Things to do in Pyzdry
Pyzdry is a small town in Września County, set on the high right bank of the Warta River, about 50 kilometres north-west of Kalisz. First recorded in 1232, the former royal town was for centuries the seat of its own district. Its most valuable monument is the 14th-century Franciscan monastery complex, and the Church of the Nativity of Mary stands nearby. On and around the market square you will see an arcaded house and a historical mural, and on the river side the mosaic steps and the Warta mural, with views over the valley's floodplains. A Dutch windmill stands on the edge of town. Pyzdry is a good base for walks and bike rides along the Warta valley, popular with birdwatchers. Half a day covers the town. Come by car on regional road 442 from Września or Kalisz. Spring, when the floodplains are full of birds, and summer are the best times.
Map of attractions in Pyzdry
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Landmarks
Arcade House in Pyzdry
Pyzdry
On the market square in Pyzdry, among brick town houses, stands a wooden house with an arcaded porch resting on four posts. It was built in 1768 and is the oldest surviving residential building in this former royal town on the Warta. Today…
Churches & monasteries
Former Franciscan Church and Monastery in Pyzdry
Pyzdry
On an escarpment above the Warta, a few steps from the market square in Pyzdry, stands one of only three surviving medieval Franciscan complexes in Greater Poland. The brick church and monastery were built around 1339 on the initiative of…
Churches & monasteries
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pyzdry
Pyzdry
Looking at Pyzdry from the bridge over the Warta, your eye is drawn to a tall brick tower with battlements. It looks like part of a castle, but it is the tower of the parish church – the Gothic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin…
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Mosaic Steps in Pyzdry
Pyzdry
In Pyzdry, an ordinary flight of town steps leads from the hill with the former Franciscan friary down to the marina on the Warta – except that the risers are covered in a colourful mosaic made of more than 50,000 pieces. Around 50 steps o…
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Other
Historical Mural in Pyzdry
Pyzdry
On the wall of the sports hall in Pyzdry a priest hovers in mid-air with a hole in his belly. He is Mikołaj, parish priest of Biechowo, struck by a stone ball during the siege of Pyzdry in 1383 – the first documented use of gunpowder artil…
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Other
Warta Riverside Mural in Pyzdry
Pyzdry
On a concrete fence by the marina in Pyzdry, men are still bathing in the Warta, washerwomen are rinsing laundry, and a group of women is crossing a bridge that disappeared long ago. This large-format mural from 2021 turns old photographs…
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Old towns & squares
Market Square in Pyzdry
Pyzdry
In 1383, during the siege of Pyzdry by the troops of Duke Siemowit IV of Masovia, chroniclers recorded the first use of a cannon on Polish soil. Since January 2024 a sculpture of three medieval gunners with their cannon has commemorated th…
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Technical monuments
Dutch Windmill in Pyzdry
Pyzdry
In 2021 the brick windmill in Pyzdry won Poland's national “Well-Kept Monument” competition in the industrial heritage category. Only a few years earlier this tower mill of 1903 on Wrocławska street was still in private hands. Today it bel…