Lublin

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Lublin is a city in eastern Poland. and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355,954 (2004). In the middle ages Lublin played important role in the life of the Polish state as a trade center and as a city with military significance.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By plane 2.2 By train 2.3 By car 2.4 By bus 3 Get around 3.1 By bus or trolleybus 3.2 By taxi 4 See 4.1 Museums 5 Do 5.1 Cinemas 5.2 Events 5.3 Parks 5.4 Sport 6 Learn 7 Buy 7.1 City Shopping 7.2 Shopping Malls 8 Eat 9 Drink 10 Sleep 11 Contact 11.1 Internet 11.2 Help for foreigners 12 Get out

[edit] Understand

[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

There is an international airport in the nearby town of Rzeszow, but more flights go from Warsaw..Polski Express provides bus service for those travelling from Warsaw.

[edit] By train

The Polish State Railways [1] have train connections from Warsaw and other major Polish cities (Wrocław, Kraków, Poznań, Łódź and Gdańsk). There aren't any fast InterCity connections provided to Lublin, but the train journey from Warsaw takes 2 hours.

• Buses to the city center:  1  ,  13  ; trolleybus to the city center:  150  

[edit] By car

You can easily get there by car:

• from Warsaw  17 , E372 : Warsaw - Otwock - Garwolin - Ryki - Lublin
• from Rzeszow  19 : Rzeszow - Nisko - Janow Lubelski - Krasnik - Lublin
• from Kielce 74,  19 : Kielce - Opatow - Ozarow - Annopol - Krasnik - Lublin

Lublin, like other Polish cities, doesn't have a ring road, so to transit the city you must use Trasa W-Z Route: Warsaw  17 , E372  - aleja Warszawska - aleja Solidraności - aleja Tysiąclecia - aleja Witosa - Lviv (UA). There's is also south-north route: Svidnik (SK)  E371  - Rzeszow  19  - aleja Kraśnicka - Sikorskiego - aleja Solidarności - aleja Smorawińskiego - aleja Spółdzielczości Pracy - Bialystok - Hrodna (BY)

[edit] By bus

Many international connections - from Main Bus Station (Dworzec Autobusowy Główny) with Birmingham, Bradford, Bremen, Cologne, Flensburg, Freiburg, Geneva, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, London, Lviv, Lutsk, Mannheim, Paris, Rotterdam, Rome, Stuttgart, Venice, Vilnius and Zurich. There is also the South Bus Station (Dworzec Autobusowy Południe), but it's only for local transport.

• Buses to the city center:  5  ,  10  ,  31  ,  32  ,  39  ,  52  ,  57  
• See also: Poland - By bus

[edit] Get around

[edit] By bus or trolleybus

In the city center or the Old Town you can easily reach every worthseeing place by foot. You can also use the public transport. It's worth to try trolleybus journey, especially tourist route  156   from Majdanek Nazi Camp, near Old Town and Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva. The city has 50 bus lines and 8 troleybus lines (served by MPK). There's also commercial city transport (buses with Komunikacja prywatna or AKL signs).

To use public transport [2] you should buy tickets in "kiosk" - such "kiosks" are situated near bus stops. There is price system for MPK tickets: one ride ticket costs 1.80zł; student with ISIC identification pay 0.90zł for one ride. In commercial city transport (AKL) you're paying for the ticket in the bus (1.00zł). Children under 4 can use public transport for free. Timetable for both can be found on their website.

• Routes 1-57 - normal buses
• Routes 7x - mini-buses (suburban buses)
• Routes 150-160 - trolleybuses
• Routes 3xx - night buses (3.60zł/2.00zł); available only on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays

Buses and trolleybuses are the best place for pickpockets, especially routes from Railway and Bus Stations.

[edit] By taxi

Taxi services are quite cheap, but sometimes taxi drivers want to cheat abroad tourists, so it's good to know the prices in taxi corporations:

• 4.50-5.00zł for starting service
• 1.80zł/km

Charges are higher after 10pm, on Sundays, public holidays and some religious holidays.

• Damel Taxi - +4881 9626
• Dwojki - +4881 9621
• MPT - +4881 9191
• Lublin - +4881 9628
• Echo - +4881 9662
• Rytm - +4881 9667

Do not use taxis from taxi stands near bus and railway Stations. There are often non-regulated taxi drivers who overcharge. It's better to call to one of taxi companies.

