5D Extreme

weitere 5D Cinema is the place where the film takes the viewer all the senses. 3D image and digital surround sound is today not enough, it's time for new experiences. 5D Cinema Extreme is an example of the current state of the art forms of entertainment in our country that we can confidently call it the future of entertainment.[Cinemas]

Abrams' Tower Restaurant

weitere Abrams' Tower is a multi-ethnic creation of California media artist, Frederick Abrams. It is rated among the top restaurants in Wroclaw by numerous tourist guides for offering some of the only "authentically" conceived Mexican dishes in Poland as well a the only Thai food in the city. Among those giving it high marks are "A Rough Guide to Poland," Frommers Guide to Eastern Europe" an the "In Your Pocket" guide to Wroclaw.


[International]

Archbishop's Palace

weitere Archbishop's Palace is located at Katedralna Street. At the beginning of the 12th century, this was a two-storey late-Romanesque bishop’s residence with a rectangular base and two rooms separated by a vestibule. Upstairs there was a larger hall (‘sala episcopalis’) and a chapel, one element of which has been preserved to this day: a granite portal in the shape of a pointed arch characteristic of the 1250s and 1260s. Over the years, the palace was expanded and reconstructed. What remains of it is a basement with a low ceiling supported by one pillar, probably dating back to the 14th century.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Archdiocesan Museum

weitere The Museum of the Archdiocese has existed since 1898. The museum collects, conservates and displays artistic and historical works of art. The exhibition includes sculpture, painting, textile art (14th – 19th century) and ancient relics: mummies, wedge alphabet plates, olive lamps etc.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Arka Dance Theatre

weitere Arka Dance Theatre was set up in 1999, started with a performance"Miedzy nami czlowiekami" presented in The Capitol Musical Theatre in Wroclaw. Dance Theatre Arka in Wroclaw results from Jacek Gebura and a group of people seeking for a kind of theatre where the leading means of expression is movement.[Operas & Theatres]

Arkady Wroclawskie

weitere Arkady Wroclawskie is a shopping centre located in the very heart of Wroclaw, at the end of Swidnicka Street, close to the city's main bus and train stations. It have some 30,000 sq meters of space, with 130 stores, a delicatessen, restaurants and a multiplex with 10 movie screens. There is also a multi-story garage for over 1,000 cars.[Shopping]

Arriving to Wroclaw by car

weitere If you plan to visit Wroclaw by car, please remember about having you driving license and car’s registration documents with you. Foreign driving licenses are valid in Poland. Travelling on Polish roads is free, except just a few short ways. It is all because of lack of motorways, freeways and fast routes. One of the only major highways in the country, the A4 connects Wroclaw with Berlin (via Legnica) and Krakow (via Opole and Katowice).[Arriving Wroclaw]

Arriving to Wroclaw by plane

weitere The Mikolaj Kopernik airport is located about 12 km from the city centre. It is small and very easy to find your way in. This is a local airport servicing connections to many place. Right now, the sturdy old Wroclaw Nicolaus Copernicus Airport (in Polish Port Lotniczy im. Mikolaja Kopernika we Wroclawiu) does a fine job in ushering people in and out of the city. Just 13 km west of the city centre you will be through passport control and baggage claim in minutes. About cash we recommend using one of the ATMs.  You will also find press stores, an information desk (of sorts), a refreshment kiosk and a snack bar at the airport. There are also usually lots of friendly young volunteers in orange t-shirts running around ready to answer any questions you might have.[Arriving Wroclaw]

Arriving to Wroclaw by train

weitere Polish rail network is pretty well developed and Wroclaw is important point. In anticipation of the 2012 European Football Championships Wroclaw's main train station is presently undergoing major renovation works on the entire building, including the interior, exterior, tracks, platforms, facilities and even the area surrounding the train station. Works are not scheduled to be complete until 2012. To deal with this, the city, instead of approaching the work in sections, has essentially shut off access to 90% of the station complex and set up a temporary station building at 10/12 Sucha Street, on the eastern side of the main station complex.[Arriving Wroclaw]

Awangarda - BWA Wroclaw

weitere Awangarda is the biggest BWA gallery in Wroclaw. Its aim is to show and to make popular artists' current activities with the background of cultural problems. Awangarda presents classics of Polish contemporary art, thematic shows of domestic and European art, borders of visual art, theatre and film, performance and music.[Museums & Galleries]

Bernardine Church and Monastery – Museum of Architecture

weitere A 16th-century former Bernardine church and monastery contains the Museum of Architecture. The inherent problem with any museum of architecture is that you can't really exhibit architecture. Anyway this is a decent enough place with a permanent collection of stained glass windows and stoves, and temporary exhibitions in both architecture and photography, which are more often than not worth popping in for.[Old Town]

Botanical Garden in Wroclaw

weitere The Botanical Garden was established in 1811 as a research institute of Wroclaw University. It ranks among the oldest university institutions of that type in Poland. Located in the area of the city’s fortifications and its oldest district, i.e. Ostrow Tumski, nearby monumental Gothic churches, the Garden is a centre of recreation for the inhabitants of Wroclaw and an attraction for the visitors to the city.[Sport & Leisure]

BWA Awangarda

weitere Measuring in at a whopping 1000m squared, Awangarda is the biggest of the BWA galleries, a triumvirate of spaces dedicated to contemporary art (the other three being the Glass and Ceramics Gallery, Studio BWA and the Design Gallery).[Old Town]

BWA Wroclaw – Galleries of Contemporary Art

weitere BWA Wroclaw is a cultural institution financed by the city of Wroclaw. Its main activity focuses on organising and presenting contemporary art exhibitions. It also shows interest in interaction between art and other areas of life as well as in search for the meaning of art in the social context.[Museums & Galleries]

Cafe Manana

weitere Walking into Manana is like walking into another world. First there is the pleasant calm of the reclusive courtyard, decorated with sunny photos of the Mediterranean and then, as you make your way upstairs, there is the contrasting bustle of the bar area, where your senses are assaulted by a plethora of colour and a barrage of funky sounds - creating an atmosphere so vivid that it is almost tangible.[Pubs & Cafes]

Capitol Music Theatre

weitere The Capitol Musical Theatre has been enriching Wroclaw's cultural life for many years with concerts, variety shows and musicals. Colourful inspirations of world class performances, such as “Fiddler on the Roof”, became part of the artistic landscape of the city.[Operas & Theatres]

Cathedral of St John the Baptist

weitere St John the Baptist Cathedral is one of the most valuable monuments of Wroclaw’s church architecture. This was probably the first cathedral erected in the times of King Boleslaus the Brave, when a bishopric was established in Wroclaw in the year 1000. It was built of stone laid in lime mortar. The second cathedral, partly destroyed after the death of Mieszko II in 1034, was rebuilt under Bishop Jerome (1051–1062). Bishop Walter of Malonne began the construction of a new cathedral (1149–1169), which was completed by his successor, Bishop Zyroslaus II (1170–1198).[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Cathedral of St Mary Magdalene

weitere The great Gothic Cathedral of St Mary Magdalene (Katedra Sw. Marii Magdaleny) was erected between about 1330 and the mid-15th century, incorporating the walls of a 13th-century church that had previously stood in the site. Cathedral of St Mary Magdalene is located between Szewska and Laciarska street, close to the central market square.[Old Town]

