From Wikitravel

Toruń [1] (Kashubian: Torń, German: Thorn) is a beautiful, medieval city in North-Western Poland, situated on the Vistula river. In all, as of the last census (2004), it has 208,386 inhabitants.

One of the capitals of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship (since 1999), previously the capital of the Toruń Voivodship (1975-1998) and the Pomeranian Voivodship (1921-1939), the city is located near the Geographic Center of Europe.

Toruń's medieval Old Town or Starowka is on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Contents 1 Get in 1.1 By plane 1.2 By train 1.3 By car 1.4 By bus 2 Get around 3 See 4 Do 5 Buy 6 Eat 7 Drink 8 Sleep 9 Get out

Get in

By plane

There is an international airport in the near town of Bydgoszcz. Ryan Air operate a daily service from the UK at budget rates.

More flights go from Warsaw: Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport: For those travelling from Warsaw serviced by Polski Express. See also: Routes/Timetable

By train

The Polish State Railways have train connections from Warsaw and Gdansk as well as Poznan, Lodz, Katowice and Olsztyn.

See: Polish State Railways

By car

You can easily get there by car from Warsaw, Gdansk (A1) and Poznan.

By bus

Many international connections (see Poland::By bus).

Get around

All of the city attractions of Torun are walkable. There is plentiful public transport and taxis are cheap.

To get further afield car hire can be found for around 100zl a day.

See

• In 1473 the world famous astronomor Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Toruń. There is a museum dedicated to him and his work in the Old Town, ul. Kopernika 15-17.
• Toruń's medieval Old Town or Starowka is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
• Toruń is famous for it's gingerbread. You can have a go at making your own in the traditional fashion at the gingerbread museum.
• Piwnice Radio Observatory, a radio observatory with two dishes (diameters: 32 metres and 15 metres) at Piwnice

Do

• See everything in the Starowka or Old town, including the Krzywa Wieża, Ratusz, both Old and New Town Squares, Dwor Artusa, just to mention a few.

Buy

Eat

Torunskie Pierniki - Gingerbread biscuits

Drink

Drinks from all over the world, including Polish Beer and Vodka, in the cities many clubs and bars, including Pod Aniolem, Niebo, Togun, Grota, Kuranty and Swiejka.

Sleep

There are plenty of 3 star hotels in the city but not many luxury hotels. However you can rent a high quality four person apartment for only 300zl a night.

• Central Hotel Hotel Pod OrŁem
• Self catering Apartment Holiday Torun
• Heban Hotel

Get out

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