Wroclaw A Magical City
January 26th, 2012 |Wroclaw is located at the banks of the Odra River, in the southwestern part of Poland and it is bordered Germany and the Czech Republic. Wroclaw is also known as “Venice Of Poland” because of is geographical sittings as it is filled with canals, via ducts and 200 bridges.
A significant proportion of the urban landscape is dedicated to wonderful green spaces. Such as the Botanical garden, and the world-renowned Szczytnicki Park which has an authentic and highly impressive oriental garden. In fact Wroclaw seems to be picture perfect for the intrepid tourist.
The arts also play a very dominant in this city’s culture with scheduled cultural events year round including the international music festival Cream fields, KAN a festival of amateur and independent movies and Wroclaw Non Stop a city wide festival that lasts for a week. Wroclaw also has some of the finest museums in Europe such as The National Museum and Panorama of Raclawica, The Academy of Fine Arts, and The Museum Of Architecture.
Art has always got an important place in history as seen from the statues of dwarfs that are placed all over the city to honor the Orange Alternative, a resistance movement that helped to topple the Communist government in Poland. The architecture and art at the center of Wroclaw speaks of the City’s vast history.
Stare Miasto or the Old Town is a very fine example of rustic architecture. Each exhilarating vista is filled with a new delight. As the labyrinth of quaint streets, complete with cobbled stones, go deeper and deeper into the Jewish Quarter. The White Stork Synagogue, the last synagogue in Wroclaw rises majestically against the Old Town.
Though St. Elizabeth’s church is a famous landmark in Wroclaw, the Old Market (Stary Rynek), is easily identified by any person. Previously it was a salt market with great mansions but now only used as a beautiful flower market.
The Old Market square is considered the center of the Old Town similar to the Old Town, which is the center of Wroclaw. It is considered as one of he largest squares in Europe just based on its size alone (175m wide and 205m long), however, it is the enchanting feeling which makes the Old Market so famous. Spectacular architecture from the Gothic, Art Noveau and Baroque periods, depicts the history of this place. Brightly painted buildings occupied by numerous bars, restaurants and stores can be seen at the center of the square (Sukiennice). Luck can be yours if you touch the nose of a bronze statue of a bear.
Sitting right across from the pillory is one of the most spectacular original buildings, the Town Hall. Until the late 16th century the pillory, which is a stone monument, was used as the place for bringing to task some of the common and small time criminals. Winter is when the Wroclawians gather at this square for some ice skating while in summer the locals can be found enjoying a Piast beer or taking casual and relaxing strolls here.
Cecelia Owens loves travel and she does freelance writing for the top South African travel comparison website, BestFlights.co.za offering Flights to Poland.
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