Hi, i'm from Katowice. Tomorrow should be another sunny day, so You have to, You must visit silesian park, next to park is very unique tauzen estate (osiedle tysiaclecia). Other day You may visit tree lakes (trzy stawy) area and culture zone near spodek (flying saucer). There is many other places to see. Have good time.
Mandatory: Guido mine in zabrze ( it's so Wielczka ), Sztolnia Czarnego Pstrąga, Zabytkowa Kopalnia Srebra, Sztolnia Królowa Luiza, Zamek Ogrodzieniec ( Netflix's The Witcher was filmed there )
Hi, it's great you visited the capital of Silesia region. People who told you not to go to Katowice either never been there or were there 30 years ago.
I hope You’ll manage to visit Park Śląski with Osiedle Tysiąclecia nearby (Tauzen) built in communist times:) You can ride cable car „Elka” to see it from above. I dont know if the park planetarium is now open(its been renovated recently) I reccomend to drink beer in „browar przystań” near silesian stadium „Żurownia” is a nice Silesian cousine restaurant in the center in a little more modern-hipster way:) Gliwice are also very nice silesian city nearby. I also recommend Opole, beautiful city and the only voivodship in Silesia region where names of cities are written both in Polish and German (f.E. Góra Świętej Anny/ Sankt Annaberg) I dont recommend Sosnowiec.. its not the worst city in Poland (like people say on memes), but really not much to see there.. just a industrial-sleeping-city for silesian region with many commieblocks I hope Youll enjoy Silesia. Great to see You in my city:) have fun
Mam nadzieję że nie :) to nie jest najgorsze miasto w Polsce jak mówią memy, ale w mojej opinii średnio interesujące…. Jest wiele innych ciekawszych miejsc..jak zwiedzać Zagłębie to lepiej jechać na Pogorię w DG albo do Będzina :)
Katowice have the biggest park in the country the Silesian Park good to visit ! Gliwice is very nice town next to Katowice very historic town People of Katowice like to go to dolina trzech stawow ( valley of three lakes ) you can go there by bus ! There is big shopping centre Silesian shopping centre To be accessible by tramp ! Katowice was industrial town very neglected by the government for years ? Finally they did something for the city! Unfortunately many people from outside Katowice especially from Warsaw or Kraków looking down at the city and dislikes the people from the city created some not nice jocks sometimes! Not always but it happens! We do have different accents of Polish language and we have dialects very difficult to be understanding by other Polish people from different part of Poland!
Katowice is hard coal. It's the reason this city was founded. We all know the history of coal mining. The older generation, the witnesses time of "Solidarity" remember Margaret Thatcher's crackdown on mines in Great Britain. Younger ones witness the process of propaganda against fossil fuels, which took on a new "flavor" after the mask fell from Germany and its dirty business with Russia following the outbreak of war in Ukraine. Katowice shares the fate of all coal-related cities around the world but fights for a new future
3:02 this building is called "superjednostka" which can be translated to English as "super unit". It is kind of variation about Le Corbusier's modernistic idea of city in the building - Unité d’habitation.
hello, be sure to try the food in the restaurant "Żurownia". it is typical Silesian food. A nice place to rest in nice weather is the place of "Sztauwajery" at "3 ponds" and, for example, the "porcelain factory". Now there is also a concert in „ NOSPR” . the big hall is amazing if you like good music it's really worth it. best regards and have a nice stay :)
Katowice is the capital city of Silesia. You should've gone to the Silesian Park in Katowice which is the biggest park in the world with lots of attractions eg. Silesian Zoo, Silesian Amusement Park, overhead chair lift and gondola, etc. It's especially beautiful when the weather is right. You should learn about Silesian culture and Silesian language.
First thing, you are lying Aaron Bogatch. The "Silesian Park" is not in Katowice but in Chorzów (a neighboring town). Once, this park was called "Park Chorzowski", only Katowice got out of this and changed its name for the sake of peace and quiet. It is not the largest park as such, it is the largest man-made park in degraded post-industrial areas (620 hectares). Info from the park's website: "Park Śląski is located in Chorzów at Aleja Różana, on the border of Siemianowice Śląskie, Chorzów and Katowice". As for the attractions, I agree, there is a zoo, an amusement park, a planetarium, a Silesian stadium (once a national stadium, until Warsaw was reminded of it), a cable car and lots of green areas.
