Town Hall

The Poznań Town Hall used to be the seat of the city council and is now one of the city's most important monuments of Renaissance architecture. The main part of the building dates back to the beginning of the 14th century, as the first preserved mention dates back to 1310. It was built during the reign of the Přemyslids, namely Wenceslas II. Originally a Gothic building, it was subsequently reconstructed in Renaissance style between 1550 and…

Historic building

The most photographed place in all of Poznan is in the very centre of the city in the Old Town. A row of colourful houses is located right next to the City Hall. The merchants' houses date back to the 16th century, when the original wooden huts were replaced by narrow houses. There were shops on the ground floor and living quarters on the upper floors. Today, the sale of fish, salt, candles, torches and other everyday objects has been replaced…

Monument

On Kolegiacki Square there is a small monument of two goats as a reference to one of the main symbols of Poznan - the banging goats on the City Hall tower. The monument has been there since 2002 and is a popular stop for tourists and locals alike. [btn "These are the 10 best hotels in Poznan" https://www.booking.com/city/pl/poznan.cs.html?aid=2380460&label=p-poznan-kozy] You can sit not only on the adjacent benches, but also on the back of…

Station, Hiking trail

Along the northern shore of the lake Maltańskie runs the Maltanka miniature narrow-gauge railway, one of the most famous attractions and activities in Poznan. [btn "These are the 10 best hotels in Poznan" https://www.booking.com/city/pl/poznan.cs.html?aid=2380460&label=p-poznan-vlacek] The three smaller cars are pulled by a 1925 Borsig steam locomotive, which has to be started at around 5am to make its first run at 10am. [imageFill 168396] …

Museum, Castle, Lookout

The beautiful stone Royal Castle can be found on a small hill above the Old Town. Inside the castle, there is a permanent exhibition in the Museum of Applied Arts and the panoramic Poznan viewpoint, which you can find in the highest tower of the castle. Museum of Applied Arts The only museum of its kind in Poland, it offers over 2,000 exhibits from the Middle Ages to the present day. Among the exhibits you will find pieces of furniture,…

Square, Modern fountain

The emblematic Liberty Square used to be the refined centre of the city for the upper class, who came here for walks and coffee. History has not spared the square at all and it has been renamed, trenched, burned and destroyed countless times. The vast space of the square served well for parades of troops, which was one of the reasons why the square was created in the 18th century in the first place. After the Jewish cemetery at the west end of…

Zoo

In the forests on the eastern shore of Lake Malta you will find the new Poznań Zoo. It has been moved here from the centrally located site where the original old zoo is now located. Amidst the greenery and meadows, you can admire a host of exotic animals from rhinos and elephants to tigers, camels, lions, bison and antelopes to various reptiles and birds. [btn "These are the 10 best hotels in Poznan" https://www.booking.com/city/pl/poznan.cs…

Zoo

A historical reminder of what zoos used to look like is today's freely accessible Zoological Garden in Poznan. It was founded in 1874 by a local restaurateur who received some exotic animals as a gift. The Old Zoo is part of the Poznań Zoo, which also runs the New Zoo on Lake Malta. It is more of a park than a zoo. You can find enclosures for wild animals, elephants or monkeys, but they are empty and highlight their past inhabitants with…

Botanical garden

Over a hundred years old, the Palmiarnia greenhouse is the oldest palm house in Poland and is home to 17,000 exotic species of flora and fauna, from palms, cacti, carnivorous plants and water lilies to large Koi carp or Piranha. The Palm House covers an area of 4,600m2 and can be found in Wilson Park in the western part of the city centre. [imageFill 168421] The greenhouse is divided into 8 themed areas, and you will go through all of them in…