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Easter in Poland: From Medieval Towns to Snow Mountains

Easter in Poland: From Medieval Towns to Snow Mountains

April 6, 2016

Last Updated on April 8, 2025

Easter in Poland

Spring had just arrived and it was Easter in Poland. With the sun coyly poking through thick clouds, Poland was slowly awakening from a long winter slumber. The Easter markets were in full swing, oozing an infectious atmosphere with its lively beer gardens, bratwurst stands, and colourful arts and craft stores.

While it wasn’t as warm as we’d imagined, everything else about our Poland trip was exactly how we wanted it to be. After all, it was a real vacation (I know my Facebook page suggest that I’m perpetually on vacation but trust me, it’s quite the opposite). I wasn’t there for work, I had no intention to pitch stories from the trip, and I even left my laptop and camera at home! It was a blessing to be able to focus on spending quality time with my little family in a new place.

So why did we choose Poland? For once, Alberto had been to a country that I hadn’t (don’t tell him I said this!). He was really eager to show me the country that he knew a thing or two about. Plus he’s had a love affair with Poland since his first visit and really wanted me to share his love.

As it turned out, Poland didn’t disappoint.

We spent a glorious week driving around southern Poland and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Our journey started in the capital, Warsaw, where I was surprised to find – instead of modern, characterless tall buildings that I’d expected – a small and adorably charming Old Town that had been restored after being completely destroyed during World War II.

And then we hopped on a rental car and drove south to Krakow, another city overloaded with medieval beauty. We did a Schindler’s factory tour to learn about Krakow’s history under Nazi occupation and feasted on some of the best foods I’ve had in Europe. I was completely obsessed with the roasted pork knuckles that crackled in an aromatic brew. Kaleya absolutely loved the freshly steamed pierogi oozing with flavourful meat (Poland’s unofficial national dish).

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From Krakow, we made a detour to Auschwitz. The world’s biggest concentration camps, this is where over 1.1 million people were killed during the war. It was a sobering experience but definitely eye-opening. To lift our spirits, we headed further south to Zakopane, a ski resort at the edge of the Tatra Mountains, to catch the last bit of winter. I was like a little kid in a candy store when we were out playing in the snow; but you should have seen Kaleya — she was literally flipping out in the snow.

Enough of the talking, I think my photos will give you a better idea of how Poland looks like at Easter. (P.S. They were taken with my iPhone (remember I left my camera at home?) so pardon me for the poor quality of the images.) Also don’t forget to check out these fun facts about Poland to learn more about the country. 

Table of Contents

  • EASTER IN POLAND – WARSAW
  • EASTER IN POLAND – KRAKOW
  • EASTER IN POLAND – AUSCHWITZ
  • EASTER IN POLAND – ZAKOPANE

EASTER IN POLAND – WARSAW

Our little family in Warsaw
The main square of old town Warsaw
Buildings from the renaissance period
Charming architecture in Warsaw
Main square
Art on the streets
Easter market in Warsaw

EASTER IN POLAND – KRAKOW

Krakow's main square
Krakow's Easter market
Bratwurst stands
Pork knuckles in the Easter market
Bratwurst on sale
More food stalls
Wawel Castle
Krakow market by night

EASTER IN POLAND – AUSCHWITZ

The entrance to Auschitwz
The barracks in the concentration camps
Bunk beds of prisoners
horrifying images of the genocide
images of people who were murdered here

EASTER IN POLAND – ZAKOPANE

Gorgeous view of Zakopane from the top of Gubalowa
We love snow!
We were staying right across the road from this ski piste
Kaleya was so excited to play with snow
Easter in Poland: From Medieval Towns to Snow Mountains
Chilling in our balcony

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Nellie Huang

Nellie Huang is the founder of WildJunket. Originally from Singapore, Nellie has traveled to over 150 countries across 7 continents. As an accomplished travel writer, she has written for BBC Travel, CNN and Rough Guides. She is also the author of five travel books, including the latest Lonely Planet's Mexico guidebook. Read more about her here and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

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  • Kate
    April 13, 2016

    Beautiful! Last time I was in Europe, we had to choose between Krakow and Prague. We chose Prague, which I loved, but seeing this makes me envious.

    Next time I go back I’d definitely like to check this out. So beautiful in the winter with the mountains in the background.

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    • Nellie Huang
      Kate
      April 19, 2016

      Oh I love Prague as well! It’s definitely one of my favorite cities in Europe. I’m sure you’ll get to visit Krakow soon. :)

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