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The old town square in Poznan
The old town square in Poznan

Poznań [1] is a large city in Greater Poland, in west Poland.

[edit] Understand

Poznań is a town steeped in history, as it was the first capital (with Gniezno) of Poland and seen by many as the birthplace of the Polish nation. Today it is a diverse and vibrant town, with much to divert the traveller. It has a stunningly rejuvenated central square, thriving night-life, fascinating museums and many attractions in the surrounding area. For train buffs, Poznań is the home of Europe's last surviving steam-hauled passenger service. With a strategic position on the Berlin – Moscow train line, Poznań will be for many their first experience of Poland.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

Poznań has an international airport (POZ) with regular services.

- domestic:

  • Warsaw 4-5 flights a day, serviced by LOT
  • Bydgoszcz - 6 flights weekly, serviced by Air Jet
  • Cracow - 6 flights weekly, serviced by Air Jet

- international:

Flight schedule at Poznan Ławica Airport: [2].

The airport is situated only 7 km from the city centre and in easily accessible by public bus : #59 (from a stop between Kaponiera Crossing and Sheraton Hotel - appr. every 25-30 minutes - travel time appr. 22-24 min.) and fast line #L (from the Main Railway Station and as well from Sheraton - appr. every 45 minutes - travel time aprr. 18-20 min).

[edit] By train

main station
main station

Poznań is a crucial railway junction and all trains going between Moscow and Western Europe stop here. Trains to Berlin or Warsaw take approximately 3 hours in either direction and cost around €20 one-way. Trains to Kraków (appr. 8 daily) take around 6 hours and costs €15 one-way, Wroclaw (more than 15 daily) will take around 2 hours and costs in the area of €8. The journey to Gdansk (6 trains daily) will take 4,5 hours and cost €12 and to Torun (6 trains per day) : 2,5 hours and €7.

Frequent and convenient train connection from Warsaw. Journey time about 3 hours. Cost from €12 (fast trains) to as much as €30 (Inter City Plus).

Poznan is also served by long-distance trains leading to popular beach- and mountains resorts : Zakopane (2 night trains in winter and summer season), Szklarska Poreba/Kudowa Zdroj (2 daily + 1 in season), Kolobrzeg (Kolberg), Hel and Swinoujscie.

Besides, Poznan and Wielkopolska region has a vast network of local connections. For tourist the most important can be trains going to :

  • Gniezno (The Piast Route) - appr. 15-20 (depending on the day) trains daily
  • Wolsztyn (The steam-engine depot) - 7 trains daily
  • Konin (The sanctuary in Lichen) - 12-15 trains daily
  • Wagrowiec (The Cistercian Route) - 8-10 trains daily

In some cases (going from or to Cathedral Island - Ostrow Tumski, the Old Town) it can be wise to use local train stop "Poznan-Garbary" instead of the main station.

[edit] By bus

Poznań is served by the Eurolines coach network. Count on fares of around €90 one-way to London or Amsterdam. Every day more than 200 local buses leave for town and even small villages everywhere in Wielkopolska region.

The Poznan coach station is situated nearby the train station (5-min walk) and as well few-minutes-walk from the mail entrance to the Fair Ground. Other places in the centre are also accessible on foot. Just next to the coach station one can find several city tram and bus lines :

  • trams 6, 10, 11 i 12 - just 1 stop (left, when you leave the coach station) to the train station or as well 1 stop (to the right) to the Shopping Mall Stary Browar (The Old Brewery) or to shopping area nearby Polwiejska Str.
  • bus 71 (heading toward "Os. Wichrowe Wzgórze") giving access to e.g. The Province Office, the main building of the Poznan University, to the Opera House or to Mickiewicz Sq. with the Monument of Poznan Crosses (Uprising 1956).

Poznan has many bus connections first of all with cities and towns in West Poland (Gorzów, Zielona Góra, sea resorts, mountain resorts in Sudety Mountains), but there are also coaches heading to : Lublin, Lodz, Warsaw etc. Apart from that there's a vast network of local and regional buses, especially to towns with poor (or no) train network.

[edit] Get around

Poznań is a compact city, but has a decent (no longer cheap) public transport system, consisting of trams, fast trams (similar to metro), and buses.

However, the city's transportation authority (MPK) received a lot of negative feedback in Feb 2008 after fare hike. Some transportation rules have also been changed, not always following the logic.

The centre is navigable on foot, but if you decide to use trams (buses don't usually run in the centre), here are the prices of tickets as of March 2008:

  • 15 minute ride: 2.00 zł (ca. 55 €cents)
  • 30 minute ride: 3.60 zł (ca. 1.10 €)

A suggested solution is to buy 10-15 of 15 minute tickets. 15 min tickets no longer can be combined into a 30 minute ticket, and 2 reduced fare tickets (50%) do not constitute one of regular fare. Each person must have a separate ticket.

For city bus travellers as well stop-tickets (valid for the proper number of stops) are in circulation :

  • up to 10 stops : 2,20 zł (ca. 60 €cents)
  • over 10 stops 3,70 zł (ca. 1,15€).

Using stop tickets one is not allowed to change a bus or to change from a bus to a tram.

There are also 60 and 90 minute tickets, but if you plan to see more of the city, one-day or week tickets are a better offer. They cost respectively 13,20 (3.50 €) and 32 zł (9.00 €).

There is available Poznań Card, which is combination of ticket and discount card. Prices: 30 zł (ca. 7,50 €) one-day, 40 zł (ca .10 €) two-day and 45 zł (ca. 11 €) three-day (see for details here: [3])

Fifteen minutes on a tram is usually enough to ride a few stops in the city out of the peak hours. For more than ca. 5-6 stops, use a 30-minute ticket.

You may transfer as many times as you wish, but ride as long as the ticket is valid. Night buses have the same tickets and fares. Express buses cost twice as much, but are far from being twice faster, so the advice is to avoid them (besides fast line "L" joining the airport with the main railway station.

Nobody checks the tickets as you enter, so remember to "click" (validate) your ticket as soon as the vehicle starts, or you might be fined 100..200 zł (27..55€) if controlled. The fine might not seem large, but will cause you trouble. Remember, it's not like in North America, where the ticket is checked upon entering the bus. In Europe, if your ticket expires, you have to use another one or leave.

Unless you study in Poland, you will not be eligible for discounts on public transport.

