Opole Tourist Places to Visit in Opole, Poland, Europe

Opole Tourist Places to Visit in Opole, Poland, Europe

Opole is a city situated in the south west part of Poland in the Opole County and spans an area of 96.2 square kilometers (37.1 square miles) and located at normal elevation of 176 meters (577 feet) above the sea level. Opole city is located in the middle of Wroclaw and Krakow cities on the banks of River Oder and education is given importance in the city and the economy of the town is based on business, industries, and tourism.

Opole is surrounded by Dobrzen Wielki, Lewin Brzeski, Dabrowa, Komprachcice, Proszkow, Turawa, Ozimek, Krapkowice and Strzelce Opolskie and Warsaw, capital of Poland is located at the distance of 315 kilometers Opole. Coordinates of Opole are 50.6667° N, 17.9333° E.

History of Opole:

First settlement was established along the Odra River during the 8^th century and during the 10^th century the region was ruled by Piast dynasty and later the region was ruled by various rulers. Opole was captured by Ferdinand I, under the sovereignty of the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria but was captured by King Frederick II of Prussia in the year 1740 from Austria. During the Prussia rule the region prospered. After the World War II, Opole became the part of Second Polish Republic and after the Second World War the region was completely transferred to Poland from Germany.

Tourism in Opole:

Franciscan Church:

Franciscan Church is placed at the distance of 2 kilometers from heart of the city was constructed around 14^th century is a Piast mausoleum visited by local populaces and huge crow gather every day.

Opole Regional Museum:

Opole Regional Museum is located around 3 kilometers from center of the city and the museum was constructed around 15^th century is one of the oldest buildings in the city, before it turned into museum it was school, hospital, library and administration office.

Other places to visit in Opole:

Holy Cross Cathedral
Penny Bridge
Opole Main Station
Diocesan Museum
Opole Village Museum

Best time to visit Opole:

Opole climate is classified as humid continental climate with warm summer and unpredictable rainy season and best time to visit Opole is from May to September.

How to reach Opole?

Opole is linked by road, rail, and air transportation. The city is well linked by local mode of convey like intercity buses and cars. Regular train services are accessible from Opole to diverse significant metro and neighboring cities. Opole is extensively connected through trains from different parts of the country like Wroclaw, Katowice, Krakow and Czestochowa cities. Opole is situated in the middle of two main cities Wroclaw and Krakow and both the cities are served by Copernicus Airport, Wroclaw and John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice in Krakow city and both the airways serves to several international destinations.

Accommodation in Opole:

Opole is centered and suitable to all of the sites and destinations in this calm area and hotels in the city are designed for both business and leisure travelers who want to experience something different from the regular life and rooms are designed according to the comfort and lavish of the tourists and rooms are equipped with all the modern facilities with traditional merge of architecture and cost from $ 25 to $ 350 and above per day. List of hotels in Opole are as follows: