Poland - Beautiful market square in Poznan with the Renaissance town hall

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Corner of the Poznan Market Square in Poland

Something that characterizes several of the main cities of Poland with greater tourist interest, as is the case with Wroclaw or Krakow, is that its main focus of attraction for visitors is in a large square that is the center of city life.

The same goes for Poznan, city located in the region of the Great poland, west of the country.

The Poznan Market Square It is not as large as the squares of similar denomination of the two cities mentioned above, but with its two hectares, it is the third largest square of Poland.

Of course, as in the other cases, when you arrive at thePoznan Market Square (Stary Rynek) originally built in the mid-thirteenth century, you can not fail to be impressed by the great beauty of its corners.

Houses with colored facades in the market square of Poznan

Almost square, the square shows you a succession of two-storey houses with very colorful facades, most of which house cafes and restaurants with their terraces. And in the center of it, next to other buildings highlights the imposing Renaissance style town hall.

As in other Polish cities, the city ​​of Poznan suffered the serious consequences of the WWII, reason why the great majority of the buildings of the place were reconstructed in baroque and classicist style.

As you can imagine, you visit of Poznan you should focus on a long walk through the market square. It is possible that in some of its corners you will find an installed market, as the case during my trip, which will recall the commercial environment that historically lived in this square.

Renaissance town hall in the market square of Poznan

Of course you should see the building of Poznan Town Hall, where in spite of the Renaissance style that the Italian architects who once redesigned it captured, in its interior you can find some Gothic style room, with ribbed vaults, which is kept from the original building.

its Grand Hall It is considered one of the most beautiful samples of the Renaissance style in Poland.

If you visit the square in the morning, at 12 noon you have the possibility of witnessing a historical tradition that every day concentrates tourists before the main facade of the building: the goats of the town hall of Poznan.

Fountain in the Poznan Market Square in Poland

While a musician plays a trumpet from a place on top of the building, the door above Town Hall clock and the figures of two goats come out to bump their heads.

The legend He says that when the building opened, two goats escaped from the kitchen while preparing the banquet. And since they went up to the clock tower, he decided to incorporate them into it as a sign of good omen.

A good place to see goats is from the new museum dedicated to croissant, a typical sweet of this city very similar to the one you surely know originally from France.

Corner of the Poznan Market Square in Poland

He croissant from Poznan It is more blunt in texture, as it is made with nuts, and is usually taken, above all, to celebrate the holiday of San Martin. In the museum workshop you can learn how it is made, for which it takes more than three hours.

As in other places with these characteristics, the ideal is that you can make at least a couple of visits at different times of the day, because that way you can appreciate the beauty of all its buildings with the help of the different illuminations throughout the day.

Pictures Market Poznan Square

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