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Polish Travel Agency ITS presents Krakow - ancient seat of Polish kings and the most ‘Polish’ in character among the biggest agglomerations in the country. Well known for its science and cultural significance. Cracow is also proud owner of the biggest market square in Europe, being a magnet for tourists from all around the world. It is a gate for full of wonders tourist regions of Tatra and Pieniny Mountains and various UNESCO monuments Wieliczka Salt Mine, Srebrna Góra Silver Mine and Auschwitz Museum just to name a few.

The biggest unit in the Tri-city conurbation. Famous for Baltic Sea, Solidarity Movement and amazing concise Hanseatic Old Town area. The best deal is that being here you receive not only attractions of Gdansk but also Sopot resort, Gdynia, UNESCO Malbork Castle, the Hel Peninsula, the Kashubia lake region, Elbląg Canal and many more attractions.

Modern European capital with remaining souvenirs of Poland’s troubled history. Enjoy the cobbled streets of the Old Town, enjoy world class palaces in Wilanów and Royal Baths, learn more about extraordinary history of the place in super modern museums. Experience energy of this modern capital city in numerous restaurants, clubs and cafes.

The tourist capital of South-West Poland with more bridges than any city in Central Europe, the second largest market square, cathedral island coated in phenomenal architecture and UNESCO Centennial Hall. When we add that it is a home of huge growing population of Gnomes loved by tourists and a gate to Lower Silesia region with numerous palaces and astonishing Sudety Mountains you will know why Wroclaw is a great place to start your Polish adventure. Trust Poland tour operators to show You the best of it!

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School Trip to Cracow

• Let your students discover a new country and culture with multitude of interesting attractions.
• Take your students for a truly meaningful school trip full of fun and teaching experiences.
• Introduce historical WWII topics, ethics and UNESCO World Hertage notion and many other intriguing subjects. 

Tri-City Highlights (3 days)

• Multitude of historical monuments, excellent gastronomy and seaside relax
• Discover the biggest Polish seaside agglomeration!
• One flight, three cities: Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia.

Natural Cracow (4 days)

• Immerse yourself in the pristine nature just a footstep from one of the Europe's most vibrant agglomerations.
• Discover 3 National Parks in Cracow area: Tatrzański and Pieniński. 
• Explore outstanding variety of geological structures and amazing richness of fauna and flora. 

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Mountain safety in the Tatras

The Tatras are the highest Polish mountains of alpine character. They charm tourists with outstanding views and panoramas but they also tend to be dangerous. Many tourists caution is dormant due to the fact that the rest of Polish mountain ranges are much lower and due to this fact also safer. In...

Safe behaviour in and by the water

Beautiful weather and summer holidays just invite us to spend time at the seaside, lakes or rivers. They are marvellous places to deal with scorching heat that in Poland can be over 30 Celsius degrees during summer months from June to August. Trips for swimming, sunbathing, canoeing, sailing or w...

Canoeing in Poland

Poland is canoeing lovers’ dream come true. About 150 canoeing routes and 10,000 rowing-friendly lakes is opulence that cannot be matched in Europe. Such a dense network of water routes is just nowhere to be found. Polish water routs are suitable for one day trips and also a few day adventures. P...

Polish Travel Agency - What we do

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Since 2005 Polish Travel Agency ITS-Poland has been operating with various Poland tour operators , coach companies, corporate customers and tourist groups in their tours to Poland.

We believe in giving our clients the best 'tailor-made' service to make their journey to Poland perfect. We take care of all trip organization details to give our clients peace of mind and pure enjoyment of the trip.

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Experience the culture and history of one of Eastern Europe’s most fascinating nations.  As an exclusive Polish travel agency, we offer a wide selection of Polish tour packages to fit your travel plans.

Our services cover every aspect of travel arrangements: air transportation,  escorted Polish tours , pilgrimages, conventions, family reunions,  discount hotel rates , health spas,  car rentals , local excursions and customized programs on request. Frequent visits to Poland enable us to be informed about the constant changes, discover new attractions, inspect hotels and restaurants.

We offer the largest selection of deluxe and first-class motor coach tours to Poland and Eastern Europe. Excellent guides and delicious meals make our tours an exceptional value. Every year we discover new attractions in Poland and incorporate them into our exclusive tours.

We hope to resume soon our annual publication “POLISH AMERICAN TOURIST” is an essential guide for planning your trip. Request your copy today.

Let us take you to the part of the world we know best. For over 50 years we have been providing professional service and value to our clients.

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We are the members of The Kosciuszko Foundation – American Center of Polish Culture.

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• Tel: 413-747-7702
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• E-mail: [email protected]
• Office Hours: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Mon-Fri Saturday: by appointment

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AB Poland Travel is a tour operator and DMC for Poland and central Europe. We provide high quality travel services for large groups, families and solo travelers.

