Wroclaw city break
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Yeah, I went a couple of years ago - it's a beautiful city. Had the typical European city square with plenty of nice pubs and restaurants. You can spend a good day wandering around all the streets of the old town and stopping off in the bars. Walking along the river to the cathedral island was nice, as well as the gardens on that side. We managed to get to a Śląsk Wrocław game as well which was worth the experience. Was around 20zl (£4/5) a ticket with beer being about 8zl. Would definitely go back
WeeGord
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I've been twice before and going again in May. Can genuinely say it's my favourite Polish city and I love Gdansk and Krakow too.
It seems a little more relaxed than those two IMHO. Went in summer both times and was very warm, heading there for a 50th in May though so may see a different side to it.
It seems a little more relaxed than those two IMHO. Went in summer both times and was very warm, heading there for a 50th in May though so may see a different side to it.
Stocko
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I’ve been to Krakow couple of times too and Gdansk once, thought there was more to do and see in Krakow than Gdansk, just worried Wrocław might not be as good place to visit as those other two.
WeeGord
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I've been twice before and going again in May. Can genuinely say it's my favourite Polish city and I love Gdansk and Krakow too.
It seems a little more relaxed than those two IMHO. Went in summer both times and was very warm, heading there for a 50th in May though so may see a different side to it.
It seems a little more relaxed than those two IMHO. Went in summer both times and was very warm, heading there for a 50th in May though so may see a different side to it.
WeeGord
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There's a lot of history in Krakow of course and lots to fill your time in. Gdansk slightly quieter though a lovely place too. I went with Mrs WG to Wroclaw and we love the laid back feel. There are loads of little restaurants and bars in the arches under the railway, the centre is very nice and relaxed too. We enjoy sitting with a coffee or a beer just letting life pass us by and that's why we really enjoyed it.
kuepper
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I was there 2 weeks ago - £26 return from Manchester with Ryanair and 106 bus from airport to centre every 15/20 mins. I've been to Krakow, Warsaw and Gdansk but liked Wroclaw (pronounced Vrotslarf) more....fantastic 4 days there but beware a lot of museums/galleries are closed Mondays if that's important to you.
Stay in or v close to the old town (Stare Miasto) then most things are walkable though the tram network is fantastic (and free for over 65s). There's a huge student population so plenty of bars and the area around the main square (Rynek) is very busy at night - and just off the square are 24 hour florist stalls!. The little tourist info office is on Rynek.
Go on a free walking tour to get a sense of the place https://freewalkingtour.com/wroclaw/. As I was out of season only the old town one was on. At the end of the tour you get a free map with suggested places to visit
Go to the part restaurant / part living museum Konspira https://restauracjakonspira.pl/en/homepage-4/ and take the menu as souvenir
Vinyl Cafe was a cool place for drinks and Herbaciania Targowa good for tea/coffee and cake
I'm interested in political events in the city and country 1939 to date, especially their role in the Solidarity movement. A great place to see that is https://zajezdnia.org/en/zajezdnia which is a lot more interesting than it looks on the website
This was a quirky thing to visit https://panoramaraclawicka.pl/ and the ticket gives you free entry into other places including the Four Dome Pavilion https://mnwr.pl/en/category/branches/the-four-domes-pavilion/ next to which is 'The Needle' and the Centennial Hall https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1165/
General tourist info here https://visitwroclaw.eu/en and specific guides downloadable here https://visitwroclaw.eu/en/tourist-fairs
www.wroclawguide.com
Here's a more detailed free guide to download, slightly out of date but basic info is the same https://www.inyourpocket.com/wroclaw-about
I'm going to Poznan next
Stay in or v close to the old town (Stare Miasto) then most things are walkable though the tram network is fantastic (and free for over 65s). There's a huge student population so plenty of bars and the area around the main square (Rynek) is very busy at night - and just off the square are 24 hour florist stalls!. The little tourist info office is on Rynek.
Go on a free walking tour to get a sense of the place https://freewalkingtour.com/wroclaw/. As I was out of season only the old town one was on. At the end of the tour you get a free map with suggested places to visit
Go to the part restaurant / part living museum Konspira https://restauracjakonspira.pl/en/homepage-4/ and take the menu as souvenir
Vinyl Cafe was a cool place for drinks and Herbaciania Targowa good for tea/coffee and cake
I'm interested in political events in the city and country 1939 to date, especially their role in the Solidarity movement. A great place to see that is https://zajezdnia.org/en/zajezdnia which is a lot more interesting than it looks on the website
This was a quirky thing to visit https://panoramaraclawicka.pl/ and the ticket gives you free entry into other places including the Four Dome Pavilion https://mnwr.pl/en/category/branches/the-four-domes-pavilion/ next to which is 'The Needle' and the Centennial Hall https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1165/
General tourist info here https://visitwroclaw.eu/en and specific guides downloadable here https://visitwroclaw.eu/en/tourist-fairs
How does the war in Ukraine impact Wroclaw? - WroclawGuide.com
Life in Wroclaw has changed with Russias war in Ukraine. We are describing the current situation in Wroclaw on our city blog.
www.wroclawguide.com
Here's a more detailed free guide to download, slightly out of date but basic info is the same https://www.inyourpocket.com/wroclaw-about
I'm going to Poznan next
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Stocko
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Thanks for that, speaking to Polish people in October and they did suggest Poznan as their favourite place to visitI was there 2 weeks ago - £26 return from Manchester with Ryanair. I've been to Krakow, Warsaw and Gdansk but liked Wroclaw (pronounced Vrotslarf) more....fantastic 4 days there but beware a lot of museums/galleries are closed Mondays if that's important to you.
Stay in or v close to the old town (Stare Miasto) then most things are walkable though the tram network is fantastic (and free for over 65s). There's a huge student population so plenty of bars and the area around the main square (Rynek) is very busy at night - and just off the square are 24 hour florist stalls!. The little tourist info office is on Rynek.
Go on a free walking tour to get a sense of the place https://freewalkingtour.com/wroclaw/. As I was out of season only the old town one was on. At the end of the tour you get a free map with suggested places to visit
Go to the part restaurant / part living museum Konspira https://restauracjakonspira.pl/en/homepage-4/ and take the menu as souvenir
Vinyl Cafe was a cool place for drinks and Herbaciania Targowa good for tea/coffee and cake
I'm interested in political events in the city and country 1939 to date, especially their role in the Solidarity movement. A great place to see that is https://zajezdnia.org/en/zajezdnia which is a lot more interesting than it looks on the website
This was a quirky thing to visit https://panoramaraclawicka.pl/ and the ticket gives you free entry into other places including the Four Dome Pavilion https://mnwr.pl/en/category/branches/the-four-domes-pavilion/ next to which is 'The Needle' and the Centennial Hall https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1165/
General tourist info here https://visitwroclaw.eu/en and specific guides downloadable here https://visitwroclaw.eu/en/tourist-fairs
How does the war in Ukraine impact Wroclaw? - WroclawGuide.com
Life in Wroclaw has changed with Russias war in Ukraine. We are describing the current situation in Wroclaw on our city blog.
Here's a more detailed free guide to download, slightly out of date but basic info is the same https://www.inyourpocket.com/wroclaw-about
I'm going to Poznan next
kuepper
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Thanks for that, speaking to Polish people in October and they did suggest Poznan as their favourite place to visit
I was going to combine Poznan with Wroclaw when i went to the latter but had to change plans. Unfortunately the main square in Poznan will be a building site for another 9 months or so but i've decided to go anyway https://poznan-stary-rynek.webcamera.pl/