Wroclaw

Introduction

Wroclaw- old town

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Wroclaw is the capital city of the region of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated along the Oder river. With around 700,000 inhabitants in the city and over 1 million in the metropolitan area, it's the 4th largest city in the country.

Neighbourhoods

Wroclaw is dived into 5 boroughs:

• Stare Miasto (Old Town).
• Śródmieście (City Centre).
• Fabryczna (Factory Quarter).
• Krzyki.
• Psie Pole.

Sights and Activities

• Rynek (market square) including the 14th century Town Hall.
• Hala Stulecia (Centennial Hall) - a Unesco World Heritage Site.
• Ostrów Tumski (Cathedral Island) with Wrocław Cathedral.
• Panorama Racławicka.
• Plac Grunwaldzki ("Grunwald Square).
• Kościół Św. Elżbiety ("St. Elisabeth's Church").
• Wroclaw Palace.

Events and Festivals

Weather

Wroclaw has a temperate continental climate. Summers last from June to August with average daytime temperatures between 23 and 26 degrees Celsius and nights of 12-15 degrees Celsius. Winters (December - February) average around 2-4 degrees Celsius during the day and a few degrees Celsius below zero at night. Most of the precipitation falls during the warmer summer months, winters are driest (combination of rain and snow), while spring and autumn fall in between those two regarding rainfall.

Getting There

By Plane

Copernicus Airport Wroclaw (WRO) offers a growing number of flights.
Ryanair has flights to/from Alicante, Barcelona-Girona, Bristol, Brussels, Dublin, Düsseldorf (Weeze), East Midlands, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Rome, Shannon and Stockholm.
Several other airlines serve a few more cities, including Munich, Oslo, Warsaw, Gdansk and Copenhagen.

By Train

Fast trains to Katowice (3 hours) depart every two hours or so. Most continue to Kraków (4,5 hours). There are at least half a dozen fast trains and also three express trains to Warsaw (5-6 hours). Some also stop at Lodz ( around 4 hours) en route. Wroclaw also has regular train links with Poznan (2-2,5 hours, roughly hourly), stopping en route in a few smaller cities like Jelenia Gora and Legnica.

By Car

Wroclaw is located just north of the main A4 highway corridor, running from the border with German (close to Legnica) in southeastern direction towards Krakow.

By Bus

Trzebnica (40 minutes), Sobótka (one hour), Swidnica (1½ hours), Lubiaz (1½ hours) and Nysa (2 hours) have no train connections, and thus are best reached by bus. Warsaw (5-6 hours), Poznan (2,5 hours) and Bialystok (7 hours) have regular bus services but trains are more comfortable and convenient.
Eurolines has some international connections. Prague is just 4 hours away.

By Boat

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Work

Learn

• Wroclaw University
• Wroclaw University of Technology
• Wroclaw Medical University
• Wroclaw University of Economics

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

Poczta Polska is the Polish public post service. Post offices are generally open from 8:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday. Some offices are open on Saturday until 2:00pm and the main post offices in major cities are open daily, 24 hours.
Services are generally ok, but don't expact it to be fast and it is not always reliable, though most letters, postcards and parcels will arrive at its destinations after a week or two. You can find the red post boxes dotted throughout the country. You can check this postal website to see how much sending a letter, postcard or parcels costs, both domestically as well as internationally.