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Most popular tours

City tours, city breaks, day tours, multiday packages

Auschwitz-Birkenau day tour from Warsaw with lunch

From 85€ per person

4.80 108 opinions

Treblinka Nazi Camp day tour from Warsaw

From €58 per person

4.79 46 opinions

Warsaw private city tours by car

From €220 per person

4.70 66 opinions

Wolf’s Lair & Swieta Lipka/Mamerki day tour from Warsaw with lunch

From €74 per person

4.83 100 opinions

Bialowieza National Park tour from Warsaw

From €96 per person

4.72 109 opinions

Lublin and Majdanek day tour from Warsaw

From €75 per person

4.82 109 opinions

Krakow and Auschwitz day tour from Warsaw with lunch

From 110€ per person

4.88 98 opinions

8-day private tour around Poland

From €1090 per person

4.81 110 opinions

Most popular experiences

Food tastings, outdoor adventures, entertainmnet

Polish evening with folk dance show and food tasting in Krakow

From €35 per person

4.70 46 opinions

Viewing helicopter flights over Warsaw

From 170€ per flight

4.96 103 opinions

Horse carriage ride in Warsaw

From €155 per person

4.67 118 opinions

Polish folk dance show in Warsaw

From €599 per person

4.90 101 opinions

Guide services in Poland

Licenced guides in every city in Poland

If you are looking for a professional, licensed guide for your group we will be glad to assist you. We can guarantee experienced guides anywhere in Poland, including all the cities and tourist landmarks. Our guides speak the majority of languages and have different academic backgrounds – historic, architecture, art, music, etc.

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Airport transfers, city to city transportation, charter buses, air taxi

Vip Line at Warsaw Chopin Airport

4.72 87 opinions

Viewing helicopter flights over Krakow or the Tatra Mountains

From 540€ per flight

4.75 67 opinions

Airport transfers and transportation in Warsaw

From 35€ per transfer!

4.76 86 opinions

Airport transfers and transportation in Krakow

From 35€ per transfer

4.88 60 opinions

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Plan your trip with us

If you are planning a trip to Poland, we will be happy to assist you. We will create and coordinate a tailor-made itinerary based on your budget and interests. We will provide the best hotels, transportation, restaurant reservations, and guides in every Polish city and landmark! Fill out the custom-made tour form, and we will provide you with a complete offer. Do not hesitate and start your Polish adventure today!

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About AB Poland Travel

We are an incoming tour operator and DMC based in Warsaw, Poland. We provide tour packages and customized travel experiences in Poland and Central Europe for both independent travelers and groups. 

Through travel, we would like to encourage people to discover the beauty of Poland, learn about its history and experience the hospitality of Polish people. We want to make a difference and provide our guests with the best quality of service and guarantee their satisfaction. We would like to promote Poland to all the tourists, in Poland and outside of it. We would like to become the brand ambassadors for the country and help you to see the known and unknown sights of Poland. In our offer you can find everything: if you are a leisure, active, adventure history traveler we invite you to look at our website and choose one of our amazing tours.

In guided city tours our highly professional tour guides will help you to discover beautiful cities on foot or by car. Come and have a city break with us: Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, and many others are waiting for you. We will show you the MUST SEE places as well as hidden gems of the cities. If you would like to spend a bit more time in Poland we offer Multi-Day packages around Poland. Come and discover Poland with us. We are making customized tours, and we are very flexible with your wishes. 

When you visit Poland you can see it from many different angles; however, it is not common to have an opportunity to see it from the above. Because of that in our offer you can find helicopter flights or balloon flights to see the beauty of Polish cities with panoramic views from the sky.

If you are coming to Poland you should learn about Polish culture. The best way to do it is to engage yourself within it. Become a part of Polish culture experiences & entertainment. We will take you for the traditional food tasting: pierogi, bigos, and kielbasa. We have delicious drinks too– vodka, grzaniec and beer. Just come try it and enjoy yourself in accompaniment to folk music.

If you are a history lover or you just want to learn more about it. We can show you medieval Poland with castles and palaces. As well as the memorial places from World War II. We can take you to The Wolf's Lair - the military headquarters of Hitler. We specialize in tours to  Auschwitz Birkenau , Treblinka, or Majdanek . Where you can learn the history of the Nazi Camps.

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My sister and I had a wonderful trip! We used Zicasso's travel agent to plan it. From the beginning, all our questions were answered and they offered suggestions along the way. Everything was planned out for us, including private and small group tours. Transportation, if needed, was all arranged. Directions and maps were provided, if needed, along with any tickets for trains and tours. All our hotels were conveniently located and we were within walking distance from restaurants, shops, and metro systems. We really appreciated that. I highly recommend this travel company and wouldn’t hesitate to use them again. I can’t thank them enough for planning our trip, which has provided so many lasting and priceless memories!

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Zicasso’s travel company helped us plan and make land arrangements for our trip to Berlin, Prague, Chesky Krumlov, the Wachau Valley, Vienna, and Budapest. We had different needs for the areas we visited based on friends and family we planned to see, tour guide requests, accommodations we needed our travel agent to book, one place we wanted to book ourselves, and car and train transportation between destinations. The arrangements were not straightforward, but our travel agent was flexible. He came through and everything went beautifully as we navigated our itinerary. We had a fabulous time in Central Europe and are very appreciative of our travel team's efforts. Most important to us was the quality of our tour guides, their knowledge of history and culture, storytelling abilities, and enjoyable personalities. Our agent delivered beautifully on our requests for outstanding tour guides, especially in Prague, the Wachau Valley, and Budapest. In Prague and Budapest, we had seven-hour walking tours that were truly wonderful and memorable. Another of our agent’s strengths was recommending charming and comfortable boutique hotels. Highlight hotels he recommended were in Kreuzberg, Berlin, near our friend's home; the one in Prague with the adjacent, gorgeous, UNESCO World Heritage garden; and the one in Vienna. Finally, our travel team remained available to us by text message throughout our trip, answering any questions that came up and being a fun travel partner throughout our travels.