Centennial House

weitere The Centennial Hall (Jahrhunderhalle) is situated in the Exhibition Grounds, on the edge of the largest park in Wroclaw, Szczytnicki Park. Constructed in 1913 by architect Max Berg, the renowned Modernist architect, the Centennial Hall has gained the reputation of Wroclaw's major symbol. This monumental reinforced concrete structure was designed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig.[Around Central Wroclaw]

Chaiyo Thai Massage Centre

weitere Authentic Thai massages: improve blood and limphatic circulation, release physical and mental tension, strengthen the immune system, improve flexibility of joints and remove toxins. Performed solely by highly qualified Thai masseuses trained at Wat Pho Temple in Bangkok.[Sport & Leisure]

Church of Saints Wenceslas, Stanislaw and Dorothy

weitere The massive Gothic affair located just south of the Old Town is the Franciscan Church of SS Stanislaw, Wenceslas and Dorothy, founded in 1351 to commemorate the meeting between Polish King Kazimierz III Wielki (Casimir III the Great) and his Bohemian counterpart, Charles IV, at which they agreed to leave Silesia in Bohemia’s hands.[Old Town]

Church of St Elizabeth

weitere The Church of St Elizabeth is one of two Gothic churches that are found near Market Square in the center of Wroclaw, the other being St. Mary Magdalenes Church. There has been a church on this same position since the 1100's, however due to a number of unfortunate events, the church has been destroyed and rebuilt or renovated a number of times.[Old Town]

Church of St Martin

weitere The small Gothic saint Martin church is the only remaining part of the oldest Piast's castle in Wroclaw (The Silesian Piasts were the oldest line of the Piast dynasty that gave Poland its first kings). It was created in 80's of the XIII century surely as a church of the monastic foundation of Henry Probus (that is Right, the same who financed saint Cross and saint Bartholomew collegiate church) under the call of the Holiest Virgin Maria, and also a funeral chapel.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Church of St Mary on Piasek

weitere Piasek Island (Wyspa Piasek), literally translated Sand Island, has been a religious centre since the 12th century and is dominated by the Church of St Mary on Piasek. The church was constructed for canons regular in the second half of the 14th century on the site of a 12th century Romanesque building whose tympanum is built into the wall over the sacristy in the south aisle.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Church of the Holy Cross

weitere Church of the Holy Cross was the first two-storey church built in Silesia and one of only a handful in Europe. It was founded by Duke Henry the Righteous to commemorate the end of his long dispute with Bishop Thomas II (1270–1292) and was to serve as a sanctuary where masses would be said for the souls of the deceased members of the dynasty.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Cinema City

weitere Cinema City International is the largest multiplex cinema theatre operator in Central and Eastern Europe. Company is based in Israel. This modern network operates many cinemas across Poland including of course Wroclaw.[Cinemas]

Club 54

weitere Club 54 was established in 2001 and immediately became one of the most significant clubs in Wroclaw. Situated on the market square became the popular meeting place for students who always were an important part of our regulars.
[NightClubs]

Coffee Heaven

weitere Nicely located on the top of Swidnicka Street, you can sit outside on the street and watch the world go by in the summer, or retreat into the comfortably interior of this two-tiered cafe during the rest of the year.[Pubs & Cafes]

Czeski Film Pub

weitere You'll find this cosy spot just west of the Main Market Square. The cavernous Czeski Film Pub (Czech Film Pub) is exactly the kind of place where you could imagine old school Czech film directors hanging out in.[Pubs & Cafes]

Design - BWA Wroclaw

weitere Design is placed right in the city centre. We act as 'a city carpet', walking beyond the physical space of the gallery. Into the city, into the country and far away. The gallery's new offer is 'expanded' design, critical towards culture of an object.[Museums & Galleries]

Dom Handlowy Feniks

weitere Dom Handlowy Feniks (Phoenix Department Store) is located  between the eastern side of the market square and the Szewska Street. When it opened in 1904, Feniks was the largest department store in Wroclaw and the grandest. In 1929, the original art nouveau facade facing the market square was given a simpler, modernist look. The huge glazing above the main entrance was replaced with more conventional window rows. The large glass globe on the main tower at the corner of Szewska Street and Kurzy Targ which had been damaged by lightning, was also removed.[Shopping]

East Park

weitere Stretching over 30 hectares of land at the fork of the river Olawa with an entrance in Krakowska Street, the park, designed by R. Konwiarz in the early 1920s, is one of the newest in Wroclaw. It's close vicinity to the Olawa is responsible for its natural character, the old trees and meadows were retained with careful attention to the groupings of trees and shrubs.[Parks in Wroclaw]

Eating Out in Wroclaw

weitere Wroclaw has more than 300 restaurants, pubs and cafes, and visitors should have no problem finding a good restaurant serving Polish, Italian, French or Oriental cuisine. Poles are very passionate about their food. In addition to a great appetite for merriment, Polish men and women love to eat well. Wroclaw won't disappoint even the most finicky of tastes. From the dirt cheap to the glitzy and glamorous and spanning the culinary globe, you'll find it all in Wroclaw. Wroclaw has a splendid range of restaurants for dining out, so we're sure you'll find something to your taste.[Practical Tips]

Era New Horizons

weitere International Film Festival Era New Horizons is a festival that is dominated by unconventional cinema, tough, independent, artistic, evoking emotions and stormy discussions, avoiding the viewer indifferent.[Concerts & Festivals]

Eter Club

weitere As one of the biggest and most modern clubs in Poland, Eter certainly doesn't disappoint. One of central Wroclaw's legendary cellar spaces has been converted into this sleek, two-floor clubbing temple equipped with top-class lighting and sound system.[NightClubs]

Ethnographic Museum

weitere It is ethnography's responsibility to revive cultural trends which best reflect social processes along with regional and ethnic differences. At the same time ethnography plays essential role in the territories marked with people's relocations and consequently with serious clash of cultures and traditions. Lower Silesia by all means should be treated as such.[Museums & Galleries]

Forum Musicum

weitere Forum Musicum is a recurring cultural event, taking place in Wroclaw since 2003, is a music festival the past centuries, performed on period instruments and using the historical performance practice. Forum festival - celebration of music is the meeting place of a select group of public artists from the Polish and the world.[Concerts & Festivals]

Fountain Wroclaw

weitere “The Wroclaw Fountain at Pergola” offers a multimedia spectacle affecting several senses. Water jets 40 meters up creating a screen of seven hundred square meters, on which colored animations are displayed, accompanied by music and natural sounds of splash and patter.[Sport & Leisure]