@@Mikolaj91 Sir You are just picking on mr Aaron:) Silesian aglomeration and Katowice Metropolitan area is a large mining area, depend on the sources it has around 3,5 million people. The park is in the triangle between 3 cities: Chorzów, Katowice and Siemianowice. Its in the Chorzów borders but its not included in ANY Chorzów district, because of its-beyond-city character. It belongs to the whole Silesian region. Silesian Stadium is in Chorzów borders.. would You say it belongs to Chorzów? The Colors of the Seats are in Silesia Voivodship colors. Even Ruch Chorzów football team doesnt play there- they have their own stadium :) Katowice Złota and Bytkowska street are touching the park, i think You can find some trees from Katowice or Siemianowice which are part of the park..
@@lord0qpa * Yes, it is located in a triangle between three cities, but it does not change the fact that it is the area of Chorzów and the other two cities only border on them. * The park does not belong to any of the districts, it is rather understandable because the park itself occupies a large area, where would it make sense to add it to a district? * So according to your reasoning, the area between the three cities does not belong to any of them because it belongs to Silesia? Do you know that these cities also belong to Silesia? Your reasoning is strange. * I am not saying that it is Chorzów and nobody from outside the city has the right to enter there because it is the good of the whole of Silesia. * I only corrected the bad information that the park is in Katowice, because every Silesian (not Katowice residents of course, because they would like everything in Silesia to belong to them) know that the park is located entirely in Chorzów. * The area of the park belongs to Chorzów and you will not change it, just like the Silesian Stadium. * I do not understand why "Ruch Chorzów" would play there if it served as the national stadium a few years ago and there were matches of the national team there. * Team Ruchu has had a place to play for decades, which does not change the fact that it also played at the Silesian stadium. * Regards and please read a little and find out what it looks like because repeating bad information will not magically turn it into true information.
@@Mikolaj91 I didnt say the park is not in Chorzów:) I just treat it like a creation beyond city borders. Chorzów is not the biggest city and they dont have enough money to maintain it. That’s why Silesian Voivodship owns 100% Park Śląski Spółka Akcyjna they had to make the borders of silesian cities somehow. And true. The park is in Chorzów administrative borders I think mr Aaron used some sort of mental leap, I have to agree, his comment wasnt accurate *Ruch Chorzów doesnt play on Stadium Śląski because - it is a national and Voivodship stadium - they dont have enough fans to fill it - it wasnt built from Chorzów money Ruch played over there only a few times.. with Sofia.. with Inter Milan, (i was there but not the whole stadium was open), few times Wielkie Derby Śląska with Górnik Zabrze.. and around 10 league matches.. that’s all. I think Górnik Zabrze or Polonia Bytom played more games in European Cups over there than Ruch:) I have nothing against Chorzów, its a nice city, i have friends over there and i wish Ruch to return to ekstraklasa soon where they belong:) Ruch football match on Cicha was the first game in my life where my father took me when i was little so i have sentiment I live in Katowice for around 25 years but its never too late to read something new:) for example i didnt know that 100% of the park is in Chorzów administrative borders, i thought 1% could be in Katowice or Siemianowice :) kind regards - Have a nice day :)
Katowice is cool in that it is connected with other Silesian cities, so you can also visit coal mines in other places. In Silesia there is also a restaurant in the mine, which is the deepest restaurant facility in the world :P
If you were so impressed by that big apartment building, visit Falowiec in Gdańsk. The address of the longest one is Obrońców Wybrzeża 4,6,8,10 (yes, it's so long it has 4 street numbers and they have subdivisions each; it also has 3 bus stops alongside it) :D
Actually "Spodek" literally means a "saucer", but Poles do call it a "flying saucer", not a "space ship" which have a completly different name in Polish lang. (like Statek kosmiczny, statek gwiezdny, statek międzygwiezdny, etc...).
Good for You for not listening some people in this case and finding out for yourselves. It has been quite a while since all of the Silesian aglomery was dull, gray and not interesting to visit. And yes there are lots of parks. Even many years before because "green places" were essential to all the pollution in this industrial region. Many years back some scientists from Japan came "here" and they estimated that there should not be any life in places like this (for instance) "Miasteczko Śląskie" - where there was a mine of zinc and lead. But of course there was life here. It goes to show you that science is not always correct. xD And yes places like the Nikiszowiec are great to visit. It will take You back in time and show You how it was "here" at the "beginning". Those red buildings for miners are called "Familoki". The name was created from two words "family" and "block". This in silesian "dialect" means just blocks for families. After all the changes that came to Poland and Silesia in particular those are one of the last places considered to have original silesian culture. You should also visit the surrouding cieties like Gliwice (there is a "Palmiarnia" - Palm House to visit). Radio Station - where there was conducted so called German provocation to start WW2. In Zabrze take a look at Guido mine... among other interesting places of course. Have a fun time. :)
Co jest w miasteczku śląskim kopalnia cynku i ołowiu? 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Co ty fandzolisz chopie za alajny , huta to jest ale kopalni to tam w życiu nie było. Ludzie skończcie pisać bzdury jak czegoś nie wiesz . A i jeszcze jedno ta huta nadal istnieje i ma się całkiem nieźle
@@robertmuller6613 Oh I am so sorry. I see that I actually made that mistake. Wrong word came to my mind. Thanks you for pointing out my mistake in such a nice and polite way.
