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Zamosc (Poland)

Description: Zamość is a town in southeastern Poland. Zamość was founded in the year 1580 by the Chancellor and ... more

Zamosc (Poland) ... Hetman (head of the army of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) Jan Zamoyski on the trade route linking western and northern Europe with the Black Sea. Modelled on the Italian trading cities and built during the Baroque period by the architect Bernardo Morando, a native of Padua, Zamość remains a perfect example of a Renaissance town of the late 16th century which retains its original layout and fortifications and a large number of buildings blending Italian and central European architectural traditions. The Old City quarter of Zamość has been placed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

Newest Review: ... by a Padovan artist called Bernardo Morando - based on Italian towns of the time, it was supposed to be not only good looking but extremely well fortificated too. The hetman of Poland at the time was Zamojski, a Zamosc born man who ordered this to happen. Even today, the centre is in fine condition and wandering around the square or the arched buildings around it, or perhaps enjoying a ... more

... beer, meal or coffee in the vicinity is extremely relaxing. It may seem that once you've visited the town centre (which doesn't take particularly long), there's little else to do and that's pretty much true, the centre is well worth a visit but once th...more

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Zamosc (Poland): Wonderful town centre in great surroundings (419 words)
by - written on 20/07/09 (Very useful, 27 readings)
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I first visited Zamosc around 5 years ago, at the time the road from Lublin was in a terrible state of maintenance and it took some patience to do the incredibly short journey, last time I used the road it was redone and in perfect condition - how long that will last remains to be seen! Zamosc is located in South Eastern Poland, relatively close to the Ukrainian border, it's city centre is on the UNESCO Heritage List and deservedly so, it's a fine example of Rennaisance. It was built during the Baroque period by a Padovan artist called Bernardo Morando - based on Italian towns of the time, it was supposed to be not only good looking but extremely well ... Read the complete review

THE PEARL OF THE RENAISSANCE (3418 words)
by - written on 15/09/06 (Very useful, 1209 readings)
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After being in Poland for nearly two weeks and having visited only Lancut and Niepolomice, I was itching to see pastures new. Poland is a large and historic country, but there is a problem in that the large towns and cities are spread out, this means undertaking long and sometimes dangerous journeys on some terrible roads. Train travel is impossibly slow and fairly unreliable. Bus travel? Well it was around 35degC and I did not feel like being gassed out and arriving some time next month! Sorry, but it was climate controlled Honda travel again for us. With this in mind and only a day to spare for a visit, my usual ally comes to the rescue ... Read the complete review