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One of the most unique joys of Silesia Park is the 'Elka' Cableway - a historic lift that transports passengers from one side of the park to the other, whi

Elka Cableway

Promenade Gen. Jerzego Ziętka, Chorzów

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Zabrze Sightseeing

Guido Mineshaft

ul. 3 Maja 93, Zabrze (Centrum Południe)

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Constructed in 1855, a visit to Zabrze’s Guido Coal Mine allows hard-hatted adventurers to plunge an initial 170m below ground, via a rattling cage elevator, while learning about the world of coal extraction. From the

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DeSilva Inn Katowice Airport

ul. Równoległa 2, Pyrzowice

With Katowice airport located some way from the city centre, this new business hotel is ideally located for those with an early flight. 77 air-conditioned rooms come fitted out with all modern cons and large, comfortable beds while the in-house bar an

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Chorzów Hotels

Diament Arsenal Palace Katowice/Chorzów

ul. Paderewskiego 35, Chorzów

In the grand guise of Diament Arsenal Palace Katowice/Chorzów, Chorzów has an exclusive hotel that stacks up against the very best of the entire region. And why not? With Chorzów's high street and the immaculate Silesia Park within stumbling distance

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Chorzów Hotels

Diament Bella Notte Katowice/Chorzów

ul. Paderewskiego 35, Chorzów

A stylish hotel located next to the Arsenal Palace Hotel on the Katowice/Chorzów border, guests are entitled to use the facilities of their illustrious neighbour such as the swimming pool, sauna and fitness centre. An attractive choice in its own righ

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Gliwice Hotels

Diament Plaza Gliwice

ul. Zwycięstwa 30, Gliwice

The Diament empire is responsible for some of the best hotels in the Katowice region, and this one is the jewel in their crown. Set inside a fairytale 19th century tenement it's almost possible to imagine Mr. Kipling carving the façade out of marzipan

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Zabrze Hotels

Diament Zabrze

ul. 3 Maja 122A, Zabrze (Zaborze Południe)

Set inside a powder blue building, this 4-star Diament is a no-nonsense mid-ranger with a tiled lobby that appears to double as an art gallery. Their 74 rooms come decorated with pleasant neutral colours and feature spotless bathrooms, air-con, satell

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Hotel Diament Vacanza Siemianowice Śl.

ul. Olimpijska 4, Siemianowice Śląskie

Located north of Katowice in Siemianowice Śląskie, Diament Vacanza Siemianowice Śląskie is about a 7 minute drive from the Spodek, presuming you have a car. If not, there are certainly worse places you could choose to maroon yourself; in fact here you

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Hotel Rycerski

ul. Będzińska 53, Czeladź

Nestled on the road between Czeladź and Będzin, this sleeper has been made to look like a Polish mountain hut from the outside, but harbours spacious, well-equipped, modern rooms set out on the inside. You’ll need a car to get around, but you're compe

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Hotel Szafran

ul. Będzińska 82, Czeladź

This convenient venture located midway between the city and the airport easily earns all four of its stars with comfortable, air-conditioned single, double rooms and apartments, free wi-fi, safes and mini-bars. Expect the VIP treatment with express ch

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Zabrze Hotels

Ibis Katowice - Zabrze

ul. Jagiellońska 4, Zabrze

Opened with a swipey card, the rooms at the Ibis are everything one expects from these middle-bracket stalwarts. Plain and identikit it might be, but your accommodation is guaranteed to be absolutely pristine, with soundproof doors and extra-strong cu

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Zabrze Hotels

'Innovation' Conference & Training Centre

ul. Jagiellońska 38A, Zabrze

Located in the centre of Zabrze, 'Innowacja' offers professional and quality service within their tech-savvy conference centre (wi-fi everywhere!) and hotel. The Centre’s location houses amenities including apartments, studios, and single or double ro

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International

Leśne Patio

ul. Kościuszki 352

The patriarch of the Patio family is also their biggest and most exclusive. The Polish 'Leśne Patio' (En tran: Forest Patio) is something between a Diner, a Motel and a rip roaring wedding and function hall. Leśne Patio fits the bill but ups the class

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Upmarket

Park Inn by Radisson Katowice

ul. Bytkowska 1A

For a city currently thriving on business investment, the hotel market has been a bit slow to develop, but Park Inn by Radisson Katowice is good news for out-of-towners looking for accommodation to be less of an adventure. If you've stayed with the wo

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Zabrze Sightseeing

Queen Louise Adit

ul. Wolności 408, Zabrze (Zabrze Północ)

The Queen Louise (Królowa Luiza) Mine opened for business in 1791, one year after Salomon Izaak first discovered coal below the ground. One of the oldest mines in the region, and biggest revitalised post-mining cultural heritage site

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Adult Entertainment

Queens

ul. Ceglarska 35, Gliwice (Ligota Zabrska)

This well-regarded club features two bars, one wherein girls go-go dance on a table in the middle and it would be difficult to stand up from some of the seats without picking a stripper up on your shoulders. There's also a Jacuzzi and a sauna and high

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Mid-range

Senator

ul. 1 Maja 3

All the rooms feature good-looking furniture, cable television, some bathrooms with showers only and others with a bath. The spacious apartment is an excellent value but the location means it comes with a rather nasty view, and despite all the improve

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Silesian Science Park & Planetarium

Al. Planetarium 4, Chorzów

Opened in the centre of Silesia Park in 1955, this is Poland's oldest planetarium, and now - thanks to a major modernisation during the pandemic years - also Poland's largest and most state-of-the-art astronomy facility. Alt

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Silesian Zoo

Promenade Gen. Jerzego Ziętka 7 (Silesia Park, Chorzów)

Located in Silesia Park & recreation, PL's largest zoo is a massive 50 hectare extravaganza with 2,465 animals of 390 species from all over the world, including crowd favourites such as rhinos, Siberian tigers and cheetahs. The kids will be thoroughly

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Parks & Gardens

Silesia Park

Al. Różana 2, Chorzów

When it comes to a day outdoors the locals almost uniformly flock to this enormous park and outdoor amusement complex, which greens the grey area between Katowice and Chorzów. Spanning 620 hectares, it claims to be the biggest park in Europe and who a

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Around Silesia

Twój Hostel Bytom

ul. Strzelców Bytomskich 87A, Bytom

Twój Hostel (Your Hostel) is a relatively new chain of hostels and hotels offering a wide variety of accommodation throughout Silesia. Their Bytom hostel offers a huge range of rooms on the super cheap. Choose from singles, doubles, triples a

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Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park

ul. Parkowa 25, Chorzów

This fantastic open-air folk park presents rural Silesian life through its aged architectural monuments. Since the late 60s, Chorzów's skansen (ENG: Open-air museum) has been rescuing endangered or forgotten Silesian structures by hoisting th

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Parks & Gardens

Valley of Three Ponds

ul. Trzech Stawów