[edit] See

• <see name="Lublin Castle and St. Trinity chapel" alt="" address="Zamkowa St. 9" directions="near Main Bus Station" phone="+4881 532 50 01" email="" fax="" url="htt://www.zamek.lublin.pl" hours="Tuesdays - Saturdays: 10am-5pm, Sundays: 10am-6pm (September - May: Tuesdays, Thursdays - Saturdays: 9am- 4pm, Wedensday, Sundays: 9am-5pm)" price="Ticket's price: 6.50zł / students, children: 4.50zł">One of attractions of Old Town from the fourteenth century. The castle also has a gallery with unique paintings.</see>
• Lublin Cathedral and Trinitarian Tower, Katedralny Sq. (take bus 1, 11 or 17). A unique baroque church with wall paintings. The tower provides a beatuiful city panorama. 10am-5pm (October- April: only Saturadys and Sundays: 10am-5pm). Tickets price: 5.00zł / students, children: 3.00zł.  
• Krakowska gate, Łokietka Sq. An entrance to the Old Town, this is a remnant of walls from the seventeeth century.
• Grodzka gate - A second entrance to the Old Town, and way to Lublin Castle. In pre-war times it was symbol of the border between the Polish and Jewish parts of the city, Grodzka St.
• Crown Tribunal, Rynek (Old Town Square). Built in the 1400s, it was the highest court in Lesser Poland.
• Po Farze Sq., Old Town. Square with the uncovered foundation of the 14th-century St. Michael church.

[edit] Museums

• <see name="Skansen Museum" alt="Muzeum Wsi Lubelskiej" address="al. Warszawska 96" directions="from city center take bus no. 5 , 18  or 20" phone="+4881 533 85 13" email="skansen@skansen.lublin.pl" fax="" url="http://www.skansen.lublin.pl/" hours="April 9am-5pm; May-Sept. 9am-6pm; Oct. 9am-5pm" price="8.00zł / students, children: 4.00zł"></see>

• <see name="Lublin Province Museum" alt="Muzeum Lubelskie na Zamku" address="Zamkowa St. 9" directions="near main vus station" phone="+4881 532 50 01" email="" fax="" url="http://www.zamek.lublin.pl" hours="Tues.- Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-6pm (Sept.-May: Tues., Thurs., Sat. 9am- 4pm; Wed., Sun.: 9am-5pm)" price="6.50zł / students, children: 4.50zł">Gallery with Polish historical and modern painting, plus folk and weapon expositions.</see>

• <see name="Lublin History Museum" alt="Muzeum Historii Miasta Lublina" address="Łokietka Sq. 3" directions="near Krakowska gate; bus nos. 1 , 2, 11 , or 17 " phone="+4881 532 60 01" email="" fax="" url="" hours="Wed-Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 9am-5pm" price="3.50zł / students, children: 2.50zł "></see>

• <see name="Gestapo Jail Martyrdom Museum" alt="Muzeum Martyrologii Pod Zegarem" address="Uniwersytecka St. 1" directions="behind the main building of Catholic University of Lublin; bus nos. 5, 10, 13, 18, 31, 57 or trolleybus no. 150" phone="+4881 533 36 78" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="Free."></see>

• <see name="Vincent Pol Manor" alt="Dworek Wincentego Pola" address="Kalinowszczyzna 13, St." directions="near old Jewish cementary; bus no. 1" phone="+4881 747 24 13" email="" fax="" url="" hours="Wed.-Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-6pm" price="3.50zł / students, children: 2.50zł">Exhibitions concerning the life of Polish poet Vincent Pol and his hobby, geography. Housed in his former manor.</see>

• <see name="Jozef Czechowicz Literary Museum" alt="Muzeum Literackie im. Józefa Czechowicza" address="Złota St. 3" directions="Old Town" phone="+4881 532 30 90" email="" fax="" url="" hours="Wednesdays = Saturdays: 9am-4pm, Sundays: 9am-5pm" price="3.50zł / students, children: 2.50zł">Exhibitions concerning the poets and authors from Lublin city and the region.</see>

• <see name="Majdanek State Museum" alt="Państowe Muzeum na Majdanku" address="Droga Męczenników Majdanka 67" directions="bus no. 28 or 47; trolleybus no. 153, 156 or 158" phone="+4881 74 426 40" email="sekretariat@majdanek.pl" fax="+4881 74 405 26" url="http://www.majdanek.pl" hours="Tuesdays - Sun. 8am-4pm (Nov.-Mar. 8am-3pm)" price="">Former Nazi concentration camp.</see>

• The TV tower at Raabego St. has a very unconventional design.

[edit] Do

[edit] Cinemas

There are 8 cinemas in Lublin. The biggest - Cinema City - has 8 screens.