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The trip was great. The local guides were terrific. The Zicasso travel company was attentive. It was not exactly the trip we were looking for. We had some major miscommunications. We wanted to stay in Bellagio. Our itinerary said we were in Bellagio. Our hotel, however, was not in Bellagio, but in a fairly remote town several miles from there. The hotel was on the lake, which we wanted, but it was not a great hotel, although the people were really nice. When I looked at the material that said we were going to Bellagio, they did indicate the address of the hotel was in Lezzeno. I did not know what that meant until I looked up some reviews of the hotel and found out how inaccessible it was. The agency did offer me a place twice as expensive in Bellagio, but wanted an immediate answer and I did not pick up the email in time. The next hotel was in Monterosso. We had indicated we wanted a water view, so I assumed our choices had water views. About a week before our trip, I was told the hotel did not have a water view. I went online and found some places with water views, but was told that the agency did not serve those areas. When we got there, we found our hotel with no water view was not that great a hotel. It seemed more like a rooming house. To its credit, it did serve a great breakfast and again, the people were nice. We had hoped Zicasso would find us better accommodations, which they did the last time we used Zicasso. I should say the hotel in Milan was terrific.

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Sports activities in poland.

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Top Tour Operators and Travel Agencies in Poland 2024/2025

Top Tour Operators and Travel Agencies in Poland. Below you will find 13 of the best tour operators and travel agencies in Poland offering in total 26 tours and holidays through-out Poland. Combined they have received 51 customer reviews and an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars. The top tour activities offered in Poland are: Sightseeing, attractions, culture and history, Adventure and sport & Food, wine, events and nightlife.

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• Response Rate 90%
• Response Time 1 hour

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Insight Vacations

• Address 33 Kern Road, Toronto, Canada
• Response Rate 86%
• Response Time 2 hours

Intrepid Travel

• Address 380 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Australia

Collette Tours

• Address 162 Middle Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
• Response Time 3 hours

On The Go Tours

• Address 3 Shortlands, 4th floor, Office 19, Hammersmith, England
• Response Rate 88%

• Address Nelson House, 55-59 Victoria Rd, Farnborough, England
• Response Rate 94%

Luxury Gold

• Response Rate 60%

Expat Explore

• Address 10 Merryweather Place, London, England

• Address 1B Osiers Road, Wandsworth, London, England

• Address 38-51 Bedford Way, London, England

Europamundo

• Address c/ Garcia de Paredes Nº 55 1ª Planta, Madrid, Spain
• Response Rate 96%

Omega Tours

• Address 142 Westmount Avenue, Toronto, Canada

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My husband & I just returned from a 2 week trip to Poland. Tomasz with GFP Travel assisted in planning our itinerary as well as booking all the tours with guides & our train travel between 6 cities. The trip was flawless. Thank you to all our tour guides for a job well done. Wanda B

Tomasz and GFP organised an excellent tour for me that visited five cities around Poland plus a few day trips. The included hotels were all good or very good - well placed and modern. Travelling by train was very easy - local guides/drivers pick you up and drop you off at each station and the trains were comfortable and safe. The local tours in each city were all very good and a couple of the day trips were excellent - I would recommend Malbork Castle, Wieliczka Salt Mine and Dunajec River. They offer a tour to Auschwitz but I decided not to do it. Poland was a great place to visit and given the opportunity I would definitely go back and see more of this beautiful country with GFP. Adam S.

Tomasz We feel soooooo blessed to have had Martin as our guide! He truly was an answer to our prayers. He was so prepared and gave us such a wonderful insight on the whole area. It was like he was as much interested in what we were doing there, as we were. You do an amazing business over there! Nancy

Tomasz at GFP organized this 12 day tour of Poland for us(12 of us). The tour was professionally organized and all of us had a wonderful time while touring Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Wroclaw and Kutna Hora. Tomasz worked all details out and explained to us clearly what we should expect. The quality of tour well exceeded all others I have joined before. Job well done. I will definitively recommend GFP and Tomasz to those who plan to tour Poland. Eric L.

Great trip From the meet and greet at the airport, to a train departure and final airport drop off everything was seamless. We wanted to pack a lot into the eight days in Poland and we did. Our main guide, Marcin, was knowledgeable, cordial and able to adapt to changing situations, i.e., we got tired, hungry or needed a bathroom break. The restaurants were great, prices very reasonable, very good picks. The hotels were typical European hotels with lovely breakfast buffets, all close to places we wanted to go. Highly recommend GFP and would use them again. Cynthia Ruma

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Most often booked tours to poland.

