Lublin Info Centre

Lublin – popular destination for tourists during the summer holidays

The summer months proved to be a successful period for Lublin in terms of the tourist season. In the third quarter of 2024, 630,000 people visited the city for leisure, marking a 10% increase compared to the same period last year. Across the entire Lublin Metropolitan Area (LMA), the number of visitors reached 850,000, including both Polish and international tourists. From the start of the year until the end of September, Lublin welcomed nearly 1.5 million tourists, while the LMA recorded almost 2 million visitors.

“Lublin continues to attract tourists with its rich summer offerings. We are confident that over the next five years, as our city prepares to celebrate being the European Capital of Culture 2029, these offerings will become even broader and more appealing. This is why we are already taking steps to attract new tourists and encourage those who have already experienced Lublin to return,” said Beata Stepaniuk-Kuśmierzak, Deputy Mayor of Lublin for Culture, Sports, and Civic Participation.

The latest analysis focused on the period from July to September 2024. Of the 630,000 visitors, 532,000 were from Poland. This summer saw an interesting shift in tourist trends, with the largest group of visitors for the first time coming from the Mazowieckie Voivodeship (40%). The second largest group was from the Lublin region (38%). Other notable groups of visitors came from the Małopolskie, Śląskie, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie, Łódzkie, and Podkarpackie regions. A significant 47% of these visitors chose to stay overnight in Lublin, with the majority opting for stays of 3 to 5 days (53% of all domestic overnight stays) or for 2-day trips, involving one overnight stay (38%). Visitors from the Mazowieckie, Lubelskie, Podlaskie, and Śląskie regions were particularly keen to extend their stays in the city.

Lublin also remains an attractive destination for international tourists. This year, the city welcomed 96,000 foreign visitors, primarily from the United Kingdom (34%), Israel (21%), Germany (14%), Belarus (14%), and the United States (9%). These tourists typically spent 1-2 days in the city. Popular attractions included Krakowskie Przedmieście, the Old Town, Lublin Castle, the pedestrian street and Litewski Square, the Dominican Basilica, as well as the Saxon Garden. Other landmarks that drew considerable interest were the Trinity Tower, Lublin Cathedral, and the Centre for the Meeting of Cultures.