Torun is a Historical Wonder

Torun is a beautiful city in Poland that is quite popular with the tourists. It is strategically located on the bank of Vistula river that is the junction of major commercial routes. Thus the place has commercial as well as cultural importance.

Two cities combined together to form what is present day Torun. They are old town and new town. The old town is known for a big castle constructed by a Teuton king in 13th century. It was a trading post around which developed the new town.

The old town still preserves the buildings of yore. These Gothic architectural buildings are probably the largest in number in northern Europe. The UNESCO included them among the World Heritage Site in 1997.

Torun is not a big city so it can be easily explored on foot by a tourist. The strolling can be fun when the residents of the city welcome you smilingly. They are warm and take pride in their cultural and historical wealth. Your friendly guide might be able to tell you a large number of folk tales and legends associated with the city. The visitors will perhaps appreciate that the historical monuments are still in their pristine or preserved form since they have been build unravaged by weather or the Second World War as many other historical sites.

Some of the medieval sites worth visiting are the Town Hall, the churches of St John and St James, the ruins of castle, and the city wall. The Town Hall is a 13th century building that has been renovated. The other monuments worth seeing are the Leaning Tower and several other historical sites that were built by the Teutonic kings around 1200 AD. Yet another interesting site is the Pomerarian Theater.

However, central to all these sites is the Nicolas Copernicus University that no tourist can afford to miss. Nicolas Copernicus came from Torun after whom the university has been so named. The city has a tiny population of about a fifth of a million and nearly a fifth of whom are the university students that add to the energetic and dynamic life of this tourist destination. The summer festival is especially the time when the charm and appeal of Torun grows manifold.

Most of the hotels at Torun are located within the historical city, the place you would be visiting in the city. You will have to take a transport from station and get to your hotel after crossing the Vistula river. These hotels are newly constructed and equipped with modern amenities. A decent hotel, two or three starred, can be had for as low as 40 to 50 US Dollars. There are hotels with tariffs as high as 70 or 80 US Dollars. Some of these hotels built over the castle of Teutonic knights appear grand in design and offer luxurious facilities to the clients.

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