It is too late to tell. Yet best thing to do is to buy 1 day ticket on ZTM. Hop on tram or bus and just ride. Hop on tram nr 6 in Katowice. This way You will ride to Chorzów and Bytom . Then You can go to Bytom bus station and choose. Tarnowskie Góry or Gliwice or maybe Zabrze. Each of those cities is quite different place to visit. Each one has something interesting in them. For 11 złoty ( 3 Euro or Dollar ) You are able to visit almost all Silesia. People underestimate Katowice but forgot how vast is and interconnected is this region. Sometimes it is hard to even see where one city ends and another begins ...
Thank You for making this video :) Katowice is very good have good restaurants, shops, good disco places- go to Pomarancza or Energy 2000 :) park.... and many more attractions :) I hope you will enjoy staying.
Pszczyna is a very nice looking city close to Katowice (I think 30 minutes by train) and there is even a palace there that you can visit. People from Silesia also told me to visit Rybnik. Cieszyn is nice as well - it is a double city on the border with a Polish and a Czech half. In Cieszyn there is an old building that you can see on the 20 zloty note :)
I recommend visit in the nearby (about 20-30km from Katowice) city of Tychy. Princely Brewery Tychy, city museum, city stadium, main square, Baczyński square with restaurants and bars, several nice parks, interesting churches and Paprocany Lake with i.a. hunting palace and ropes park, ;)
@@ukaszjanowski2183 thanks lukasz, just 1 more question. I am staying at the pyramid Hotel, is it walking distance or would it be better to take taxi... Sorry for all the questions
Love that you have visited Katowice! I think it's very underrated as a citizen, we have plenty of makrets and events on the Market Square and the whole city centre is very active at night! The Nikiszowiec and other industrial areas are great for fans of the architecture and Mariacka as well as similar streets are great for night life! Katowice - as well as other Silesian cities - are amazing and each of them has something special to offer! Greating from Silesian Voivodeship!
The fact is that many of us Poles have not been there for many years and the opinion of some may simply be outdated anymore because Poland is changing very quickly. Some cities we know from 10 years ago may already have a different vibe. Stay safe in Poland and enjoy :)
Wow, guys, thanks so much for this video! I was born in Kato and spent the first 28 years of my life there. Last visited in 2013; it was so different to what I saw in your video! Must go again, greetings from Brisbane
Maybe Katowice was boring in the 80/90-ties or before but now it is interesting. Polish people have low self-esteem so they (we) usually think that there is nothing interesting in most of the places in Poland. But it looks like for foreigners there is plenty to explore. If you like the mix of different styles of architecture in one place, Warsaw is the city which offers the biggest mix.
No, we don’t have low self-esteem. Please speak for yourself. I believe Poland is the best country in the world and I can afford to live very comfortably anywherevin the world. And I choose Poland. Miłego dnia!
@@markg1531 I love Poland too but I think each country has it's charm. And yes, Polish people have low self-esteem. Look at the comments. They are shocked that foreigners like Katowice and other places, they think it is boring, don't go there. And saying "Poland is the best country in the world" is the best example of low self-esteem.
@Barry Rosenthal I’ve been to those places except for Lichtenstein. Pathetic. Except in CH the mountains are beautiful. Luxembourg is a joke, and so is Monaco. You could not pay me to live in any of those countries.
I just saw this saturday there is a knight tournament in Będzin castle, only 15 min by car from Katowice There are gonna be some knight fights, people in medieval clothes, fire show… Great Opportunity to visit zagłębie (instead of Sosnowiec ;) Będzin is a former Jewish ghetto when Poland was under occupation
If You are not on a strict budget, eat at Prohibicja restaurant when visiting Nikiszowiec. There are also some old mines You can visit, just like Wieliczka.
I am a 38 year old U.S male and first generation that will being going to this city for the first time. I have family I have never met that lives there. I have never been to Central Europe. I’m excited to meet the people and culture of my parents.
3:31 I like how for you this is 'almost' a skyscraper, while for us even much lower buildings are skyscrapers. In fact there is one building in KAtowice that's specifically called The Skyscraper, which is no higher than an ordinary modern block of flats. In Polish it's Katowicki Drapacz Chmur.
