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The Main Square

  The Mian Square in Wroclaw is the living heart of the city and the meeting place for the local citizens. Here they celebrate the national holidays or the New Year's Eve. It is one of the largest medieval squares in Europe (175 x 200 m), designed in the 13th century. In the past it was used as a market and the administration centre with the Town hall located in the middle. The Square is surrounded by the beautiful tenement hauses, dating back to the Middle Ages. Most of them still have the deep underground cellars that were used to stock the merchant;s goods and wines. Today they house the nice restaurants, cafes and the boutiques. Nearby the Main Square there is so called Salt Square (where in the Middle Ages salt was sold) – all year round women sell flowers here, what has become the tradition in Wroclaw. In the are of the Old Town one can still see the medieval urbain plan of the city. The names of the streets relate mainly to the gilds of medieval Wroclaw.

The Town Hall

 The Wroclaw Town Hall consist of two building: the old medieval one and the so called New one, built in the 19th c. The last one is the official seat of the mer of Wroclaw. The Old Town Hall has become the symbol of the medieval history of the city and its heyday. It is a combination of the various buildings that were joined together – each of them had a special role in the medieval life of the city. The Town Hall was used not only as the seat of the local authorities, but also as a place for trading. A special buliding was added for the sessions of the city council. The Town Hall was erected between 13th and 16th c. and it is crowned with the tower, that is 67 m high. The tower hides the oldes clock-bell, dating back to 1368. Just below you can find the coat of arm of Wroclaw from 1536 (the official coat of arm if the city was created just 6 years earlier). Pay attention to the beautiful astronomical clock (Eastern wall), showing the current lunar phase. The impressive decoration of the building and its interiors reflect the richness of medieval city. The Town Hall houses the Museum of the Burghers. In the cellar of the Old Town Hall there is the oldest restaurant of Wroclaw Piwnica Swidnicka. In the Middle ages delicious beer from Swidnica used to be served here what gave the name of the inn. Nearby the Town Hall building there is the old pillory used for the public flogging of cut-purses...

Hansel and Grethel

 Hansel and Grethel is a name of the tiny two tenement houses, that was given by the citizens of Wroclaw The houses are joined with the gate and reminded people the J I M holding their hands... They are one of the landmarks of Wroclaw and the most often photographed monument in the Main Square. The houses were built in the 15 th and later rebuilt in the mannierist and baroque style. The gate joining them is the only remain of the 15th c. Fence of the cemetery that was nearby the church of St. Elisabeth. The latin inscription on it says: Mors Ianua Viate (Death – the gate of life). Inside one can still find lots of the original 16th c. architectonic details, eg. the ceilings and the stone work.
Hansel: Sw. Mikolaja Street, Grethel: Odrzanska 40 Street

St. Elisabeth Church

The church of St. Elisabeth was erected in the 14th c. on the place of an older church. It was founded by the rich citizens of Wroclaw – the nobels and aristocracy. The size of the church and the splendour of its interior was to compete with the cathedral on Ostrow Tumski (Cathedral Island). The tower ,130 m high was the highest tower in Silesia region in the middle ages, what of course underlined the importance of the church. Today the 90 m hight tower is the perfect viewing point – 365 steps are worth climbing! In the 16th c. the protestants started taking care of the temple. Since this time it has been rebuilt several times. Inside the church you can see lots of the tombs and epitaphs of the famous citizens of the city. Lots of the Wroclaw's nobles who contributed to the beauty of the church were buried here. The number of epitaphs is about 300! After leaving the church follow Odrzanska Street to reach the tiny street Jatki (Slaughter house). In the past the small stalls were used as the slaughter houses and the butchers' shops... today you can find here nice cafes and galleries. Next to the gate closing the street there is the famous monument of the sloughter animals: a goat, pig, goose, and rabbit.