UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Wrocław Area

Itinerary

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  Pick up from your Wrocław hotel/hostel by the coach and our tour guide. Transfer to Centennial Hall. Sightseeing with a guide. Next stroll around Four Domes Pavilion, Multimedia Fountain and Japanese Garden. Transfer to Świdnica, sightseeing of the Peace Church and stroll in Świdnica Old Town (Market Square, old tenement houses, cathedral). Possible lunch break of free time for shopping. Transfer to Jawor. A visit in the Peace Church. Return to Wrocław.   

  

  Centennial Hall

  The historic Centennial Exhibition Complex includes Wrocław’s only UNESCO site, the country’s oldest zoo, the tranquil Japanese Garden, the tourist-luring Pergola Fountain and the newly renovated Four Dome Pavilion. It was constructed according to the plans of architect Max Berg in 1911–1913, when the city was part of the German Empire. Max Berg designed Centennial Hall to serve as a multi functional structure to host exhibitions, concerts, theatrical and opera performances, and sporting events, it has a seats for 7 ...

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  Four Domes Pavilion, Wrocław

  The Four Domes Pavilion (Polish: Pawilon Czterech Kopuł, Wrocław) was built in 1912-1913. It is part of the exhibition complex around the Centennial Hall. On June 25, 2016, the Museum of Contemporary Art, a new branch of the National Museum in Wrocław, was opened here. It presents a collection of Polish contemporary art with the works of the most outstanding artists of the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of our century. The museum's collection includes works by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Paweł Althamer,...

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  Wrocław Multimedia Fountain

  The Wrocław Multimedia Fountain is located next to historic Hala Stulecia complex and the Wrocław Congress Center. It is the largest fountain in Poland and one of the largest in Europe. Its ceremonial opening took place on June 4, 2009. The 1 hectare (110,000 sq ft) fountain has as many as 800 light points, three hundred water jets and three fire jets. The shows use various synchronization of water jets with music, and in the evening also with light and laser beams. Daytime shows can be watched every day, every full ...

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  Japanese Garden Wrocław

  The Japanese Garden was founded in 1913. The initiator of its construction was Count Fritz von Hochberg, who engaged the Japanese gardener Mankichi Arai. Currently, it is one of the most popular places for walking and relaxation in Wroclaw. This garden is a combination of several types of Japanese gardens: public, water, associated with a tea ceremony and a rocky beach. Almost 270 taxa of woody plants have been gathered in the garden. By 2009, 78 species of Asian plants had been collected in the garden, including 38 ...

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  Świdnica Peace Church

  The church in Świdnica is situated about 53 km from Wrocław (about 1 h 10 min drive). It is made from wood and incredibly was erected only within a year of 1957. It is the biggest wooden Protestant church and with the area of 1090 square meters, it can gather 7 500 believers. The interior of the church has a Baroque style. The most dominant interior items include the 18th century altar piece, pulpit and organs. The church is encircled by lodges, among which Hochberg lodge is the most distinctive. The church is situat...

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  Jawor Peace Church

  The Church of Peace in Jawor is one of the largest wooden buildings with religious functions in Europe. In 2001, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The church is 43.5 m long, 14 m wide, 15.7 m high, the building's area is 1180 m², it houses 6000 people. It was built in 1654–1655 according to the design of Albrecht von Säbisch using a half-timbered structure. Every year from May to September Peace Concerts are organized in Jawor. They take place in the historic interiors of the Church of Peace.

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