Built on the banks of the Oder River in western Poland, Wroclaw is a colorful city straight out of a fairy tale!
Large parks, colorful Gothic buildings and elegant mansions promise an enchanting trip to the country’s fourth largest city and the capital of the Lower Silesia administrative region.
Wroclaw Poland
In 2016 it was designated the cultural capital of Europe while a year later it welcomed the International World Sports Association (IWGA).
The visitor here can wander around the central Rynek square, the second largest in the country, and get a first taste of the picturesque city.
Wroclaw Poland center
There is the old town hall and the church of Agia Vasiliki from where one can admire the view from the watchtower of its tower.
Wroclaw Poland, colorful buildings
Cathedral Island or Ostrów Tumski is the oldest part of the city and its cathedral dates back to the mid-10th century.
Wroclaw Poland, cathedral
It is worth visiting the Panorama Raclavytska, a rotunda 114 meters long. It represents with a panoramic painting the battle of the Polish infantry against the Russian army in 1794.
The city’s town hall houses an art museum and a treasury, while the city’s zoo is the oldest and largest in the country.
Centennial Hall has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2006 and was designed by Max Berg in 1911.
In the Szczytnicki Park one can admire the impressive Japanese garden.
Wroclaw Poland buildings
Besides these, Wroclaw also has one of the 7 oldest restaurants in the world, Piwnica Swidnicka. See here the remaining 6!
Piwnica Świdnicka
Piwnica Świdnicka in Poland
This historic restaurant from 1273 is located on the ground floor of Wrocław’s old town hall. Its name comes from the neighboring town of Świdnicka, from which beer was delivered to the restaurant in the Middle Ages. Its specialty is pierogi (filleted Polish pies).
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