Galeria Dominikanska

weitere The Galeria Dominikanska is Wroclaw's most famous shopping mall, and easily located just five minutes east of the Rynek next to the towering Mercure Panorama Hotel. As with all modern shopping malls expect a vast complex of commerce with plenty of Western brands (and local ones too), a seemingly endless network of elevators and escalators, and somewhere to grab some nosh. If you're after retail therapy Galeria Dominikanska is the place for you.[Shopping]

Geography of Wroclaw

weitere Wroclaw in Poland is the capital of the Dolnoslaskie province. The city was formerly called Breslau. It is on the Oder River, about 180 miles (290 km) southwest of Warsaw, in Upper Silesia, a region rich in coal and other minerals. Wroclaw is a river port, a railway center, and a major industrial city. It is also a trading center for the surrounding agricultural area. Processed foods, textiles, machinery, and railway cars are produced in the city. Wroclaw has a university established in 1811.[Background]

Geology Museum

weitere Geological Museum of the Geology Institute of the Wroclaw University has existed since 1866. The museum collects and protects geological and paleontologic collections. It has both paleozoological and paleobothanical items.[Museums & Galleries]

Glass and Ceramics - BWA Wroclaw

weitere Glass and Ceramics (Szklo I Ceramika) is a minimal space presenting glass and ceramic works, unique objects, designs, installations made by contemporary artists with the innovative use of both materials.[Museums & Galleries]

Graciarnia Pub

weitere The Wroclaw Life team are seriously excited about the opening of this idiosyncratic new watering hole on the Kazimierza Wielkiego. With the mysterious name 'Graciarnia' (roughly translated as 'storeroom') and a mission statement that includes recreating Wroclaw's glory days, something interesting is definitely afoot.[Pubs & Cafes]

Gross Rosen

weitere Gross Rosen was a German concentration camp, located in Gross-Rosen in Lower Silesia - now Rogoznica. It was located directly on the rail line between Jawor and Strzegom. Gross Rosen was a German concentration camp set up in 1940 and became an independent camp on May 1, 1941. Its prisoners were destined for hard work in the local granite quarry which belonged to the SS DEST firm. In October 1941 the SS transferred about 3,000 Soviet POWs to Gross-Rosen for execution by shooting.
[Outside Wroclaw]

Grunwaldzki Bridge

weitere The Grunwaldzki Bridge was built in the central section of Wroclaw, in the years between 1908-1910. Its two spires embrace both banks of the Odra River. The bridge was built to connect the central part of the city with the planned developments in the northeast. It was first called the Emperor’s Bridge, then later the Freedom Bridge.[Around Central Wroclaw]

Helios

weitere Helios Movie Centre is a multiplex cinema operator in Poland. The first cinema was opened at 1993.[Cinemas]

Henrykow

weitere The small town of Henrykow is known for its Cistercian church, founded in 1227 by henryk the Bearded. A series of allotments surrounding the abbey separate the church and monastery from the street, so that access to the church is by way of a series gates.
[Outside Wroclaw]

Historical Museum in the Royal Palace

weitere The Royal Palace, former residence of Prussian kings, is an exceptional place, the largest museum projects in the postwar history of Wroclaw. Thanks to thorough modernization, he became a modern exhibition center of the City Museum in Wroclaw, and the seat of his branch of the Historical Museum.[Museums & Galleries]

History of Wroclaw

weitere The origins of Wroclaw are associated with the settlement, which has grown up in a convenient spot for crossing the Oder, on the crossroads of important and old routes that run from southern Europe to the north, towards the Baltic Sea and from the west, east, in the Black Sea region. In the first half of the tenth century in Silesia came under the dominion of the Czech state and the settlement, then probably border area of a city received the name of the Bohemian duke Vratislav. In the last decade of the tenth century Silesia became part of the Polish state.[Background]

Impart Centre of Arts

weitere Established in 1970, Impart has played a vital role in Wroclaw's cultural development ever since. A bastion of the arts in all their forms, the Impart Centre regularly hosts theatre, cabaret, music and other artistic performances in its two auditoriums with acts ranging from the popular to the obscure.[Operas & Theatres]

International Comedy Festival WROCEK

weitere Wrocek is the only such festival in the country and one of the few in Europe. The whole formed by a few people who have put in him all his heart. International Comedy Festival Wrocek is unique because everyone here, regardless of age, gender and education, something for everyone.[Concerts & Festivals]

International Theatre Festival Dialog – Wroclaw

weitere Festival has not only serve the exchange of experiences, but try to diagnose the most interesting and controversial theatrical phenomena in Europe today. The participants of the festival can be teams from all countries of Europe, in the case of Russia - including all of its territory in Asia.[Concerts & Festivals]

Japanese Garden

weitere The Japanese Garden – Ogrod Japonski, is located in Szczytnicki Park close to Centenary Hall on Mickiewicza Street. It is one of few traces of the World Exhibition in 1913 that remain in the park. Prepared and set up by a most notable Japan connoisseur and enthusiast, count Fritz von Hochberg, together with Japanese gardener Mankichi Arai, it was a jewel of the exhibition. However, many of the Japanese-style details were borrowed for the time of the exhibition and have since been removed.[Sport & Leisure]

Kalaczakra Gallery & Coffee

weitere Spending any time in a bustling city like Wroclaw can be draining in more ways than one. Luckily now we have Kalaczakra, the perfect oasis after a long day. Inspired by the culture of eastern Asia and particularly Tibetan Buddhism, the creators of Kalaczakra have created a gallery, cafe, and spiritual haven.[Pubs & Cafes]

Kameleon Store

weitere The Kameleon Store (Dom Handlowy Kameleon) is an unusual building on the corner of Szewska Street and Olawska Street. It's semicircular bay, formed of rows of windows, just out dramatically. It was built by the German architect Erich Mendelsohn as a retail store for Rudolf Petersdorf in 1927-1928.[Shopping]

Kamieniec Zabkowicki

weitere The small town of Kamieniec Zabkowicki is dominated by the 14th – century Gothic church and Baroque monastery of its Cistercian abbey, which was founded in 1272.There is also a Neo-Gothic castle, perched on a hill but well worth the effort of a climb to visit.
 [Outside Wroclaw]

Karczma Lwowska Restaurant

weitere Karczma Lwowska restaurant located in the very heart of the city market square makes an ideal place for meeting with friends and business associates as well as for holding banquets and social events.

