The pretty town 'just as beautiful as Prague' with fewer tourists and is much cheaper

The pretty river down doesn't have as a high an influx of tourists as Warsaw or Krakow (Image: Getty) A lesser-known European city is being hailed as a rival to the beauty of Prague and Budapest , minus the throngs of tourists. Nestled along the Oder River in Western Poland , Wroclaw may not be as renowned as its neighbours like Warsaw , Krakow, or Gdansk, but it is equally beautiful. Located near the Czechia border, Wroclaw was heavily targeted during World War 2 when it was part of Germany and known as Breslau.

Today, it boasts a thriving population of 638,659, rivalling some of the country's largest cities. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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