What to do and see in Central Poland, Poland: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do

May 4, 2022 Toi Mattera

Discover the best top things to do in Central Poland, Poland including Muzeum im. G.J. Osiakowskich, Rynek Starego Miasta, Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanow, Old Town, Lazienki Krolewskie w Warszawie, Town Square - Old Town, Piotrkowska Street, Old Market Square, Parish Church of St. Stanislaus (Fara Church), POLIN Muzeum Historii Zydow Polskich.
Restaurants in Central Poland

1. Muzeum im. G.J. Osiakowskich

ul.Garbarska 2 Corner with Kanonicka St, Kalisz 62-800 Poland +48 62 598 50 07 [email protected] http://www.fundacjakrolasalomona.pl/index.html
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5.0 based on 186 reviews

Muzeum im. G.J. Osiakowskich

Reviewed By xabesse - Kalisz, Poland

This museum is the first place in Kalisz in Tripadvisor for a reason! The museum is wonderful, it has its own unique atmosphere. It is perfect for people who love history and want to see old things. I also have to write about the owner of the museum: he is really friendly and kind! I really recommend this place!

2. Rynek Starego Miasta

Warsaw 00-279 Poland http://www.srodmiescie.warszawa.pl/ulica-307.html
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4.5 based on 4,788 reviews

Rynek Starego Miasta

Surrounded by beautiful seventeenth- and eighteenth-century merchants' houses, this lively square is filled with street vendors, cafes, shops, galleries and some of Warsaw's top restaurants.

Reviewed By richardmoore55 - Chester, United Kingdom

The heart of The Old Town and definitely a 'Must See Place' Home to Museums, Restaurants, Free Music Concerts, Market stalls and shops. Not all of which are Tourist orientated, so No Pressure Sellers. Lots of craft stalls with high quality goods at reasonable prices. In winter there are beer shacks set up surrounding the Open Air Ice rink as well as the restaurants

3. Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanow

Stanislawa Kostki Potockiego 10/16, Warsaw 02-958 Poland +48 22 544 27 00 [email protected] http://www.wilanow-palac.pl
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4.5 based on 1,777 reviews

Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanow

Reviewed By ziemowitiwanski - Warsaw, Poland

Well preserved French type of country palace surrounded with beautiful French garden and English type park at the pond. Furniture and paintings make walk in the palace truly of époque and gives real feeling of it. Best time to visit Wilanów Jan the 3rd Sobieski summer residence is late spring and summer when it blooms and smells with multiple flowers covered with carpet of colors and shades. Visitors may have a rest at cafes and restaurants located next to this place.

4. Old Town

Warsaw Poland +48 22 355 51 70 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/30
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4.5 based on 13,713 reviews

Old Town

After being leveled when the Nazis left, this whole neighborhood of cobblestone Gothic streets and alleyways, baroque palaces, numerous churches and tiered burghers' houses were masterfully reconstructed to reflect the atmosphere of bygone days.

Reviewed By AdrianK6 - Warsaw, Poland

Old Town is a charming place to go, two square markets and main streets with bars and restaurants, many calm narrow streets where you can stroll for hours without bunch of tourists - especially Brzozowa street, Piwna street, Piesza street.

5. Lazienki Krolewskie w Warszawie

Agrykola 1, Warsaw 00-460 Poland +48 504 243 783 [email protected] http://www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl
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4.5 based on 8,587 reviews

Lazienki Krolewskie w Warszawie

The Royal Łazienki was King Stanisław August’s summer residence, in which a classicist architecture is harmoniously blended with its natural surroundings featuring fabulous gardens

Reviewed By 146andrzejz

This is the most popular site-seeing spot in Warsaw, a real must! Fantastically located on two levels of terrain and on the slope between them. It is actually an English garden with several-hundert years old trees, artificial lakes and cannals, picturesque “Palace on the water” (the residence of the last Polish king) and all the historical buildings beautifully composed into the terrain and park, delivering many spots of an unusual beauty (for example: a magnificient view from the bridge on the channel on the lake and a slope crowned with classical Belweder building). All this makes Łazienki a natural destination for all the first-time visitors to Warsaw and a perfect leasure place for the people living here. In my opinion, its perfect for a nice one-hour-stroll or if you have more time, just take a seat on one of the benches and imagine yourself the 18th century king playing cards or just having a walk. You may also consider entering Palace on the Water - a museum. If you are interested in the Polish history there is a lot to learn here if not just enjoy!

