Poznan Poland

Poznan (Poznań) is a city on the Warta River in western Poland, located halfway between Berlin and Warsaw. As a key city in the Kingdom of Poland, it grew into a major trade and commercial centre. Main attractions include the Old Market Square and St. Peter and Paul Cathedral.

Main Landmarks

• Old Market Square (Stary Rynek) – Renaissance townhouses and Merchants' houses – map
• Poznan Town Hall (Ratusz) – Renaissance building with the Poznan History Museum and daily noon goat show – map | tickets
• St. Peter and Paul Cathedral (Archikatedra Poznanska) – Poland's oldest cathedral – map
• Brama Poznania – interactive museum about Cathedral island – map | tickets
• Imperial Castle (Zamek Cesarski) – former residence of German Emperor Wilhelm II, now a cultural centre – map
• Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski) – former royal residence, now Museum of Applied Art with an observation deck – map | tickets
• Poznan Fara (Fara Poznańska) – Baroque church with ornate interior – map
• Stary Browar – shopping centre in a former brewery – map
• Citadel Park (Park Cytadela) – vast park on the site of a 19th-century fortress – map
• National Museum (Muzeum Narodowe) – museum with Polish and European art – map | tickets
• Poznań Palm House (Palmiarnia Poznańska) – greenhouse complex with exotic plants and aquariums – map | tickets
• Croissant Museum (Muzeum Rogala) – interactive museum about croissant making – map | tickets

Day trips from Poznan

• Torun (Toruń) – medieval city with a UNESCO-listed Old Town, 150 km away – map
• Wroclaw (Wrocław) – city with a medieval Market Square and Cathedral Island, 180 km away – map
• Rogalin Palace (Pałac w Rogalinie) – palace with gardens and old oak trees, 25 km away – map | tickets
• Gniezno – first capital of Poland with the Royal Cathedral, 50 km away – map
• Biskupin Archaeological Museum (Muzeum Archeologiczne w Biskupinie) – reconstructed Iron Age settlement, 85 km away – map | tickets

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