We have recently looked at the bookings made by our customers for 2024 and we can say that among  private tours, the Grand Tour across Poland tour – https://greetingsfrompoland.com/tour/grand-tour-across-poland/ – is the most booked on request, and among budget tours, the North- South Poland tour – http://greetingsfrompoland.com/tour/north-south-poland-express-tour/ – is the most booked.

And what tour will you choose for yourself for this year’s visit to Poland ?

New group tour for 2024

We have prepared a new group tour offer – All about Poland tour – with 6 tour dates planned for 2024.

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Travel to Poland

Welcome to our website dedicated for persons who plan their travel to Poland in the near future. It does not matter if you plan only a short trip to Poland or would take a part in any of our longer tours to Poland. We have a very large selection of offers for everyone who would like to visit Poland.

First section - Tours to Poland 2017 is an offer for anyone interested in visiting Poland and Central Europe within next year. There are over 100 ready to book tour programs, both one day tours, week long, and a two week tours, have been prepared by our specialists to show you Poland as you like. Your travel to Poland may be arranged by air, train, bus or even by a car, and if you need our assistance with that part if your trip to Poland, we will help you to find a best and cheapest way to start your visit to Poland.

In the second section our tours to Poland are categorized according to a several categories like Pilgrimages to Poland , Jewish heritage tours, School trips and Culinary tours to Poland . If you plan visit Poland, according any of the given ideas review the tour programs given in the sections, there you may find at least a basic idea for your trip to Poland. Moreover we always promote our actual for next season groups tours. Low prices and guaranteed departures are among most important factors, when you plan your travel to Poland. We secure local, professional English speaking guides, and licensed drivers services. Tours to Poland 2015 offer is a continuation of our 17 year experience in tourism market in Poland and Central Europe. Hundred and hundred tourists served by now, gives us a real base to entitle ourselves experts in inbound travel to Poland, and also give you a kind of guarantee that your trip to Poland will be a great success.

We would like to focus our efforts also on a small group, private tours to Poland . This is an idea of fully escorted trip to Poland, and also to Central Europe, with secured by us every single part of your travel to Poland package. We book always a checked, and at least, first class hotels for your accommodation, also we book tables at best Polish restaurants, and privide services of local, licensed guides, and our professional drivers. So, when you visit Poland with us, you don’t have to worry about any extra services.

matter if you are looking for a good offer for you or for your clients, your family or friends, you are at a good place. Review our offer listed here at our website, and let us know your questions or comments. Tours to Poland, trip to Poland, travel to Poland or visit Poland – these words you may use to find a good offer, and find our travel agency.

We are open to your questions, don’t hesitate to contact us by e-mail or phone. We will answer all your questions regarding planned tours to Poland. If you have selected any of our tour offers just let us know more details about first or a next trip to Poland.

By now we have arranged over one hundred, different type, tours to Poland, both for a single persons, and groups over 50 pax.

Come to Poland and visit Poland with GFP Travel. Poland is a very special place on the world and we are sure everyone will find something what wil be interesting for him, especially we have a largest selections of tours to Poland.

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Grand Tour of Poland

Discover Poland’s best attractions in 12 days. Guaranteed departures, luxury accommodation, small groups of max 25 participants.

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The Polish Dream Tour

A one of a kind program for everyone fortunate to have more than two weeks to explore the outstanding heritage, charm and lifestyle of Poland.

Poland’s Best in 7 Days (escorted tour)

Experience the best of Poland in just 7 days! This tour offers an immersive journey into Poland’s rich heritage and fascinating culture. Begin in Warsaw, where Chopin’s legacy lives on in every note. Reflect on history at Auschwitz & Birkenau,…

The Spirit of Poland

The best sights that you can see and visit if you only have six days. An absolute must if you want a thorough flexible introduction to Poland.

Polish Triangle

Seven days of great Polish experience, including the most important Polish cities – Warsaw, Krakow and Wroclaw.

The Amber Route

A flexible introduction to north of Poland, including the magnetic seaside city of amber – Gdansk.

Poland’s Best in 7 Days

Spend 7 days days exploring the best of Poland. Experience the spectacular old towns of Warsaw and Krakow. Enjoy the stunning view of the Tatra Mountains in Zakopane.

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• A wide variety of holiday bookings available
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Horizon Travel Agency has been organizing tours around Poland and Europe since 1995. All these years have been a time of intensive work, aimed at making our clients’ travel dreams come true. We introduced the Horizon standard to the market: good price guarantee, great service and sense of security.

Today our company has four branches/offices located in: Warsaw, Poznań, Wrocław and Bydgoszcz. We are constantly improving our cooperation with tour leaders, guides and leisure time animators, as well as expanding the database of verified and reliable accommodation. This allows us to prepare tour programs which are 100% matched to the client’s expectations.

An individual approach to each offer, flexibility and keeping with the commitments in an atmosphere of mutual trust make many groups decide to entrust us with organization of further tours.

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Every year, we help hundreds of groups in organizing travels of their dreams.

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We have been serving groups since 1995. Our approach to each trip is individual and creative.

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With us, the most interesting places in Poland and Europe are within easy reach.

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Great contact with participants and very good content-related preparation are the basic advantages of our tour leaders.

