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its landscape includes mountain ranges, freshwater lake districts, primeval forests and more than 325 miles of seacoast. Warsaw, the capital, abounds in memorable attractions: the Old Town, the Barbican defense walls, the Royal Castle, the baroque glories of Wilanów and the Ghetto Memorial. Kraków was long Poland`s capital. Its history, said to have begun at the end of the 10th century, reached a zenith under Casimir the Great in the 14th century. The historic Wieliczka Salt Mines is the only site in the World where mining has continued since the Middle Ages. Just south of Krakow is Zakopane, a year-round resort center, surrounded by the snow-capped Tatras. Gdansk is where a series of shipyard strikes in 1980 gave birth to the Solidarity movement. The Mazurian Lake District is a favorite vacation area. This complex of 1,000 lakes of Ice Age origin is interconnected by canals, perfect for sailing, kayaking and fishing. The area also abounds in nature preserves.  Poland is a mix of old and new. You can visit ancient cities or those painstakingly rebuilt from the rubble of World War II. You might see farmers who still use horse-drawn plows and hand scythes for cutting wheat. Evidence of Poland`s past abounds, from beautiful medieval castles to Chopin shrines to the historical structures. But Poland is also a country that has become modernized with contemporary technology. Its present and future is also unmistakable with its modern office, apartment and hotel complexes, shopping malls, ethnic restaurants, world-class concert halls and increasingly varied nightlife. Despite its strong regional diversity, Poland is also among the most unified of eastern European countries - bound by language, devout Catholicism and common history. Poland consists primarily of flat, rolling plains. Forests and lakes abound, particularly in the northeast, and lovely rivers flow from south to north throughout the country. Its diverse regions range from industrial Silesia in the southwest and the central lowlands of Mazovia (around Warsaw) to bucolic Malopolska (Little Poland) in the southeast and coastal Pomerania to the north. The Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains lie to the south, bordering the Czech and Slovak Republics. Poland`s climate is greatly influenced by oceanic air currents from the west, cold polar air from Scandinavia and Russia, as well as warmer, sub-tropical air from the south. In winter, polar-continental fronts dominate, bringing crisp, frosty weather. The late summer and autumn months enjoy plenty of warm days, thanks to the influence of the dry, sub-tropical, continental air mass. The greatest amount of sunshine in summer is to be found on the Baltic coast, whilst in winter this is true of the Carpathian Mountains. Poland is a garden of nature and a treasure trove of cultural riches. It is a democracy located in the heart of Europe, inhabited by a friendly, hospitable people in a modern surrounding
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