Poznań is the city of the first Piast monarchs: the cathedral on Ostrów Tumski holds the tombs of Mieszko I and Bolesław the Brave, while the Renaissance town hall on the Old Market Square is famous for the mechanical billy goats that butt heads at noon every day. Add the trade fair grounds, the Stary Browar arts centre and Rusałka lake — a city made for a cultural weekend.
Castles
Poznań
The Royal Castle in Poznań (roughly "POZ-nahn") crowns Przemysł Hill, a few minutes' walk from the Old Market Square in this western Polish city. It was the seat of Przemysł II, crowned King of Poland in 1295, and today houses the Museum o…
Churches & monasteries
Poznań
The Golden Chapel in Poznań (pronounced "POZ-nan"), also called the Chapel of the Polish Kings, is a dazzling Byzantine-style mausoleum inside Poznań Cathedral, dedicated to Mieszko I and Bolesław the Brave, the first two rulers of Poland.…