6. Town Square - Old Town

Torun Poland http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/835/
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4.5 based on 1,166 reviews

Town Square - Old Town

Reviewed By RafalWVIIX - Skoki, Poland

In general, medieval town squares had been taking two forms : of an open square, surrounded by public buildings and houses of gentry and rich townsfolk; so called patricians. And with town's hall or other public edifices in the middle of it. Torun's town square belong to this second type. Marked out after 1251 was an important point located on trade route to Malbork and Gdansk, and not so far from ford through a Vistula River. Back in the past it was most representative and prestigious part of town. And, to be honest, still is. After joining Hanseatic League in 1280 town had witnessed rapid growth. We can admire its effects in beautiful edifices of Old Town Square like Gothic Town Hall. Beside of public gatherings, fairs or tournaments, town square was place where court judgements were announced and public executions of criminals were taking place. In 1454 at the Torun's town square, Gabriel Bazynski voivode of Chelminska Land along with Torun's nobles, patricians and highest municipal officials swore allegiance to Polish King Casimir IV Jagiellon. Of course, the main function of town square were trade and commerce. Town square was divided into four markets where, along with the adjacent streets, selling goods was taking place. Around the old market place can be found one of the oldest tenements in Torun. Many of them constructed in 13th and 14th centuries were, later on, rebuilt in Renaissance, Baroque or Classicist styles. Many of those tenements concealing inside themselves beautiful historic interiors. From all the buildings of Old Town Square its western frontage is the youngest one. After being severely damaged during Swedish siege in 1703 in times of III Northern War ( or so called Great Northern War) it's been partly rebuilt after its end. In place of most damaged tenements Baroque Church of the Holy Spirit was erected. In 19th century some of the rebuilt tenements on the west side of the square were demolished by Prussian government (that was the time after III partition of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), and Neo-Gothic edifice of Central Post Office was constructed in their place. Luckily enough, in times of WWII, when German Wehrmacht razed to the ground so many towns and cities in Poland, Russia and other countries Torun's Old Town Square was spared utter destruction, so we can admire its beauty. Definitely worth visiting.

7. Piotrkowska Street

ul. Piotrkowska, Lodz Poland
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4.5 based on 1,399 reviews

Piotrkowska Street

Reviewed By mariuspro - London, United Kingdom

Great place to be ???? If you looking for great city-break Łódź is the city for you a specially Piotrkowska street - the longest street in Europe with pubs, restaurants ... great atmosphere and prices !!! Highly recommended

8. Old Market Square

Poznan 61-160 Poland http://www.poznan.pl/mim/staryrynek/staryrynek.html
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4.5 based on 2,723 reviews

Old Market Square

Reviewed By 798patw - Tramore, Ireland

Fantastic weekend in poznan the old market Square is lovely lots of bars and restaurants and a must is whiskey in the jar fantastic bar food is fabulous there.

9. Parish Church of St. Stanislaus (Fara Church)

Golebia 1, Poznan 61-834 Poland +48 61 852 69 50 http://fara.archpoznan.pl/
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4.5 based on 650 reviews

Parish Church of St. Stanislaus (Fara Church)

This huge parish church is known for its magnificent Baroque ornamentation in the chapels of the Holy Cross, which feature a 16th-century crucifix and the Virgin Mary.

Reviewed By israroz - Ra'anana, Israel

During my wife’s and me tour of Poznan Old Town Square and the surrounding streets, we reached Golebia Street, which houses one of the most amazing churches we have ever visited in the past, the Parish Church of St. Stanislaus (Fara Church). These sights are amazing and highly recommended. The Parish Church of St. Stanislaus church is amazing and stunning with wonderful designs and decoration both on its exterior and especially the richness of the interior space. Beautifully designed pillars, spectacular ceilings and plenty of spectacular elements in every corner and any direction you turn your eyes to. A site that must not be missed !!!

10. POLIN Muzeum Historii Zydow Polskich

ul. Mordechaja Anielewicza 6, Warsaw 00-157 Poland +48 22 471 03 01 [email protected] http://www.polin.pl/pl
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4.5 based on 4,125 reviews

POLIN Muzeum Historii Zydow Polskich

The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is the first and only museum dedicated to restoring the memory of the civilization created by Polish Jews in the course of a millennium.Museum's building faces the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw. The Museum completes the memorial complex. At the monument, we honor those who perished by remembering how they died. At the museum, we honor them, and those who came before and after, by remembering how they lived. As a museum of life, POLIN Museum engages with the present and opens out to the future. As an educational and cultural institution, the museum is dedicated to stimulating dialogue in the spirit of mutual understanding and respect. Museum's core exhibition is a journey through the 1000-year history of Polish Jews. Enter this theater of history where the story unfolds in acts and scenes as you walk. Immerse yourself in the story. Encounter those who lived in each period - their words are quoted throughout the exhibition. Enter the scene - a salon, tavern, home, church, synagogue, or schoolroom. There are surprises in drawers you can open, screens and objects you can touch, and much that you can see - artifacts, photographs, documents, and films. Each visit to the museum will be different. There will always be something new to inspire you!

Reviewed By gottaloveitaly2012 - Royal Oak, United States

This is am amazing museum that truly enables the visitor to feel like they have lived in Poland through the many centuries depicted: the impact of Polish Jews with regard to culture, arts and religion, the rise and fall of the Nazis and the Communists. Very well thought out designed so that visitors move from space to space. Truly well done!!

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