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Wroclaw is the capital city of the region of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated along the Oder river. With around 700,000 inhabitants in the city and over 1 million in the metropolitan area, it's the 4th largest city in the country.
Wroclaw is dived into 5 boroughs:
Wroclaw has a temperate continental climate. Summers last from June to August with average daytime temperatures between 23 and 26 degrees Celsius and nights of 12-15 degrees Celsius. Winters (December - February) average around 2-4 degrees Celsius during the day and a few degrees Celsius below zero at night. Most of the precipitation falls during the warmer summer months, winters are driest (combination of rain and snow), while spring and autumn fall in between those two regarding rainfall.
Copernicus Airport Wroclaw (WRO) offers a growing number of flights.
Ryanair has flights to/from Alicante, Barcelona-Girona, Bristol, Brussels, Dublin, Düsseldorf (Weeze), East Midlands, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Rome, Shannon and Stockholm.
Several other airlines serve a few more cities, including Munich, Oslo, Warsaw, Gdansk and Copenhagen.
Fast trains to Katowice (3 hours) depart every two hours or so. Most continue to Kraków (4,5 hours). There are at least half a dozen fast trains and also three express trains to Warsaw (5-6 hours). Some also stop at Lodz ( around 4 hours) en route. Wroclaw also has regular train links with Poznan (2-2,5 hours, roughly hourly), stopping en route in a few smaller cities like Jelenia Gora and Legnica.
Wroclaw is located just north of the main A4 highway corridor, running from the border with German (close to Legnica) in southeastern direction towards Krakow.
Trzebnica (40 minutes), Sobótka (one hour), Swidnica (1½ hours), Lubiaz (1½ hours) and Nysa (2 hours) have no train connections, and thus are best reached by bus. Warsaw (5-6 hours), Poznan (2,5 hours) and Bialystok (7 hours) have regular bus services but trains are more comfortable and convenient.
Eurolines has some international connections. Prague is just 4 hours away.
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. S. Apartaments | Rynek 18/4 | Apartment | - |
| Akira Bed & Breakfast | Plac Strzelecki 28 Wrocław | Guesthouse | 85 |
| Avantgarde Hostel | Wroclaw Kosciuszki Street 55 | Hostel | 67 |
| Babel Hostel | Kollataja 16/3 Wroclaw | Hostel | 84 |
| Boogie Hostel | Ruska street 35 | Hostel | 85 |
| Centrum Hostel | ul. Sw. Mikolaja 16/17 | Hostel | - |
| Cinnamon Hostel | Str. Kazimierza Wielkiego 67 | Hostel | 80 |
| Dizzy Daisy Hostel | Plac Grunwaldzki 63 | Hostel | 72 |
| Good Bye Lenin Hostel Exclusive Wroclaw | Kazimierza Wielkiego 27 Street | Hostel | 20 |
| HiWay Hostel | Ul. Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej 9/4 | Hostel | 78 |
| Hostel Europa | ul. Grabiszynska 61-65 Wroclaw | Hostel | 33 |
| Hostel Submarine | Oławska 19/2 | Hostel | 88 |
| Kiwi Apartament | ul.Skwierzynska | Apartment | 83 |
| Kolor Hostel | Kuznicza Street 65/5 WROCLAW | Hostel | - |
| Mleczarnia Hostel | ul. Wodkowica 5 | Hostel | 89 |
| Moon Hostel | 6-8 Krupnicza St., (entrance from 27 Kazimierza Wi | Hostel | 93 |
| Nathan's Villa Hostel Wroclaw | Ul. Swidnicka 13 | Hostel | 86 |
| Orange Hostel Nad Fos | Podwale str. 27 | Hostel | - |
| Piast Hostel | 98 Pilsudskiego Street | Hostel | 73 |
| Polonia Hotel | 66 Pilsudskiego Street Wroclaw | Hotel | 59 |
| Rezydencja Parkowa | ul. Arctowskiego 32 ul. Monterska 19 | Guesthouse | 93 |
| Royal Hostel | Kazimierza Wielkiego 27 Wrocław | Hostel | 80 |
| Welcome Wroclaw Hostel | Mickiewicza 4 | Hostel | 82 |
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