You are here: Home › Destinations › Europe › Poland › Poznan
Poznan
About Poznan
Poznan is the capital of the Greater Poland Voivodeship and located in the west-central part of Poland on the Warta River. It is one of the oldest cities in Poland, with a rich cultural heritage and many monuments concentrated in one of the three main points of interest of the cities: the island of Ostrów Tumski or Cathedral Island, the Old Town and the Centre.
Local highlights
Explore the city!
- Enjoy the Old Market square with its historic Town Hall, the merchant houses and many bars, restaurants and beer gardens in the square
Explore the rich cultural heritage of Poznan, such as
- The Town Hall-the Renaissance style monument designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Batista Quadro of Lugano, with its colonnaded three-storey loggia, the turrets and clock with a small ledge where every day at noon a pair of goats appears. Its Great Hall has one of the most beautiful Renaissance interiors in Poland with the coat of arms of Poznań in the ceiling.
- The archdiocese basilica of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul dates back to 968 and is the city's oldest historical monument.
- The Parish Church built by Jesuits, is one of the most exquisite examples of Baroque architecture in Poland with an extremely rich interior. The high altar was designed by Pompeo Ferrari and the 2579 pipes organ was made in 1876 by the famous Friedrich Ladegast of Weissenfelds.
- The National Museum
- The Citadel Park
- Lake Malta-a popular recreation area
Highlights in the vicinity
- The Wielkopolski National Park
- Kórnik with its beautiful 19th century castle
- Enjoy the many recreational centers on the nearby lakes like on the Raczynskie lake
- Try the Piasten-Route from Poznan to Gniezno. It will take you to the Lednica lake, the Wielkopolski Etnografic Park and the old Gothic basilica of Gniezno
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: approximately 600 Thousand
- Timezone: UTC +1
- Emergency phone: 112
Local transport
- Trams and fast trams (metro alike)
- Buses
- The centre is a nice compact walk
- Rent a bike
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: (small) Poznan international airport with flights oa to Frankfurt, London, Vienna
- Trains: connections to Berlin and Warsaw (2 hours), Cracow (6 hours)
- By bus: Poznan is served by the Eurolines coach network
Travel tips
There are no Travel tips yet
Add a Travel tip
