Turn ordinary shopping into a unique attraction
Poland is full of unusual and diverse tourist attractions for every visitor! It is also a great place for all kinds of shopping. Flea markets, night markets, and vendor stalls combined with tasty cuisine in many different restaurants, food trucks, and food markets with accents of local delicacies, sublime nightlife in clubs, pubs, or theme bars create an amazing atmosphere for shopping.
Find below a few examples of Poland’s varied shopping opportunities. Let yourself be inspired as you get to know this beautiful country and many of its charming corners.
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Starting with Warsaw, the vibrant capital, hardly ever sleeps
Hit one of the popular shopping malls, but also consider special venues where not only can you buy unusual finds, you’ll experience a special atmosphere that may be your best “acquisition”!
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Antiques market, Warsaw
The antique market at the legendary Kolo Bazaar is exceptional. Worth looking through the antiques for sale because you can find real gems for next to nothing. You’ll often run into Polish and international celebrities here, too!
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Koneser Centre, Stara Praga
Across the Vistula River, in the Stara Praga neighborhood, try typical local dishes such as flaki and pyzy, available near the famous Różycki Bazaar.
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Koneser Centre, Stara Praga
Visit the Koneser Centre, where, in the gallery’s artistic atmosphere, you can buy exceptional alcohol souvenirs, enjoy a meal, or visit the Polish Vodka Museum.
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Hala Koszyki, Warsaw
For a more modern feel, head to the revitalized “one-stop-shop” food and retail halls such as Hala Koszyki in Śródmieście, Browary Warszawskie (Warsaw Breweries) and the Norblin Factory in Wola or Elektrownia Powiśle.
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Hala Koszyki, Warsaw
For a more modern feel, head to the revitalized “one-stop-shop” food and retail halls such as Hala Koszyki in Śródmieście, Browary Warszawskie (Warsaw Breweries) and the Norblin Factory in Wola or Elektrownia Powiśle.
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Night Market, Warsaw
The culmination of your Warsaw shopping experience could be the Night Market – in the summertime, the largest street food market in Poland. Colorful neon lights above the defunct platforms of the Main Railway Station illuminate stalls serving foods from different corners of the world.
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Manufaktura, Łódź
Of course, many other Polish cities promise great shopping. From the capital, it’s just a short trip to Łódź, where history and modernity blend in perfect harmony. As you walk along the city’s main artery, pedestrian Piotrkowska Street, make sure to reach Manufaktura.
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Manufaktura, Łódź
Manufaktura – a multi-story shopping center integrated into a revitalized, post-industrial factory space. The complex won the Gold Certificate from the Polish Tourism Organisation in a competition for the best tourist product.
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Poznań International Fair
Traveling further west, you will find yourself in Poznań – the most important trade fair center in Poland, a thousand-year-old city on the Warta River. It is worth going to one of the numerous exhibition events organized by the Poznań International Fair or to Stary Browar – a center of commerce and art created in a post-industrial historical building, a former brewery.
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St. Dominic’s Fair, Gdansk
Be sure to include St. Dominic’s Fair on your list, held since 1260 in Gdansk! Treasure hunters of souvenirs, local crafts, regional gourmet delicacies, or of course, “Baltic gold”, aka amber, save some time in your itinerary between mid-July and early August for this over 750-year-old event!
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