Katowice is a city in the south of Poland, the mention of which dates back to 1598. The city is connected to Europe by road and rail and has a population of 290,000.

The modern city was recognized by UNESCO as the "City of Music" thanks to the numerous award-winning alternative music festivals "OFF Festival", "Rawa Blues" and "Jazz Art Festival". The National Symphony Orchestra of the Polish Radio (NOSPR), as well as the world-famous composers Wojciech Kylar and Henryk Mykolai Gurecki, who lived in the city, made a significant contribution to the development of the city's cultural life. Also, one of the famous places is the "Territory of Culture" on the site of the former coal mine "Katowice" for holding economic congresses, international computer game tournaments "Intel Extreme Masters" and the annual rock festival "Tauron Nowa Muzyka." In addition, the city is a green oasis with numerous parks and the Murtsk forest with ancient beeches and medicinal herbs. This feature facilitates active recreation such as cycling, rollerblading, water kayaking, and camping. The water playground has become a favorite of local children and attracts tourists during the year's warm period.

Until recently, the region was dominated by mining, steel, electrical engineering, electronics, and chemicals. But due to economic changes in the country and concern for the environment, the heavy industry lost its importance and gave way to trade and services. Temperate-continental contributes to the year-round flow of tourists visiting the city for leisure and business. In addition, Katowice is characterized by an extensive network of medical facilities, including hospitals. About 30 hospitals offer high-quality medical services to patients around the world. For example, gamma Knife Exira Center Katowice is one of the leading centers in treating brain tumors and diseases with highly effective modern treatment.

The busy life of the city of Katowice, with rich entertainment and music festivals, cultural diversity, and high quality of services in any service area, attracts tourists from other countries and Poland. Excellent rest is combined with modern medical innovations and allows you to combine the pleasant with the useful.

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