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Tours
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Sightseeing through the oldest parts of Wroclaw
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You begin the tour with a short walk along the 13th-century heart of the Old Town with the beautiful 15th-century Gothic Town Hall. The Market Square in Wroclaw is one of the largest squares of its kind in Europe. On the Market Square there are two 16th-century miniature tenement-houses called "Hansel and Gretel", crouching in front of the 14th-century Church of St. Elisabeth. You can see the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist there as well - an elegant double-spire Gothic building, standing like a sentinel at the end of Ulica Katedralna. When its construction began in 1244, it was the first brick building in Poland.
Another church you will see is St. Mary Magdalene's, close to Wroclaw University, with its panoramic terrace, decorated with allegorical sculptures, and the splendid Baroque Aula Leopoldina. Right next door is the early 18th-century building now housing the Ossolineum Library. |
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Cruise on the Odra River
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The Odra River which flows through Wroclaw makes the city more attractive. The cruise starts at the Szczytnicki Bridge dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. The ship flows under the Grunwaldzki Bridge - commemorating the great victory of the Polish-Lithuanian army against the Teutonic order in 1410 - and the Pokoju Bridge further towards the Cathedral Island (Ostrow Tumski) with its numerous gothic monuments. The passengers can admire a wonderful view of the Old Town, facade of the National Museum and the university. The ship is comfortable and has 2 floors, covered and open. Champagne, cocktails and grilled meals are served to the music of an orchestra accompanying the cruise. |
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The Raclawice Panorama
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Wrocław is one of the few places in the world to posseses a relic of 19th-century popular culture: an enormous 120-metre-long and 15-metre-high painting. Various painting techniques were used in its execution, including a special type of perspective, and such special effects were added as artificial terrain, lighting, and a dark, spiral-shaped entrance passage. As a result, when viewing the Panorama we have the illusion of being in the midst of the represented events.
The Panorama was painted at the end of 1893 and the beginning of 1894 in Lwów (today’s Lviv) to commemorate the centenary of the Kościuszko Insurrection and the victory at the battle of Racławice on 4 April 1794. |
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Ksiaz Castle
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Ksiaz is situated in South-West Poland, very close to Walbrzych. The place to see in Ksiaz is its castle - the biggest in Silesia, and the third largest in Poland. Built between 1288 and 1291 by the Silesian Piast Prince Bolko I, it sits on a huge cape, surrounded on three sides by the dark valley of the Pelcznica River. In the early 16th century, the castle got into the hands of the Hochberg family, one of the richest families in Prussia. In 1718, it was remodelled and turned into a luxurious palace by Ernest Maksymilian Hochberg. The Ksiaz Castle remained in the hands of the Hochbergs for centuries until the year 1941, when it was confiscated by the Nazis who intended to use it as Hitler's headquarters. Although the castle was destroyed by the Soviet army in World War II, it may now be enjoyed in its old shape thanks to many years of renovation works. Tourists can visit the castle’s rich interiors and its famous terraced gardens. |
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