Stefan Mikes
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- Region
- Europe
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- Mazovia, Poland
Thank you for your kind words! There are certainly more or less attractive regions in Poland. The land along the River Narew is picturesque and it attracts holidaymakers; It is not that far from Warsaw, which is a bonus.Is that typical Poland or sort of your version of Englands idyllic countryside.
It looks gorgeous....you must have grimy city parts as well.
In general, Polish countryside has become especially nice since the accession to the European Union. The greatest progress was made on the road system; it was the ambition of one of the government ministers to build thousands of kilometres of new local roads even in very small villages. Small cities got funds to improve and so on. Also, the level of security improved dramatically. You have to try hard to be attacked or robbed in Poland today. Even the winos are friendly. (The only social group I'm really afraid of are football fans).
There are for sure "more grim parts" here but you need to look for to find them. The area I live in (Central Poland) is a flatland and it is uninspiring. Still, it benefits from many woods and forests, to which the access is free (the most of wooded areas are public).
The one factor that contributes to the beauty of the Polish countryside is the fact most of the farmland is not fenced. The Polish know what the private property is and respect that completely intuitively.
Some pictures from my near neighbourhood:
Somewhere in the Łódź voivodship (Central Poland). No fences.
The market square of the village of Wiskitki, Żyrardów county, Mazovian voivodship, Central Poland. (The place-name is Yiddish).
A grim city part, village of Bolimów, Skierniewice county, Łódź voivodship (Central Poland).
Real backwoods in the Mazovian voivodship, only 30 miles SW of Warsaw, Central Poland.
The very same place several minutes later.