DK Eyewitness Poland

Eyewitness Travel Guides

by D.K. Publishing

The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this historic and diverse nation.

Take a guided tour of Warsaw, join in at a festival, hike Poland's beautiful countryside, or visit peaceful churches:everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Poland with this indispensable travel guide.

Inside DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Poland:
- Over 25 colour maps, plus a road map of Poland, help you navigate with ease
- Simple layout makes it easy to find the information you need
- Comprehensive tours and itineraries of Poland, designed for every interest and budget
- Illustrations and floorplans show in detail Warsaw's Royal Castle, Krakow's Church of St Mary, Auschwitz, the Wawel, Czestochowa, Lancut and more
- Colour photographs of Poland's castles, churches and beautiful scenery
- Detailed chapters, with area maps, cover Warsaw; Mazovia and the Lublin Region; Krakow; Malopolska; Silesia; Wielkopolska; Gdansk; Pomerania; and Warmia, Mazuria and Bialystok region
- Historical and cultural context gives you a richer travel experience: learn about history, festivals, music and literature of Poland
- Experience the culture with features Polish architecture, traditional nobility, landscape and religions
- Essential travel tips - our expert choices of where to stay, eat, shop and sightsee, plus useful phrases, visa and health information

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Poland is a detailed, easy-to-use guide designed to help you get the most from your visit to Poland.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Poland, Reference, History, Guidebook

547 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Pete daPixie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to admit that I have just scammed through most of this guide. I really wanted a guide to Krakow, which is my planned destination, but this DK Eyewitness to Poland was the only thing they had in my local library.
Every DK travel guide that I have previously read has been a four star rating and although a high percentage of the contents of this book has been surplus to my requirements, it is clearly apparent that the contents are of the usual high standard.
What is clear is Poland is a far out country. One that is not fully appreciated by Western Europeans. The country has beautiful cities, towns and a varied countryside, a Baltic coast, mountains to ski, lakes and rich forest areas. Unfortunately I'm only visiting for a few days, but Poland would be great to tour around in the summer months.
Anyway I've read through the portrait and history sections and certainly the section on Krakow, as well as the usual practical info that is valuable for any visitor.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seemed to give details on the tourist highlights and every area of Poland. Good for me doing background work on the areas I'm going and the culture I will meet when I get there. However, after awhile it all seemed to run together, and nothing stood out to me. It was mostly "dated from this period long ago, almost completely destroyed during WW2, rebuilt around this timeframe..." I understand this is a large part of the history of the area, but I don't see why you can't put that in the introduction and don't mention it again unless it's super important, please.

[Karen! · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not as dense as many other travel books, Eyewitness gives a lovely presentation of the information with plenty of pictures and maps.

Don't get me wrong--I love reading, but sometimes you just need to see a picture along side the text to decide if that site is making it onto your itinerary.

The included walks are nice and manageable.

[Morris Yen · Rating 5 out of 5]

It introduced me to a lot of new places in Poland!

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great gift for someone who love to go visit Poland. There are description very nicely and professional.

[Austin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was full of lots of great info! It has me very excited for a future trip to Poland! 🇵🇱

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent travel guide. I am not the biggest fan of travel guides as I feel you can get a lot more information and up to date advice online. I only read travel books if I borrow them from the library.

[Liliana]

All I want is a DK eyewitness travel book on warsaw , as I cannot fine a resent one can anyone help