FREE Since 1994 www.amerapol.pl ISSN 1427-7468 (10-2021-303) fot. Piotr Frąckiewicz Piotr fot. XXVII International Puppet Theatres’ Festival “Meetings” Instytucja finansowana ze środków Gminy Miasta Toruń The Baj Pomorski Theatre, 9-15 October 2021 TORUŃ — THINGS TO SEE Stare Miasto (The Old Town). A UNESCO World Fortresses, some are located close to old town, Heritage List site dating back to medieval times. others like the forth fortress are just outside the city. Nicolaus Copernicus Museum, ul. Koperni- Motoarena Toruń. The biggest and most modern ka 15–17 (Old Town). Astronomer Nicolaus Coper- purpose build speedway stadium in the world, in use Toruń Plaza is the newest nicus was born in Toruń in 1473. The museum is situ- since 2009. It is one of the sites for FIM Speedway Shopping and Entertainment Center in Toruń, ated in Copernicus’s house which is a pretty building. Grand Prix since 2010. located only 3 km from Toruń Old Town Unfortunately the museum’s “collection” mostly com- Planetarium Toruń, ul. Franciszkańska 15–21. prises of copies. The Planetarium in Torun was first opened in 1994 Ratusz Staromiejski (Old Town Hall), Rynek Sta- and it is located in a historical tank of the old munic- You will f ind there 120 shops including: romiejski 1 (on Old Town square). One of the most ipal gasworks in the Old Town. Top Fashion brands such as TK Maxx, Zara, H M, beautiful Gothic town halls in Europe. Despite its The Planetarium offers astronomical shows in the & many treasures it is however not too rewarding for screening room under the dome and two interac- Reserved, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Pull Bear, Stradivarius, Pandora, C A, New Yorker,& Ochnik, foreign visitors as it is almost entirely explained in tive exhibitions: MARS#17 Base and Geodium. Both & Polish. Translations are very sparse or non-existent. exhibitions allow the visitors to perform simple ex- and many others. The Museum consists of Gallery of Gothic art, Exhi- periments thus gaining knowledge on the world Kids’ stores: Smyk, 5;10;15. bition of old Toruń 1233–1793, Exhibition of Toruń around us. coins, Court hall, Hall of Polish kings etc. Climb the Krzywa Wieża (The Leaning Tower), ul. Pod Krzy- Restaurants cafes: McDonalds, Pizza Dominium, tower for a beautiful view! wą Wieżą. Part of old Toruń defense wall system built SSubway, North& Fish, Sushi Street, Costa Coffee, Baj Pomorski Theater (Teatr Baj Pomorski), in the 13th century. Poor foundations led the tower to Grycan and many more. Piernikarska 9. substantially lean at an angle soon after its construc- Cathedral of SS. Johns (Katedra Świętych Janów), tion. It’s customary to see if you can stand with your Electronics: Media Expert, RTVEuroAGD, Rebel Electro, ul. Żeglarska. Gothic church where astronomer Nico- feet against the wall and your arms outstretched in X-kom. laus Copernicus was christened. On its tower hangs front of you (hint: it’s pretty much impossible!) Tuba Dei bell from 1500, one of the largest Medieval Dwór Artusa (Artus Court), Rynek Staromiejski Sportswear: SportsDirect, Martes Sport, 4F, Sizeer, 50 style. bells in Europe. 6. Monumental building on the place of medieval Manicure, Beauty Studio. Medieval Granaries. View from left bank of the Artus Court in the end of 19th century. Now it hosts Vistula River. Excellent panorama from left bank of cultural center. Cinema City with 8 cinema halls. the river Vistula. Ethnographic Museum. An open-air museum Lucky Star - bowling.b Museum of Toruń Gingerbread ul. Strumykowa showing the folk architecture of many regions of Po- 4. The Museum is located in a former gingerbread land. Includes a windmill. Go-karts racing track. factory of Gustav Weese in 4 Strumykowa Street. It is a place where the history has the smell and the taste Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week fitness club - City Fit. of gingerbread adventure! Supermarket - Lidl. The Living Museum of Gingerbread ul. Rabiańs- ka 9. The Living Museum of Gingerbread was estab- lished in 2006 and it is located just a short walk from The Nicolas Copernicus Monument. In the middle Address: Opening hours: of the Old Town you can discover how gingerbread Broniewskiego Street 90, Toruń Monday-Sunday 09:00-21:00 was baked in Medieval Times and even try to bake Free car park with over 1100 spaces one in traditional wooden molds yourself. Once you SMS 691999194 tackle with medieval style baking, you are ready to fly to 20th century and see original machinery. There is also an option for gingerbread decoration workshop. The visit in the Museum is fun and joy for everyone, regardless of age. Teutonic Knights Castle Ruins ul. Przedzamcze. An outdoor museum. The castle is almost completely destroyed except for one tower and a dungeon that Zrzeszenie Transportu ul. Konopackich 3 you can set