Luggage smaller than "65 x 45 x 25 cm" can be carried without a fee, so click (validate) another ticket for your backpack. Smaller luggage, small dogs, as well as wheelchairs and prams can be taken for free. Bicycles can be refused during peak hours. On piece of luggage (bigger than 65x45x25) is free of charge in "L" airport-fast line

In winter 2009 a new internet serviced was launched : "Jak dojadę" (Polish for : How will I get to...) – enabling to find a connection and the proper timetable even without a good knowledge about the topography of the city. It’s enough to write the place (street, famous building) where you plan to start and finish your trip and the system will find you the quickest way.

Full pricelist, in Polish but quite clear, is available here: [4] (Polish only)

[edit][add listing] See

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The old town square in Poznan
The old town square in Poznan
Cathedral
Cathedral

Ostrów Tumski (Cathedral Island), famed as the spot on which Poznań was founded, is a quiet island, with a permanent population consisting mostly of bishops, priests and monks. It was supposedly here that the town was founded, after three brothers Rus, Lech and Czech met here after not seeing each other for years (poznać being Polish for 'to meet'). It is also the spot where Poland adopted Chistian baptism in 966 and where the first church (still existing Poznan Cathedral) of polish territories was built (968). The island is accessible from the centre / Old Town by trams 4, 8 and 17 and bus 63 (other lines, not really useful for tourist are 67 and 83). The cathedral is open for visitors every day from 8AM to 4PM-7PM (depending on the day), but is closed for sightseeing during services (esp. Sundays). Admission : €0.70.

  • St. Peter's and Paul's Cathedral - the first polish cathedral and the only one between years 968 and 1000. Burial place of 8 polish dukes and kings from the Piast dynasty - original graves from Xth and XIth cent. of Mesko I and his son Boleslaus the Brave preserced in the cellar; as well as the baptism bowl - a probabel baptism place of Duke Mesko I. In today used space of the cathedral pay attention to the chain of chapels around the main aisle, not touched by bombings in 1945 - the most precious ones are : the Golden Chapel (which a present memorial place of Mesko I and Boleslaus the Brave - in the sarcophagus on the right-hand side) and the Holy Cross Chapel.
  • The Our Lady Church - built in late gothic style (appr. 1430), not very significant for its present shape and values, but important for its role in Xth cent, when in the place the duke's palace and a small chapel were built. The chapel was probably erected appr. one year before the official baptism of Poland. The interior (due to archeological excavations) is closed for visitors.
  • The archbishop's Palace - originally built in the same epoque, as the cathedral, but its present shape comes from the 2nd half of XVIIIth cent. For obvious reasons : closed for vivitors.
  • The bishop Lubranski University - the second oldest high school in Poland, founded by bishop John Lubranski in 1518. At the present - the Archdieacesional Museum
  • Psalter House erected in the beginnings of XVIth cent (as well by bishop Lubranski) as a rehearsal-place for psalter singers. They were due to sing the David's Psalms in the Cathedral the whole day round. Nowadays the building is used by christian associations.
  • canonries - mostly from XVIIIth and XIXth cent, built for noble priest working for the Poznan Cathedral and Archbishop.
church
church

Stary Rynek, the old town square, one of the finest in Europe. This is the centre of old, medieval Poznań, and has been superbly rebuilt after severe destruction in World War 2. Cafés and bars line the square and it is a superb spot for ordering a drink and watching the world go by.

  • Town Hall is the centrepiece of the Rynek. Originally a gothic construction, erected in the first years of XIVth cent, later rebuilt in renessaince style by Giovanni Battista di Quadro from Lugano. It is said to be the most beautiful non-church renessaince building north of the Alps. The building houses the Historical Museum of Poznań (originally the the headquarters of municipal powers and the city court), displaying exhibitions about the history of the city from the 10th century to the present day. Two things to watch out for here are the ornately decorated Great Entrance Hall and the mechanical goats which appear from the roof of the building each day at noon to butt their heads together a dozen times. The museum is open M,Tu,F 10AM-4PM, W noon-6PM and Su 10AM-3PM. Admission is €1.50.
  • The City Church of St. Stanislaus and Our Lady - opened in 2007 after total refuirbishment, one of the mostt beautiful baroque churches in Poland. Originnaly - a Jesuits' church, nowadayd : a parish one (the parish church for the Old Town). Many tourist come here not for the beauty of the bulding, but for the sounds of its organs, built here in the 1870s by one of the most famous organmasters of that time : Friedrich Ladegast from Wesenfels (Germany). The organs can be heard during services (regular on Sundays and on weekdays : 3 or 4 in the morning and 1 in the evening) and during organ concerts (each Saturday, 12:15, entrance free). From spring 2009 an entrance fee will be introduced : €1,10.
  • The former Jesuits' College - an old jesuits' school build by the monk in the same period, as the neighbouring church, now houses the City Office - so it's possible to get in to see the interiors, but anly halls and corridors. In the early XIXth cent is was the welcoming place and hotel for emperor Napoleon I during his marsh toward Moscow. Few years later - the concert place for Frederic Chopin (his original instrument is still exhibited in Poznan in the Museum of Musical Instruments - see below). In front of the City Office - the monument of two goats - the symbol of the city.
  • King's Castle - rebuilt by king Przemysl II in 1290s (the first king for more than 200 years), but erected by is father, duke Przemysl I as a duke's residencde for POznan county. The only remnants of the origin building are the fundaments, and - what tourists mostly look is the newer part of the building dated fot the second half of XVIIIth cent. Nowadays is house the Museum of Applied Art and from the walls one can watch the panorama of the Old Town. Poznan KIng's Castle was the place of the Fist Prussian Homage in 1492 (however more famous is the second one prezesnted on famous picture by painter Jan Matejko). The hill was also the place, where the arms of Polish first dynasty (Piasts) - the White Eagle - became the official national symbol.
  • The Franciscan Church - it's arather typical church fro the turn of XVIIth and XVIIIth cent, but is't really worth coming here at least for a few minutes from its beautiful paintings on the vaulting and wood carvings created by two ingenious monk - btohers Adam and Antony Swach from the Czech territories. More religious visitors come here for the Sanktuary of Our Lady of Incessant Help - the Lady of Poznan (the pictore in left side-aisle). The undergrounds of the church house two Models of Old Poznan, which is the only one in Poland.
  • The Gorka Palace - the Gorkas were a famous late-medieval noble family in Poznan and erected their palace in mid XVth cent, later rebuit in XVIth cent in renessaince style (a marvelous portal from the eastern side). At the present the Palace Houses the Archeological Museum (see below).
  • The Holliest Blood Church - located in Zydowska (Jewish) street and its erection is connected with a legend about desecration of the host done by a group of Jews. An interesting thing may be, that during services a priest stands backward to the people, and the church is used both by Roman Catholics and Greek Catholics (service each Sunday at 12:00 in Ukrainian).

