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.
.Mannheim is located in the southwestern part of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of more than 311,000, it is the second city in the region after Stuttgart. Mannheim is famous for its universities and research units, as well as its automotive industry - the Mercedes-Benz plant is located there, and the John Deere concern is headquartered there. In addition, it has the second-largest inland port in Germany.
It's best to start visiting Mannheim from the old town, designed according to an 18th-century baroque urban layout resembling a checkerboard. Hence it is common to refer to Mannheim as the "square city." An important attraction there is the Mannheim Palace - the largest Baroque building of its kind and the second largest in Europe, just after the Palace of Versailles. Its richly decorated, impressive interiors are worth seeing.
.Another of the city's symbols is a sandstone water tower from 1889 surrounded by a small park. Also worth a visit is the Baroque Jesuit church dating from the first half of the 18th century. The temple, dedicated to Saints Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier, has several beautiful side altars inside, interesting frescoes and a Baroque organ.
Mannheim is the second largest city in Baden-Württemberg lying about 70 kilometers from Frankfurt. The city is well connected. The central Mannheim bus station is located in the very center, right next to the city's main train station. If you are interested in buses to Mannheim, find the right connection for you on our website. Planning to visit Mannheim, the bus will be a convenient and cost-effective choice.
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