Things To Do In Poznan

Poznan sits on the Warta river: painted houses on the Old Market Square, goats on the Town Hall at noon, Ostrow Tumski cathedral and Lake Malta.

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Best Things To Do In Poznan In One Day

One day, four stops: Old Market Square, Ostrow Tumski cathedral, Imperial Castle in the afternoon, Lake Malta in the evening. Opening times per stop; some museums close on Mondays.

Full one-day itinerary
1Morning
Early morning on the cobbles of Poznan Old Market Square

Old Market Square

Painted merchant houses, Renaissance Town Hall, plus two metal goats billed to appear at noon, since recently also at 3 pm.

2Late Morning
The twin brick towers of Poznan Cathedral on Ostrow Tumski

Cathedral On Ostrow Tumski

Crypts hold relics of the tombs of Mieszko I and Boleslaw Chrobry, open 1 March to 15 November, tickets 10 zł adult.

Crypts 10 zł
3Afternoon
The neo-Romanesque Imperial Castle in Poznan on a bright afternoon

The Imperial Castle

Open Monday to Sunday 12:00 to 19:00, tickets until 18:00. Ticket with a map 10 zł adult, audio guide 20 zł adult.

From 10 zł
4Evening
Golden evening light on Lake Malta in Poznan

Lake Malta By Evening

A promenade runs along the lake and the rowing regatta course. The nearby Termy Maltanskie thermal baths are open daily until 23:00.

A small group on a guided walk through the old town
2-Hour City Experience Walk 5 from 200 reviews · from $31.47
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Top Things To Do In Poznan: The Sights

Eight sights in Poznan: Old Market Square, Town Hall goats, cathedral, Imperial Castle, Lake Malta, Stary Browar, Citadel Park, Enigma Cipher Centre.

Merchant houses on the Poznan Old Market Square Old Market SquarePainted merchant houses around the Renaissance Town Hall. The Renaissance town hall facade in Poznan Town Hall GoatsGoats appear on the facade at noon. Museum closed. Poznan Cathedral seen across the Warta river Crypts 10 zł Ostrow Tumski CathedralCrypts of Mieszko I and Boleslaw Chrobry inside. The Imperial Castle in Poznan from the lawn From 10 zł Imperial CastleOpen daily from 12:00 to 19:00. Rowers on the Malta regatta course in Poznan Lake MaltaA promenade, rowing course and thermal baths. The converted red-brick brewery shopping and arts centre in Poznan Stary BrowarShopping and arts centre in a former brewery building. Brick fort walls and lawns in Citadel Park, Poznan Citadel ParkThe largest park in Poznan, a 19th-century fortress relic. A cipher machine on display in Poznan Adult 35 zł Enigma Cipher CentreExhibition on codebreakers Rejewski, Rozycki and Zygalski; closed Mondays.
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Pick Your Things To Do In Poznan

Forty-five tours and tickets cover Poznan: walking tours, spy games, bike tours, food and beer walks, day trips and a free walk. Three taps narrow it to a shortlist.

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  1. 2-Hour City Experience Walk 2 hours from $31.47 ★ 5 (200 reviews) Details
  2. Private or Public Highlights 2 - 3 hours from $28.24 ★ 5 (116 reviews) Details
  3. Old Town Walk in English 2 hours from $25 ★ 4.7 (110 reviews) Details
  4. Spy Scavenger Hunt Game 2 hours from $23.34 ★ 5 (106 reviews) Details
  5. Chopin Recital, Candle Glow 50 minutes from $27 ★ 4.4 (96 reviews) Details
  6. Spy Walk Game, Live Host 2 hours from $23 ★ 4.9 (63 reviews) Details
  7. Golden Age to Rebirth History 2 hours from $54 ★ 5 (19 reviews) Details
  8. Half-Day Private, 4 to 5 Hours 4 - 5 hours from $82 ★ 5 (18 reviews) Details
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    1. 2-Hour Highlights Walk 2 hours from $26.56 ★ 4.5 (18 reviews) Details
    2. 2-Hour Old Town Walk, Freedom Square 2 hours from $25.11 ★ 4 (18 reviews) Details
    3. Saturday Walk, Licensed Guide 1.5 hours from $6 ★ 5 (14 reviews) Details
    4. Self-Guided Audio, 1 to 2 Hours 1 to 2 hours from $8.99 ★ 4.5 (14 reviews) Details
    5. Interactive PRL Museum Ticket from $9 ★ 4.9 (10 reviews) Details
    6. Private Polish Food Walk 2.5 - 5 hours from $178.64 ★ 5 (9 reviews) Details
    7. 4-Hour Private Walk, Budget from $49.83 ★ 5 (9 reviews) Details
    8. Private 2-Hour Local Guide 2 hours from $73.44 ★ 5 (9 reviews) Details
    9. Private City Walk, Premium from $325.43 ★ 4 (9 reviews) Details
    10. Tailor-Made, Local Guide-Driver from $336.85 ★ 5 (7 reviews) Details
    11. 3-Hour Private Old Town 3 hours from $117.61 ★ 5 (6 reviews) Details
    12. Chocolate Museum Ticket, Workshop 1 day from $22 ★ 5 (5 reviews) Details
    13. Tram Ride, Traditional Snack 2 hours from $181.56 ★ 5 (5 reviews) Details
    14. Brewery Walk, Beer Included 5 hours from $83 ★ 4.6 (5 reviews) Details
    15. 3-Hour Bike Tour, Local Guide 3 hours from $138.73 ★ 5 (4 reviews) Details
    16. Rogalin Palace, Kornik Castle 4 hours 30 minutes from $365.40 ★ 5 (4 reviews) Details
    17. Gniezno, Biskupin, Wenecja Day 8 hours from $408 ★ 5 (3 reviews) Details
    18. Croissant Museum Private Walk 3 hours from $140.38 ★ 5 (3 reviews) Details
    19. Beer Tasting, 2 to 4 Hours 2 - 4 hours from $229.80 ★ 4.6 (3 reviews) Details
    20. Tank Museum Tour, Army Car 4.5 hours from $166 ★ 5 (2 reviews) Details
    21. Kornik and Rogalin, Private 4 hours from $75 ★ 5 (2 reviews) Details
    22. Private Srodka, Cathedral Island 3 - 4 hours from $129 ★ 5 (2 reviews) Details
    23. Polish Food, Drinks Included from $132.75 ★ 5 (2 reviews) Details
    24. Budget Bike Tour, Local Guide from $103.60 ★ 5 (2 reviews) Details
    25. 4-Hour Half-Day, Budget Fare 4 hours from $79.12 ★ 4.5 (2 reviews) Details
    26. 3-Hour Bike Ride, Lower Base Fare 3 hours from $104.65 ★ 4.5 (2 reviews) Details
    27. Croissant on 18th Floor 3 hours from $112 ★ 5 (1 review) Details
    28. Dark Stories Ghost Walk 2 hours from $51 ★ 5 (1 review) Details
    29. Torun Day Trip, 10 Hours 10 hours from $84 ★ 5 (1 review) Details
    30. Cathedral Underground Private, 1.5 Hours 1.5 hours from $106 ★ 5 (1 review) Details
    31. Private Walk, Cathedral Tickets Included from $133.71 ★ 5 (1 review) Details
    32. Free Small-Group Walk 2 hours Mateusz (GuruWalk PRO guide) Free, tip your guide ★ 4.8 (50 reviews) Details
    33. City Card Pass from $14 Details
    34. Fort VII Museum, Private 2 hours from $138 Details
    35. Private Transfer, E-Class from $137.02 Details
    36. Pub Crawl, Free Shots 4 hours from $25.69 Details
    37. 2-Hour Beer Tasting, Budget 2 hours from $165 Details

Things To Do In Poznan By Mood

When It Rains

Wet days suit the Enigma Cipher Centre, Croissant Museum shows, an interactive museum ticket and Stary Browar centre, all indoors.

Cipher machines on display at the Enigma Cipher Centre in PoznanEnigma Cipher CentreExhibition on codebreakers Rejewski, Rozycki and Zygalski, closed Mondays, adult ticket 35 zł. Crescent pastries in a bakery window on the Poznan Old Market SquareThe Croissant MuseumLive shows with tasting; English show at 14:00 weekends, daily in July and August.
Interactive exhibition inside a museumBookable TourInteractive PRL Museum Ticket4.9 from 10 reviews · from $9Check availability
Rain on the courtyard of the Stary Browar in PoznanStary Browar CentreShops, cafes and galleries under one roof; gallery Mon to Sat 9:00 to 21:00.
A summer afternoon walk in Citadel Park, Poznan The Warta embankment in Poznan

Free Things To Do In Poznan

Old Market Square, Old Zoo, Fara church and Srodka mural are all free. State museums are free Tuesdays, and a free walking tour is bookable on GuruWalk.