Srodka district - located just few minutes from the Cathedral Island, originally a merchants' and craftmen's district working for the duke or king court, located here in first half of XIIIth centrury, as the first place : the Cathedral Island -was overpopulated. The name come from the polish name "Środa" (wednesday), as weekly markets took place excactly on Wednesdays.

  • St. Margaret Church - late-romanesque church (with some gothic features) in the middle of Srodka Market Square, nowadays a side-church for the cathedral parish. It's pretty hard to get inside, unless you come aprr. a quarter before or after services.
  • The church of St. John of Jerusalem - the first building on polish teritorries built of bricks (before only wooden or stone building had been erected) arround the year 1188. The church was erected for the Johnnites order, who were running a hospital for the poor people nearby. The entrance is free, but as well limited to moments before or after services. This is also the only place in the city, where holy masses for death people take place.

From 2007 one can get from the Cathedral Island to Srodka district using a new (pedestrians and cyclers only) bridge, bearing the name of bishop Jordan (968-982), who was the first bishop of Poznan and Poland.

Just behind Srodka a recreational area at the banks opf Malta Lake start. They are located only 3km away from the centre and include : an artificial skeeing slope, a all-tear-round tobbogan slide, bike rental, ZOO (the biggest one in Poland), walking and jogging areas, a rollerskating track - one of the best in Poland (5,5 km). The zoo is linked with the Srodka district by narrow-gauged line, working from spring till autumn on workdays every hour, on weekends - every 30 minutes. Details : [5] (Polish only). Tickets - appr. €1.00, for kids €0.70, family tickets €3.00

The Emperor's district. The main building here is the Emperor's Castle, erected 1905-1910 by Franz Schwechten, the Berlin court architect of German emperor Wilhelm II. The huge neo-romanesque building, which alludes to medieval constructions, was officially opened by the Emperor personally. It was the seat of Polish President in the inter-war period and Hitler's residence during WWII, when it was remodelled under the Albrecht Speer. The dominating element of the building is the Tower, originally 74-m high, after WWII was lowered (due to the damage in the lat period of the war) by approx. 20 metres. In the Rose Courtyard (opposite site to the main entrance) one can find a fountain modelled on the XIIIth-century lions fountain in Allhambra (Spain). At present the castle is the seat of the Castle Cultere Centre, the Animation Theatre and many other institutions. It's also a place of many exhibitions, meetings, concerts and festivals.

  • The system of forts surrounding Poznań in XIXth century, all located nearby former round-road, just few kms from the nowadays centre. Most of them is unfortunately in poor technical state and are used for many (not really historical) purposes. Anyway it’s worth going to Fort VII (Polska str, accessible from the centre by trams #2, #17 and #18 to the final Ogrody stop, from the a short walk), where the Museum of Martyrology is located. The sightseeieng of some forts on your own can be simply dangerous!!
  • A very unusual monumet os Stary Marych, at the very beginning of Półwiejska Str (a shopping pedestrian zone), which is probably the only monument in the world of a man walking with a bike (all other cyclers ride!). The Monument is dedicated to Stary Marych (Old Marych), a fictitious person, who features in local newspapers or in local radio stations (from 1983) , and all his speches about the actual problems are written (and read) in local Poznan dialect. It’s also the only monument of local dialect in Poland.
  • The nature reservation „The Morasko Meteorite” – one of only two places like that in Europe (the second one is in Estonia) – a system of 7 craters left after a meteorite fall several thousands years ago. The name ‘Morasko’ comes from the suburban district placed appr. 1km away.

Most of this atractions can be found on The Royal-Imperial Route in Poznań. This is a tour for tourist who would like to get to know better the history and culture of Poznań.

[edit] Culture

[edit] Museums

  • Archaeological Museum, 27 Wodna Str., Phone +48 61 852 8251, [6]. 10AM-4PM Tuesday – Friday, 10am-6pm Saturdays, 10am-3pm Sundays, admission: €1.10 (free Saturdays), photography permit €0.70, guide €3. With 42,432 artefacts, this is a large and fascinating museum. It specialises in the archaeology of Wielkopolska and Egypt.
  • The Museum of Poznan Uprising 1956 - 80/82 St.Martin Str, [7]. Placed in the interiors of Emperor's Castle show exhibits connecting with the Poznan workers' protest against the communist system in June 1956. On the exhibition the are photos of attendants and their personal belongings, as well as historical sources about the anticommunist opposition 1945-1989. An interesting thing can be a reconstructed tram, used by protestants as a barricade. The museum is open : Tue-Fri 10-18, Sat-Sun 10-16, admission €1.10 (free Saturdays), for childred €0,55.
  • Applied Arts Museum, Góra Przemysła 1, Tel: 061 852 20 35. Open Tu,W,F,Sa 10AM-4PM, Su 10AM-3PM. Displays crafts, furniture, precious metals and glassware. Admission €1.25, free Saturdays.
  • Literary Museum of Henryk Sienkiewicz, Stary Rynek 84, Tel: 061 852 2496, Open Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, admission €0.70. Sienkiewicz, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905, is best known for his work Quo Vadis?, an epic on early Christians in the Roman empire. He is Poland's most celebrated novelist, and this is the most extensive collection of items about his life and works.
  • Archbishopric Museum - 1, Lubranskiego Str, phone : +48 61 852 61 95, http://www.muzeum.poznan.pl. Placed in the former Lubranski Academy - the second oldest (after Cracow) hagher school in Poland. The exhibition shows church art, mostly from the Greater-Poland region, from early Middle Ages to present times, coffin portraits and a Treasury. Some interesting exhibits : the baptism clothes of the Polish King Jan III Sobieski and a sword (given to the first Poznan bishop Jordan by the Pope Urban IX), used - according to the tradiction - by St. Peter to cut out the ear of o Roman soldrier short after Christ's death.
  • The Museum of the history of Poznan - 1, Stary Rynek Sq, phone : +48 61 852 53 16, http://www.mnp.art.pl - in beautiful and original (not damaged during WWII) interiors of Poznan Town Hall, shows objects and documents from the whole city history ; from Xth cent till present epoque. Open Tue-Thur 9-15, Fr 12-21, Sat-Sun 11-18. Admission €1,50. Sat admission free.
  • Motoring Museum, Rondo Kaponiera (entrance in the Kaponiera roundabout underground walkway), Tel: 061 847 6359, Tuesday – Saturday 10am-4pm (closed Thursdays), Sundays 10am-3pm, admission €0.90. Run by the Wielkopolska Motoring Club, and features a range of vintage and notable vehicles.
  • Musical Instruments Museum, 45-47 Stary Rynek Sq, Tel: 061 852 08 57, Tuesday – Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 11am-3pm, €0.80. With 2000 items from all over the world, this is the only exhibition of its kind in Poland. It also has an extensive collection of Chopin memorabilia.
  • National Museum [8], al. Marcinkowskiego 9, Tel: 061 856 8000, Tuesday – Saturday 10am-5pm, €1.50. This museum has a prominent collection of Italian, Spanish and Polish art. Many paintings have accompanying explanations in English.
  • Citadel Park, Wzgórze Cytadela. Formerly a fortress built by the Prussians in 1828, it was destroyed during fighting in 1945. It contains a cemetery for the Russian, Polish and British soldiers who lost their lives here.

