Toruń stands on the Vistula in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region and is one of Poland's oldest towns, chartered in 1232. Nicolaus Copernicus was born here in 1473, and the Gothic Old Town has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Walking through the Old Town you will see the Leaning Tower, the ruins of the Teutonic castle and the New Town Market, while the House under the Star holds a museum of Asian art. Toruń is also famous for gingerbread, which you can bake yourself at the Living Gingerbread Museum. With children, the Planetarium and the Mill of Knowledge are good choices. One day covers the centre, two allow time for museums. Take the train to Toruń Główny or drive the A1 motorway. Spring to autumn is best, when the Vistula boulevard is lively.
Old towns & squares
Toruń
The Old Town Market Square in Toruń (pronounced roughly "TOR-oon") is the heart of one of Europe's best-preserved medieval towns and the natural first stop on any visit. In the middle stands the brick Gothic Old Town Hall with a 40-meter v…
Old towns & squares
Toruń
Toruń Old Town (say "TOR-oon-y") is one of the best-preserved medieval town centers in Europe and the main reason travelers stop in this city on the Vistula River. Red-brick Gothic churches, merchants' houses, riverside walls, the great Ol…
Museums
Toruń
The Living Museum of Gingerbread (Żywe Muzeum Piernika, roughly "ZHIH-veh moo-ZEH-oom pyer-NEE-kah") in Toruń is a private, hands-on museum where you don't look at display cases, you make gingerbread yourself. In a 19th-century brick grana…