Krakow or Gdansk in August

geniejj

I`m taking a week off in early august and fancy trying either of these 2 in Poland for 5 days.

Looking for advice on both destinations regarding

Hotels budget up to 400 for 5 days
Likely Temperature
Recommendations

Thanks

dixie_dean_2

Both will be really nice weather, similar to the UK.

Krakow -
Allow plenty of time for Auchwitz.

Dont go to the salt mine unless you have a real fascination with salt mines - we found it pretty boring.

Just wander round lots and enjoy the architechture and quirky coffee shops.

Go out to Zakopane, in the countryside, really good scenery.

januszjasinski

I am planning to go to Gdansk as that's where most of my family is situated.

Has nice beach and historic tourist place but also good bars and clubs.

Zakopane/Krakow I tend to go around Xmas and New Years as snow is good down there!

Found any good deals for either? wizzair.com seem to be cheapest for flights. my cousin owns a travel agency there so will sort an apartment out for me - hopefully!

Agutka

Auchwitz and Zakopane are long days out and on a short break may not have enough time to see Krakow itself.
In Gdansk however you will be there just in time for the Jarmark Dominikanski (Dominican Fair), huge three week fair taking up the centre of Gdansk with art culture music food and more amber than you are ever likely to imagine.

I wish I was going...

geniejj

For those that have been to gdansk/krakow how easy is it to get by with phrase book polish.

Ive hear krakow has more english speakers.

For flights Im either going with wizz air or easy jet for about £320 from liverpool/manc- sky europe is about £400

Wrong time of the year for booking cheap flights.

chalky_bertie

Krwkow will be alot nicer than Gdansk. There are more English speakers oin Krakow which gets you by but less so in Gdansk which can be a real struggle sometime. When we went I used one of the online phrasebooks that change what tyou want to say into another language ie Polish. If you are going on the train the definately do that.

I wrote a bit about Poland HERE