Regions
The regions of Poland
Poland divides into historic regions, each with its own cities, landscapes and character. Use them to plan a route or to understand where a place sits.
All regions
Lesser Poland
The Lublin region (Lubelskie) is Poland's southeast, a quieter, historically layered part of the country near the Ukrainian border. It rewards travell...
2 cities
Masovia
Masovia (Mazowsze) is Poland's central region and home to Warsaw, the national capital rebuilt from the ground up after the Second World War. It is th...
1 city
Pomerania
Podlasie is Poland's northeastern corner, a border region of forests, marshes and villages that feels a world away from the cities. It is the country'...
1 city
Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia (Dolny Slask) sits in the southwest, where Wroclaw's canals and market square give way to the Sudetes mountains along the Czech border....
1 city
Greater Poland
The Lodz region (Lodzkie) sits close to the exact centre of Poland, and its identity comes almost entirely from one city, Lodz, the country's great te...
1 city
Kuyavia-Pomerania
Kuyavia-Pomerania (Kujawsko-Pomorskie) lies in north-central Poland along the Vistula, and its star is Torun, one of the best-preserved Gothic towns i...
1 city
Lublin Region
Masovia (Mazowsze) is Poland's central region and home to Warsaw, the national capital rebuilt from the ground up after the Second World War. It is th...
3 cities
Silesia
Pomerania (Pomorze) is Poland's main stretch of Baltic coast, centred on Gdansk and the Tri-City it forms with Sopot and Gdynia. It combines a great H...
2 cities
Podlasie
Podlasie is Poland's northeastern corner, a border region of forests, marshes and villages that feels a world away from the cities. It is the country'...
1 city
Warmia and Masuria
Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) is where the Polish state began, a region of gentle farmland and old towns centred on Poznan. It is less visited than th...
1 city
Lodz Region
The Lodz region (Lodzkie) sits close to the exact center of Poland, and its identity comes almost entirely from one city, Lodz, the country's great te...
1 city