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Jelenia Gora (Poland)

Description: A city located Lower Silesia, south-western Poland.

Newest Review: ... transport, trains certainly don't go over this border and I'm not sure any buses do either. Trains connect Jelenia Gora with Wroclaw - the journey is painstakingly slow but the views through rolling countryside are nice. The trainline also continues further south to the ski resort of Szklarska Poreba. Like the majority of Silesian towns Jelenia Gora came through WW2 unscathed, so the centre ... more

... has many beautiful historic buildings so much so perhaps that it has a slightly twee feeling to it and is quite a contrast from the more run down streets on the outskirts. Jelenia Gora despite having a population of around 86,000 has a pretty sleepy ...more

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Jelenia Gora (Poland): An unscathed town in beautiful surroundings (376 words)
by - written on 10/08/09 (Very useful, 21 readings)
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I usually get to see Jelenia Gora in the early morning, just as the streets are starting to get busy. The reason for this is that when I head to Czech Republic from Warsaw for concerts and the like, I tend to take the night train to Jelenia Gora and then hitchhike the relatively short distance to Prague rather than take the much more expensive direct option. Jelenia Gora is close to Czech Republic but it's not particularly well connected with it when it comes to public transport, trains certainly don't go over this border and I'm not sure any buses do either. Trains connect Jelenia Gora with Wroclaw - the journey is painstakingly slow but the views through ... Read the complete review

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