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Poland: destinations and travel tips

Main Market Square in Kraków at the blue hour with illuminated townhouses, a monument in the middle of the square and a small church with a green dome
Main Market Square (Rynek Główny) in Kraków in the evening, August 2012 · Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia · CC BY 2.0

With 2,059,282 passengers from Germany, Poland ranked 11th of 211 destination countries in 2025 (own analysis of Destatis table 46421-09). Warsaw was the most frequent destination, ahead of Kraków and Gdańsk. The country borders Germany, belongs to the EU, and payment is in złoty. 18 sites are on UNESCO's World Heritage List, most recently joined in July 2026 by the modernist city centre of Gdynia. The rules on entry, safety and health are set out by the German Foreign Office.

For an overview of Poland with regions, best time to travel and costs, see the Poland travel guide.

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