Welcome to Wroclaw! Market Square and Cathedral Island Tour

Welcome to Wroclaw! I am looking forward to meeting you, and taking you on a tour through my beautiful city. 

Believe it or not, but Wroclaw was for a long time a super important city. First for trade, then for industry, it has been fought over for centuries. There are at least 5 different nations and cultures that left their mark on the city, and if you book my tour, we will find them all! 

We meet on the Salt Square, where steps away we will find the palatial home of Wroclaw's richest patrician. Then, we will enter the main Wroclaw market square, where we can get to know some of the city's icons, as well as some context about Wroclaw. Afterwards, marvel at the Gebrudder Brother's "Cathedral of Commerce", and learn the story behind the Mary Magdalene church's 12th century Olbin portal. We pass through the various stalls of the market square, before entering the cemetary of St. Elizabeth through the "Hansel and Gretel" gate. Then, the butcher shop, prison, and university. Visit the Mausoleum of the founding royal family and witness the ingenuity of the German covered market hall. 

We end our walk in the Vatican City of Wroclaw, the Cathedral Island.

This tour was designed by me, to complement my other tour, the German Promenade, which highlights the 1741-1945 German period and takes you away from the Old Town. That route is crowned by the UNESCO 1913 German National Exhibition Grounds, the only such designation in Wroclaw. Both tours together define the city's identity and unify all the various periods of Wroclaw's history. 

I hope to meet you on my tour!