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Favorite thing: The CENTRUM INFORMACJI TURYSTYCZNEJ or local tourist office is located at:

"The Meeting Point"
ul. Rynek 14, 50-101 Wroclaw
Tel: +48-71-3443111

Business hours:
Summer:
Daily: 10AM - 9PM
Winter:
Daily: 10AM - 8PM

Useful Wroclaw links:
Wroclaw City page
Wroclaw weather
Wroclaw Internet Service

Favorite thing: How nice and how unexpected are these "three little niggers", located on a house of the Rynek. Agatha Christie would wonder where the other seven are!

(Note: in case you didn't understand it, the title of this tip hints at Ten Little Niggers, i.e. the original title of Agatha Christie's novel Ten Little Indians. I wrote it as a literary allusion and I hope no one feels offended by reading the word "nigger".)

Favorite thing: When visiting Wroclaw please keep in mind that the city was severely affected by the war in 1945. About 80% of the buildings in the centre were destroyed. Thus you'll see a relatively small (for a city this size) reconstructed old town around the Rynek square and rather ugly post-war architecture (I know that sort of architecture has fans, too, LOL).

I probably forgot that (wishful thinking I guess). I was quite disappointed when I left the railway station and walked along Jozefa Pilsudskiego street - a mix of a few nicely restored buildings and many buildings that were still waiting for taking care of. Besides I was immediately put off by the air pollution/exhaust emissions. It got better in the centre of the old town but still ... there was a certain smell in the air. Reminded me of the old times before the fall of the wall.

Favorite thing: The Salt Square (Plac Solny) is situated adjacent to the Market Square (Rynek).

It is a bit smaller than the Market Sqaure and used to be a trading place for salt, honey and leather.

Nowadays it is home to a flower market, but handicraft products can be found here as well.

Among the buildings surrounding the square are the Old Stock Exchange from the 19th century and the Oppenheim family residence from the 17th century.

Favorite thing: Hi,
It is easy way.
From the airport you have to driveing on - Krakow, Katowice, and when you will pass the city, and you will see only shoping centers You have to Turn right: E40 / 4 / A4.
Take the exit towards : Opole/Raciborz.
then Continue along: road 45
Continue along: road 416
pass Glogowek city
Continue along: 40
and you are in Prudnik:)

it is Distance: 148km including 91km on motorways
1,5 hour time

Have a nice trip!!!!

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Favorite thing: There are several islands in the city connected with the mainland by over 100 bridges and footbridges. This is much more than the number of bridges in Venice! Although there are no gondolas in Wroclaw

Favorite thing: Wroclaw is a tourist friendly city. You may find informations signs in most important places and they will show the direction to the most vital monuments. However, the signs are usually only in Polish so it is better to know Polish names of the place you want to get.

Favorite thing: Wroclaw is full of public art. There are many sculptures, monuments or other examples of public art in the city. Some of them are unique, like the one in the picture - just some people standing in the pavement, waiting to cross the street, like passerby...