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REGIONS OF POLAND

16 voivodeships,
thousands of places.

Every voivodeship is a different landscape, different history, different flavors. Discover Poland region by region — from the Baltic to the Bieszczady, from the Sudetes to Podlasie.

Poland Region by Region

Poland is divided into 16 voivodeships, but its true diversity lies in the historical and cultural regions that often do not coincide with the current administrative division. Pomerania, Kashubia, Warmia, Masuria, Podlasie, Masovia, Lesser Poland, Silesia, Greater Poland, Lower Silesia — each of these regions has its own identity, traditions, and landscape.

For a traveler, this means that one voivodeship is often several different worlds. Pomerania is both Hanseatic Gdańsk and Kashubian lakes, Słowiński dunes, and Kociewie. Lesser Poland is the Tatras, Kraków, Podhale, the Low Beskids, and Ojców National Park. It is worth planning trips with these differences in mind.

From the Baltic to the Bieszczady

Our guide leads through all 16 voivodeships, showing what is worth seeing in each. From coastal Pomerania and West Pomerania, through Greater Poland and Kuyavia, to eastern Podlasie and the Lublin Region, and further south — through Silesia, Lesser Poland, and Subcarpathia.

Each region has its own character: Pomerania is the Baltic and Hanseatic cities, Warmia-Masuria is a thousand lakes, Podlasie is primeval forests and multiculturalism, Lesser Poland is the Tatras and Kraków, Lower Silesia is castles and the Sudetes. Together they form a mosaic worth discovering slowly.

How to Explore Poland Region by Region?

The rule is one: don't try to see everything in one trip. Choose one region and give it a whole weekend or week. Instead of moving between voivodeships every two days, stay in one place and truly get to know it.

Many regions have their own themed trails — culinary, craft, wooden architecture, industrial. It is worth choosing one theme and building a journey around it. This way, Poland becomes not a collection of points on a map but a coherent story.

ALL VOIVODESHIPS

Which region will you choose?

POMERANIA

Baltic and Hanseatic cities

Gdańsk, Sopot, Hel, Łeba, Słowiński National Park, Kashubia, Kociewie.

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WEST POMERANIA

Lagoon, forests, and wild coast

Szczecin, Świnoujście, Wolin, Drawa Forest, Drawa National Park.

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LOWER SILESIA

Castles, Sudetes, and spas

Wrocław, Karkonosze, Table Mountains, Książ, Barycz, Kłodzko, Kudowa.

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LUBUSZ

Vineyards and greenery

Zielona Góra, Łagów, Muskauer Park, Lubusz vineyards.

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GREATER POLAND

The cradle of Poland

Poznań, Notecka Forest, Kórnik, Rogalin, Gniezno, Ostrów Lednicki.

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KUYAVIA-POMERANIA

Toruń and Tuchola Forest

Toruń, Chełmno, Bydgoszcz, Tuchola Forest, Vistula Valley.

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MASOVIA

Warsaw and wild Kampinos

Warsaw, Kampinos Forest, Zegrze Lagoon, Łowicz villages.

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PODLASIE

Forests, bison, and multiculturalism

Białowieża, Biebrza, Narew, Wigry, Supraśl, Tykocin, Kruszyniany.

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WARMIA-MASURIA

Lakes, kayaks, and Gothic

Masuria, Olsztyn, Frombork, Elbląg Canal, Augustów Primeval Forest.

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ŁÓDŹ REGION

Industrial Łódź and rivers

Łódź, Księży Młyn, EC1, Uniejów, Pilica and Warta valleys.

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LUBLIN REGION

Roztocze, Polesie, and Renaissance

Zamość, Kazimierz Dolny, Roztocze, Polesie, Lublin, Sandomierz.

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HOLY CROSS REGION

Europe's oldest mountains

Holy Cross Mountains, Krzemionki, Sandomierz, Łysica, Holy Cross Abbey.

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SILESIA

Beskids, industry, and Jura

Żywiec Beskids, Silesian Beskids, Ogrodzieniec, Pszczyna, Cieszyn, Katowice.

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LESSER POLAND

Tatras, Kraków, and wooden churches

Kraków, Tatras, Pieniny, Ojców, Wieliczka, Kalwaria, Gorce, Low Beskids.

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SUBCARPATHIA

Bieszczady and wild nature

Bieszczady, Lake Solina, Sanok, Przemyśl, Łańcut, mountain meadows.

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OPOLE REGION

Fairytale castles

Moszna, Paczków, Góra Świętej Anny, Opole villages.

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