[Polish]

Klodzko

weitere Klodzko is a district town on the Nysa Klodzka in the middle of the Klodzko Basin, 88 kilometres south of Wroclaw. It is one of the most precious historic urban complexes in Silesia. Klodzko is the main commercial centre as well as an important transport and tourist node for the area. For its historical monuments it is sometimes referred to as "Little Prague". Klodzko has the perfect communication position, centrally in the Valley of Klodzko, in the neighbourhood of well-known health resorts, excursion terrains, touristic attractionsand the Polish-Czech borderland.[Outside Wroclaw]

Klodzko Valley

weitere The Klodzko Valley (Kotlina Klodzka) is the largest mountain valley in the Sudety (about 500 km2). It spreads out along the downstream flow of the Nysa Klodzka and the lower parts of its branches – the Scinawka and Bystrzyca Dusznicka. It is bordered by the Gorna Nysa Gorge, the Table Mountains to the south-west, the Wlodzickie Hills (Wzgorza Wlodzickie) from the west, the Bardzkie Mountains from the north, the Zlote Mountains (Gory Zlote) from the east, and the Krowiarek Ridge (Grzbiet Krowiarek) including the Snieznik Massif, from the south-east.[Outside Wroclaw]

Ksiaz

weitere Ksiaz is a castle situated in the Pelcznica River bend, from 1973 within the city boundaries of Walbrzych, about 6 kilometres north of the city centre. Ksiaz Castle is the biggest in Lower Silesia, the third biggest in Poland after Malbork and Wawel and it is one of the biggest castles in Europe and is also known as the Pearl of Lower Silesia. Ksiaz castle company was established in 1991. Its founder and sole proprietor is the District of Walbrzych.[Outside Wroclaw]

Likus Concept Store

weitere The Wroclaw branch of the Likus Concept Store is to be found in the traditional shopping arcade of the Hotel Monopol. Located in the centre of the city, on the corner of Swidnicka Street and Modrzejewska Street, it is not far from the Wroclaw opera and the branch of the Polish Theatre in Wroclaw. The building which houses the Likus Concept Store has become one of the most interesting places in the heart of Wroclaw – the neo-baroque Hotel Monopol, dating from 1892. At the turn of the 19th century it was arguably the most luxurious hotel in Europe, playing host to Pablo Picasso, Mikhail Sholokhov, Jan Kiepura and Marlene Dietrich.[Shopping]

Lothus Restaurant

weitere Lothus continues its tradition of serving oriental cuisine dishes, which is related with this place since many years. The history and brand of former Saigon Restaurant obliges to treat guests to the best dishes prepared according to original recipes.
 
[Asian]

Lower Silesian Science Festival

weitere Lower Silesian Science Festival is an annual event of popular science is organized by universities and research institutes in Wroclaw. The aim of the festival is to spread and promote science and society closer to problems that it solves. The festival is to convince the public that knowledge is an essential instrument for shaping the region and that the level of knowledge-based society will determine our place in the European Union.[Concerts & Festivals]

Lykend Club

weitere Located in the basement of the Podwale shopping centre, Lykend is an excellent alternative to the omni-present techno-oriented music clubs which dot the Polish landscape. Here you can enjoy the smooth sounds of reggae, folk music, shanty, jazz and sung poetry.[NightClubs]

Magnolia Park

weitere Opened in October 2007, Magnolia Park can be easily interpreted as a symbol of Wroclaw's rocket blast into the 21st century. Situated close to the city centre and covering over 240,000 square meters Wroclaw's biggest retail complex features designer stores Peek & Cloppenburg, Tatuum, Camaieau, EMPiK, iSpot (the Apple computers shop) and electronics giant Saturn.[Shopping]

Main Market Square

weitere Wroclaw's Main Market Square is the second-largest in Poland, after that in Krakow. It is a medieval market square, now the heart of a pedestrian zone. The square is rectangular with the dimensions 205 x 175m. In the centre stand the town hall and a group of buildings separated by alleys. The buildings around the square are built according to different styles: the middle part of the ring is occupied by a block of buildings consisting of the Town Hall, the New City Hall as well as numerous citizens' houses.[Old Town]

Maria Magdalena Restaurant

weitere Could a good host not provide tasty food? In the air-conditioned Maria Magdalena restaurant our guest can taste many Polish and European dishes, meet over a light breakfast, lunch or a tasty dinner and choose from a wide range of wines and coffees served in many ways. Warm colours of the cosy, homelike interior of the restaurant with a tiled stove emphasise pleasures of every meal. 


[International]

Matchpoint Tennis & Sports Club

weitere Matchpoint is a modern sports center with eight tennis courts, covered in up to 5. It is also the only center court in Poland, which for playing comfort and health of Rebound Ace surface applied the Grand Slam with an additional protective layer. This means that all players, especially juniors and seniors will feel less stress on muscles, joints and lower spine than other hard surfaces.[Sport & Leisure]

May of Early Music

weitere The festival takes place since 1992, is a project of great achievements. The idea behind the festival is to present music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque instruments on the copies of previous epochs and using ancient techniques of enforcement.[Concerts & Festivals]

Metropolis Club

weitere A riotous den of hedonism, Metropolis houses two insanely raucous dancefloors: one on the groundfloor blasting out techno and industrial sounds to a wild young crowd, and one downstairs in the heaving piano bar, laying down club classics to the beer-monsters.[NightClubs]

Military Museum

weitere Wroclaw Arsenal, (also known as Mikolajski because of its proximity to the Mikolajska Gate), is one of the most appealing pieces of Wroclaw's urban architecture. Its raw exterior is quite deceptive - upon entering the building the interior captivates one with its unique carpentry constructions and the yard is further enhanced with addition of two turrets.[Museums & Galleries]

Mill Bridge – Mlynski Bridge

weitere Like the Sand Bridge, the Mill Bridge was first mentioned in 1149. It linked Olbin with Cathedral Island and was once much wider than it is today. At first it was called St. Vincent’s, being situated near the abbey in Olbin. In the 16th century, what today is one bridge actually consisted of three bridges collectively known as the ‘Long Bridges’.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Mineralogy Museum

weitere The Mineralogy Museum has existed since 1812. The museum collects and exhibits minerals, precious stones, gems and meteorites.[Museums & Galleries]

Money exchanging/banks in Wroclaw

weitere The currency unit in Poland is PLN called ZLOTY (zl) 1 PLN is into 100 GROSZ (gr). There are notes of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 zloty and coins of 1,2 and 5 zloty and 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 gr. There are many money exchange points in Wroclaw which can be used by travelers. Our advise is to avoid any exchanges in banks due to much worse rate of exchange – banks add very high commission on each transaction.[Practical Tips]

Multikino

weitere Multikino is one of the biggest networks of cinemas in Poland. It belongs to Polish company ITI Group which also operates on media market.[Cinemas]

Mundo 71 Music Club

weitere One of the many clubs tucked away in the Pasaz Niepolda passage behind Ruska street in the Old Town, Mundo 71 Music Club offers a quintessential Polish clubbing experience with a twist. Mundo 71 delivers on the best qualities of local clubs - a sleek, modern style in an ancient cellar space.[NightClubs]

Museum of Archeology

weitere The Museum of Archeology is 185 years old. It was established in 1815 initially with private and post-secular archeological collections. The founder of the museum was J.G.G. Busching, a man of outstanding merit in modern museum science including archival studies and librarian science.[Museums & Galleries]

Museum of Architecture

weitere The inherent problem with any museum of architecture is that you can't really exhibit architecture. Anyway this is a decent enough place with a permanent collection of stained glass windows and stoves, and temporary exhibitions in both architecture and photography, which are more often than not worth popping in for.[Museums & Galleries]

