Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Poznan, Poland

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 6.7 km
Ascend 87 m
Descend 92 m

Experience Poznan in Poland in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in PoznanIndividual Sights in Poznan

Sight 1: Museum of Applied Arts

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Museum of Applied Arts in Poznań is a branch of the National Museum in Poznań, art museum opened in 1965 as the Museum of Arts and Crafts. Since 1991, in connection with the expansion of the collection profile and the change of the exhibition, under the current name. It is located in the Royal Castle in Poznań, built in 1249, initially as a residential tower of the PoznańPrince Przemysl I.

Wikipedia: Museum of Applied Arts, Poznań (EN), Website

197 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Muzeum Literackie Henryka Sienkiewicza

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Henryk Sienkiewicz Literary Museum – a biographical museum dedicated to Henryk Sienkiewicz, located in Poznań, at 84 Old Market Square. It is a branch of the Raczyński Library.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Literackie Henryka Sienkiewicza w Poznaniu (PL), Website

30 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Fontanna Marsa

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Mars Fountain – one of the four fountains in the Old Market Square in Poznań, stands on the north-western side of the Poznań Market Square. It was unveiled in 2005. The author of the sculpture is Rafał Nowak. Already in the 17th century, one of the four fountains standing on the Market Square stood in this place, where it supplied the inhabitants of Poznań with water until the end of the 19th century.

Wikipedia: Fontanna Marsa w Poznaniu (PL), Url, Url 0

79 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Muzeum Historii Miasta Poznania

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Town Hall – Museum of Poznań – a branch of the National Museum in Poznań, a museum on the history of the city.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Historii Miasta Poznania (PL)

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Koziołki poznańskie

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Poznań Goats is one of the tourist attractions of Poznań. The mechanical goats butt heads every day at 12:00 on the tower of the Poznań City Hall.

Wikipedia: Poznań Goats (EN)

8 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Fontanna Prozerpiny

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The Proserpine Fountain – one of the four fountains in the Old Market Square in Poznań, located in front of the Town Hall.

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99 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Muzeum Instrumentów Muzycznych

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The Museum of Musical Instruments in Poznań – a branch of the National Museum in Poznań, a museum of musical instruments, the only one of its kind and size in Poland, the third largest in Europe. It is located in the Old Market Square in Poznań, in three historic tenement houses.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Instrumentów Muzycznych w Poznaniu (PL)

72 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Fontanna Apolla

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The Apollo Fountain is one of the four fountains in the Old Market Square in Poznań, on its south-eastern side at the mouth of Świętosławska and Wodna Streets. It was set in 2002. The fountain was created by Marian Konieczny. Already in the 17th century, one of the four fountains standing on the Market Square stood in this place, where it supplied the inhabitants of Poznań with water until the end of the 19th century.

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70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: John of Nepomuk statue

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The statue of St. John of Nepomuk in the Old Market Square – a statue of St. John of Nepomuk located in the Old Market Square in Poznań, on the axis of Quadro Street, running through the block of buildings in the middle of the market square.

Wikipedia: Figura św. Jana Nepomucena w Poznaniu (PL), Url, Url 0

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Fontanna Neptuna

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The Neptune Fountain – one of the four fountains in the Old Market Square in Poznań, standing on its south-western side at the mouth of Paderewskiego and Szkolna Streets. The fountain was designed by Marcin Sobczak. It was unveiled in 2004.

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44 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Museum of the Wielkopolska Uprising of 1918-1919

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The Museum of the Greater Poland Uprising 1918–1919 – a museum in Poznań, a branch of the Greater Poland Museum of Independence, located in the Guardhouse building at 3 Old Market Square. As a branch of the Wielkopolska Museum of Independence, it is entered into the list of museums kept by the minister in charge of culture and protection of national heritage, in accordance with Article 5b of the Act of 21 November 1996 on museums.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Powstania Wielkopolskiego 1918–1919 (PL), Facebook

47 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Pałac Działyńskich

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Pałac DziałyńskichDennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0

Działyński Palace in Poznań, Poland is a Baroque palace built in 1773 to 1776. The building features a rich stucco-decorated interior of its "Red Hall" and a classicist façade decorated with sculptures. The palace serves as one of the locations of Kórnik Library today.

Wikipedia: Działyński Palace (EN)

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Kościół pw. św. Antoniego Padewskiego

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The Church of St. Anthony of Padua and the Conventual Franciscan monastery in Poznań, Gdańsk Province, are located at the foot of Mount Przemysł. Since 2017, the Lenten station church.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Antoniego Padewskiego i klasztor franciszkanów konwentualnych w Poznaniu (PL), Website

191 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Muzeum Farmacji

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The Museum of Pharmacy of the Wielkopolska Regional Pharmaceutical Chamber – a pharmacy museum located on the edge of the Old Town in Poznań at 11 Marcinkowskiego Avenue.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Farmacji Wielkopolskiej Okręgowej Izby Aptekarskiej w Poznaniu (PL), Website

214 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Pałac Anderschów

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The Andersch Palace is a city palace located in Poznań at 20 Marcinkowskiego Avenue, in the very center of the city.

