
Poznań
Poznań is a city on the River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region.
The city is an important cultural and business center with customs such as Saint John's Fair, traditional Saint Martin's croissants, and a local dialect. Among its most important heritage sites are the Renaissance Old Town, Town Hall and Poznań Cathedral.
Getting to Poznań
- 01Poznań - Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport
Domestic flights from Warsaw are offered by Polish Airlines LOT.
- 02Poznań Główny
Virtually all trains from northwestern Poland and Wielkopolskie pass this station.
- 03Poznań Garbary
Local station closer to Ostrów Tumski side of the city, only regional and metropolitan rail.
- 04Poznań
Things to do
- 01Termy Maltańskie
Termalna 1 (Termalna, or Termy Maltańskie stops), bok@termymaltanskie.com.pl.
- 02Nowe Zoo
Krańcowa 81 (eastern outskirts of the city behind Malta Lake),.
- 03Park Railway Maltanka
- 04KKS Lech Poznań
Stadion Miejski, Bułgarska 17 (Bus or tram to Stadion Miejski),.
- 05Malta Lake
Long artificial lake with rowing track used in professional competitions.
- 06Malta Ski
Wiankowa 2 (entrance from Baraniaka street), recepcja@maltaski.pl.
Where to eat
Poznań has two culinary locations, one in Old Town, close to and around the Town Hall and consists mostly of restaurants serving typical Polish fares often catering to tourists. Here you will find the usual pierogis, pyzy, goose, bigos etc..
- 01Bar Pod Arkadami
Cyryla Ratajskiego 10 (a bit more far from the Old Town, but still in the centre),.
- 02Avanti
For those on low budget, this is an inexpensive fast-serve place with few kinds of spaghetti or lasagne.
- 03Kociak
Very famous for its wonderful desserts and milk shakes.
- 04Piccolo
Small selection of spaghetti and lasagne on very tight budget.
- 05Double B's American Dinner
Restaurant based on popular image of American 50s restaurants.
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