Are you looking for a way to see Poznan’s two oldest neighbourhoods without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable walking tour.
• See where Polish kings and princes are buried and what the city looked like over ten centuries ago • Hear from producer Wiktor Marcinkowski, a local who’s passionate about sharing Poznan’s lesser-known sites • Do it all in 45 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home
Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply...
Highlights
From 45 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 45 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Lifetime access to this self-guided tour in English
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Smarphone and headphones
Food and drinks
Transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
Makieta Ostrów Tumski
Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Archdiocese Museum in Poznań
The tour ends in front of the Lubrański Academy.
The Birthplace of Poland: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Poznań
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Are you looking for a way to see Poznan’s two oldest neighbourhoods without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable walking tour.
• See where Polish kings and princes are buried and what the city looked like over ten centuries ago • Hear from producer Wiktor Marcinkowski, a local who’s passionate about sharing Poznan’s lesser-known sites • Do it all in 45 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home
Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply...
Highlights
From 45 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 45 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Lifetime access to this self-guided tour in English
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Smarphone and headphones
Food and drinks
Transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
Makieta Ostrów Tumski
Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Archdiocese Museum in Poznań
The tour ends in front of the Lubrański Academy.
Itinerary
1
Ostrow Tumski
This self-guided audio tour takes place in Poznan's Cathedral Island. You'll hear about the area while you walk and take in some of its many sights.
2
Ostrow Tumski - (Cathedral Island)
The tour starts in front of the scale model of the Island. You'll hear a bit about the island, and how VoiceMap works before you get going.
3
Church of Our Lady in summo
The tour passes by the Church of Our Lady in Summo. You'll hear about the church including how underneath it there's a vast relic of Mieszko's palace and palace chapel.
4
Poznan Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul
The tour passes by the oldest Polish cathedral, Poznan Cathedral. You'll learn about the cathedral while you walk.
5
Pałac Arcybiskupów Poznańskich
The tour passes by the Archbishop's Palace. You'll hear about the building and its many iterations while you walk.
6
Jordan Bridge
The tour takes you over the Jordan Bridge. You'll hear how the bridge was built, destroyed and rebuilt to finally reconnect Cathedral Island and Śródka District.
7
Srodka
The tour takes you through the Śródka District which at one stage, was independent from the rest of Poland.
8
Mural Śródka
The tour passes by the Srodka mural which is one of the first wall paintings of this type in Poland.
9
Kościół pw. św. Małgorzaty Panny i Męczenniczki
The tour passes by Saint Margaret Church. You'll hear about the church while you walk.
10
Brama Poznania
The tour passes by Brama Poznania. Porta Posnania Heritage Center is a state-of-the-art museum created in 2014 to show the fascinating issues connected with the areas of Cathedral Island and Śródka District.
11
Cathedral Lock
The tour passes by the Cathedral Lock, a 19th-century element of the Prussian fortification system.
12
Archeological Reserve Genius Loci
The tour passes by the Genius Loci. This modern museum shows not only the relics of the one thousand-year-old borough's walls but also 3D immersive films
13
Archdiocese Museum in Poznań
The tour ends in front of the archdiocese Museum in Poznan. This place played an important role not only in the city but in the whole country from the 1500s until the 1700s.