Museum of Cemetery Art

weitere The Old Jewish Cemetery is the only gravesite of the turn of the 19th and 20th century, which is still preserved in Wroclaw. It is also an inventive and unique composition of grave sculptures and smaller architectures, harmoniously coexisting with a properly maintained and carefully cultivated green.[Museums & Galleries]

Museum of City Art

weitere The Museum of City Art is located in the Town Hall of Wroclaw. The Town Hall is a unique monument of secular Gothic architecture which was built in stages from the end of the 13th century until the first half of the 16th century.[Museums & Galleries]

Museum of Man

weitere The Museum of Man was opened in 2002 in the building of Collegium Anthropologicum and is a joint venture of the Institute of Anthropology, Polish Academy of Sciences and the Department of Anthropology, the University of Wroclaw. The collection of the Museum of Man is open for public and is used for both research and education.[Museums & Galleries]

Museum of Metal Engraving Arts

weitere Museum was open in 1965 as a unique unit specialised in Metal engraving arts. Despite from collecting exhibits the museum produces its own medals. For 30 years of its existence it has created over 100 medal titles, designed by artists cooperating with the museum.[Museums & Galleries]

Museum of Natural History – Wroclaw University

weitere The Museum of Natural History, Wroclaw University, is the largest institution of this kind in Poland. It came into existence in 1814. Its collections comprise numerous unique specimens of extinct and rare species such as the Great Auk, Passenger Pigeon, Carolina Parakeet, Huia or Marsupial Wolf.[Museums & Galleries]

Museum of the Archdiocese

weitere The Museum of the Archdiocese has existed since 1898. The museum collects, conservates and displays artistic and historical works of art. The exhibition includes sculpture, painting, textile art (14th – 19th century) and ancient relics: mummies, wedge alphabet plates, olive lamps etc.[Museums & Galleries]

Natural History Museum – Wroclaw University

weitere The Museum of Natural History, Wroclaw University, is the largest institution of this kind in Poland. It came into existence in 1814. Its collections comprise numerous unique specimens of extinct and rare species such as the Great Auk, Passenger Pigeon, Carolina Parakeet, Huia or Marsupial Wolf.[Around Central Wroclaw]

Nightlife in Wroclaw

weitere It's difficult to mention Wroclaw and not go on to mention the word nightlife in the same breath. The city is quickly enhancing its already solid reputation as a party town and easily has enough pubs and clubs to cater for a city twice its size. Perhaps this isn't so surprising when you consider that this is a place revelling in its status as a boom town on the frontiers of New Europe, and that those with a share in the wealth seem as keen as any to "liquidize their assets" at the nearest watering-hole. On top of these hard-working professionals, for two thirds of the year Wroclaw is home to over 130,000 students.[Practical Tips]

Novocaina Club

weitere Novocaina Club is the most exclusive music club in Wroclaw. It is situated in the basement of Novocaina Restaurant and it delights with ultramodern design, first flair-bar in Poland and perfect mixture of Funky House, Vocal House and Disco House & Electro. Novocaina Club is a music club of a new generation.[NightClubs]

Novocaina Restaurant

weitere Novocaina Restaurant was established to enable people to celebrate the tastes. They do believe that the very best tastes are based on work of people full of passion. Novocaina Restaurant means allegiance to culinary tradition but also the openness to new solutions and new people.[Italian]

Nowowiejski Park

weitere It was established in the years 1896–1908 in the old district of Olbin, between today’s Nowowiejska Street and Prusa Street. It covers an area of eight hectares and is located around a pond that was formed in the 19th century, after one of the arms of the river Odra that flowed from the east was filled in. Initially there were two ponds, but the smaller, western one was filled in.[Parks in Wroclaw]

Nysa

weitere Nysa used to be called the “Silesian Rome” or “Silesian Athens”. It was one of the best-known and the most important Polish towns. Its name appears in Hartmann Schedl's “World Chronicles” just after those of Krakow and Wroclaw. For almost 500 years of its history Nysa was the capital of the bishop's principality, due to which it flourished economically and culturally, despite diverse historical adversities such as invasions and fires.[Outside Wroclaw]

Old Jewish Cemetery

weitere The Old Jewish Cemetery is the only gravesite of the turn of the 19th and 20th century, which is still preserved in Wroclaw. It is also an inventive and unique composition of grave sculptures and smaller architectures, harmoniously coexisting with a properly maintained and carefully cultivated green.[Around Central Wroclaw]

Ostrow Tumski

weitere Ostrow Tumski is the oldest part of the city of Wroclaw. It was formerly an island between branches of the Oder River. Archaeological excavations have shown that the western part of Ostrow Tumski, between the Church of St. Martin and the Holy Cross, was the first to be inhabited. The first, wooden church (St. Martin), dating from the 9th century, was surrounded by defensive walls built on the banks of the river. The island had approximately 1,500 inhabitants at that time.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Otmuchow

weitere Otmuchow is a town in Nysa County in Opole Voivodeship with 5,317 inhabitants. Otmuchow has a picturesque setting between two lakes, Lake Glebinowskie and Lake Otmuchowskie. In spring and summer the town is filled with flowers, partly as the result of the spring flower festival that is held here.[Outside Wroclaw]

Paczkow

weitere The Paczkow commune is located in the south-west part of the Opole Voivodship , in the Nysa district, on the very well-known Sudeten Route from Nysa to Klodzko, which is an integral part of the road connecting Silesia and Lesser Poland with the „touristic treasure trove“ of Lower Silesia – the Klodzka Basin. This unique picturesque area is characterized by interesting cultural monuments and many natural resources, inter alia by a diversified region, neighbourhood to the three reservoirs (Otmuchowski Lake, Nysa Lake and Paczkow Reservoir) as well as the aforementioned nearness to the Klodzka region and the Sudeten.[Outside Wroclaw]

Panorama of the Battle of Raclawice

weitere Panorama of the Battle of Raclawice in Wroclaw, an impressive relic of 19th-century century mass culture, is one of only few examples of this genre preserved in Europe. The large painting (15x114m) 'transfers' the viewer into an altogether different time, a reality of its own, by artfully combining painterly devices (special kind of perspective) and technical effects (lighting, artificial terrain, dark and usually tortuous passage to the viewing platform).[Museums & Galleries]

Panorama of the Battle of Raclawice

weitere Panorama of the Battle of Raclawice in Wroclaw, an impressive relic of 19th-century century mass culture, is one of only few examples of this genre preserved in Europe. The large painting (15x114m) 'transfers' the viewer into an altogether different time, a reality of its own, by artfully combining painterly devices (special kind of perspective) and technical effects (lighting, artificial terrain, dark and usually tortuous passage to the viewing platform).[Around the Old Town]

Pasaz Grunwaldzki

weitere Make a pilgrimage east of Ostrow Tumski's cathedral island and you'll find another place of worship - this modern retail temple with more than 200 shops over four floors. What was once one of Wroclaw's most prosperous areas, Plac Grunwaldzki, was almost completely destroyed during World War II and since then has struggled to retain its former glory. However, with the arrival of the 21st century shopping centre, Pasaz Grunwaldzki, the district is well on its way to greatness again.[Shopping]