[edit] Events

• International Festival of Theater "Confrontation" (Międzynarodowy Festiwal Teatralny "Konfrontacje"), [3], May
• Festival of Theater "Neighbors" (Festiwal Teatralny "SĄSIEDZI"), [4], June
• International Lublin Meetings of Theater of Dance (Międzynarodowe Lubelskie Spotkania Teatrów Tańca), [5], November
• International Days of Documentary Movies "Bifurcation of Europe" (Międzynarodowe Dni Filmu Dokumentalnego "Rozstaje Europy"), [6], March
• Festival of Fashion "Provocations" (Festiwal "Prowokacje"), [7]
• International Folk Meetings (Międzynarodowe Spotkania Folklorystyczne im. Ignacego Wachowiaka)

[edit] Parks

• Saski Garden, in the city center, near KFC restaurant
• <do name="UMCS Botanic Garden" alt="" address="Sławinkowska St. 3" directions="near road to Warsaw and Skansen Museum; bus no. 5 , 18 or 20" phone="+4881 537 55 40" email="botanik@hektor.umcs.lublin.pl" fax="" url="http://www.garden.umcs.lublin.pl" hours="April and September: 9am-6pm, Sat. and Sun. 10am-6pm; May and Aug. 9am-7pm, Sat. and Sun. 10am-7pm; June and July 9am-8pm, Sun. and Sat. 10am-8pm; Oct.-March 9am-5pm, Sat. and Sun. 10am-5pm" price="5.00zł / students, children: 2.50zł"></do>
• Zemborzycki Lake - artificial lake, many restaurants and bars. It is possible to rent a boat or water skis.

[edit] Sport

• Hala Globus is a place where you can enjoy ice-skating. From the city center take bus  26  or  31  or trolleybus  150  ,  152 ,  155  or  158 . 

• <do name="Klub Tornado" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="+48 503 483 711" email="klub@tornado-paintball.com" fax="" url="" hours="every day: 8am-8pm" price="">Paintball.</do>

• <do name="Ośrodek Sportowy-Rekreacyjny RELAND" alt="Zalew Zemborzycki" address="From city center by bus take no.  40   or the special summer lines  Marina  or  Dabrova" directions="" phone="+4881 745 63 43" email="reland@poczta.onet.pl" fax="" url="http://www.nartywodne.pl" hours="" price="Mon.-Fri. 28.00zł/hour; Weekends 32.00zł/hour">Water skiing.</do>

 

[edit] Learn

You can study in one of the universities in Lublin. It's possible in all public high schools thanks to international cooperation (e.g. Socrates-Erasmus):

• <listing name="Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS)" alt=" " address="Maria Curie-Skłodowska Sq. 5 " directions="Bus 13 or trolleybus 150 from the railway station , buses  10,  18 ,  31,  57 from the main bus station" phone="+4881 537 54 10" email="" fax="" url="http://www.umcs.lublin.pl" hours="" price="">Faculties: biology and Earth science, law and administration, mathematics, physics and computer science, humanities, economics, chemistry, pedagogy and psychology, philosophy and sociology, political science, arts</listing>
• <listing name="Catholic University of Lublin (KUL)" alt="" address="al. Racławickie 14" directions="near Saski Garden and UMCS, bus 13 or trolleybus 150 from the railway station , buses  10,  18 ,  31,  57 from the main bus station" phone="" email="" fax="" url="http://www.kul.lublin.pl" hours="" price="">Faculties: theology, philosophy, law, canon law and administration, humanities, social science, mathematics and natural science</listing>
• <listing name="Medical University of Lublin (AM)" alt="Akademia Medyczna" address="al. Racławickie 1" directions="near Saski Garden, bus 13 or trolleybus 150 from the railway station , buses  10,  18 ,  31,  57 from the main bus station" phone="+4881 53 200 61" email="" fax="" url="http://www.am.lublin.pl" hours="" price=""></listing>
• <listing name="Agricultural University of Lublin (AR)" alt="Akademia Rolnicza" address="Akademicka St. 13" directions="southern part of the university campus, bus 11 from Main Bus Station" phone="+4881 445 66 77" email="poczta@ar.lublin.pl" fax="" url="http://www.ar.lublin.pl" hours="" price="">faculties: agriculture, horticulture, veterinary medicine, biology and animal breeding, production engineering, food sciences and biotechnology</listing>
• <listing name="Lublin University of Technology" alt="Politechnika Lubelska" address="Nadbystrzycka St. 38d" directions="on the bank of Bystrzyca River, bus 39 from Main Bus Station" phone="+4881 53 84 719" email="biuro.rn@pollub.pl" fax="" url="http://www.pollub.pl" hours="" price="">faculties: civil and sanitary engineering, electrical engineering and computer science, environmental engineering, management and fundamentals of technology, mechanical engineering</listing>

