Free tour

Welcome to Wroclaw! Old Town and Ostrów Tumski Tour

5.00

Excellent(1)

Wrocław

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Martin

PRO

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Registered on 16 September 2023

Hello, my name is Martin, and welcome to my Guruwalk page! After completing my bachelor's degree at Wroclaw University, I decided to move here to start my professional career as a tour guide. I was raised in the United States, but my parents are Polish-Lithuanian. I speak English, Polish, Spanish, and French. I fell in love with Wroclaw and am proud to say that I taught myself all there is to know about this city. My interests are art, history, and teaching, and giving tours is something I love doing. I am almost certain that after we walk together, you will see Wroclaw, and the world a little different. My tour, the German Promenade, was tailored by me to show you in a quick two hours the highlights of Wroclaw outside of the city center. I found that Wroclaw has a problem, in which tourists miss out on some of the city's most important monuments by staying too strictly in the historic center. I aim to change that!

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

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!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Punto de encuentro

I will be standing next to the "Small Iglica" sculpture on Salt Square (Plac Solny). I wear glasses and a pearl earring.

Outside visit

Pałac Rybischów we Wrocławiu

Outside visit

Wroclaw Old Town Hall

Outside visit

St. Mary Magdalene Church

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, Guruwalk recommends between €15 and $50 per participant.