Wrocław in 3 days
A ready route for 3 days in Wrocław: the main sights grouped by area, so you don't walk back and forth. Each day opens on the map with all its stops.
Market Square & Old Town (Rynek) · Ostrów Tumski & the Odra islands
6 places · about 6,5 h of sightseeing · 2,3 km between them
Morning
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Market Square (Rynek)One of the largest medieval market squares in Europe, ringed by colourful gabled townhouses.
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Wrocław Dwarfs Trail (Krasnale)Hundreds of little bronze dwarfs hidden around the city centre; free and perfect with kids.
Afternoon
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Old Town Hall and Museum of Burgher Art (Stary Ratusz)Gothic town hall whose historic halls and the burgher-art museum are open to visitors.
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Pan Tadeusz Museum and Ossolineum (Muzeum Pana Tadeusza)Modern museum of Poland's national epic, in a townhouse on the Rynek.
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University of Wrocław Main Building: Aula Leopoldina and Mathematical Tower (Gmach Główny Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego)Baroque university palace with a spectacular ceremonial hall, an oratory and a viewing tower.
Evening
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Cathedral of St John the Baptist (Archikatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela)The twin-towered Gothic cathedral of Ostrów Tumski, rebuilt after WWII; entry to the nave is free.
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Centennial Hall, Japanese Garden & Zoo
4 places · about 7 h of sightseeing · 1,0 km between them
Morning
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Wrocław Zoo and Afrykarium (ZOO Wrocław i Afrykarium)Poland's oldest zoo, with the Afrykarium, a huge indoor oceanarium of African waters, included in the ticket.
Afternoon
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Centennial Hall (Hala Stulecia)Max Berg's UNESCO-listed 1913 concrete dome, with a multimedia exhibition inside the Visitor Centre.
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Pergola and Multimedia Fountain (Pergola i Fontanna Multimedialna)Free water, light and music shows in front of the Centennial Hall, usually on Friday and Saturday in the warm season.
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Japanese Garden (Ogród Japoński)A calm landscaped garden from 1913 with ponds, bridges and a tea house, open from April to October.
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More Wrocław (museums, districts & beyond)
4 places · about 6,5 h of sightseeing · 5,3 km between them
Morning
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Kolejkowo model railway (Kolejkowo)
One of Poland's largest model railway worlds, open all year, with trains running through miniature cities.
Afternoon
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National Museum in Wrocław (Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu)The city's main art museum, with Silesian medieval art, European painting and Polish art; free on Saturdays.
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Racławice Panorama (Panorama Racławicka)A huge 1894 circular painting of the Battle of Racławice, shown in a rotunda with 30-minute timed viewings.
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HydropolisInteractive water museum in a former underground clean-water tank, with hands-on exhibits.
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Good to know
When to go
May to September is best — terraces on the Odra and cafés on the Market Square. Wrocław is a student city, so evenings are lively all year. Winter is cold, but museums and cafés are warm.
Book ahead
Pan Tadeusz Museum and Ossolineum (Muzeum Pana Tadeusza), Kolejkowo model railway (Kolejkowo), Racławice Panorama (Panorama Racławicka)
Closed days
- Old Town Hall and Museum of Burgher Art (Stary Ratusz) — closed: Monday, Tuesday
- Pan Tadeusz Museum and Ossolineum (Muzeum Pana Tadeusza) — closed: Monday
- University of Wrocław Main Building: Aula Leopoldina and Mathematical Tower (Gmach Główny Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego) — closed: Wednesday
- Centennial Hall (Hala Stulecia) — closed: Monday
- Pergola and Multimedia Fountain (Pergola i Fontanna Multimedialna) — closed: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
- National Museum in Wrocław (Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu) — closed: Monday
Want times, places to eat and a plan for your own dates?
In your own plan:
- exact times for each day, checked against the opening hours on your dates
- places to eat near every stop, in three budgets
- your flights, hotel, kids and pace taken into account