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Why Small Towns?

Big cities attract tourists, but it is small towns that preserve the true soul of Poland. There are no crowds, no queues, no pressure to "see everything." There is a market square, a café, a church, a city wall — and there is time to really see them.

Many of these towns have preserved their original medieval or Renaissance urban layout. Zamość was designed with a ruler, Paczków has defensive walls almost untouched since the 14th century, and Kazimierz Dolny became a second home for generations of Polish artists.

Slow Travel in a Small Town

A perfect day in a small town looks like this: arrive in the morning, walk around the market square before the crowds, breakfast in a local bakery, visit one or two monuments, lunch in a family restaurant, afternoon coffee, a walk around the walls or by the river, depart at sunset.

Don't try to see everything. Choose one or two places, and leave the rest for next time. Small towns are meant to be returned to.

Where to Start?

For a first trip — Kazimierz Dolny on the Vistula, with loess ravines and a market square lined with Renaissance townhouses. For architecture lovers — Zamość, the pearl of the Renaissance and one of the few cities in the world designed entirely by a single architect.

For those looking for less obvious places — Chełmno with six Gothic churches, Paczków with its defensive walls, or Supraśl with an Orthodox monastery in the middle of a forest.