[edit] Theatres

  • The Polish Dance Theatre : [9], 4 Kozia Str., phone : +48 61 852 42 42
  • The Music Theatre : [10], 1 Niezłomnych Str., phone : +48 61 852 17 86
  • The New Theatre : [11], 5 Dąbrowskiego Str., phone : +48 61 848 48 85
  • The Polish Theatre : [12], 8/10, 27 Grudnia Str., phone : +48 61 852 56 27
  • The artistic platform "Obora" [13], 7 Fredry Str., phone : +48 61 665 88 00

[edit] Cinemas

[edit] Other

  • Brewery sightseeing tour - in Poznan it's possible to arrange a tour in brewery (11, Szwajcarska str.), where guest accompanied by a local guide can watch all the production processes; finally the tour is ended with a short competiotion about beer and - of course - with a degustation of some golden drink from Poznan. Tour ordering : mailto:swiatlecha@kp.pl or by ;phone : +48 61 87 87 460
  • The models of Old Poznan (since Oct. 2008 we've got two of them) - it's not a typical model, where you simply watch small plastic houses. It is an interactiv 30-minutes show (one of only two in Europe), presenting the history of the city from its founding at ther turn of IXth and Xth cent till XVIIIth cent. The new model (open in October 2008) present the very beginnigns of the city and its capital role, played by Poznan during the regn of two first polish rulers. Both models ca be found in Ludgardy str. (the undergrounds of Fransiscan Monastery), [14], phone : +48 61 855 14 35. Shows are organised daily from 9:30 every 45 minutes, additional shows in summer evenings. The choice of several languages : polish, english, spanish, german, russian and italian. Entrance : €3.00

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Fans of steam trains will be in their element in Poznań. A fun day trip is to take a steam train to the Wielkopolska National Park. Take the 8:15 train from Poznań Główny station to Stęszew, a thirty-five minute journey. Walk to the road crossing, turn left and continue until you enter the park near Lake Witobelskie. Follow the blue path to Mosina where you can catch the train back to Poznań. You can book a seat next to the driver for €4.50 by calling 068 348 2008, ext. 368.

[edit] Festivals, events

  • Judaic Days – events (exhibitions, Tora reading etc) about jewish culture, every year in the mid of January. More : [15]
  • The Bible Marathon – always in February in many Poznań churches (including monumental ones in the centre). Have a look, how hundreds of people (mostly young ones) manage to read all the Bible during few days!
  • Kaziuki – an event celebrating st. Casimir, the patron of Lithuania – a good moment to buy a Vilnius palm of to eat a cepelin – yearly in the firts weekend of March
  • The Passion of Christ – the biggest show in Poland presenting events from 2000 years ago, gathering every year in the Citadel Park appr. 120 thousand people. Always 8 days before Easter, on Saturday on the meadow next the the Bell of Peace, around 19:00
  • The Days of French Culture – in march or april (depending on the Easter time) in "Dom Bretanii" (The House of Bretagne) on the Old Market Square. [16]
  • The Contemporary Music Festival "The Poznań Music Spring” – in the firts half of April, in 2009 the jubilee 40th edition
  • The Horse Cavalry Day – usually the third weekend of April – events in the horse centre ‘Wola’ in the suberbs and in the Old Town, especially on the Old Market Square and nearby the 15th Poznań Cavalry Unit Memorial in Ludgardy str.
  • The Fair of St. John – takes place always on the Main Square and surrounding streets in the second half of June
  • The International Theatre Festival "Malta" [17] – dozens of plays (both street ones and in theatres, museum, other closed space), on the turn of June and July
  • The Anniversary of Poznan Uprising on the 28th June, 1956 – every year on the MIckiewicz Sqaure (nearby the Castle and railway station) on June, 28th.
  • The Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul – the patrons of the city, one day after : June, 29th.

Always during summer holidays :

