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Zamość Travel Guide

Travel to Zamość - Jewel of Polish Renaissance

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Zamość is the best-preserved Renaissance town in Poland. Over the years it has managed to retain its attic-topped burgher houses, magnificent town hall, churches, and fortifications from the 16th and 19th centuries. The city's urban layout was designed to copy the plans of an ideal Italian urban pattern. The Old City quarter of Zamość has been justifiably placed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

Zamość was founded in the year 1580 by the Chancellor Jan Zamoyski on the trade route linking western and northern Europe with the Black Sea. In 1815 Zamość became a part of the Polish Kingdom and entered the twentieth century as a small provincial town. After World War II Zamość started a period of development. In the 1970's and 1980's the population grew rapidly as the city started to gain significant profits from the old trade routes linking Germany with Ukraine and the ports on the Black Sea.

Attractions in Zamość

The highlights of the town can be seen comfortably in half a day. As well as taking in the architecture and monuments of the town on foot, nearby Roztocze National Park and the town of Zwierzyniec are close enough to make an interesting excursion if spending a night or two in the area.

Relaxing

The Market Square area has a couple of restaurants, cafes and pubs and provides an ideal place to take in the atmosphere and admire the remarkable architecture.