Pastelowa Restaurant

weitere Welcome to the Pastelowa
The Pastelowa is known both to the locals and to tourists primarily for its delicious crêpes that come in an incredible range of flavours, from traditional Polish ones with sweet cottage cheese and fruit to sophisticated savoury ones with sirloin and garlic.
[International]

PIF State Film Institution – Odra Film

weitere It is an institution financed with Lower Silesia Voivodship budget, that publishes feature films, organises festivals and cinema premieres, as well as Gdynia festival replica – ”The Most Modern Polish Cinema”, and initiated the ”Wroclaw Film Spring” festival in April.[Cinemas]

Platon Art Gallery

weitere Platon Art Gallery is situated in a stylish, neo-Gothic building in Krupnicza street in Wroclaw, which is also the seat of Platon Legal Centre. The entire facility is located in the Four Temples District, a prestigious location for local culture and art.[Museums & Galleries]

Pod Złotym Kotem Restaurant

weitere Welcome to the Pod Złotym Kotem

In the pleasant, stylish interiors furnished with dark cabinets full of knick-knacks, you can indulge your palate with the finest traditional Polish specialties and the best of European cuisine. It’s an excellent place for a business lunch, a small function, or a romantic evening with a special someone.

[International]

Police and Safety

weitere Wroclaw, like most cities of Poland, is a very safe city but you should exercise the usual caution and keep guard of your valuables especially around crowded places or places popular with tourists like the main train station or the town square (Rynek). It is still wise to stay cautions in the tourist centre and even more cautions while staying outside the Old Town area, but generally Wroclaw can be classified as a very safe city.[Practical Tips]

Polish Theatre in Wroclaw

weitere The Polish Theatre is one of the most intriguing places on Wroclaw’s cultural stage. It is located in the city centre, close to the railway and bus stations, as well as many hotels. The large foyer areas, on each of the theatre’s three floors, may be freely arranged.[Operas & Theatres]

Post and Telecommunications Museum

weitere The Post and Telecommunications Museum, financed with the budget of Lower Silesia Voivodship Government, has existed since 1956. It carries out exhibitory and educational activity.[Museums & Galleries]

Prices in Wroclaw

weitere Living in Poland is no longer as cheap as it used to be since the market economy has come to be effective. Poland was in the 80's a hyperinflation country but now annual inflation rate has fallen below 10 %. The national currency, the zloty (PLN) has consequently become quite stable. Compared to most western European countries, food in Wroclaw is rather cheap. Nevertheless  Wroclaw is the one of the most expensive city in Poland, but isn't as expensive as Warsaw or Krakow.[Practical Tips]

Pub Pod Zielonym Kogutem

weitere Catering to a more sophisticated (21+) yet still fun-loving crowd is Pod Zielonym Kogutem - Under the Green Rooster. With two floors and two bars, this comfortable and easy-going pub has plenty of space for all your friends.[Pubs & Cafes]

Ragtime Cafe

weitere Restaurant Ragtime Cafe has prepared an original menu of European and Polish cuisine especially for you. You will find delicious meals for lunch and dinner, tasty drinks and aromatic coffees. Ragtime Cafe guarantees that you will remember the visit in their restaurant for a long time.[Pubs & Cafes]

Renoma

weitere Renoma, formerly named Powszechny Dom Towarowy Renoma, is the biggest as well as the most high-end department store in Wroclaw, located in the historical centre of the city, in Swidnicka Street, connecting the Market Square with Pilsudskiego Street. Renoma has been recently restored and modernized for today's retail market.[Shopping]

Rope Park

weitere Rope Park on the island is a complex arboreal Opatowickiej things (bridges, overpasses nets, wooden platforms, etc.), suspended on steel ropes. The total length is about 1 km. Ropes fastened close to 100 different things that are sort of obstacle course at a height of 2 to 17 meters.[Sport & Leisure]

Royal Palace

weitere Royal Palace (The Wroclaw Palace), formerly the Palace of Prussian kings is currently the Wroclaw City Museum. The baroque building of The City Museum of Wroclaw was built in 1719. In those days it used to be lords and magnates residence. Over the centuries it was rebuilt many times. There were added some extensions such as south-west (later destroyed) and south.[Old Town]

Sand Bridge

weitere Sand Bridge (Piaskowy Bridge) first mentioned in 1149, is considered to be the oldest in Wroclaw. Its construction is probably related to the existence of the ‘amber trail’ running from the Adriatic, through Sand Island, to the Baltic. A landing-place used for rafting timber, originally situated on Cathedral Island, was moved to the left bank of the river Odra, right next to the bridge.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Schody Donikad

weitere Unlike many of the bars and clubs in Wroclaw, the stairs at Schody Donikad - "Stairs to Nowhere", don't lead down into a cellar, but up into a spacious, welcoming pub and live music venue. With its striped wallpaper, soft rugs, and dark wooden furniture, Schody Donikad comes across as an expanded living room and is a welcome change from the cold, hard corners of modern clubland.[Pubs & Cafes]

Slowacki Park

weitere This park was established on the edges of what used to be the New Town, and embraced a section of the city walls that had been pulled down. The current borders of the park are defined by Slowackiego Avenue, Modrzewskiego Street, Powstancow Warszawy Square, and the river Odra. The oldest part of the park is located east of the former Bernardine Monastery.[Parks in Wroclaw]

South Park

weitere It is smaller than Szczytnicki Park, and its range of tree species is not as wide, yet it is as frequently visited by the people of Wroclaw. The park was founded by the landowner Julius Schottlander as a gift for the city and set up in the years 1882–1890.[Parks in Wroclaw]

Spa & Wellness in Platinum Palace

weitere The unusual location of hotel Platinum Palace in the vicinity of an aged park has been taken advantage of while designing the wellness section. The place enhances the contact with nature, the ability to calm down and unwind freely. Time spent here is a dream come true. It allows you to find balance in your body, mind and soul.[Sport & Leisure]

SPA Center in Wroclaw

weitere SPA Center in Wroclaw is situated in the strict center of the town. SPA Center have at their disposal 3 swimming pools, full offer of therapeutic and rehabilitating service, they organize swimming courses for all groups of age and different level of ability and offer training in Fitness Club, including Aqua-aerobic.[Sport & Leisure]

Speedway Grand Prix

weitere Sports speedway in Poland has over 50 years of tradition. Wroclaw is one of the few cities in our country, where the discipline stands at the highest level of both sport and organization. Speedway competitions are played in Wroclaw's historic Olympic Stadium. Every year since 1995, with minor interruptions to Wroclaw attracts the best speedway riders of the world on the occasion organized by the Wroclaw Sports Association competitions Grand Prix - Individual Speedway World Championship on.[Concerts & Festivals]

Spice India Restaurant

weitere Spice India it's the first traditional Indian restaurant in Wroclaw, which offers you the original traditional dishes from the ages-long cuisine of India, prepared by experienced cooks from Northern India.