  • The Old-Town Jazz Concerts (Saturdays) and Cameral Concerts (Sundays) on the Town Hall stairs
  • The Promenade Concerts – every summer Sunday in Wilson’s Park (from the centre trams : #5, #8 i #14 to the stop „Park Wilsona”)
  • Summer Town-Hall Concerts – every Wednesday evening in the Renesaince Hall inside the Town Hall (2nd floor)
  • The Old-Town Organ Concerts – Thursday evenings in the Parish Church
  • The Solacz District Concerts – every Sunday in Solacz Park (accessible from the centre by trams #9 i #11 and buses #60 i #78).
  • Summer Cinema on the Malta Lake shore – from Wednesday to Saturday just next to the Malta skiing slope
  • The International Animated Films Festival [18] – in mid-July
  • The National Feast of France in Poznan [19] – always on the July 14th
  • The Summer Theatre and Cabaret Workshops [20] – in the second half of July
  • The Parish Church Festival „Madlaine’s Tress” - in most cases the only opportunity to visit (usually closed) parts of the post-Jesuits’ complex : the Chapter Chamber, organs, the garret. Always during the weekend about July 22nd.
  • The Feast of Poznan Bambers [21] – always on August, 2nd, in the anniversary day of the arrival of the first settlers’ group from Bamberg (Germany) to Poznan in XVIIIth centrury.
  • The Tzadik Poznan Festival – the feast of jewish culture in the former synagogue, turned during WWII into a swimming pool [22] – mid-August
  • The Festival of Good Taste – the feast of Greater-Poland cooking traditions, in mid-August on the Old market Square.
  • The Contemporary Dance Workshops [23] – workshops of more than 50 dance techniques, inspirted by the famous Poznan Dance Theatreand its conducter Ewa Wycichowska, yearly in the second half of August
  • The Gypsies’ Culture Meetings – last two weekends of August, on the Plac Wolności Sqaure, Old Market Square and on the courtyards of the Emperor’s Castle
  • The days of Pyra-Land (pyra in local Poznan dialect means ‘potato’ – the feast of potato cooking – try it made in more than 100 ways !! – the first weekend of September in Łęgi Dębińskie Park (accessible from the centre by trams #2, #9, #10 and bus #76)
  • The Lviv Days in Poznan (Lviv – a city in western Ukraine, formerly belonging to Poland, deeply rooted in polish culture) – a serious of meetings, lectures and workshops – mid-September
  • The Bread Festival – organised by bakers from Poznan and Greater Poland, associated by bakery-goods tasting – second weekend of September, the Old Market Square
  • The Art and Science Festival [24] – meetings, lectures etc taking place in the most important higher schools and research institutes in Poznan. All the presentations are done mostly for younger people (who are due to choose the study subject soon) or non-specialists
  • The St. Martin street nameday (Nov, 11th) – on that day most of counrty commemorates the independence anniversary from 1918, we – probably the only nameday feast in Poland. And somothing for sweet-lovers : we eat o lot of St. Martin’s buns : with white poppy-seed, almonds and nuts (in the best bakeries the buns are accessible during whole year)
  • The Holy Mass in the Poznan Cathedral for the first Duke and the first King and six other rulers from the Piast dynasty – yearly in mid-November
  • The Art of the Word Festival Verba Sacra [25] – a scientific-religious-art program about the tradition of written word in spiritual christian tradition. Famous polish actors and culture representatives read passages from the Bible and take part in a competiotion the the best interpretation of the Scriptures. Always in November in main city churches.
  • The Days of Bretagne [26] – films, concerts, exhibitions and lectures about the celtic roots of Bretagne and – as well – a chance to try meals from that part of France. Events take place in Dom Bretanii on the Old Market Square or on the square itself – yearly in November
  • The Kid Films Festivla 'Ale Kino' (‘What a Cinema’) [27] – a festival of films produced for young watchers, yearly from 1983 in December
  • The Christmas Market „The Poznań Bethleyem” – stalls with souvenirs, with Christmas decorations, a Crip, hot wine… All on the Old Market Square and nearby the west entrance to the “Stary Browar Mall. Always three weeks before Christmas.
  • The commemorations of the Greater Poland Uprising (from 1918-1919) – always on Dec 27th.

[edit][add listing] Buy

The Stary Rynek is full of stalls where you can buy handicrafts and toys. Good souvenir shops selling folk handicraft are situated in Wozna street (one of the streets from the Square eastwards).

[edit] Shopping Malls

old brewery
old brewery
  • Stary Browar (The Old Brewery) – placed in the reconstructed buildings of the brewery built here by Otto Hugger in 1870s. Perfectly located in the city centre, in 2006 and 2007 it became a prestigious award for the best shopping mall of the world in the middle-size category. Many entrances : from Polwiejska street (which itself is a very popular shopping area), from Kosciuszki str. or from the park between the Mall and Ogrodowa str. [28]. Open : Mon-Sat 9-21 (the food supermarket in the undergrounds 8-22); Sunday 10-20 (supermarket 9-21).
  • Kupiec Poznański (The Poznan Vendour) – just few minutes from the Old Market Square, recommended for those, who (being in the Old Town) have no tiem to walk anywhere further It’s – unfortunately – a mall without a food supermarket, but one can find here more than 50 other shops and an exchange office. Address : 2 Wiosny Ludów Sq., phone : +48 61 850 88 00, http://www.kupiecpoznanski.pl Open : Mo-Sat 10-21, Sun 11-19.
  • Franowo Shopping Centre – a huge complex (Ikea, M1 with a big supermarket and appr. 60 other shops & restaurants), a vegetable market (for retailers only) and some other shops in Franowo district. Located far from the centre, but a visit here can be combined with a visit in Poznan Brewery (see above). 6, Szwedzka str and 14, Szwajcarska str., phone : +48 61 87 99 913, http://www.parkhandlowy.pl Open : Mo-Sat 10-21, Sun 10-19. Accessible by buses #52, #81, #84 and direct fast line from the centre #A.
  • Auchan shopping mall – a typical suburbian shopping centre. 432, Głogowska str., phone : +48 61 656 86 00 Open Mon-Sat 8.30-22, Sun 9-20. Accessible by trams #5, #8 and#14 from the centre to the final stop Górczyn, from there bus #80. Another Auchan shopping mall is located in Swadzim, appr. 14km from the centre using road number 92.
  • Pestka Gallery – locvated in Winogrady district, very well located next to Poznan Fast Tram line (trams #12, #14, #15, #16 and #26) 47, Solidarności Av., open Mon-Sat 9.30 - 21.00, Sun 10.00 - 20.00
  • King Cross Marcelin – a shopping centre in the western parts of the city, just next to the street leading to Lawica airport, 156 Bukowska str., phone : +48 61 886 04 02, http://www.kingcrossmarcelin.com.pl Open : Mon-Sat 9-22 (a food supermarket 8:30-22), Sun 10-20 (the supermarket 9-22)
  • Poznan-Plaza – a small-sized, double-floored centre located in the north of the city, among the blocks of flats of Winogrady and Piatkowo districts, as well accessible by Fast Tram lines : #12, #14, #15, #16 and #26. 1, Kaspra Drużbickiego str., phone : +48 61 664 59 00, http://www.poznanplaza.pl Open daily 9:30-22.
  • Panorama – a small centre in the south of Poznan, there’s no big choice of shops, but it’s a very good place to buy shoes and clothes. 30, Górecka str., phone : +48 061 650 00 65 Open : Mon-Sat 10-21, Sun 10-19.
  • Galeria Malta - Galeria Malta is located on the shores of Lake Malta in one of the most picturesque parts of Poznań. The centre’s commercial space covers an area equal to 20 soccer fields and accommodates more than 170 establishments, including shops and boutiques bearing the most popular Polish and international brand names, service shops, restaurants, cafes, a multi-screen cinema complex and a fitness club. Galeria Malta is located at ul. Abpa A. Baraniaka 8 61-131 Poznań tel: (+48 61) 658 1022 fax: (+48 61) 658 1020, (http://www.galeriamalta.pl/en )

