The merchant city of the thirteenth century has one of the largest squares in Europe and numerous historical buildings such as churches, palaces, houses, fortifications, synagogues. Krakow among its tourist attractions also houses an ancient […]
Krakow (Kraków) has a temperate continental climate. Climate changes are frequent, July is the hottest month and January the coldest. The winters are cold and dark, the snow makes its appearance between mid-December and mid-March, but despite this, the city is still full of life even during the winter. Summers are quite hot, but also […]
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Krakow (Kraków): ancient capital of Poland
Krakow (Kraków) (about 760,000 inhabitants), the ancient capital of Poland, is one of the most beautiful cities in the nation. This historic city is located in the south of the country, along the course of the Vistula River at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. Krakow is the main cultural, artistic and university center of […]
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How to get to Krakow. Flights to Krakow
KRAKOW AIRPORT Krakow Airport is the John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice (Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków-Balice), which is located approximately 11 km west of the city. The airport is connected to the city main train station (Kraków Główny) by direct trains, the distance is covered in 15 minutes. Trains run every 30 […]
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POLAND: DOCUMENTS Documents: For entry into Poland, the European citizen must have a passport or identity card valid for expatriation. Children and minors must have their own passport or their personal identity card. Citizens of some countries are required to apply for a visa. Driving license: To drive in Poland it is sufficient to have […]
HOW TO GET TO POLAND: FLIGHTS AND AIRPORTS The airplane is the fastest way to get to Poland. Poland’s international airports are: Warsaw-Chopin (Warsaw), Krakow, Gdańsk (Gdansk), Bydgoszcz, Łódź, Lublin, Rzeszów, Szczecin (Szczecin), Warsaw-Modlin, Katowice, Poznań and Wrocław (Wrocław). The most important airport in the country is that of the capital Warsaw (Warsaw-Chopin), while the […]
The Lofoten islands have a much milder climate than that found in other regions of the Earth located at the same latitude, this is due to the Gulf Stream and its ramifications that reach Lofoten: the North Atlantic Current and the Norwegian Current. Thanks to the influence of these warm currents, the Lofoten islands have […]
The Lofoten islands are a Norwegian arctic archipelago. The islands are located, around 68 ° north latitude, north of the Arctic circle, in the Norwegian province of Nordland. The archipelago covers a total of 1,227 km² and has fewer than 25,000 inhabitants. The most important cities of the Lofoten islands are Leknes on the island […]
The Svalbard islands are among the most permanently inhabited places on the northernmost part of Earth, they are located almost at the same latitude north of the extreme northern part of Greenland. The Svalbard climate is a very cold and freezing arctic climate, but partially tempered by the Gulf Stream. This warm current makes its […]
The Svalbard islands, sometimes also called by the name of the main island, Spitsbergen, are a Norwegian arctic archipelago. The islands are located about 500 km north of North Cape, in the direction of the North Pole, and are located between 74 ° north latitude and 81 ° north latitude. The archipelago is made up […]
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The climate of Oslo: when to go to Oslo
Oslo has a humid continental climate. In fact, even in Oslo, as in the rest of Norway, the climate is influenced by the effects of the Gulf Stream which makes the Norwegian climate milder than that of other places located in the same northern latitude. TEMPERATURES Temperatures are relatively cold during the winter. In fact, […]
Oslo (570,000 inhabitants, over 1,000,000 in the metropolitan area) is the capital and largest city of Norway. The city is located in the south-eastern part of the country along the northern coast of the Oslofjord, in the innermost part of the fjord. The capital of Norway is located in a flat area dominated by hills. […]
Bergen has a temperate oceanic climate with seasonal differences in mild temperatures. The climate is mild thanks to the influences of the Gulf Stream, but the rains are very intense due to the conformation of the territory where the city stands. In fact, just behind Bergen there are mountains that block the clouds coming from […]
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Bergen: the historical capital of Norway
The city of Bergen, the historical jewel of the country, is a city full of charm and atmosphere. This historic inhabited center is located on a peninsula along the Norwegian southwest coast, in the center of the fjord region of Norway. The city is surrounded by picturesque reliefs, called the Seven Mountains (De syv fjell). […]
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Islands of Norway: wonders of nature
Norway has a coastal extension of over 2,500 km. The Norwegian coast, formed by deep inlets, is one of the most indented in the world. Along the coast of Norway there are over 50,000 islands, also residues, like fjords, of glacial erosion. LOFOTEN ISLANDS AND VESTERALEN ISLANDS Among these are also some important archipelagos such […]