Each city in Poland has its own, characteristic climate, which attracts hundreds of tourists. In Warsaw , Poznan , Wroclaw , Krakow and Gdansk one can find everything, which is the most beautiful not only in Poland but also in Europe . Cities in Poland are big, multicultural places, living their own busy life, but also guarantee tourists enormous dose of history, culture and entertainment in pubs or clubs. For hundreds of years the history of Germans, Czechs, Austrians, Russians and of course Poles in the Polish cities has mixed. In the street of the Gdansk Old Town one can be met at with the monumental Nederland architecture. Wroclaw is like a small Venezia with many bridges and small islands. And of course Krakow , the most willingly visited city in Poland , which was of the pearls among the cities of Austro - Hungarian Empire. The fame of Krakow 's pubs and clubs spread across Poland . Enjoy Warsaw , elegant palaces and modern architecture, faboulus castle and bustling streets. Each of these cities one can treat as a perfect base to discover the Polish mountains, the Baltic Sea and many Polish national parks.

The geographical location and surface features are the two most important factors determining the climate of Poland . The climate has transitional character between the maritime and continental climates. Winters are sometimes mild and sometimes cold, similarly the summers are cool and rainy or hot and dry. Generally, summer is usually warm and the most pleasant time to visit, but the plentiful sunshine is mixed together with rain. Spring starts in March with temperatures varying from -1 to +20 °C, until about April or May. July is the hottest month, but the rest of the summer is also quite warm with temperatures from 21 to 32 °C. Initially warm September is the beginning of Poland 's autumn. Thereafter, the days become more cold until December, when winter begins and the temperature drops from a few degrees below zero to sometimes - 20 °C. Winter lasts from December to March and includes shorter or longer period of snow. In the high mountains snow lies till May. English, German and Russian are among the better known foreign languages spoken in Poland , especially in the larger urban centers. English is particularly popular among the younger generation, but remember that most ordinary Poles don't speak any other language than Polish. Most tourist facilities employ at least one English speaker.

The national Poland 's currency is called the zloty polski , literally, the gold. The zloty is abbreviated as zl or PLN (1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 z³), and is pronounced 'zwo - ti'. The smaller unit is called grosz, 1 zloty = 100 groszes (one, two, five, 10, 20, 50 gr). The zloty is converted to the EURO at 1 EUR = appr. 4,2 PLN. Foreign currencies can be easily exchanged in banks and exchange offices. There are exchange offices in hotels, in all cities, at the airports, the railway stations and many other places.

Poland has 39 million residents, which is the largest population in Central Europe and the eighth largest in the whole Europe . The majority of the population live in the cities and towns with over 45% of all citizens living in one of the 42 larger cities with population exceeding 100 000 inhabitants.

Poland is divided into 16 voivodships (województwo). The capital city of Warsaw (Warszawa) is located on the Vistula (Wis³a) River and has population of 1,600,000 people. Today, over 98% of the population is ethnic Poles, and more than 80 % are practicing Roman Catholics.