Citizens of Poznan are very proud of their royal connections and over 1,000 – year history of the city. The tour of the city, it is best to start at the old city – Ostrów Tumski the cathedral. In the past, also the castle of Prince Mieszko I and his son Bolesław the Brave in 1025 to the first was crowned king of Poland. In the Golden Chapel of the cathedral one can see their sarcophagi. The first church on the island was built in 968, two years after the symbolic Christianization of Poland – the country in which the influences of the Latin civilization came to be. During a walk through the island is advisable to visit the Archidieceesmuseum. Apart from gold cups and monstrances from different churches of Great Poland, you find there a collection of paintings by Leon Wyczółkowski and the only painting by Anton van Dyck that Poland is rich. There is also a gallery of medieval sculpture.
In the center of Poznan is the Old Market (Stary Rynek) in the center, the Renaissance town hall. Currently houses the Museum of the History of the City of Poznań housed. The museum has a collection of old documents and everyday objects. Every day for 12 hours at the town hall tower you two see each other metals young goats with horns hit 12 times – a must for all excursions to Poznan. It should also next to the Royal Castle Market in mind.
In the many times rebuilt Royal Castle – the seat of Przemysław II, the last Polish king who reigned from Poznań – located in an area that was reconstructed after the war, the Museum of Applied Arts. From the Old Market is close to the imposing building of the church not only for its interior, but also for the historic organ of the effort is well worth a visit. The city is famous for organ music and choir boys, such as the “Polish Nightingales”.