Square
Wrocław Market Square
Wrocław, Poland
A huge square ringed by pastel gabled houses with an ornate Gothic town hall in the middle.
Neighbourhood · Poland · Lower Silesia
Ostrów Tumski
The oldest part of Wrocław, a cathedral island of brick churches, bridges and gas lamps.
Free to enter about 1.5 h
For storytellers
Why Ostrów Tumski matters
Cross the little bridge from the university quarter and the city quiets down. Ostrów Tumski is where Wrocław began, and it is now a peaceful district of Gothic churches, cobbled lanes and a cathedral with twin spires. At dusk a lamplighter still lights the gas lamps by hand. A walk across the Tumski Bridge is also a local tradition, as couples fasten padlocks to its railings.
Talking points
- Gas lamps here are still lit by hand at dusk.
- The cathedral's twin towers are a landmark of Wrocław.
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