Cathedral Island, University, Old Town

Cathedral Island – the site of the former Alumnat (view point), Cathedral Square, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (with possibility of visiting the view tower), the Archbishops Palace, the Church of the Holy Cross, the Cathedral Bridge.

Sand Island – Blessed Virgin Mary Church with the mechanical creche.

Ossolineum – the former monastery of the Knights Hospitallers with the Red Star.

Old Town – Market Square with the Townhall, the pillory, old tenement houses, the former altarists houses “Hansel and Gretel”, St. Elizabeth Basilica, the old butchery and the medieval prison.

University – visiting of the main building : Aula Leopoldina – the most splendid barocque interior in Silesia, the concert hall Oratorium Marianum, the Mathematical Tower and the University Museum.

Duration of the tour: 3-4 hours.

Additionally we recommend you to see:

• view from the 49th floor of the tallest Polish sky-scraper THE SKY TOWER,
• Centennial Hall (the UNESCO World Heritage site) with the Japanese Garden, Szczytnicki Park and the multimedia fountain,
• District of Four Confessions,
• Botanical Garden,
• Zoological Garden with the biggest Afrykarium in Europe,
• the famous painting „Racławice Panorama” and the National Museum,
• Post and Telecommunications Museum,
• boat cruise on the Oder River,
• ride on a vintage tram,
• for children: „Looking for dwarfs” or a visit to the Indian village.