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Parks & gardens

Park paths, planted gardens and places to spend time outdoors, with notes for a visit.

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The long palace façade faces an open gravel path in Zatonie Ducal Park

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Leaving time for a walk in Zatonie

We like giving Zatonie’s palace park time for its ruins and wooded paths. Plan a visit near Zielona Góra and browse photographs across the seasons.

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Outdoor tables beneath courtyard trees at Mleczarnia courtyard

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A courtyard pause at Mleczarnia

See Mleczarnia’s courtyard in Kraków’s Kazimierz through our photographs, with neighbourhood context and notes for planning a café stop.

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The castle reflected in the lake at New Castle, Bad Muskau

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Walking around the New Castle at Bad Muskau

Explore Bad Muskau’s New Castle with our photographs, its owners, wartime destruction and rebuilding, plus official information for the park and exhibitions.

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Paths branching through the square at Piotr Skrzynecki Square

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A small pause in Piotr Skrzynecki Square

Find Piotr Skrzynecki Square on Kraków’s Planty, with our spring photographs, its connection to Piwnica pod Baranami and ideas for continuing the walk.

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A bench beside the spring lawn at Ewa Demarczyk Square

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A green pause in Ewa Demarczyk Square

Visit Ewa Demarczyk Square on Kraków’s Planty with our spring photographs, the singer’s local connection and a short walk near Wawel.

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A bench and railings beneath spring trees at Jerzy Jarocki Square

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A bench beside Jerzy Jarocki Square

Find Jerzy Jarocki Square on Kraków’s Planty, with our photographs, the theatre director’s dedication and notes for a short Old Town walking pause.

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Curving flower beds beside the path at Konrad Swinarski Square

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Flowers beside Konrad Swinarski Square

See Konrad Swinarski Square on Kraków’s Planty, with our spring photographs, the theatre dedication and a short walk around the neighbouring streets.

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Trees and planting beside the Wawel approach at Planty beside Wawel

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A leafy pause beside Wawel

See the Planty beside Wawel in our photograph, with the park’s historical context and a simple plan for combining greenery with the hill approach.

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Garden beside the brick convent wall at Poor Clares’ convent, Kraków

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Looking along the Poor Clares’ convent walls

See our photographs around the Poor Clares’ convent in Kraków, with its connection to Saint Andrew’s and practical notes on respecting enclosure.

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The broad palace approach in April at Ducal Palace, Żagań

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Time around Żagań’s Ducal Palace

Explore Żagań’s Ducal Palace through our photographs, its Wallenstein, Lobkowicz and Duchess Dorota history, with notes for the park and current visiting.

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