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Is Zamość Poland's best hidden secret?
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About an hour’s drive South East of Lublin lies the old city of Zamość, a nearly perfectly preserved example of an ‘ideal’ renaissance town.
Zamość has a distinct chessboard layout of streets, with a main square in its centre and two small markets situated on each side. An anthropomorphic plan was also used in the city’s design, with Zamoyski’s home being the head, or brain, the church being the lungs, the town hall the heart, and the main street the spine.
To protect its inhabitants, fortress walls were built around the private town, and over the years these have evolved and expanded to become the ‘open fortress’ it is known as today. Zamość is renowned for the fact that even though it was attacked many times over the centuries, it has never been conquered as no one was able to penetrate its impressive defences.
Our guide - Grzegorz, really brought the city’s history to life, sharing many great, and often funny, anecdotes about the people and the city itself. One of my favourites was discovering why Zamość has a centuries old dislike of Kraków. Apparently Zamoyski had trained to be a lawyer and went to teach in the city but was declined a job there as the people there disagreed with open forwarding-thinking renaissance views. Ever since the locals have shunned Kraków, even refusing to play ceremonial trumpets in the direction of the city on special occasions.
Head down a short corridor off one of the arcades you’ll find the tiniest photography museum, essentially a one man venture by a gentleman who clearly adores photography. From floor to ceiling, every inch of space is covered with old cameras or photographs and it was a pleasure peering through all the knick-knacks, with the owner kindly showing us some of his favourite old cameras and even some black and white family photos.
In all honesty you can see the highlights of Zamość easily in just one day, and explore everything it has to offer fully in two.
However you decide to visit Zamość, do take the time to come here. It’s well worth a visit, not just to explore its vibrant history and beautiful design, but also to enjoy the city’s relaxing ambience and spend time with its friendly people, all strongly passionate about their home.
Preserved - kept the same or prevented from being damaged or destroyed. Zachowany
Distinct - clear and certain. Wyraźny, zauważalny
Layout - the way that something is arranged. Rozkład
Lungs - organs inside your chest that are used for breathing. Płuca
Spine - the long structure of bones down the centre of your back, which supports your body. Kręgosłup
Inhabitants – people who live in a particular place. Mieszkańcy
Expand - to increase in size or amount, or to make something increase. Rozwijać (się), powiększać (się)
Renowned for – Famous for sth. Słynący z czegoś
Impressive - making you admire and respect them. Imponujący
Apparently - used to say that you have read or been told something although you are not certain it is true. Najwyraźniej, podobno
Decline – to become less in amount, importance, quality, or strength. Spadać, obniżać, tracić
Shun - to avoid or ignore someone or something. Unikać, ignorować
Refuse - to say that you will not do or accept something. Odmawiać
Tiny – extremely small. Malutki, maleńki
Corridor – a passage in a building or train with rooms on one or both sides. Korytarz
Venture – a new activity that may or may not be successful. Przedsięwzięcie
Adore – to like something very much. Uwielbiać
Ceiling – the surface of a room that you can see when you look above you. Sufit
Peer – to look carefully or with difficulty. Spoglądać na/w/przez itp.
Knick-knack – a small, decorative object, especially in a house. Ozdoba
Vibrant – full of excitement and energy. Tętniący życiem , energiczny
Ambience – the qualities of a place and the way it makes you feel. Atmosfera
Passionate – showing a strong belief in something or a strong feeling about a subject. Żarliwy, namiętny