[edit] Supermarkets

  • Albert, 131, Głogowska str, phone  : +48 61 864 16 06
  • Albert Górecka, 30, Górecka str, phone : +48 61 835 96 02
  • Carrefour Franowo, 6, Szwedzka str, phone : +48 61 873 74 00
  • Carrefour Pestka, 24, Solidarności str, phone : +48 61 827 82 00
  • Carrefour, 156, Bukowska str, phone : +48 61 886 04 02
  • Piotr i Paweł, 18, Gronowa str, phone : +48 61 820 00 11
  • Piotr i Paweł, 91 Głogowska str, phone : +48 61 866 39 62
  • Piotr i Paweł, 161 Promienista str, phone : +48 61 868 85 59
  • Piotr i Paweł, 133 Zamenhofa str, phone : +48 61 877 14 12
  • Piotr i Paweł - Stary Browar Mall, 32, Półwiejska str.
  • Tesco - 1, Opieńskiego str, phone : +48 61 827 91 01
  • Tesco – 4, Mrągowska str, phone : +48 61 860 70 00
  • Tesco – 7, Serbska str, phone : +48 61 82 99 700
  • Złoty Grosz, 119, Bolesława Chrobrego estate, phone : +48 61 656 36 30

[edit] Open-air markets

There’re still many of them in Poznań, most are open all year round – maybe during thr most severe frosts some stalls are closed and vendours are at home.

  • A market on Wielkopolski Square – in the vivinity of the Old Town (2-3 minute walk) – mostly flowers, vegetables-fruit and sweets, some meat.
  • Bernardynski Square – a little bit further from the centre, accessible on foot (5-6 minute walk from the Old Market Square) or by trams #5, #13 and #16 and buses #74 and #76. A good choice of flowers, a lot of vegetables and fruit.
  • Jezycki Market – from the centre take trams #2, #17 or #18 to get there (if you’re a good walker it’s also accessible on foot) – mostly fro the locals living in Jezyce district, a huge choice of meat, some flowers, vegetables, some clothes and shoes. Much better prices than in shops in the centre, but don’t expect too much English (or any other language)
  • Wildecki Market (trams #2, #9 and #10) – similar to Jezycki Market
  • Łazarski Market (trams #5, #8, #14 and #18) – also assigned mostly for locals, apart from food, flowers and clothes – as well some toys and electronic equipment
  • some other distric markets, usually placed next to local supermarkets

[edit] Comic books

  • Sw. Marcina street nr. 29, in a inside square, there is a little nice manga shop. You can easily find it as there is a big poster about it on the wall in near the street.

[edit][add listing] Eat

Outside serving at old square
Outside serving at old square
  • Coco Rico, (Near Parish curche, cant miss it). Really nice little place, with nice jazzy and old French music.  edit

[edit] Budget

The cheapest places are so-called milk bars – established in the communist era, but still very popular, especially among younger people, for whom they’re the cheapest (appr. 3 EUR for a full dinner) option to have a normal meal (not fast-food). In the centre there’re some of them :

  • Bar Caritas – 1, Plac Wolności Sq. (just behing the Rzymski Hotel) – only 250m from the Old Town. Phone : +48 61 852 51 30
  • Bar Apetyt - 4 Szkolna str., just 20 metres from the Old Market Square, popular first of all for dozens types of panecakes. Phone : +48 61 852 07 42
  • Bar Przysmak – 2 Podgórna str., as well in the vicinity of the Old Town and city centre. Phone : +48 61 852 13 39
  • Bar Pod Arkadami (Under the Arcades) – 10, Pl. Cyryla Ratajskiego Sq. A little bit more from the Old Town, but still in the centre. Phone : +48 61 852 22 98.
  • Bar Pod Kuchcikiem - 75 Sw Marcin str. In the very heart of the city, close to many universities, in dinner time (13:00-16:00) full of students. Phone : +48 61853 60 94.
  • Bar Duo Jeżycki – 39, Dąbrowskiego str. A little bit out of the very centre, but still accessible on foot. (10 minutes). A good choice of traditional Poznan steam-dumplings with different supplements. Phone : +48 61 847 50 95.
  • Bar Euruś – 18, Głogowska str. A short way from the centre, too, but very close to the railway station, International Fairs and the Palm House. Besides : a good idea for tourist staying at the hostel at Berwinskiego str (5 min walk).

Other cheap options :

  • Green Way - Zeylanda 3. A vegetarian bistro, led by the Adventists of the Seventh Day (a protestant church). Seems to be far from the centre, but in fact just few steps from Kaponiera Crossing or central railway station. Phone : +48 61 843 40 27.
  • Piccolo bars – there’re some of them within the city, but for tourists two will be most important : 6, Wrocławska str. (phone : +48 61 852 89 57) and 1, Rynkowa str (Phone : +48 61 851 72 51) – both only few steps from the Old Market Sq.
  • Podbipięta – 19, Podgóna str – serving traditional polish food.. Phone : +48 61 852 03 93
  • Sol i Pieprz [29], ul. Garncarska 2, Tel: 0 781 950 395, 11am-10pm. The Name means "Salt & Pepper" A cozy place (little difficult to find, between ul. Św. Marcin and Taczaka) Serving Polish food. Nice garden in summer. Main dishes from 17 zl. Tip: try the marinated Pork Loin in Honey-Mustard-Sauce.
  • Avanti [30], Stary Rynek 76 Tel: 061 8523285, Inexpensive fast-serve place to go for one of few kinds of spagetti or lasagne. Served almost immediately - pasta and souce are always ready. (Tip: go for carbonara pasta).

Here we can not omit a good and cheap cafe bar „Kociak” („Kitty) in 28, Sw. Marcin str – very famous for its wonderful deserts and milk shakes. Don’t be astonished with the interiors – it is a cahe bar, not a luxurious café. Phone : +48 61 852 00 34.