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At Exploring Tourism, the leading Poland travel agency, we outdo at helping you get your trip planned. Not just trip, but exceptional trips filled with exciting and life-enriching experiences. Our travel agents are experts at handcrafting and coordinating complex itineraries to Poland

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Exploring Tourism is one of the most reliable and experienced travel agency in Poland. It helps you plan your trip to Poland and helps you gain an enriching life experience. With expert Poland travel agent, it offers customized tour packages according to your requirements and budget. Pack your bags and be ready to explore Poland with us.

Travel to Poland with Exploring Tourism to get the best travelling experience. We have partnered with the best and experienced travel agent to provide you the perfect and specialized tour package. They plan your tour according your budget, duration, and interest. We also help you with your airport transfer, guide, hotel , sightseeing and all kinds of activities in Poland .

Planning to spend your holidays in Poland? Contact Exploring Tourism to plan the best trip to Poland for you. It is one of the well-known and reliable travel agency in Poland with association with the best travel agent to plan your dream trip to Poland within your budget. Send your travel enquiry with more details to our local Tour Operator.

At Exploring Tourism, our professional Warsaw Travel Agent specialize in organizing and planning trips for individuals or groups visiting Warsaw, Poland largest city. Our travel agent in Warsaw has an in-depth knowledge of the attractions, accommodation, transport options and local customs; drawing on this expertise, they create memorable travel experiences for clients.

Warsaw is a vibrant and culturally rich city that offers visitors many tourist attractions ranging from historic monuments to modern wonders. Our travel agent in Warsaw can guide tourists in choosing places to visit according to their interests and preferences.

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Do you want to experience an amazing adventure, visit unique places that you have not heard about? Maybe you want to comfortably visit localities / attractions / national parks that you have been trying to visit for years? You've come to the right place! We have great news for you! It can all come true during one trip!

Why? Because all, even the most standard excursion programs are diversified to surprise you with something. Often we do not follow the main roads, but those that we know will be the most attractive for you. We visit places of beautiful view or unique because of architecture, regional culture or history.

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We also offer regular thematic tours around Lesser Poland every day . If you are going to visit Krakow, we invite you to contact us and we will show you an extraordinary Poland that you did't know.

However, you need to be well prepared for our trips! Therefore, you need to bring a good mood with you and we guarantee that you will not be able to wait for the next trip! Our guides' passion for tourism is infectious!

We have been inviting Poland to tourists from all over the world for 12 years. We adapt our offer to the individual needs of each client. We want to offer visiting the most important places in the surroundings of Krakow, such as Zakopane , Wadowice , the Wieliczka Salt Mine , the   Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum  and also other unique destinations on the tourist map of Poland. Visit with us the beautiful Wooden Architecture Route in Lesser Poland - UNESCO listed wooden churches , the Trail of the Eagles' Nests - medieval castles and the Ojców National Park . We love mountains and nature reserves, so join us during mountain hikes and enjoy the rafting along Dunajec River Gorge , very unique in Europe. We also offer single and multi-day packages including tours, transfers and accomodation. We also invite you to visit the Krakow Old Town , the Wawel Royal Castle and other tours around Krakow .

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• Despite ongoing overall improvements in air quality, current EU standards are still not met across Europe.   
• 96% of the EU’s urban population is exposed to unsafe concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ).
• The new EU air quality standards introduced in the revised ambient air quality directive — proposed to come into force in 2030 — are more ambitious than the current ones.

This briefing is one in a series to be published by the EEA as part of the Air quality in Europe 2024 package.

It assesses concentrations of air pollutants in ambient air across Europe, comparing them against current EU standards and the 2021 WHO global air quality guidelines . The EU standards were set out in the 2004 and 2008 ambient air quality directives .

Under the European Green Deal (EGD)’s zero pollution action plan , the European Commission set the interim 2030 goal of reducing the number of premature deaths caused by fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 , a key air pollutant) by at least 55% compared with 2005 levels. The ultimate objective is for air pollution to have no significant impact on health by 2050. To this end, the Commission published a proposal to review the ambient air quality directives in 2022. Among other things, it aimed to align the air quality standards more closely with WHO recommendations.

Co-legislators agreed to more ambitious EU air quality standards in February 2024. However, they are still less strict for all pollutants than what the WHO outlines in their air quality guideline levels .

In 2022, despite ongoing reductions in emissions , most of the EU’s urban population continued to be exposed to levels of key air pollutants that are damaging to health (see Figure 1). In particular, almost all of the urban population was exposed to concentrations of PM 2.5 above the 2021 WHO annual guideline level of 5µg/m 3 and to concentrations of ozone (O 3 ) above the short-term guideline level of 100µg/m 3 .

Figure 1. Share of the EU urban population exposed to air pollutant concentrations above certain EU standards and WHO guidelines in 2022

Notes : Exposure above EU standards: the EU urban population is exposed to PM 2.5 annual concentrations above 25µg/m 3 ; PM 10 daily concentrations above 50µg/m 3 for more than 35 days per year; O 3 maximum daily 8-hour mean concentrations above 120µg/m 3 for more than 25 days per year; NO 2 annual concentrations above 40µg/m 3 ; Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) annual concentrations above 1ng/m 3 ; and sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) daily concentrations above 125µg/m 3 for more than three days per year. Exposure above WHO guidelines: the EU urban population is exposed to PM 2.5 annual concentrations above 5µg/m 3 ; PM 10 annual concentrations above 15µg/m 3 ; O 3 maximum daily 8-hour mean concentrations exceeding 100µg/m 3 for more than 3-4 days per year; NO 2 annual concentrations above 10µg/m 3 ; BaP annual concentrations above 0.12ng/m 3 ; and SO 2 daily concentrations above 40µg/m 3 for more than three or four days per year. Source : EEA, 2024 .

