Old Town Wrocław

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Short Description
An introduction to the city and its history, our main tour of the historic centre of Wrocław - Old Town and Ostrów Tumski area. If you only have time for one tour, this is the one you are looking for.
Total time
2h 30min
Language
English, Spanish, German, Polish (check the booking calendar for availability)
Price
„Pay what you wish” tours do not have a fixed price. It is up to you to evaluate your guide’s work and reward it. Some people give 10€, others 50€ depending on their satisfaction and abilities.
Meeting point
Aleksander Fredro’s statue in the Market Square - look for the guide with yellow umbrella!, ATTENTION! Due to the Christmas Market the guide will be waiting for you between Town Hall and Fredro's Monument. This change will be effective until January 7th.
Ending point
Cathedral Island - Ostrów Tumski
Additional info
♿️Suitable for people with reduced mobility.
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About

A city with a coat of arms composed of 5 different ones, reflecting 5 different historical periods. Over its history, the Wrocław has changed hands countless times: its founder was Czech, then it was conquered by the Poles. Later, it was taken back by the Czechs, who were then annexed to Austria. Then, Prussia took it from Austria, and then Prussia became Germany. And this is when World War II started… Sounds like a mess, right? 


Because of all those processes and their location in the heart of Europe, British historian Norman Davies once described Wrocław as Europe’s microcosm. He said that everything happened on the old continent at some point happened here.


Walk with us through this charming city full of buildings that are silent witnesses to its long and complicated history. Wrocław is the key to understanding the complexity of Europe’s history. So, let us puzzle it all out together during the Old Town Wrocław FREE Walkative! TOUR.


On this 2h 30 minutes’ FREE Walkative! TOUR you will see:



  • Main Square with its historical buildings, among them late gothic Town Hall

  • Solny Square – auxiliary market of old Wroclaw

  • Jatki (the old butcheries) and Prison Street

  • Ossolineum – one of the oldest Polish cultural foundation and publishing house

  • Wrocław University

  • Market Hall – early 20th century food hall

  • Ostrów Tumski (the oldest part of Wrocław) with John the Baptist Cathedral

  • and much more…! 


After walking around the Old Town we recommed taking World War II & Jewish Wrocław tour and Dwarfs & Communist Wrocław to understand the history of Wrocław better!


Meeting Point
Aleksander Fredro’s statue in the Market Square - look for the guide with yellow umbrella! ATTENTION! Due to the Christmas Market the guide will be waiting for you between Town Hall and Fredro's Monument. This change will be effective until January7th.

BOOKING RULES
Our pay as you wish tours are designed for individual travellers and small groups. We don’t accept parties of more than 7 people on them. If you travel in a party of 8 or more (school groups, bigger groups of friends etc.), please choose a paid option, if it's available, or book a Private Tour. For more information on the latter, please contact us.



It was an interesting and quite a unique experience

Rated 5.0 out of 5
1 day ago

Michał is a great guide, very kind and with a great knowledge about Wrocław and Poland in general. He gave me and one other person basically a private tour and didn’t cancel it despite the weather being super cold that day, which I really appreciate. The tour was interesting and I’d say different from any other walking tour because the group was so small. It was a great experience, I recommend it.

Alicja

Excellent

Rated 5.0 out of 5
1 month ago

Mikhail or Michael was excellent. Fabulous knowledge of his city and conscious of his audience. Although it says free walking tours. You pay what you feel is appropriate. It was well worth a substantial contribution and even if you only paid half what you would expect to pay for a guided tour in Europe with other providers that is acceptable.

Sue

Great experience, great guide!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
2 months ago

We had a great 2h tour in English in Wroclaw. Our guide, Adam, was fantastic, with a great sense of humour and eager to answer all our questions. Thanks to him and his knowledge of history and culture of Wroclaw, in such a short time we managed to see and learn a lot about this wonderful city. Thank you Adam, you’ve been equally wonderful, you make tourists love -even more- your city!

Eleni

Conoce a fondo Wroclaw

Rated 5.0 out of 5
4 months ago

Estupendo tour guiado por Liliana recorriendo el centro histórico de Wroclaw.

Todas las indicaciones tanto sobre los edificios históricos, anecdotas e incluso información adicional son de interés y muy útiles. Animo a cualquiera que se apunte y se deje guiar por la historia de esta ciudad

Jose

Best introduction to Wrocław

Rated 5.0 out of 5
4 months ago

I came for the wrist watch of Michał and stayed for his humor, historical knowledge and the superb structure of the tour. Could not imagine a better introduction to Wrocław. And yes, its a great first starting point to understand central European history. I actually learned something about my family history too. Dziękuję!

Chris


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