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<text id=93CT1827>
<title>
Poland--Travel
</title>
<history>
Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
Europe
Poland
</history>
<article>
<source>CIA World Factbook</source>
<hdr>
Travel
</hdr>
<body>
<p> Entry requirements: All visitors to Poland must obtain a
valid entry visa from a Polish consulate. They must submit the
visa application with a passport valid 6 months beyond the
expiration of the Polish visa, two passport-sized photographs,
an application fee ($18 in most cases), and a copy of a travel
voucher or money exchange order obtainable only from a travel
agent. Except in special cases, no immunizations are required.
Regular tourists must exchange $15 a day into Polish currency
while in Poland. Visa application usually takes 14 days
although, for an additional fee, processing often can be speeded
up in emergency cases.
</p>
<p> Tourist attractions: Poland's major tourist attractions
include the winter resort area of Zakopane, near the
Czechoslovak border; the Wawel Castle, medieval Cloth Hall, and
St. Mary's Church in Krakow; the coastal resort of Sopot; and
the reconstructed portions of Gdansk and Szczecin (two Hanseatic
cities) in the north. War relics are scattered throughout the
country, from the magnificently restored teutonic fortress of
Malbork and many ducal castles to the ruins of Hilter's "Wolf's
Lair". Favorite attractions in metropolitan Warsaw include
Chopin's birthplace and museum at Warka, the Wilanow and
Lazienki palaces of the kings of Poland, and the painstakingly
restored "Old Town."
</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
September 1987.
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