Poland shifts into low gear for long weekend

Poland is shifting into low gear for the rest of the week as many people expect to enjoy an extended break from work amid warm weather.

Lake Morskie Oko, a popular tourist attraction in Poland's southern Tatra Mountains.

Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

With the Corpus Christi public holiday on Thursday, many workplaces have given their employees time off to enjoy a long weekend.

Polish police on Wednesday launched an annual road safety campaign and stepped up checks as people began heading off on short vacations.

📢 Przed nami długi weekend – zadbaj o bezpieczeństwo podczas podróży ❗️

👮👮‍♀️Dla policjantów ruchu drogowego Święto Bożego Ciała będzie okresem wytężonej pracy, w związku ze spodziewanym w tym czasie wzmożonym 🚗 ruchem na drogach.

🔷 Aby na drogach było bezpiecznie zadania… pic.twitter.com/zVE1KQI6p7

— Polska Policja 🇵🇱 (@PolskaPolicja) June 18, 2025

Police have appealed to drivers to keep their speed down and stay alert behind the wheel as roads swarmed with traffic destined for the seaside and popular resorts.

When Poles travelled en masse during the May long weekend, 19 people were killed and 383 injured in 307 accidents nationwide, according to police statistics.

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Source: IAR, PAP