[edit] Medium

  • Oberza Pod Dzwonkiem (what means "The bell inn") [31], 64 Garbary Str, a non-conventional inn with tradictional polish cuisine. Phone : +48 61 851 77 90.
  • Sol i Pieprz [32], ul. Garncarska 2, Tel: 0 781 950 395, 11am-10pm. The Name means "Salt & Pepper" A cozy place (little difficult to find, between ul. Św. Marcin and Taczaka) Serving Polish food. Nice garden in summer. Main dishes from 17 zl. Tip: try the marinated Pork Loin in Honey-Mustard-Sauce.
  • Dramat, Stary Rynek 41, Tel: 061 852 9917, 11am-10pm. A cheap place on the Rynek serving Polish food. Perennially popular. €2 - €5.
  • Tivoli [33], ul. Wroniecka 13, Tel: 061 852 3916, noon – 11pm. Poznań's original pizza place, with a bewildering range of pizza toppings.
  • Avanti [34], Stary Rynek 76 Tel: 061 8523285, Inexpensive fast-serve place to go for one of few kinds of spagetti or lasagne. Served almost immediately - pasta and souce are always ready. (Tip: go for carbonara pasta).
  • Al dente, corner of ul. 3 Maja and Plac Wolności, Tel: 061 851 9084, Inexpensive fast-serve place to go for good spagetti or some pizzas. (TIP: Parmezan is separate in the menu).
  • Sorella, ul. Ślusarska 4 (near Stary Rynek), 061 852 38 22, noon-11pm. Good value place to go for one of the better pizzas in Poznań. Good relaxing atmosphere. Often quite busy in the evening, but rarely to the point of no free table.
  • Sakana, ul. Wodna 7/1, [35]. Nice sushi bar near the main square. Not the least expensive one in town, but the food and service is good.  edit
  • Ali Baba – 10, Ratajskiego Sq. A good option, if the neighbouring ‘Pod Kuchcikiem’ is overcrowded – many melas like stekas, kebab&chips etc. Phone : +48 61 853 32 71.
  • Kebab – 20, Wrocławska str. The name explains probably everything – the restaurant is only 2 min walk from the Old Market Square. Phone : +48 607 033 131.
  • Karczma Polska (The Polish Inn) - 24/25 Wielka str. (entrance from Klasztorna str.). Typical polish cooking, home-made dinners. Phone : +48 61 851 60 41.
  • Roti – the corner of Jaskółcza and Szkolna streets. A typical kebab-fast-food menu and (watch out!!) kebeb-dogs. Phone : +48 61 851 68 87.
  • Sioux Burger – 68, Stary Rynek Sq. As well a non-vegetarian place, one thousand impressions about burgers, kebabs, steaks. Phone : +48 61 852 93 38.
  • Sphinx – 2 restaurants in the city : 76, Stary Rynek Sq., corner of Gwarna and Sw. Marcin streets. Manu typical for this net restaurant : steaks, burgers, salads.
  • Da Luigi – 1, Woźna str., probably the best pizzeria in the Old Town + nice atmosphere = crowds. Phone : +48 61 851 73 11.
  • Cymes – 2, Woźna str. So far – the only jewish restaurant on the city. Phone : +48 61 851 66 38, [36]

[edit] Splurge

  • Bażanciarnia [37], Stary Rynek 94, Tel: 061 855 3359, 11am – midnight. One of the most famous restaurants in town, their speciality is game. The service is excellent and their locale on the Rynek superb. Main courses range from €5 for vegetarian to €15 for fois gras.
  • Delicja [38], Plac Wolności 5. Centrally located, open from 12.00am, serving mostly polish, french and italian cooking, with a vast range of wines. Prises from €20 for a full meal, open-air tables from spring till autumn. Phone : +48 61 852 11 28, http://www.delicja.eu
  • Pod Pretekstem [39], 80/82, Sw. Marcin str (the Emperor’s Castle), phone : +48 61 853 30 48 – restaurant and cafe with many cultural and art events. If crouded, you can move to the cellars, entrance from Fredry str (phone +48 61 868 46 61).
  • Nalewka [40] – one of the best located resuatrants in the city, in the middle of Old Market Square in the building of former Weigh House, 2, Stary Rynek Sq, phone : +48 61 853 21 24 or mobile : +48 607 875 622.
  • Wielkopolska Zagroda [41] – 12, Fredry str, phone : +48 61 665 88 01. Famous for its traditional polish, plentiful cooking in stilised interiours.
  • Wieniawski restaurant [42], 285, Bukowska str (airport), phone : +48 61 849 21 44 – your last chance to try polish cooking before airport check-in.
  • Ratuszova, Stary Rynek 55 (on the old market), ☎ ''+48'' 61 8510 513 (), [43]. Traditional and modern polish food arranged very elegant. Beautiful location on the marked. Has outside serving, the inside is several unique smaller rooms in old charming building. PLN 40 for mains.  edit

[edit][add listing] Drink

Most night clubs in Poznań are to be found on and around the Stary Rynek.

  • Proletaryat; Wrocławska 9; Phone: +48 (0)61 851 3215; [44]
  • Cuba Libre, Wroclawska. Latin music, most nights the owner gives a basic salsa-lesson early at night.  edit

[edit][add listing] Sleep

Poznań is well known for its Trade Fairs, when thousands of business types descend en masse to the city. Accommodation can be quite difficult to find in this period, and prices tend to go up. If you are stuck, the Glob-Tour office in the main train station hall (Tel: 061 866 0667) will generally find a private room for you for around €8 per person.

[edit] Budget

  • Hostel8 [45], Dluga str. 8/5. phone: +48 601304921. In the heart of the city, 5 min walk to the Old Market or to the Old Brewery shopping/art center and 10 min to the train station, mailto:hotel8@tutaj.com.pl
  • Cinnamon Hostel [46], Gwarna str. 10/2. phone: +48 061 851 57 57. In the city centre, 5 min walk from the Old Market and 10 min from the train station!
  • By The Way Hostel [47], Półwiejska str. 19/10. In the city centre, just 10 minutes walk from the train and coach stations, and a little bit closer to the Old Town. In the vicinity two modern shopping malls. hostel@bythewayhostel.com, phone : +48 698 380 473.
  • Frolic Goats Hostel [48], Wrocławska 16/6 street (entry from Jaskolcza street), tel: +48 61 8524411 . Open 365 days a year. Great prices for solo travelers, or for packs of people. Located 2 minutes walking from the Old Town Square. English speaking staff, very clean accommodation. Includes breakfast. The first real hostel in Poznan open all year round to all types of travelers, not just students.
  • Dizzy Daisy Hostel [49], al. Niepodległości 26, Tel: 061 829 3902. Open July – mid September. Triples €8 per person, doubles €10 per person.
  • Fusion Hostel - 85 beds in very city centre, in one of the office-skyscrapers, which means, that you'll have magificennt views from your room! Perfect location : The Old Town is only 10-minutes walk from the hostel, the same distance to central shopping malls or to the rail and bus stations. Phone : +48 61 852 12 30, mailto:office@fusionhostel.pl
  • Hanka hostel [50], Biskupińska 27.
  • Hostel.pl [51], an Internet portal that hosts a collection of offers from Polish hostels. Offer for Poznan (summer hostel): "Hostel in Poznan is located within a 10 minute walk from the Main Square as well as the railway station, therefore there is no need for taxis as you can get everywhere on foot. We offer 1, 2, 3 and 4-person rooms as well as numerous services included in the room price: Internet and luggage storage space, among others."
  • Youth hostel [52], Berwińskiego str. 2/3. Very good localisation (the best among youth hostels), just few minutes from the railway station and International Poznan Fair, the Wilson's Park and the Palm House. Phone: +48 61 866 40 40
  • Youth hostel of 'Kids' Friends Society' [53], Drzymały str. 3. Close to the centre (appr. 10 minutes by tram, lines 9 i 11 or bus 78). Good for organised school groups, meals-ordering possible. Phone: +48 61 848 58 36
  • P.E. Strzelecki youth hostel [54], ul. Głuszyna 127. Far from the centre, accessible by trams 4, 12, 13, 17, 18 to the final stop and then by bus 58 (appr. 15 minutes). sp3xph@poczta.onet.pl, phone: +48 61 878 89 07.
  • Druktur youth hostel [55], Wołowska str. 64. Far south-west from the centre, by trams 5, 8, 14 do final stop "Górczyn", and from there by bus #80. druktur_poznan@po.home.pl, phone: +48 61 868 55 52
  • Marvit guestroom - 12a Śniadeckich str., only 300 m from the mainj station and International Fair-Gorund, phone : +48 61 661 10 44, mailto:marwit@icpnet.pl
  • The Hotel of Transport Works Company - 24 Wołczyńska str. phone : +48 61 651 74 57
  • Workers' Hotel Łozowa [56]- 78 Łozowa str., phone : +48 61 832 18 61, mailto:hotel@cezamet.com.pl
  • Workers' Hotel Wilda [57]- 8-10 Konarowa str., phone : +48 61 830 30 33, mailto:hotel@cezamet.com.pl