Wikipedia: Pałac Anderschów w Poznaniu (PL)

210 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Fontanna Wolności

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The Fountain of Freedom is a fountain located on Plac Wolności in Poznań.

Wikipedia: Fontanna Wolności w Poznaniu (PL)

53 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Studnia Higiei

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The Fountain of Hygiene in Poznań – a monument with an artificial spring in the centre of Poznań in the local government housing estate of the Old Town, on Wolności Square, in front of the Raczyński Library.

Wikipedia: Fontanna Higiei w Poznaniu (PL)

100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: National Museum

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National Museum

The National Museum in Poznań, Poland, abbreviated MNP, is a state-owned cultural institution and one of the largest museums in Poland. It houses a rich collection of Polish painting from the 16th century on, and a collection of foreign painting. The museum is also home to numismatic collections and a gallery of applied arts.

Wikipedia: National Museum, Poznań (EN), Website

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Dzieci na delfinach

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Dolphin fountain – a fountain located in the center of Poznań, in the central axis of Aleja Marcinkowskiego, near the intersection with 23 Lutego Street.

Wikipedia: Fontanna z delfinami w Poznaniu (PL)

382 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 20: Kościół pw. Najświętszej Maryi Panny Wspomożycielki Wiernych

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The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians, also called the Church of the Catherine Sisters after its former patroness, St. Catherine the Martyr, or the Church of the Salesians from its current patrons. It is located at the corner of Masztalarska and Wroniecka streets in Poznań. Since 2017, the Lenten station church.

Wikipedia: Kościół Najświętszej Marii Panny Wspomożycielki Wiernych w Poznaniu (PL), Url, Url 0

145 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 21: Pałac Mielżyńskich

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The Mielżyński Palace in Poznań – a classicist building, the first to fully implement the assumptions of this style in Poznań. It occupies property number 91 at the Old Market Square. In the modest façade, attention is drawn to simple pilasters, a protruding cornice and a high attic topped with a coat of arms, which is supported by two lions.

Wikipedia: Pałac Mielżyńskich w Poznaniu (PL)

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 22: The Holy Blood of Lord Jesus Church

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The Church of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus in Poznań – a historic rector's church located in a former tenement house at 34 Żydowska Street in Poznań, at the corner with Kramarska Street. The temple has the status of a sanctuary of the Lord, together with the churches of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady of Consolation and Corpus Christi forms the Poznań Eucharistic Route. Since 2017, it has been a Lenten station church.

Wikipedia: Kościół Najświętszej Krwi Pana Jezusa w Poznaniu (PL), Website

202 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 23: Kościół Najświętszego Serca Jezusa i Matki Bożej Pocieszenia (jezuici)

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Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady of Consolation. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary at 18 Szewska Street in Poznań – the oldest, still existing, church of the left-bank city. The church is part of the monuments and attractions of the tourist route of the Royal-Imperial Route. Since 2018, the Lenten station church.

Wikipedia: Kościół Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego i Matki Boskiej Pocieszenia w Poznaniu (PL), Website

723 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 24: Gazownia Miejska

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Gazownia MiejskaRadomil talk 13:32, 26 March 2007 (UTC) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The gasworks at Grobla Street in Poznań, also known as the Force, Light and Water Works, is a closed municipal gasworks in Poznań located on the former Grobla Island. The first construction works began in 1853.

Wikipedia: Gazownia przy ul. Grobla w Poznaniu (PL)

412 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 25: Kościół pw. Wszystkich Świętych

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All Saints' Church in Poznań – located on the property at 1 Grobla Street, was erected in the years 1777–1783 according to the design and under the direction of Antoni Höhne as the Evangelical Church of the Holy Cross.

Wikipedia: Kościół Wszystkich Świętych w Poznaniu (PL), Website

792 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 26: Kaplica Zwiastowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny

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The Chapel of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Poznań – a neo-Gothic chapel on a hall plan. It is located on Ostrów Tumski in Poznań.

Wikipedia: Kaplica Zwiastowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Poznaniu (PL)

709 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 27: Głaz energetyków

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Energy boulder - a commemorative boulder located in Poznań in Ostrów Tumski, at ul. Miss Maria 2, in front of the administrative building of the Garbary CHP plant.

Wikipedia: Głaz Energetyków w Poznaniu (PL)

534 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 28: Kościół pw. Najświętszej Marii Panny

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Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary (in summo) in Poznań – a historic Gothic church in Poznań's Ostrów Tumski district together with the remains of the early Piast palas.

Wikipedia: Kościół Najświętszej Marii Panny w Poznaniu (PL), Url, Url 0

544 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 29: Kościół pw. św. Małgorzaty Panny i Męczenniczki

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Church of St. Margaret the Virgin and Martyr – a Gothic, historic church standing on the Śródecki Market Square in Poznań.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Małgorzaty w Poznaniu (PL), Url, Url 0

259 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 30: Kościół pw. św. Kazimierza

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St. Casimir's Church in Poznań – a Baroque church and post-monastery complex located in Poznań's Śródka district; The church currently belongs to the Polish Catholic parish.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Kazimierza w Poznaniu (PL)

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