[India]

Sports Hall “Orbita”

weitere Wroclaw sports hall "Orbita" is one of the most modern sports and entertainment facilities in Europe, designed to organize: competitions (tournaments and matches) of international importance in many sports including volleyball, handball, basketball, ice hockey, indoor football, gymnastics and sports combat sports such as wrestling, judo and boxing and even sumo, concerts and arts events focusing even 5000 audience fairs, exhibitions, congresses and symposia.[Sport & Leisure]

Ster Century Cinema

weitere Ster Century was a cinema company in Ireland and the UK. There was one Ster Century cinema in Dublin, Ireland, and 6 in the UK.[Cinemas]

Studio - BWA Wroclaw

weitere Studio was a former workshop of BWA Wroclaw, for some time now it has been an independent presenting, organising, exhibiting and workshop unit. It is a place of a quick reaction to the artists, activists and theoreticians' needs.[Museums & Galleries]

Studio P-1

weitere Studio P-1 is a music club located in the center of beautiful, historic Wroclaw. Since its inception in 2000, Studio P-1 was constructed using the highest European  standards to bring you one of the most technologically advanced, modern nightclub in the world.[NightClubs]

Survival Review of Young Art in extreme conditions

weitere Review of Young Art in extreme conditions Survival is the only festival of this scale art in public space in Poland. The name is not accidental Review - SURVIVAL evokes associations with the art of survival. The project is carried out in areas that go beyond the traditional institutions of exhibition.
[Concerts & Festivals]

Swidnica

weitere Swidnica is a district town, 53 kilometres southwest of Wroclaw in the south-west Poland, in the Lower Silesia Voivodship. Swidnica is a town with over 800 years of history whose community has been shaped by people from different nations – and as a result representing different cultures, religions and customs. It is being recognized as one of the most valuable towns in the Lower Silesia.[Outside Wroclaw]

Szczytnicki Park

weitere As far back as the 18th century, Szczytnicki Forest was a popular leisure destination among the people of Wroclaw. In 1783, Prince Friedrich Ludwig Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen bought the park from the city authorities and converted it into the so-called Prince’s Garden, which was one of the first English-style parks established in continental Europe.[Parks in Wroclaw]

Teatr na Bruku

weitere Teatr na bruku is a private professional theatre company created in 1992 by Bogdan Michalewski (who graduated from the Theatre Academy in Wroclaw) and Marek Oliwa (who graduated from the Theatre Academy in Krakow).[Operas & Theatres]

Teatr Wspolczesny - Contemporary Theatre

weitere The Wroclaw Contemporary Theatre is appreciated for its clearly composed repertory, serious consideration for the audience and for its excellent troupe. The Wroclaw Contemporary Theatre has already gained its experience as an international congress organizer, also hosting many spectacular cultural and business events.[Operas & Theatres]

Tête-à-tête Restaurant

weitere Located on the ground floor, the tête-à-tête restaurant is famous for its exquisite menu of Polish and European cuisine. Remarkable cooking and excellent service make tête-à-tête a sought after place to dine, not only for hotel guests.

[International]

The Botanical Garden

weitere The Botanical Garden was established in 1811 as a research institute of Wroclaw University. It ranks among the oldest university institutions of that type in Poland. Located in the area of the city’s fortifications and its oldest district, i.e. Ostrow Tumski, nearby monumental Gothic churches, the Garden is a centre of recreation for the inhabitants of Wroclaw and an attraction for the visitors to the city.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

The Dwarfs of Wroclaw

weitere Maria Konopnicka, Polish writer for children and youth, was right when she wrote: “Whether you wish it or not, there are dwarfs in the world.” Take a stroll down the old city and you will notice, here and there, these strange little inhabitants straight from the world of fairy tales. Wroclaw residents are proud that it is there city where human-shy dwarfs have finally decided to come out from underground and show themselves to our human reality.[Old Town]

The Ethnographic Museum

weitere It is ethnography's responsibility to revive cultural trends which best reflect social processes along with regional and ethnic differences. At the same time ethnography plays essential role in the territories marked with people's relocations and consequently with serious clash of cultures and traditions. Lower Silesia by all means should be treated as such.[Around the Old Town]

The Geology and Mineralogy Museum

weitere Geological Museum of the Geology Institute of the Wroclaw University has existed since 1866. The museum collects and protects geological and paleontologic collections. It has both paleozoological and paleobothanical items.[Around Central Wroclaw]

The Japanese Garden

weitere The Japanese Garden – Ogrod Japonski, is located in Szczytnicki Park close to Centenary Hall on Mickiewicza Street. It is one of few traces of the World Exhibition in 1913 that remain in the park. Prepared and set up by a most notable Japan connoisseur and enthusiast, count Fritz von Hochberg, together with Japanese gardener Mankichi Arai, it was a jewel of the exhibition. However, many of the Japanese-style details were borrowed for the time of the exhibition and have since been removed.[Around Central Wroclaw]

The Kameleon Store

weitere The Kameleon Store (Dom Handlowy Kameleon) is an unusual building on the corner of Szewska Street and Olawska Street. It's semicircular bay, formed of rows of windows, just out dramatically. It was built by the German architect Erich Mendelsohn as a retail store for Rudolf Petersdorf in 1927-1928.[Old Town]

The Mutual Respect District

weitere The Four Temples District proves that Wroclaw is a truly multi-religious city. Within the radius of only a few hundred meters, you will find here churches that belong to four religious communities: Roman-Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical-Augsburg and Jewish.[Old Town]

The National Museum in Wroclaw

weitere The National Museum in Wroclaw occupies the building designed by an architect Karl Friedrich Endell and erected in 1883 – 1886. Museum was established on 28 March 1947 as the State Museum in process of organization, on 11 July 1948 it was officially inaugurated to the public.[Museums & Galleries]

The Royal Restaurant

weitere From the Wroclaw Market Square you can enter elegant interior of the Royal Restaurant, where our Chef offers you specialities of polish and international cuisine. [Polish]

The Salt Square and Old Butchers' Stalls

weitere The Salt Square (Plac Solny) dates back to the 13th century and its name comes from the salt stalls that used to to line the northern side of the square. Altogether there were 12 wooden sheds. Such formerly luxurious articles as honey, furs, caviar or tea were also traded there. The salt stalls ceased to operate altogether in 1815. Nowadays, the Salt Square is famous for its romantic atmosphere with flower girls trading till late night and lovers walking holding hands or sharing a long-embrace at the fountain.[Old Town]

The University of Wroclaw

weitere The University of Wroclaw was established by Jesuits in 1702 as the Leopoldina Academy. One of nine Polish universities, it is generally regarded today as the third, behind Warsaw and Cracow, most important institution of higher education in Poland.[Around the Old Town]

The WRO Art Center

weitere The WRO Art Center was opened in 2008 by the WRO Center for Media Art Foundation, an independent organization specializing in the areas where contemporary art and culture intersect with developing media. The WRO Art Center’s mission includes organizing exhibitions, screenings, lectures and workshops, and developing projects that encompass art, publishing, education and publicity – all in the realm of contemporary art.[Museums & Galleries]