Free Old Zoo Fara Church Free Museum Tuesdays Srodka Mural Free Walking Tour
A small group gathered for a free walking tour in the old town
Free Small-Group Walk 4.8 from 50 reviews · free, pay what you want
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Things To Do In Poznan At Night: Food, Beer And Bars

Start with a St Martin's croissant, try pyry z gzikiem, potatoes with a quark dip, then craft beer and a free evening stroll on the Old Market Square.

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A St Martin crescent pastry on a bakery counter in Poznan St Martin's Croissant White poppy-seed paste, EU protected; the Croissant Museum runs tasting shows; St Martin's Day, 11 November. Potatoes with a white cheese dip, a Poznan classic Pyry Z Gzikiem Boiled potatoes served with gzik, a quark and chive dip, a classic dish of Greater Poland. Glasses of amber beer in a brick cellar bar in Poznan Craft Beer Guide Craft beer in Poznan; read our guide to the city's bars.

Map Of Things To Do In Poznan

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  1. Poznan Old Market SquareThe Old Market Square, where most walks start.
  2. Poznan Town Hall And The Billy GoatsOld Town · 40 m from the Old Market Square
  3. Poznan Croissant MuseumOld Town · 100 m from the Old Market Square
  4. Fara Church PoznanOld Town · 230 m from the Old Market Square
  5. Royal Castle PoznanOld Town · 200 m from the Old Market Square
  6. Archaeological Museum In PoznanOld Town · 130 m from the Old Market Square
  7. Wielkopolska Uprising MuseumOld Town · 30 m from the Old Market Square
  8. The Former Poznan SynagogueOld Town · 310 m from the Old Market Square
  9. Poznan Cathedral On Ostrow TumskiCathedral Island · 1.1 km from the Old Market Square
  10. Porta PosnaniaCathedral Island · 1.3 km from the Old Market Square
  11. Genius Loci Archaeological ParkCathedral Island · 1.1 km from the Old Market Square
  12. Lake Malta PoznanMalta And East · 2 km from the Old Market Square
  13. Termy MaltanskieMalta And East · 2.7 km from the Old Market Square
  14. Poznan New ZooMalta And East · 5 km from the Old Market Square
  15. Lech Brewery PoznanMalta And East · 5 km from the Old Market Square
  16. Imperial Castle PoznanCentre And West · 1 km from the Old Market Square
  17. Poznan Palm HouseCentre And West · 2.3 km from the Old Market Square
  18. Stary Browar PoznanCentre And West · 860 m from the Old Market Square
  19. National Museum In PoznanCentre And West · 250 m from the Old Market Square
  20. Enigma Cipher Centre PoznanCentre And West · 940 m from the Old Market Square
  21. Poznan Opera HouseCentre And West · 1.1 km from the Old Market Square
  22. Poznan June 1956 MonumentCentre And West · 1.1 km from the Old Market Square
  23. Freedom Square PoznanCentre And West · 400 m from the Old Market Square
  24. Citadel Park PoznanParks And Outskirt · 1.5 km from the Old Market Square
  25. Morasko Meteorite ReserveParks And Outskirt · 9.2 km from the Old Market Square
  26. Rusalka Lake PoznanParks And Outskirt · 4.3 km from the Old Market Square
  27. Poznan Old TownNeighbourhood · 50 m from the Old Market Square
  28. Srodka PoznanNeighbourhood · 1.4 km from the Old Market Square
  29. Jezyce PoznanNeighbourhood · 2.1 km from the Old Market Square
  30. Ostrow Tumski PoznanNeighbourhood · 1 km from the Old Market Square
  31. Lazarz PoznanNeighbourhood · 2.8 km from the Old Market Square
  32. Wilda PoznanNeighbourhood · 2.3 km from the Old Market Square
  33. Poznan City CentreNeighbourhood · 340 m from the Old Market Square
  34. Solacz PoznanNeighbourhood · 2.7 km from the Old Market Square

Day Trips From Poznan

Gniezno lies about 25 to 45 minutes away by train. Kornik Castle, Rogalin Palace and Biskupin also make easy day trips.

The brick Gothic cathedral and its twin towers rising above the low rooftops of GnieznoCathedral Hill

Gniezno

Open May to October, Monday to Saturday 9:00 to 17:00, closed to tourists on Sunday.

