Frombork Travel Guide

 evaanna Says:  The organ can be heard playing. Time to enter the cathedral. You could expect a cathedral even in such a small town to be well-furnished and with some works of art like paintings or altars but you would never expect the splendour that you encounter here. The innumerable... 

 evaanna Says:  This mediaeval hospital complex was founded by the Frombork chapter in the 14th century and was then one of the three places designed to house lepers, the sick and the old. As was the tradition then, not much changed in modern times by the way, such places were located... 

 evaanna Says:  This octagonal artillery tower was built before 1448. In the years 1683-85 a belfry founded by Bishop Radziejowski was added to it at the top. Left in ruins after a fire in 1945, the Tower was rebuilt in the years 1972-1973 and adapted for a planetarium. From the terrace at... 

 evaanna Says:  This amazing polyptych used to serve as the main altar of the Cathedral until it was replaced by the present 18th century stone altar built by the Italian masters. I should really have put this ancient original altar under General tips as I liked it so much. Funded by Bishop... 

 evaanna Says:  As we were too early for the concert at the cathedral, we went to the museum first. Like the name of Mikolaj Kopernik, which is better known in its Latinized version, the museum also uses the Latin name ' Nicolai Copernici Musaeum Fromborcense'. Housed in the Gothic Bishops'... 

 evaanna Says:  As you enter the cathedral courtyard through the Southern Gate on the right you will see the giant ancient oak tree named after Kopernik. You can realise how high it is, looking at the buildings next to it. Just opposite is the side entrance to the cathedral. If you hear... 

 evaanna Says:  To enter the cathedral complex, walk across the wooden bridge to the Southern Gate, porta maior. Underneath you can see the uncovered remains of the old Barbican dating back to 1537 and dismantled in 1843. The Southern Gate, or gatehouse rather, one of the main gates leading... 

 evaanna Says:  The Cathedral Hill can be seen already from the boat as it approaches the port in Frombork. The skyline displays a diversity of forms, from the bulky round towers with sloping roofs to the lean spires reaching up for the skies. In the centre you can see the triangle of the... 

 alancollins Says:  This is a view into the Vistula Bay from the end of the jetty at Frombork a couple of hours before sunset. 

 alancollins Says:  Cathedral Hill is the main tourist attraction in Frombork with a number of places to visit. The website includes information about Cathedral Hill and Frombork. 

 alancollins Says:  The Water Tower was at one time used to supply water to the Cathedral. It is now used to provide excellent views from the top. A cafe is located at the bottom with a shop selling wicker baskets to the side. 

 alancollins Says:  He was the canon of Frombork for some 15 years. He is best known for carrying out research which showed the sun and not the earth was the centre of our planetary system. 

 alancollins Says:  Though Frombork is only a small town it has a ferry port, railway and bus station. There are ferries to a number of locations including Kalinlingrad. I took this picture from the end of the jetty looking back towards the cathedral and a ferry boar can be seen in the picture....