The Wroclaw Fountain

weitere “The Wroclaw Fountain at Pergola” offers a multimedia spectacle affecting several senses. Water jets 40 meters up creating a screen of seven hundred square meters, on which colored animations are displayed, accompanied by music and natural sounds of splash and patter.[Around Central Wroclaw]

The Wroclaw Marathon

weitere The Wroclaw Marathon reflects a great history of running in Poland. Runners come to Wroclaw with delight and willingness to take part in the run. The origins of the marathon in Wroclaw go back to 1983, when for the first time 131 runners run the route from Sobotka to Wroclaw. It was 1st Slezan Marathon. Participants run this route for 10 years, next fifteen marathons took place in Wroclaw.[Concerts & Festivals]

The Wroclaw Philharmonic

weitere Lovers of classical music have probably already heard of the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra, which has been delighting audiences for over fifty years since the end of the Second World War. As well as entertaining the masses in its very own concert hall, the Orchestra is involved with a number special events, such as the 'Contemporary Polish Music Festival', the famous 'Wratislavia Cantans' and popular 'Philharmonic for the Young Festival'.[Around the Old Town]

The Wroclaw University Museum

weitere The Wroclaw University Museum has existed since 1992. It displays the history of the University since 1702 until now. The collection and exhibition include items related to history (furniture, equipment).[Museums & Galleries]

The Wroclaw ZOO

weitere Wroclaw Zoo was opened to the public July 10, 1865 year. Zoo has a rich tradition. It is here that the first born in the history of zoos, tapirs, and the gorilla pussi for many decades broke all records for longevity of artificial conditions. In the first decade of the twentieth century, enriched with a collection of rare animals, and ornamental plants, bringing to the zoo about 100 species.[Around Central Wroclaw]

Theatre of the Dolls

weitere Teatr Lalek (Theatre of the Dolls or Wroclaw Puppet Theatre) is best known by English speakers as The Wroclaw Puppet Theatre. It was established in 1946, principally as a childrens' entertainment theatre, which also toured the villages of Lower Silesia.[Operas & Theatres]

Time zone & holidays & opening hours in Wroclaw

weitere There are several national and church holidays in Poland: 1st January – New Year Easter Sunday & Monday – variable date 1st May – Labour Day 3rd May – Constitution Day Corpus Christi – variable date in June 15th August – Assumption of the Holy Mother of God 1st November – All Saints Day 11th November – Independence Day 25-26th December – Christmas.[Practical Tips]

Town Hall

weitere The emergence of the first Town Hall was associated with the site of Wroclaw in 1261 on the Magdeburg Law. Arose in the late thirteenth century Town Hall was the one-story building with cellars. Held annual meetings townspeople here, where the chosen eleven jurors and eight councilors. Benches and limited powers of the Council made the building every day was used for commercial purposes.[Old Town]

Tumski Bridge

weitere Tumski Bridge is a steel bridge over the north branch of the Oder river in Wroclaw. Constructed in 1889 it replaced an old wooden bridge to connect Ostrow Tumski and Wyspa Piaskowa. Until 1945, its name was Dombrucke.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

University Bridge

weitere This bridge was constructed around 1200 at the end of Wiezienna Street, and was initially used by travelers crossing the river. A written record from 1369 mentions a wooden bridge on this site consisting of two sections – a longer and a shorter one – that spanned the two arms of the Odra.[Around Central Wroclaw]

Visionica Prix – International Festival of Television Art

weitere International Festival of Television Art Visionica Prix is the first and only one in Poland this type of event, jointly organized by the City of Wroclaw and TVP SA, in collaboration with the television program ARTE and Telekanal Culture. The theme of the festival is the place of television in contemporary culture, society and space multidirectional communication from the Internet to mobile solutions.[Concerts & Festivals]

Water Park

weitere Wroclaw Water Park, is a relatively new facility, which opened on 11 February 2008. The object quickly became famous for silicate biggest Aquapark in Poland. And indeed it is not only huge but also extremely innovative and multi-purpose facility.[Around Central Wroclaw]

Weather/when to come to Wroclaw

weitere Best time of the year to visit Wroclaw is probably from May to September as there is a big chance of nice, warm and sunny weather in this period. During the summer however some occasional downpours happen but generally July is the warmest month.[Practical Tips]

West Park

weitere It is located within the Kozanow and Popowice districts, stretching along the river Odra and occupying 72 hectares. It is visited not only by the inhabitants of the nearby housing estates but also by people living in other sections of the town.[Parks in Wroclaw]

Wroclaw Guitar Festival

weitere Wroclaw Guitar Festival, held annually in autumn, is a real feast of guitar music. The main idea of the Festival is its original name - Guitar . It is the present possibility of joining the noble sound of the guitar sounds of other instruments.[Concerts & Festivals]

Wroclaw Mime Theatre

weitere Theatre specialists unanimously agree that the Wroclaw Mime Theatre played a major role in the development of mime art in the 20th century. The Wroclaw Mime Theatre has presented its productions on every continent except the Antarctic.[Operas & Theatres]

Wroclaw Racecourse – Partynice

weitere Wroclaw Race Course – Partynice is one of only three horse race courses in Poland. In addition to the courses in Sluzewiec (Warsaw) and Sopot, Wroclaw’s course (opened in 1907) builds on the tradition of race course organized in Poland during the interwar period.[Sport & Leisure]

Wroclaw Water Park

weitere Wroclaw Water Park, is a relatively new facility, which opened on 11 February 2008. The object quickly became famous for silicate biggest Aquapark in Poland. And indeed it is not only huge but also extremely innovative and multi-purpose facility.[Sport & Leisure]

Wroclaw ZOO

weitere Wroclaw Zoo was opened to the public July 10, 1865 year. Zoo has a rich tradition. It is here that the first born in the history of zoos, tapirs, and the gorilla pussi for many decades broke all records for longevity of artificial conditions. In the first decade of the twentieth century, enriched with a collection of rare animals, and ornamental plants, bringing to the zoo about 100 species.[Sport & Leisure]

Wroclaw's Islands

weitere Wroclaw's islands, bathed by the River Odra, are peaceful places for a stroll away from the bustle of the city. Along with the hundred and twenty bridges, Wroclaw's twelve or so islands are part of the equation which add up to the city's 'Venice of Poland' title. Whereas this small handful of islands hardly boast the appeal of a sun-soaked Greek Archipelago, there's no denying that these little fellas lend an additional charm to an already picturesque city.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Wroclaw's Opera House

weitere The Opera in Wroclaw has a tradition dating back to the first half of 17th century. An impressive neoclassical portico adorns the front of Wroclaw's Opera House, which is a testament to the city's cultural importance both today and in its previous incarnation as the German town of Breslau. Indeed it was under German jurisdiction that Carl Ferdinand Langhans drew up the blueprints of this bastion of the arts, completed in 1841.[Old Town]