Boleslawa Chrobrego street, Gniezno, Poland

Silver relic coffin of Adalbert of Prague (956-997), Gniezno Cathedral, Gniezno, Poland. The coffin was made by Peter von der Rennen of pure silver in 1662 after the previous one, established in 1623 by King Sigismund III Vasa himself, was robbed by the Swedes in 1655, during the Swedish invasion. The Brick Gothic cathedral served as the coronation place for several Polish monarchs and as the seat of Polish church officials continuously for nearly 1000 years. Throughout its long and tragic history, the building stayed mostly intact making it one of the oldest and most precious sacral monuments in Poland.

Gniezno, Bazylika prymasowska Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Gnieźnie

Poznań is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland. There are many historic buildings and heritage sites, mostly concentrated around the Old Town and other parts of the city centre. Many of these lie on the Royal-Imperial Route – a walk leading through the most important parts of the city.

Poznań

Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland. It is an architecturally rich city, with many styles present. The city is mostly associated with water, sports, Art Nouveau buildings, waterfront, music, and urban greenery. It is worth noting that Bydgoszcz boasts the largest city park in Poland.

Bydgoszcz

Toruń is a historical city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland. The city is famous for having preserved almost intact its medieval spatial layout and many Gothic buildings. Toruń is well known for Toruń gingerbread, a type of piernik often made in elaborate molds.

Toruń

The Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń is a Roman Catholic church built between 1994 and 2004. With a tower measuring 141.5 meters in height, it is one of the tallest and largest churches in the world.

Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń

Biskupin is an archaeological site and a life-size model of a late Bronze Age fortified settlement in north-central Poland that also serves as an archaeological open-air museum. The site is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments.

Biskupin

Ciechocinek is a unique spa town in north-central Poland, known for its saline graduation towers that are used for curing various diseases.

Ciechocinek

Kórnik Castle is a castle in the Polish town of Kórnik, which was constructed in the 14th century. The current look of the castle resembles Gothic Revival architecture, one of the popular historicising styles in the 19th century. The castle currently houses a museum and the Kórnik Library.

Kórnik Castle

Gopło is a lake in north-central Poland, near the city of Gniezno. It gives its name to the protected area called Gopło Landscape Park. At the northern end of the lake stands the "Mice Tower" of Kruszwica.

Lake Gopło

Słupca Lake is an artificial reservoir located in central–western Poland. From the south, the lake borders on Słupca Town Park, with the amphitheater, shooting range and two stadiums. Jogging, walks and cycling are among most popular activities along the shoreline for the locals.

Słupca Lake

Licheńskie Lake is a small lake in central Poland known as Jezioro Licheńskie in Polish. It is a classic plostglacial ribbon lake with a strongly developed shoreline. The banks of the lake, which are mostly steep, are largely surrounded by forests.

Licheńskie Lake

Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, about 50 kilometers east of Poznań. It was the first historical capital of Poland in the 10th century and early 11th century.

Gniezno

Bronze gate and wall in Biskupin - reconstructed Lusatian culture settlement from Bronze Age

Interior of the Archaeological Musem in Biskupin, Poland

Grodzisko starosłowiańskie w Biskupinie

Golub Castle is a four-wing conventional Teutonic fortress built at the turn of the fourteenth century, built on a hill as a look-out point over the whole town of Golub-Dobrzyń. Today, the castle is used as a regional museum, housing a vast collection of militaristic exhibits.

Golub Castle

Ulica Dworcowa w Bydgoszczy na odcinku od ul. Warmińskiego do ul. Królowej Jadwigi

Ulica Gdańska w Bydgoszczy na odcinku między ul. Dworcową, a ul. Śniadeckich

Ulica Długa na Starym Mieście w Bydgoszczy

Ulica Jana i Jędrzeja Śniadeckich w Bydgoszczy

Bydgoszcz, Gimnazjum Realne, ob. ATR, 1858, 1908

Ulica Gdańska w Bydgoszczy na odcinku między ul. Jagiellońską, a ul. Dworcową

Grudziądz is a city in northern Poland located on the Vistula River. The Old Town of Grudziądz and 14th-century granaries were declared National Historic Monuments of Poland.

Grudziądz

The Tuchola Forest is one of the largest pine forest complexes in Poland and Central Europe. It occupies about 3,000 square kilometers of land in the basin of the Brda and Wda rivers. It includes Park Narodowy Bory Tucholskie and other nature parks.

Tuchola Forest

Bory Tucholskie is a national park in the northern part of Poland, in the heart of the Tuchola Forest, the largest woodland in Poland. Most important tourist centers of Tuchola Forest are by the Charzykowskie and Karsinskie lakes. There are kayaking, bicycle and walking trails within the park.

Park Narodowy Bory Tucholskie

Poznań, bazylika archikatedralna Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła w Poznaniu

Main Square, Stary Rynek 70-77, Poznań, Poland

The Great Theatre (Opera) in Poznań.The Scotch Mist Gallery contains many photographs of historic buildings, monuments and memorials of Poland.

Widok na Ratusz i Stare Miasto w Poznaniu z nietypowej perspektywy.

Poznań, ul. Półwiejska 42 / Kościuszki - Stary Browar, obecnie centrum handlowe (zabytek nr A 251)

Poznań Town Hall (Ratusz) is located in the Old Market Square

Christ the King is a 33-meter tall statue of Jesus Christ in Świebodzin, western Poland, completed in 2010. It is the tallest Jesus statue in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Christ the King Statue

Toruń - panoramic view of the city from the viewing terrace on Kępa Bazarowa island

Stare Miasto, Ratusz Staromiejski w Toruniu

Zachodni odcinek ul. Szerokiej (od ul. Łaziennej do Rynku Staromiejskiego, kamienice nr 31-43). W głębi, po lewej widoczny gmach Dworu Artusa.

Rynek Nowomiejski w Toruniu i kościół św. Jakuba

Park Miejski na Bydgoskim Przedmieściu w Toruniu

Radzyń Chełmiński Castle is a Brick Gothic monastery-castle completed in 1330. The square keep is a relic of one of the oldest castles built by the Teutonic Knights. Currently visitors are still able to see the restored southern facade, and enter the courtyard, towers, cellars, and the chapel.

Top 5 historical sites to visit in Poland near Gniezno:

Biskupin

Bydgoszcz

Kórnik Castle

Poznań

Toruń