Methodology

This analysis highlights pollutants deemed most harmful to human health and those that most frequently exceed the current EU air quality standards and WHO guideline levels.

The concentrations are obtained from monitoring station measurements and are officially reported to the EEA by its members and other collaborating countries [1] . The classification of the monitoring stations and the criteria used to determine their inclusion in the analysis are described here . The number of countries that submitted data and the number of monitoring stations with the minimum data coverage required vary for each pollutant. This is summarised in Table 1 for 2022 and Table 2 for 2023. When referring to countries reporting data above certain levels, it means that they reported at least one station with concentrations that surpassed them.

Data for 2022 and 2023 were extracted from the EEA’s reporting system on 5 March 2024.

The analysis for 2022 is based on officially validated data reported by countries. The analysis for 2023 is based on provisional up-to-date (UTD) data. It may change once fully validated data is received by the EEA and more countries are considered. Validated data for 2023 will only be available later in 2024 and will be presented in the 2025 briefing.

Additional information and further analysis are available in the Eionet status reports ETC/HE 2024/3 (Targa et al., 2024a) and ETC/HE 2024/5 (Targa et al., 2024b), prepared by the European Topic Centre on Human Health and the Environment (ETC HE) .

Further information on the concentrations of air pollutants, including those for previous years, can be found at the EEA’s statistics viewer . Data can be downloaded here .

Apart from the measurements from monitoring stations, some countries also reported 2022 official data from modelling applications, which are available from the Air Quality Modelling Viewer . The results from these modelling applications have been included in this analysis where they implied concentrations above the EU standards.

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PM 10 stands for particulate matter with a diameter of 10µm or less. PM 10 is emitted mainly by the combustion of solid fuels for domestic heating, although industrial activities, agriculture and road transport are also important sources. Some also come from natural sources such as sea salt, Saharan dust or volcanoes, and some (secondary PM) form in the atmosphere as a combination of different gases (for instance, ammonia and nitrogen dioxide). Member States can discount the contribution of natural sources to the total concentrations for compliance assessments as these sources are out of their control, but we do not exclude these sources in this status analysis.

Concentrations above the EU daily limit value for PM 10 are seen mainly in Italy and some eastern European countries (Map 1 and Figure 3). In most central and eastern European countries, solid fuels such as coal and wood are widely used for heating households and in some industrial facilities and power plants. The Po Valley in northern Italy is a densely populated and industrialised area with specific meteorological and geographical conditions that favour the accumulation of air pollutants in the atmosphere. Some concentrations are also above the EU daily limit value in southern Spain and the Canary Islands, mainly due to the natural contributions of Saharan dust ( MITECO, 2023 ).

Map 1. Concentrations of PM 10 in 2022 and 2023 in relation to the EU daily limit value

Note: The map shows the 90.4th percentile of the PM 10 daily mean concentrations, representing the 36th-highest value in a complete series. It is related to the PM 10 daily limit value, allowing 35 exceedances of the 50µg/m 3 threshold over one year. Source: EEA’s AQ e-reporting database.

Table 3. Country status for PM 10 in 2022 and 2023

Note: ( a ) all the reporting countries; ( b ) all the reporting countries except Estonia and Iceland; ( c ) all the reporting countries except Luxembourg. Source: EEA’s AQ e-reporting database.

Figure 2. Percentage of reporting monitoring stations registering PM 10 concentrations above the EU limit values and the WHO guideline levels in 2022 and 2023

In 2022, 16% of monitoring stations measured concentrations of PM 10  above the EU daily limit value (Figure 2), 84% of which were urban and 12% suburban.

Furthermore, Italy and Poland reported 2022 exceedances of the PM 10  daily limit value based on  assessment models  for 7 and 13 air quality zones, respectively.

Figure 3.  PM 10  concentrations in 2022 by country in relation to the EU daily limit value

Note:  The figure shows, per country, the concentrations of each reported station; the minimum and maximum concentrations; the median and the 25th and 75th percentiles of all the measurements (90.4th percentile of the PM 10  daily mean concentrations).

PM 2.5 stands for particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5µm or less. These particles are emitted mainly from the combustion of solid fuels for domestic heating, industrial activities and road transport. As with PM 10 , they can also come from natural sources and can form in the atmosphere. For compliance assessments, Member States can discount the contribution of natural sources to the total concentrations as these sources are out of their control, but in this status analysis, we do not exclude them. Agricultural emissions of ammonia significantly contribute to forming fine particulate matter in the atmosphere.

