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 Toruń Guided Walks
Experience Toruń while you go for a guided walk full of historic events, objects and interesting stories through the most beautiful quarters in the town.
The walking season usualy lasts from the 1st of April until the 31st of October, but some tours take place all year round. Detailed information on how to book and were to meet, is listed below. Enjoy the beautiful hanseatic city on a stroll and listen to the stories which will give you insights you have never heard of before.
 The most beautiful city walks |
| It's a great pleasure to present our Toruń Guided Tours to you. We give you a choice of some different tours in Toruń and 6 different tours in the region of Toruń. This presentation will help you choose the tours and fix up your stay in Toruń. |
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We kindly inform you that any group of tourists sightseeing Toruń must be guided only by licensed tour guide (Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki (RP Economy Ministry Decree) 17. 01. 2006. regarding tour guides and tour leaders published in Dziennik Ustaw RP No 15/2006 (§ 10. and § 12.)). |
 General information and reservation:
Toruński Serwis Turystyczny (Toruń Tourist Service)
tel. (+48) 66 00 61 352, e-mail: info@visittorun.pl
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TORUŃ UNESCO: the BEST OF TORUŃ
(Old City + Teutonic Castle + New City)
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This tour is a must for people visiting Toruń for the first time! It retraces the history of Toruń and shows the whole of the Old Quarter which consist of three old districts: the Old Town (1233), the New Town (1264) a nd the Teutonic Knights' Castle (mid. 13th cent.)
Itinerary: The Caesar Arch - St. Mary's Church - Old City Market Square (Old City Town Hall, Arthus' Court, Holy Spirit Church, The Star House, rafters' inn, Copernicus Monument, The Rafter) - Nicholas Copernicus House - The Leaning Tower - city defence walls complex - granaries - Holy Spirit Gate - Royal Route - St. Johns' Cathedral - The Eskens' House - Bridge Gate - St. George Brotherhood Manor and Guardhouse Tower - Teutonic Castle Ruins - St. James's Church - New City Market Square - additionally: St. Nicolas Church relicts.
The minimum tour (3hrs) doesn't include sightseeing of interiors and museums of: Old City Town Hall (Ratusz Staromiejski), its tower, Arthus' Court (Dwór Artusa), Holy Spirit Church (Kosciol sw. Ducha), The Star House (Kamienica pod Gwiazda; Far East Art Museum), The Leaning Tower (Krzywa Wieza).
Possibility to modify the route on request.
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• Duration:
min: 3hrs, best: 4hrs, max: 6hrs
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1.2. Short Standard Tour:
TORUŃ MEDIEVAL OLD CITY
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The tour comprises the Old Town - one out of three the oldest districts of the medieval Old Quarter.
Itinerary: The Caesar Arch - St. Mary's Church - Old City Market Square (Old City Town Hall, Arthus' Court, Holy Spirit Church, The Star House, rafters' inn, Copernicus Monument, The Rafter) - Nicholas Copernicus House - The Leaning Tower - city defence walls complex - granaries - Holy Spirit Gate - Royal Route - St. Johns' Cathedral
The minimum tour (2hrs) doesn't include sightseeing of interiors and museums of: Old City Town Hall (Ratusz Staromiejski), its tower, Arthus' Court (Dwor Artusa), Holy Spirit Church (Kosciol sw. Ducha), The Star House (Kamienica pod Gwiazda; Far East Art Museum), The Leaning Tower (Krzywa Wieza)
Possibility to modify the route on request.
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• Duration:
min: 2hrs, best: 3hrs, max: 5hrs |
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COPERNICUS AND ASTRONOMY IN TORUŃ
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This tour is dedicated to the famous Polish astronomer who was the founder of modern astronomy. The tour is led by a guide specializing in the life of one of the most eminent scholars of all time. Torun has plenty of objects associated with his life, and we will help you to explore them.
Itinerary: Nicolaus Copernicus House - St. Johns' Cathedral (Copernicus Chapel) - Copernicus Monument - Cosmopolis Fountain - Asteroid Toruń - Astronomy Centre (observatory) or: Planetarium (astronomy show)
The tour includes entrance to: Copernicus House, St. Johns' Cathedral, Astronomy Centre (or Planetarium)
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• Duration:
starts up from 2 hours
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Tour 1.6:
THE GREAT GOTHIC IN TORUŃ
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A Pearl of Gothic - the name of Toruń derives from the greatest number of Gothic historical monument and of the highest class of them.
Itinerary: Old City Town Hall* - St. Mary's Church - Nicolaus Copernicus House - The Leaning Tower - granaries - Monastery Gate - city defence walls complex - Żeglarska Gate - Żeglarska Street (patrician houses & merchants' marks) - St. Johns' Cathedral - Łazienna Street (patrician houses) - Bridge Gate - granaries - St. George Brotherhood Mansion - St. James' Church.
The optimal version lasts about six hours and includes the entries to: Old City Town Hall (Court Hall, Gothic Art Gallery, exposition Former Toruń - The History and Art Handicraft); St. Johns' Cathedral with climbing up the tower; Copernicus House.
The minimum tour doesn't include any entries.
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• Duration:
min: 3hrs, best: 6hrs
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THE LEGENDS AND MYTHS OF TORUŃ
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Not only for kids! Toruń in a light way
Itinerary: the Leaning Tower - the Rafter - Old City Town Hall - Catherdal - Teutonic Knights' Castle - the Dragon of Toruń - Cat's Head Tower - historical residences - the Toruń gingerbred (+ gingerbread museum and show)
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Tour 1.14:
MEDIEVAL DEFENSIVE TORUŃ: the Old Quarter
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Did you know that Toruń was one of the best fortified city in the territory of Poland? Besides it was the first city to be the medieval walls, turrets, bastions and moats contructed? One can trace here all the fortifications forms though many of them has not survived till today.
See as well: Tour 2.20: Nineteeth-century Defensive Toruń here
Itinerary: The Old Toruń Barbican - defence complex of the Old Toruń Gate - Old City defence walls - Monastery Gate - Dovecote Tower - Żeglarska Gate - The Crane - Bridge Gate - Guardhouse Tower - Monstrance Tower - Teutonic Castle (west moat, castle gates, east moat) - New City defence walls.
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• Duration: 2hrs
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NINETEENTH-century DEFENSIVE TORUŃ
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After the Congress of Vienna, 1815, there ended the era of the Duchy of Warsaw, and Toruń was awarded to Prussia. The border between Prussia and Russia ran about 10 kms east of Toruń, which meant that the maintenance of the fortress of Toruń and its further development has become more and more important. There started the period of construction the Toruń Fortress, divided into two stages: in first one (till the year 1871) the inner ring of fortifications were constructed, and the other period has left the outer ring - the fortress of the 1st rank, which includes 15 large forts and hundreds of smaller objects.
Itinerary: Inner ring: Artillery Arsenal, Barracks of Bastion V, IV, St. Catherine District, Mint Bastion, Raclawickie Barracks, 5th Dam
Outer ring: Fort I, Fort IV, Fort, Uhlan Barracks, Fort IX, Bridgehead Fort, Fort XIII, Battery AB IV, Stalag XXa
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• Duration:
min: 2 hrs, best: 5 hrs
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Curent local weather in Toruń  | temp. 7.3° C |
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