route to Krakow advice
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route to Krakow advice
Myself and three like minded souls (at the moment) are planning on a trip to Krakow in August sailing from Harwich, Germany, Poland on the way there and czech republic on the way home. looking to be away 7-9 days anyone got any good routes or must see places on the way and way back?
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I like to stop at Colditz Castle near Leipzig on route to krakow It has a youth hostel attached. There's a good pub that does food just outside the gates. Then in the morning do the shorter 2 hour tour of the castle.
Also, if you are camping, Camping Smok in Krakow is good.
Also, if you are camping, Camping Smok in Krakow is good.
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If you're stopping in hotels then try to find one inside the city walls in Krakow then it's easy to wander around the centre taking in the sights. The cathedral is worth a walk around because all the Polish Kings are buried there and it's only a couple of hours to wander around the whole place.
Aushwitz is close by if you're into that kind of thing and if you go there then Birkenau is only 5 minutes away if you want to see how mass murder was industrialised.
Steve has already suggested Colditz which I'll 2nd and not too far from there is Augustusgurg Castle in Chemnitz which houses a big museum with loads of old motorbikes to go and stare at.
Colditz can be done in a day from the Hook as can Augustusburg so you could do one on the way out and one on the way back if you're using the overnight ferries.
We spent a few days in Wisla (Poland) which was ok as a base but it's probably too close to Krakow to be a stopover and while it's cheap to eat & drink it's not somewhere I'd want to lose a day. If you want to bag another country then Slovakia isn't far but expect to be enjoying yourselves on twisty roads then suddenly go round a tight bend to find a load of cobblestones :pinch:
Aushwitz is close by if you're into that kind of thing and if you go there then Birkenau is only 5 minutes away if you want to see how mass murder was industrialised.
Steve has already suggested Colditz which I'll 2nd and not too far from there is Augustusgurg Castle in Chemnitz which houses a big museum with loads of old motorbikes to go and stare at.
Colditz can be done in a day from the Hook as can Augustusburg so you could do one on the way out and one on the way back if you're using the overnight ferries.
We spent a few days in Wisla (Poland) which was ok as a base but it's probably too close to Krakow to be a stopover and while it's cheap to eat & drink it's not somewhere I'd want to lose a day. If you want to bag another country then Slovakia isn't far but expect to be enjoying yourselves on twisty roads then suddenly go round a tight bend to find a load of cobblestones :pinch:
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On a trip out East I treat the first day on mainland Europe as a job of work. I smash the Autobahns 500 miles.
Get to Colditz, S.S.S. Then to the pub for a few beers and a feed.
Up in the morning if I am with someone who's not been before, do the morning tour. Of the castle. You can get to Krakow in the day or maybe split the journey with a stop over in Prague.
As Andy says Aushwitz and Aushwitz Birkenau are pretty much compulsory. If you've not been, it's an experience you'll never forget. I would do the Auschwitz/Birkenau trip on a coach from your base in Krakow, all the hotels have details and the coach will pick you up. You can get the coach from camp Smok as well. It will be hot in August and you don't want to be in riding kit and carring your helmets as you will cover a few miles around both camps.
Get to Colditz, S.S.S. Then to the pub for a few beers and a feed.
Up in the morning if I am with someone who's not been before, do the morning tour. Of the castle. You can get to Krakow in the day or maybe split the journey with a stop over in Prague.
As Andy says Aushwitz and Aushwitz Birkenau are pretty much compulsory. If you've not been, it's an experience you'll never forget. I would do the Auschwitz/Birkenau trip on a coach from your base in Krakow, all the hotels have details and the coach will pick you up. You can get the coach from camp Smok as well. It will be hot in August and you don't want to be in riding kit and carring your helmets as you will cover a few miles around both camps.
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been to Krakow lots of times, place to stay, there are lots but a place i have returned to time after time is here http://globtroter-krakow.com/index.php?menu=&lang=www Jack also let store our bikes in a secure courtyard well off the road, its quiet and right in the heart of the old town. As others have mentioned Auschwitz / Birkenau is a must see, also the salt mine is a good visit, best way is to take a local bus from around the train station http://www.wieliczka-saltmine.com/ and one final place to visit is Nowa Huta, a Communist /Stalanist town, much like Corby built around steel.We went there in a trabant,http://www.crazyguides.com/ much the same as Michael Portillo did in his recent tv show about the railways in polska last week.
There is more than enough to keep you busy, this is not to mention the many many cafes/bars selling cheap beer and great vodka.
go but be prepaired to fall in love with the place
There is more than enough to keep you busy, this is not to mention the many many cafes/bars selling cheap beer and great vodka.
go but be prepaired to fall in love with the place
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I live in Prague and we often ride into Poland via the High Tatras which is the mountain border area between CZ and Poland. This is a great route with breathtaking views. pubs and hotels. Have a great time (thumbs)
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You can walk from the previously Jewish area of Kraków to the site of the ghetto, and then on to the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp featured in Schlindler's list. On the way back visit the Schindler factory which is now a museum.
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