foot on. Toruń Published by: Amera-Pol sp. z o.o., ul. Rabiańska 20, 87-100 Toruń tel. +48 603 607 555 • www.amerapol.pl • [email protected] Torun Tourist and Business Guide all rights reserved. Reproductions in whole or in part are prohibited. AMERA-POL sp. z o. o. should not be held responsible for the contents of the advertisements. Subsidized by the Polish Development Fund (PFR S.A.) under the government program www.torun-plaza.pl “The Financial Shield 2.0 for Small and Medium-sized enterprises and for Micro-businesses” TORUŃ MUSEUMS Old City Town Hall (District Museum) Teutonic Knights’ Castle Ruins Rynek Staromiejski 1 ul. Przedzamcze 3 This monumental building with magnificent interiors The area of the castle remnants comprises the main is one of the greatest town halls in Europe. Its models castle ruins with cellars and Gdanisko Tower. It was are to be sought in Flanders with which Torun — as the very first castle of the Teutonic Knights from Hansa town — had close commercial relations. The which the colonization of pagan Prussians and crea- Town Hall is worth seeing not only because of its in- tion of Teutonic state started. The castle was the res- teriors and history but also because of the precious idence of a Teutonic Commander. It was destroyed exhibits of the District Museum that is housed here. in 1454 during the burgher uprising against the Teu- The entrance is in the southern wing right opposite tonic Knights. the Arthus’ Mansion. Tony Halik Explorers’ Museum Nicholas Copernicus House ul. Franciszkańska 9/11 it reaches beyond any fixed, closed group of artists by ul. Kopernika 15/17 The collections are devoted to famous Torun’s traveler constantly searching for young authors. Thus, it fo- The Nicolas Copernicus Museum is the biographical — Tony Halik and his trips keepsakes. Born for ad- cuses on promotion and experimentation. museum of the most eminent Torun’s citizen. It is locat- venture’ exposition is situated on two floors of the old For more information visit: http://wozownia.pl/en/ ed in two beautiful Gothic houses: in his family house granary house. The permanent exhibition includes Has been around since 1950. Not much of the doc- (No. 17; exposition devoted only to Copernicus) and the biographic part devoted to the globetrotter as well umentation from the early expositions has survived till today. Although it is known that all Toruń-based adjoined neighboring patrician house (No. 15; expo- as many travel exhibits. artists presented their works here. sition of the interiors of a typical medieval merchant The nature of the Gallery has been changing along house). Obviously it is the most popular museum in Museum of Toruń Gingerbread with the changes in art and in the functioning of an Torun. The excellent supplement is the model of 15th art institution, as well as in the organization of life – century Torun with sound-and-light program. ul. Strumykowa 4 not only cultural life, but also social life in general. The Museum is located in a former gingerbread fac- The history of art has gone in such a direction that tory of Gustav Weese in 4 Strumykowa Street. It is the gallery, from being a place of art presentation, has The Star House a place where the history has the smell and the taste become a place of art creation. Rynek Staromiejski 35 of gingerbread adventure! It is here where you can At present, Wozownia displays works of famous The Star House is one of the most sumptuous and see the famous gingerbread molds, old stoves in artists, yet it is mostly a place for exhibiting young Wozownia Art Gallery is located in the old Prussian best preserved Baroque patrician houses in Central which gingerbread cookies were baked, you can feel talents. This is why the Gallery in Toruń has such artillery coach house. The greatest asset of Wozow- a unique status among the Polish art institutions. nia is its characteristic exposition space that makes it and Northern Europe. The facade (richly decorated the smell of spices and listen to the amazing legends It does not consolidate a once-established hierarchy: possible to display unusual projects. with fruit-and-flower stucco ornamentation), the and stories. The visit cannot be without gingerbread layout and the interiors (richly carved timber stairs, workshop where you will be able to form your own painted timber ceilings etc.) have preserved the char- traditional, real Toruń gingerbread… acteristic features of Northern European patrician TORUŃ'S BIGGEST residence typical of 18th century. Etnographic Park and Museum JEWELLERY STORE Wały Gen. W. Sikorskiego 19 The Eskens’ House Ethnographic Museum consists of: former 19th jewellery • gold ul. Łazienna 16 century artillery arsenal, exhibition pavilion, am- silver • amber The museum consists of 2 separate departments of phitheater and the Ethnographic Park.