The Banks of the Vistula

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The Banks of the Vistula
bulwar Czerwieński
Stare Miasto (Old Town)
Kraków, September 2018

“If Wawel Castle is the spiritual heart of Poland, the Vistula River is its lifeblood, from a source of irrigation and trade to a setting for recreation and entertainment. Called the ‘Queen of Polish Rivers,’ the Vistula gathers waters from the southern mountains near Krakow and stretches them peacefully over a thousand kilometres to the Baltic Sea in the far north at Gdańsk. Although peaceful most days, the river sweeps up more than half of the water in the country and frequently reminds residents of their feeble attempts to pacify it.” (The Vistula/Wisła River, InYourPocket)