TIPS TO SIGHTSEEING /WALKING ALONG THE STREETS OF WROCŁAW (because somebody asked me).
- if you come to Wrocław by bus or a train (see the map above), go north to H. Kołłątaja street or better to J. Piłsudskiego st. like the red lines show, on the right you will see NOT building with nice portal & sculptures, inside nothing special to see. Unless you want see first Sky Tower (then go in the Sun direction = south-west). On foot from the bus station or main railway station is about 2 km to Sky Tower, depending which way you go).
While on J. Piłsudskiego st. and you go west, reach Świdnicka st. (see famous sculpture with many people going underground and out and of it) from here turn north along Świdnicka street. See the map below (here the lines of sightseeing are to choose from, so you can go as you wish). Look for such maps, like this one, from which I took the pictures. Here are marked old churches or buildings, you may be interested to see. Generally everywhere in the old city centre is close to each other and look for signs, that will show you how far is to next buildings worth to be seen..
Behind the water (= fosa miejska) you see here, was old city, so here are many buildings and things to see. Special feature for kids is hunting for small figurines of dwarfs/gnomes (named here krasnale). Once you were on main railway station (beside the tunnel) there was an information point with free maps & booklets for tourists. But if you get to Rynek (the place around old city hall) there are at least 3 stores with tourist information & souvenirs +free or paid maps, also with the places where to find the KRASNALE. Though forget about that, you will find all of about 400 of them during one day, just enough to spot few dozens. They could be as low as the sidewalk level, and sometimes on lamps or as high as 2-3 meters above the ground. Sometimes they are inside of buildings or behind windows. As a souvenir you can buy many figurines of various size of the gnomes, see the photo below:
Or at least many kinds of magnets for the fridge with the gnomes or other views. If you want to see more and your time in Wroclaw is short, but you have some money to spent, you may choose to hire electric taxi (car) trip, with prerecorded voice or with information from the driver. They usually stand on SOLNY SQUARE (south-west part of Rynek) = see photo below, or just north of it, in north-west corner of Rynek = near St. Elizabeth basilica (with lately restored / rebuild huge music organs /Orgel).
These small cars will take you for the trip around the worth to be seen points of Wroclaw, including: ROTUNDA and near by Museum Narodowe with periodically various expositions, later to Ostrów Tumski and the cathedral, and as far as HALA STULECIA = THE CENTENNIAL HALL, Pergola and ZOO. Behind Pergola is Japanese garden, Szczytnicki park and not so far in the park a wooden church.
Though, the prices are negotiable, the more people, probably the lower the price per person. If you have more time, you can go there on your feet or take a streetcar (TRAMWAJ) # 2,10,17, etc. - depending on where you are. Basically they are on Świdnicka/ Kazimierza Wielkiego crossing or near Galeria Dominikańska shopping mall.
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