PM 2.5 concentrations above the EU annual limit value were seen in Italy and some eastern European countries (Map 2 and Figure 5). As for PM 10 , solid fuel use is the main reason for the situation in central and eastern Europe, together with an older vehicle fleet. In northern Italy, the high concentrations are due to the combination of a high density of anthropogenic emissions and also meteorological and geographical conditions that favour the accumulation of air pollutants in the atmosphere and the formation of secondary particles.

Map 2. Concentrations of PM 2.5 in 2022 and 2023 in relation to the EU annual limit value and the WHO annual guideline level

Source: EEA’s AQ e-reporting database .

Table 4. Country status for PM 2.5 in 2022 and 2023

Notes : ( a ) all the reporting countries, except Iceland; ( b ) all the reporting countries. Source: EEA’s AQ e-reporting database .

Figure 4. Percentage of reporting monitoring stations registering PM 2.5  concentrations above the EU annual limit value and the WHO guideline levels in 2022 and 2023

In 2022, 2% of monitoring stations registered concentrations of PM 2.5  above the EU annual limit value (Figure 4), 78% of which were urban and 15% suburban. In contrast, 95% of the PM 2.5 reporting stations registered concentrations above the WHO annual guideline level, 76% of which were urban and 20% suburban.

Furthermore, Italy and Poland reported exceedances of the PM 2.5  annual limit value based on  assessment models  for three and one air quality zones, respectively.

Regarding the EU standards related to the Average Exposure Indicator [2] for PM 2.5 , which assesses the general population’s long-term exposure in urban areas, all EU Member States continued to meet the exposure concentration obligation of 20µg/m 3 in 2022, set as a 2015 target under the  ambient air quality directive [3] . Furthermore, for the first time, all Member States [4] met the national exposure reduction target set for 2020.

Figure 5. PM 2.5  concentrations in 2022 by country in relation to the EU annual limit value and the WHO annual guideline level

Note:  The figure shows, per country, the concentrations of each reported station, the minimum and maximum concentrations, the median and the 25th and 75th percentiles of all the measurements (annual mean PM 2.5. concentrations).

Ozone (O 3 ) is a pollutant formed in the atmosphere when heat and light cause chemical reactions between nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including methane (which is also a powerful greenhouse gas ). Emissions of these gases occur from anthropogenic sources and, in the case of VOCs, also biogenic. Ozone is also transported to Europe from other parts of the northern hemisphere and the upper atmosphere. Meteorology plays an important role in forming and dispersing air pollution, and interannual variations in concentrations. This effect is especially significant for ozone.

Map 3. Concentrations of O 3  in 2022 and 2023 in relation to the EU target value

Notes:  The map shows the 93.2nd percentile of the O 3  maximum daily eight−hour mean, representing the 26th-highest value in a complete series. It is related to the O 3  target value. Data are presented here for one year only instead of the average over a three-year period, as stated in the definition of the EU target value for O 3 . Source : EEA’s AQ e-reporting database .

The highest concentrations in 2022 were found in some Mediterranean and central European countries (Map 3 and Figure 7).

Table 5. Country status for O 3  in 2022 and 2023  

Notes : ( a ) all the reporting countries.  The stations in Kosovo, although reported, did not get the minimum data coverage to estimate the relevant ozone statistics. Source : EEA’s AQ e-reporting database .

Figure 6. Percentage of reporting monitoring stations registering O 3  concentrations above the EU target value and the WHO guideline levels in 2022 and 2023

The long-term EU objective for ozone of 120µg/m 3  was met at 16% of monitoring stations in 2022.

Italy reported exceedances of the O 3  target value for the protection of health based on  assessment models  for three air quality zones. Italy and Poland reported exceedances of the O 3  long-term objective for the protection of health in 9 and 46 air quality zones, respectively.

Figure 7. O 3  concentrations in 2022 by country in relation to the EU target value

Note:  The figure shows, per country, the concentrations of each reported station, the minimum and maximum concentrations, the median and the 25th and 75th percentiles of all the measurements (93.2nd percentile of O 3 maximum daily eight-hour mean). Data are presented here for one year only, not the average over a three-year period as stated in the definition of the EU target value for O 3 .

In 2023, the long-term EU objective for ozone was met at 14% of monitoring stations.

The leading source of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) is road transport, which emits NO 2 close to the ground, mostly in densely populated areas, contributing to population exposure. Other important sources are combustion processes in industry and energy supply.

Concentrations above the annual limit value were found in many Turkish cities and some big cities with a high volume of traffic (Map 4 and Figure 9).

Map 4. Concentrations of NO 2  in 2022 and 2023 in relation to the EU annual limit value and the WHO annual guideline level

Source :   EEA´s AQ e-reporting database .

Table 6. Country status for NO 2  in 2022 and 2023

Notes : ( a ) all the reporting countries; ( b ) all the reporting countries, except Kosovo; ( c ): all the reporting countries. The stations from Kosovo, although reported, did not get the minimum data coverage to estimate the NO 2 statistics related to the WHO air quality daily guideline level. Source : EEA’s AQ e-reporting database .

Figure 8. Percentage of reporting monitoring stations registering NO 2  concentrations above the EU limit values and the WHO guideline levels in 2022 and 2023

In 2022, 2% of monitoring stations registered concentrations of NO 2  above the EU annual limit value (Figure 8), 76% of which were traffic stations. Concentrations above the NO 2 WHO annual guideline level were registered at 74% of all monitoring stations, 45% of which were traffic stations.

