Before moving to
Poznan, I studied in Torun. I spent in this city 5 years.
Five best years
of my life- so far.
Why? I have only
good memories. Ok, it’s true that reminds me also studying and attend classes,
learning to the exams ecc., but this city has an amazing atmosphere and is
really full of students. Especially at night :)
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| The most beautiful Old Town in Poland |
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| Toruń by night |
I will not bore you
with the story of the formation the city, because personally I don’t like it.
But here are some interesting facts about Toruń:
- is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River
- is one of the oldest cities in Poland
- Toruń is the most Gothic urban complex in Poland
- one of the most important and crowded tourist centres of unique value
- has numerous museums and other attractions
- is one of the most important science and cultural centres in Poland with its bigest and oldest university in the North
The unique
atmosphere of Gothic is the greatest attraction of Toruń. That is why Toruń is
visited by over 1.5 million of tourists each year!!
In 1997 the
medieval part of the city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 2007 the Old
Town in Toruń was added to the list of Seven Wonders of Poland.
National
Geographic Polska rated the old town market and the Gothic town hall as one of
the „30 Most Beautiful Places in the World.”
There are so many
things you can do in Torun. But first of all, each tourist must see Nicholas
Copernicus Monument – the greatest astronomer’s and son’s of Toruń who moved
the Earth and stopped the Sun and the Sky.
Obviously, the most famous product of Toruń is the Toruń
gingerbread. The tradition of the baking of these aromatic cookies in the town
of Copernicus is almost as long as the history of Toruń. One says that no
visitor to our city can leave Toruń without gingerbread.
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| Living Museum of Gingerbreads in Toruń |
If I had time to tell you about all the monuments of Torun,
beautiful Gothic churches, buildings, museums etc., I’d do it with pleasure.
But I think that everyone needs to see the city, feel its unique atmosphere,
eat gingerbread, take a picture with Copernicus and admire everything
personally!