[edit] Mid-range

[edit] Splurge

[edit] Consulates

  • The Consular Agency of the USA – 8, Paderewskiego str., phone : +48 61 851 85 16
  • The General Consulate of Russia, 53a, Bukowska str., phone : +48 61 847 62 16 or 841-77-40
  • The Honorary Consulate of France, 80/82 Św. Marcin str., (The Emperor’s Castle), phone : +48 61 851 94 90
  • The Honorary Consulate of Ireland, 1, Kramarska str., phone : +48 61 853 18 94
  • The Honorary Consulate of the Dutch Kingdom, 8/8, Nowowiejskiego str., phone : +48 61 852 78 84 lub 851 69 21
  • The Honorary Consulate of Mexico, 150, Naramowicka str., phone : +48 61 822 76 61
  • The Honorary Consulate of the Cezch Republic, 285, Bukowska str. (the airport), phone : +48 61 849 22 92
  • The Honorary Consulate of Federal Republic of Germany, 44, Ratajczaka str., phone : +48 61 851 60 97
  • The Honorary Consulate of the Lithuanian Republic, 12, Bukowska str., phone : +48 61 856 38 96
  • The Honorary Consulate of Slovakia, 80/82 Św. Marcin str., (The Emperor’s Castle), phone : +48 61 853 70 85
  • The General Consulate of Turkey, 78/79 Old Market Square, phone : +48 61 852 48 44 lub 852 89 29
  • The Honorary Consulate of Hungary, 87, Gniewska str., phone : +48 61 841 01 40
  • The Honorary Consulate of Romania, 20/1, Maciejewskiego str., phone : +48 61 825 78 66
  • The Honorary Consulate of the United Kingdom, 4/2 Kochanowskiego str., phone : +48 61 665 88 50
  • The Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Denmark, 10, Strusia str., phone : +48 61 866 26 28
  • The Honorary Consulate of Albania, 21, Billewiczówny str., phone : +48 61 86 84 713
  • The Honorary Consulate of Estonia, 26, Głogowska str., phone : +48 61 886 28 39 lub 886 28 40
  • The Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Belgium, 11A, Obłaczkowo, 62-300 Września, phone : +48 61 436 79 69
  • The Honorary Consulate of Brasil, 86a, Błażeja str., phone : +48 61 824 46 80
  • The Honorary Consulate of Ukraine, 27, Grobla str., phone : +48 61 850 19 97

[edit] Contact

  • Telephones

The phone numbers shown on this page are presented in the national format. All local numbers must be dialled with area codes as of 1 Jan 2006. If you encounter a seved digit number, add '061' before the number.

  • Dialling a number from mobile

Depending on your phone operator and the network you roam into, you may want to try one of these: - dial the number as seen, e.g. 061 888 0000 - if unsuccessful, omit the initial zero, e.g. 61 888 0000 - if still unsuccessful, omit the leading zero, dial +48 before the number, e.g. +48 61 888 0000

  • Internet

There are Internet cafés around the Stary Rynek and in Stary Browar shopping center (offers free Wireless connection). There is also a 24 hour Internet cafe at the main train station which is perfect for when you have hours to wait overnight for the next train.

[edit] Stay safe

Poznań is generally a safe city, with levels of crime comparable to elsewhere in central Europe.

[edit] Get out

For those arriving on a train from Berlin, it would make sense to travel south to the cities of Wroclaw and Kraków, or on to Warsaw. Another opportunity is a travel to the north - Gdansk

Worth a visit:

  • Kórnik (18 kms south-east from the city) wit a neogothic castle with wonderful interions and furniture and a dendrological park
  • Rogalin (16 kms to the south) with a baroque-klasicistic palace and its famous paiting collection of Raczynski family, horse cabs and very famous oaks (in total : more than 500), including three well-knows trees : Lech, czech i Rus.
  • Puszczykowo (15 kms to the southm very easily accessible by train) - a very interesting travel museum of a polish traveller Arkady Fedler, the seat of the management of Greater-Poland National Park with a nature museum.
  • Szreniawa (15 kms to the south-west) - famous for the Agriculture Museum and the Bierbaums viewing tower
  • Chludowo (20 kms north of the city) - an etnograrhical-missionaire museum of the Werbists Order, with their wooden church
  • The Puszcza Zielonka Forrest (10-15 kms north east of the city centre) - the biggest forrest complex in the vicinity of the city, many walking and cycling trails, lakes with fishing areas. On the forrest boundaries numerous wooden churches and some palaces.
  • Owińska (17 kms to the north) - with a precious church and the convent of Cistersian Nuns.
  • Uzarzewo (15 kms north east of the city) - with a Hunting Museum and a timber church
  • Swarzędz (just out of the city limits to the east, toward Warsaw) - a small city famous for the unique in Poland (and one of few in Europe) bee-keeping open-air museums.
  • Gniezno - the other co-capital of Poland in Xth centruty. City has beautiful cathedral and old town and a very interesting Museum of the Beginnings of the Polish State.
  • Licheń Stary - beautiful town with many churches, one of them largest in Poland basilica. Lichen is the second major pilgrimage centre in Poland.

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