8-hour tour · 5 from 3 reviews · from $408Check availability
The pale neo-Gothic Kornik Castle with battlements and a moat among old treesCastle And Arboretum

Kornik Castle

Open Tuesday to Sunday, closed Mondays; adult ticket 40 zł. The arboretum nearby holds about 3,000 species and varieties.

5 from 4 reviews · from $365.40Check availability
The pale yellow Baroque Rogalin Palace behind a formal courtyard with ancient oaksRogalin Palace

Rogalin Palace Museum

Closed Mondays. Adult ticket 20 zł, free on Tuesdays.

4-hour tour · 5 from 2 reviews · from $75Check availability
The timber palisade and thatched log houses of the reconstructed Iron Age settlement at Biskupin beside a lakeBiskupin Museum

Biskupin Archaeological Museum

May to September, 9:00 to 18:00; adult ticket 28 zł. Closed 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 November and 25 December.

Biskupin museum hours, tickets and annual closure dates.Plan your Biskupin trip

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Things To Do In Poznan Month By Month

Tap a month. Figures are 1991 to 2020 climate normals for the Poznan weather station, WMO 12330, observed by IMGW-PIB.

Jul is Poznan's wettest month, averaging 84.4mm of rain across the 1991-2020 period, against 28.6mm in Apr.

Jan: -0.4℃Feb: 0.5℃Mar: 3.8℃Apr: 9.5℃May: 14.1℃Jun: 17.5℃Jul: 19.5℃Aug: 19.1℃Sep: 14.3℃Oct: 9.1℃Nov: 4.4℃Dec: 0.9℃ 050100 -5°10°25° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Rain mm Temp ℃
  • Monthly rainfall (mm)
  • Mean temperature (°C)
Station observations by IMGW-PIB, 30-year normals: July is warmest at 19.5°C average, January coldest at -0.4°C, July wettest at 84.4 mm and April driest at 28.6 mm, 538.8 mm across the year.
MonthMean tempRainfall
January-0.4°C37.7 mm
February0.5°C30.7 mm
March3.8°C39.9 mm
April9.5°C28.6 mm
May14.1°C53.8 mm
June17.5°C57.5 mm
July19.5°C84.4 mm
August19.1°C55.9 mm
September14.3°C41.2 mm
October9.1°C35.4 mm
November4.4°C33.6 mm
December0.9°C40.1 mm

Data: World Meteorological Organization 1991-2020 climate normals for Poznan (WMO 12330, Poznan-Lawica), observations by IMGW-PIB, World Meteorological Organization 1991-2020 climate normals for Poznan (WMO 12330, Poznan-Lawica), observations by IMGW-PIB.

Where To Stay In Poznan

Pick the neighbourhood first: the Old Town, the City Centre around the MTP fairgrounds, or Malta and Srodka.

Full where-to-stay guide
A narrow Old Town street in Poznan

Old Town

For Sightseeing On Foot

Around the Old Market Square, with the goats, museums and restaurants within an easy walk.

Old Town area guide
The central avenue of Poznan city centre

City Centre And MTP

For Trade Fair Visits

Stays around Plac Andersa and the MTP trade-fair grounds. A practical pick for fair visits.

City Centre area guide
Rowers on the Malta regatta course in Poznan

Malta And Srodka

For Lake Malta Stays

Close to Lake Malta and the Termy Maltanskie baths. In Srodka, find the mural at ul. Srodka 3.

Srodka area guide

What Is Poznan Famous For?

1

The Town Hall Goats

Two metal goats appear on the Town Hall facade at noon and, since recently, at 3 pm.

2

St Martin's Croissants

Rogal swietomarcinski gained EU Protected Geographical Indication status in 2008. St Martin's Day is 11 November.

3

Cathedral Island

On Ostrow Tumski, the cathedral crypts hold relics from the tombs of Mieszko I and Boleslaw Chrobry, plus a 10th-century baptismal bowl.

4

The Trade Fairs

The MTP Poznan fair grounds host events such as Poznan Game Arena and Cavaliada.

5

Lech Poznan

Lech Poznan is the city's football club, and we have a match-day guide for anyone catching a game.

6

The Enigma Codebreakers

The Enigma Cipher Centre tells the story of Polish codebreakers Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Rozycki and Henryk Zygalski, at ul. Sw. Marcin 78.

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