Wroclaw City-Break Visit, Wroclaw, Poland
Wroc艂aw, may well be Poland鈥檚 fourth largest city and capital of the south west region of Silesia, although this seems not to be on people鈥檚 travel itinerary. Perhaps the lure of Krakow to the east has more appeal. After all the cities we have seen in the last two years of our full time travels, Wroclaw has shot up to poll position, sitting proudly in our Top 5 favourites.
Wroclaw is one of those places that defies adjectives, because something far more profound than simple words are needed. The best way I can describe it鈥� is like a novel that you pick up from the library that looks pretty enough from the outside and yet once you begin reading its compelling story, you realise how little the cover does it justice.
This is how I feel about Wroc艂aw. When I visit a place I am often in a quandary about how much research to do before we go. Do too much and it spoils the surprise; do too little and it鈥檚 easy to miss the real essence. So for our visit to Wroclaw, I had done a little reading up from a Lonely Planet鈥檚 Guide and plotted the main 鈥榯ourist highlights鈥� from a聽Wroclaw website.聽Yet I have never felt quite so unprepared for the real truth behind the elegant facade of this city. In many ways I feel a little ashamed at the lack of knowledge that I had gleaned beforehand. Having remedied that on our return, I now feel like I know a bit more of the real Wroc艂aw and, in truth would love to return to speak to its soul and not the glossy, yet delightful image that it portrays on the outside. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Wroclaw is one of those places that defies adjectives, because something far more profound than simple words are needed. The best way I can describe it鈥� is like a novel that you pick up from the library that looks pretty enough from the outside and yet once you begin reading its compelling story, you realise how little the cover does it justice.
This is how I feel about Wroc艂aw. When I visit a place I am often in a quandary about how much research to do before we go. Do too much and it spoils the surprise; do too little and it鈥檚 easy to miss the real essence. So for our visit to Wroclaw, I had done a little reading up from a Lonely Planet鈥檚 Guide and plotted the main 鈥榯ourist highlights鈥� from a聽Wroclaw website.聽Yet I have never felt quite so unprepared for the real truth behind the elegant facade of this city. In many ways I feel a little ashamed at the lack of knowledge that I had gleaned beforehand. Having remedied that on our return, I now feel like I know a bit more of the real Wroc艂aw and, in truth would love to return to speak to its soul and not the glossy, yet delightful image that it portrays on the outside. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Wroclaw City-Break Visit
Guide Location: Poland » Wroclaw
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Karen Davies
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Guide Location: Poland » Wroclaw
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Karen Davies
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Market Square
- Town Hall
- Cathedral 鈥� St John Baptist
- Tumski Bridge
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