Hi, you should rent bikes and visit the park "Valley of the three ponds" especially in sunny weather. it is worth visiting Mariacka and Dworcowa streets in the evening, in wekkend there are many people in pubs, restaurants and clubs who sit there in summer gardens and party. It is also worth visiting the Silesian Museum. At Chorzowska Street, in front of the "Silesia City Center" shopping center, there is a wind tunnel where you can fly with an instructor. Best regards and I wish you a pleasant stay in my city! Adam
11:30 wow, you managed to film a well-know street guitarist, who has his own yt channel and some of his videos have over milion views. His name is Mariusz Goli and he is awesome...so are you, guys
You should also visit Gleiwitz or Tarnowskie gory. Tarnowskie gory made it with their silver mine to the unesco list. I will be in May in those two citys as well in Katowice and Warsaw.
There is one important thing about Spodek - it's constructed in a technology called tensegrity. It's the most material efficient way of building. All stresses are at balance! It's engineering jargon for something like balancing stones on a beach, except you balance a stick on a piece of wire. I strongly recommend you to check tensegrity on youtube. Especially tensegrity towers. They pull themselves up by the bootstraps :)
Hi Leute sehr schönes Video 👌Ich staune wie diese Stadt geworden ist Fantastisch 👌 Selbst bin ich da vor vielen Jahren geboren aber zum letzten male 👀 vor 15 Jahren 🤣 Bald werde ich meinem Enkel die alte Heimat zeigen können bin gespannt wie ein Teenager aufgewachsen in Westeuropa die Osteuropa war nehmen werde 🤣 Euch weiter hin viel Erfolg 🍀. Osteuropa werde immer beim vielen Westlichen Touristen beliebte Reiseziel LG Katowiczanka 🤣
Hello there Naomi and Luke, Greetings from Canada once again. Thanks for this city tour. I can not pronounce it I am sorry, but if they have concerts and festivals I am all in,Thanks for the tour.(From Lori Boyd in my forest city of London,Ontario,Canada)👩😎👍🤗😀👌😁👍💕💌🎀
Thanks for this movie about my hometown. In Katowice, see the valley of three ponds (3stawy) with a huge green area. Silesia is a large area with numerous monuments. It is worth visiting the Guido mines in Zabrze, the silver mines in Tarnów Mountains. Tychy brewery ... Slask abounds in many attractions.
The best places to visit are the ones that nobody talks about. For example Northern Poland Masuria (Old Prussia) has the most beautiful nature, castles, historical sites. For example Święta Lipka, Wilczy Szaniec just to name a few. Do a bit of research on Northern Poland and you'll thank me later 😁😁😁
Another city that never gets visited by tourists is Poznań, which where I'm from. It's a beautiful stunning medieval city, pretty similar to Wrocław a bit, yet no one is visitting. I don't get it. So if you ever want to come back to Poland, consider checking out the capital of Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) Region!
Wow new look for you Luke! Looking good. I am a hair freak. Never went bald. In my 30's I almost ended up bald but never gave up and now I can say I have hair close enough like in my youth. Katowice seems a beautiful city. It is the city where the heads of the eastern block and Soviet Union gathered except the Albanian one. Gorbachev held a speech and from that meeting we have the kind of world today! Cheers!
The times are a changing but traditionally tourists find attractive places and things of PARTICULAR historical significance and Katowice is not one of those places. The history and architecture, although regionally or even nationally somewhat important, can't be compared to those of some other places of international significance in Poland, hence the advice you had. Katowice could be however the history in making, ... by the two mad explorers, who knows😊
Spodek translates to Saucer. Spaceship reference is from english connection "flying saucer" as typical UFO. But yes, i think they were aware of that when they (nick)named it back in the day.
Hi :) Could you please double check the chapters on the movie? It seems that they may be incorrect. For example "Why Krakow" instead of "Why Katowice", "Galleria Krakow" instead of "Galeria Katowicka", "Things to do in Warsaw" instead of "Things to do in Katowice". Cheers from Katowice :)
I like you. Your videos are very interesting and valuable. During World War II, Katowice was occupied by the Germans, it was not a German city. Before World War II, Upper Silesia had a kind of autonomy with its own parliament, but it was within the borders of Poland. It was liberated by the Soviet army in January 1945. After World War II, Silesia was a very important area for Poland due to heavy industry and coal mining. How do you do it, that you eat so much and look very fit. Envy you. God speed.
Oh good ol Poles, we can always count on you! "Do not visit Katowice" ugly, awful, dirty and dangerous, right? And we eat coal. Greetings from your fellow Silesians
You have no rest just walking and enjoying your time anywhere you are. You not just make good videos, there is more to it you know a little bit of the history of any place.
