Gorlice is a nearly 26,000-strong town in Malopolska province located on the northern border of the Beskid Niski in the valley of the Ropa and Sekowka rivers. It is a beautifully located town with an unusually rich history. Due to the pharmacist and entrepreneur associated with the city and the inventor of the kerosene lamp, Ignacy Lukasiewicz, it is called the city of light.
There are many interesting attractions and tourist trails in Gorlice. Particularly noteworthy are Gorlice's market square, town hall and the Ignacy Lukasiewicz PTTK Regional Museum with collections related to the history of the city. There you can also see a chapel with a statue of Sorrowful Jesus indicating the exact place where the first street kerosene lamp was lit for the first time in the world, in 1854. Also worth a visit is the Open Air Museum of Oil Industry "Magdalena" located on the site of a former oil mine. Gorlice is also home to numerous cemeteries, especially from World War I, as it was in this area that intense fighting took place in 1915, which on May 2 allowed the Russian front to break through and significantly changed the course of the war.
Gorlice can be reached by both train and bus from the largest cities of Malopolska and Podkarpacie, but also from nearby smaller towns. International bus services to many European cities, including Germany, France and Italy, also stop at the PKS station. On the other hand, a train between Kraków and Zagórz passes through the Gorlice Zagórzany station.
.Lyon is a city with more than 2,000 years of history, the third largest, after Paris and Marseille. It is the city where cinema was born, once called the silk capital of the world, and now famous above all for its high-level gastronomy, as a mecca for chefs and all kinds of foodies. Lyon has the ability to impress, full of beautiful townhouses, charming squares and backstreets, and despite its size, it is not as touristy and noisy as other French cities.
When in Lyon, it is worth seeing the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and the ruins of ancient Roman buildings nearby, as well as strolling through the old town and the Croix-Rousse district. Lyon also has many beautiful recreational areas. The Park de la Tête d'Or is the largest of these and additionally the largest urban park in France. It features a lake, rosaria, greenhouses, a botanical garden and a small zoo. Visiting Lyon in December, you can instead hit the largest Festival of Lights in Europe. Then, for 4 days, colorful illuminations illuminate dozens of buildings, squares, fountains and gardens in various parts of the city.
Lyon has Lyon-Saint-Exupéry International Airport located 25 kilometers east of the city. Thanks to the TGV high-speed train, you can reach Lyon from Paris in less than 2 hours. You should also consider traveling by bus - we realize connections to Lyon bus stop Perrache from many cities of Poland and Ukraine. If you want to visit Lyon, you can find a bus for you on our website.
How to get around the city and visit Lyon as soon as possible? Sightseeing in this vast city is facilitated by well-organized public transportation. There are four metro lines, streetcars, buses and even trolleybuses. In addition, getting off the metro at the Vieux Lyon station, you can use two cable cars.
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