[edit] Buy

[edit] City Shopping

The Old Town district offers plenty of small shops with souvenirs. Many shops with clothes, shoes, souvenirs are situated in city center on Krakowskie Przedmieście St. There are also Main Post Office, local divisions of biggest Polish and global banks. There is also trade city center on Tomasza Zana St. Near E. Leclerc shopping mall you can find

[edit] Shopping Malls

• Galeria Olimp, Spółdzielczości Pracy Ave. 34, buses form city center - 17, 18, 31; over 130 shops with clothes and electronic equipment, also restaurants and bars
• Plaza Center, Lipowa St. 13, city center, over 100 shops with clothes, books, music, toys, also: club, cinema, restaurants and bars

[edit] Eat

[edit] Drink

[edit] Sleep

• Hotel Lublinianka
• Hotel Waksman
• Hotel Unia or [8]
• Hotel Victoria
• Hotel Europa
• Hotel Huzar
• [9]
• Hotel Campanile
• Cheap, but web site only in Polish: | Hotel Bellis
• Hotel Lwow
• Hotel Korona
• Hotel Focus

[edit] Contact

Tourist information in Lublin provides current information on the sightseeing, tourist, cultural and recreational attractiveness of Lublin and the Lubelski Region. Contact with Tourist Information Center: infotur@loit.lublin.pl or +4881 532 44 12. See also the web page: [10]. There are three offices in the city center:

• Old Town: Jezuicka St. 1/3, near Krakowska Gate, 10 minutes from Bus Station and 30 minutes (by bus:  1  ) from Railway Station; 9am-6pm, Saturdays: 10am-4pm, Sundays: 10am-3pm (Oct-Apr: 9am-5pm, Saturdays: 10am-3pm)
• Old Town: Rynek 8 (Old Town Square), 8 minutes from Bus Station and 30 minutes (by bus:  1  ) from Railway Station;
• City Center: Krakowskie Przedmieście, main street of the city, near KFC restaurant, 30 minutes (by trolleybus:  150  ) from Railway Station or 30 minutes (by bus:  10  ,  18  ,  57  ) from Bus Station.

[edit] Internet

Access to Internet by Wi-Fi:

• City Hall - Łokietka Square. Free.
• Era Mobile - Krakowskie Przedmieście St.
• Europa Hotel - Krakowskie Przedmieście St. Free.
• Galeria Olimp Shopping Center - Spółdzielczości Pracy Ave.
• Galeria Orkana Shopping Center - Orkana St. Free.
• IBM - Żagiel Shopping Center - 1 Maja St.
• Lublin University of Technology - Nadbystrzycka St. and Wapienna St.
• McDondald's Restaurant - Krakowskie Przedmieście St.
• Mercure Unia Hotel
• Motel Na Rogatce - Sielankowa St., Sławinek. Free.
• Na Strychu Pub - Głeboka St. Free.
• Old Town Square - Free.
• Orange Mobile - Krakowskie Przedmieście St.
• Pizza Hut / KFC - Racławickie Ave.
• Plac Litewski - Litewski Square, city center. Free.
• Plac Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej - Maria Curie-Skłodowska Square - central place of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. Free.
• Riley Snooker Club - Zygmuntowskie Ave. Free.
• Saski Park and Leszczyńskiego St. Free.
• Stolarnia Club - Stefczyka St., Bursaki. Free.
• Victoria Hotel
• Zemborzycki Lake - Free.

[edit] Help for foreigners

• Consulate General of the Ukraine in Lublin (Konsulat Generalny Ukrainy w Lublinie), Kunickiego St. 24, phone: (+4881) 531-88-89, (+4881) 531-88-01, fax (+4881) 531-88-88, e-mail: gc_pll@mfa.gov.ua
• British Honorary Consul in Lublin (Konsul Honorowy Wielkiej Brytanii w Lublinie), Beskidzka St. 9, phone: (+4881) 742-01-01, fax (+4881) 742-91-30, e-mail: ukconsul@uren.com.pl
• Portugal Honorary Consul in Lublin (Konsul Honorowy Portugalii w Lublinie), Maria Curie-Sklodowska Sq. 4a, phone: (+4881) 537-26-29, e-mail: barbara.hlibowicka-weglarz@umcs.lublin.pl
• German Honorary Consul in Lublin (Konsul Honorowy Niemiec w Lublinie), Rynek 7, phone: (+4881) 743-65-43, fax (+4881) 743-73-26, e-mail: andrzej.kidyba@lfr.lublin.pl

[edit] Get out

• Zamość - old town, so called Renaissance pearl, listed in UNESCO.
• Kazimierz Dolny
• Chełm