Belgium, Italy and Poland reported exceedances of the NO 2  annual limit value based on  assessment models  for three, two and four air quality zones, respectively.

Figure 9. NO 2  concentrations in 2022 by country and in relation to the EU annual limit value and the WHO annual guideline level

Note:  The figure shows, per country, the concentrations of each reported station, the minimum and maximum concentrations, the median and the 25th and 75 th percentiles of all the measurements (annual mean NO 2 concentrations).

In 2023, 1% of monitoring stations registered concentrations of NO 2  above the annual limit value, all of which were traffic stations. 68% of monitoring stations registered concentrations above the WHO annual guideline level, 46% of which were traffic stations.

Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP)  is a carcinogenic pollutant emitted mainly from the combustion of coal and wood for heating and, to a lesser extent, from industrial installations and the combustion of agricultural waste.

The highest concentrations  were found in Italy and eastern Europe (Map 5 and Figure 10), where the use of coal and other solid fuels for residential heating is widespread.

Map 5. Concentrations of BaP in 2022

Source: EEA’s AQ e-reporting database

Country status for BaP in 2022: 12 out of 27 reporting countries, all of which were EU Member States, registered values above 1.0 ng/m 3 . Concentrations above 1.0 ng/m 3  were registered at 25% of the reported monitoring stations, the majority of which were urban (78%) or suburban (18%). Greece and Poland reported exceedances of the BaP target value based on  assessment models  for one and 32 air quality zones, respectively.

Figure 10. BaP concentrations in 2022 by country

Note:  The figure shows, per country, the concentrations of each reported station, the minimum and maximum concentrations, the median and the 25th and 75th percentiles of all the measurements (annual mean BaP concentrations).

Country status for  sulphur dioxide (SO 2 )  in 2022:

• 4 out of 37 reporting countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Türkiye, North Macedonia and Serbia) — none of them EU Member States — registered levels above the EU daily limit value of 125µg/m 3 ;
• 17 countries, including nine EU Member States, registered values above the WHO daily guideline level of 40µg/m 3 [5] .

In 2022, 1% of reporting monitoring stations registered concentrations above the EU daily limit value and 6% of stations registered concentrations above the WHO daily guideline level.

In 2023, 11 reporting stations outside the EU (nine in Bosnia and Herzegovina and two in North Macedonia) registered concentrations of SO 2  above the EU daily limit value. In the same year, concentrations above the WHO daily guideline level were registered in 13 countries (including 10 EU Member States) out of 33 reporting countries.

Concentrations above the corresponding EU limit or target values were also registered in 2022 for the following pollutants:

• carbon monoxide (CO) at one station, located in the non-EU Member State of Serbia, out of 35 reporting countries;
• for benzene and lead, no stations reported concentrations above EU annual limit values in the 28 and 30 reporting countries, respectively. Italy reported exceedances of the benzene annual limit value based on  assessment models  for one air quality zone;
• arsenic in six stations across three EU Member States (Belgium, Finland and Poland, with two stations each) out of 29 reporting countries. Poland reported exceedances of the arsenic annual target value based on  assessment models  for two air quality zones;
• cadmium at one station, located in the EU Member State of Bulgaria, out of 30 reporting countries;
• nickel in four stations located in four EU Member States (Finland, France, Germany and Italy) out of 29 reporting countries.

[1]  The 27 European Union Member States, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Türkiye. The six West Balkan countries are cooperating countries. These include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (the designation is without prejudice to position on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/99 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence). Andorra reports data on a voluntary basis.

[2]  The Average Exposure Indicator (AEI) is based on a three-year average measured at urban background stations. The AEI for 2022 is based on 2020-2022. It assesses the general population’s long-term exposure in urban areas.

[3]  As well as the EU-27, Iceland and Norway also reported an AEI2022 below the exposure concentration obligation. The AEI2022 estimated for Switzerland, Andorra, Kosovo, Türkiye and Montenegro was also below the exposure concentration obligation. On the contrary, the estimated AEI2022 for Serbia, North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina was above the exposure concentration obligation.

[4]  Plus Iceland and Norway.

[5]  The 99.18th percentile of the daily values has been considered, meaning three days of exceedance per year.

EEA, 2024. Indicator AIR003 'Exceedance of air quality standards in Europe'

Targa, J., Colina, M., Banyuls, L., González Ortiz, A., Soares, J. (2024a). Status report of air quality in Europe for year 2022, using validated data (ETC-HE Report 2024/3)

Targa, J., Colina, M., Banyuls, L., González Ortiz, A., Soares, J. (2024b). Status report of air quality in Europe for year 2023, using validated and up-to-date data (ETC-HE Report 2024/5).

MITECO, 2023. Evaluación de la Calidad del Aire en España 2022, Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico Secretaría General Técnica. Centro de Publicaciones., NIPO: 665-21-045-X

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Briefing no. 06/2024 Title: Europe’s air quality status 2024 EN HTML: TH-AM-24-009-EN-Q - ISBN: 978-92-9480-650-5 - ISSN: 2467-3196 - doi: 10.2800/5970

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