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Nadodrze is a neighborhood north of the city center and the Cathedral Island. Until not so many years ago, it was an industrial area with poor citizens. Some of the houses have never been reconstructed after WWII. However, the district is flourishing in the last few years. Lots of art workshops, art schools, restaurants, pubs open in the district, and young people coming to live here. The neighborhood houses fantastic street art - some of the murals were made by an international street artist. If you want to see a hidden gem, go to the painted house - a community project involving artists and residents to improve the house's appearance.

The Wroclaw Botanical Garden was established by the Wroclaw University in the year of 1811. With 11,500 different registered plants, the garden is a lovely and peaceful place to walk and rest in the open air. Although the park opens at 8 AM, the greenhouses and the cafeteria open only at 10 AM.

The old cemetery served the Jewish community of Breslau from 1856 until 1942, when during WWII, the Nazis used it as a fortress. After the war, the cemetery was abandoned and untreated until the preservation began in the 1970s. The cemetery opened in 1991 as a museum. Many famous Jews are buried here: Ferdinand Lassalle – the founder of the German Social-Democratic party; the Historian Heinrich Graetz who wrote the first complete history of the Jewish people; Clara Immerwahl – the wife of Fritz Haber, who committed suicide in protest over her husband's actions in developing chemical weapons for the German army in the first world war. She was also the first female Ph.D. of the University of Breslau; and many more. You can walk between the tombstones, which many are broken or hidden behind vines, and explore the unique shapes and figures of the Jewish gravestones. A cashier, toilets, a giant map of the cemetery, and the most known graves are located at the entrance. In addition, ancient tombstones displayed next to the cemetery gate testify to the antiquity of the city's Jewish community.

The synagogue was built in 1829 by the Jewish community of Breslau, which was part of the Prussian Kingdom. The building has three floors: the main hall serves today as a gathering place for special events. The two other floors serve as a museum of Jewish life in Wroclaw. While most of the Synagogues of Germany were burned and destroyed in 1938 during the horrible pogrom known as the Krystal Night, the White Stork Synagogue survived because it was close to other buildings. The rioters were afraid the fire would spread, so they just destroyed the inner parts of the synagogue. The Jewish community restored the temple and used it until 1943 when the Nazis turned the building into a warehouse for property confiscated from the Jews that deported to extermination camps. The Synagogue yard served as the deportation square for Breslau Jews. After WWII, the city became a Polish city due to the border's change. The synagogue was in use by the new Jewish community until 1968, when most Polish Jews left the country following an anti-Semitic incitement campaign of the Polish government. After that, for more than twenty years, the building was in the use of academic institutions. Afterward, the building returned to the Jewish, which was renovated and opened to the public in 2010. Admission is free.

Wroclaw University Museum is dedicated to the history of Wroclaw University, founded in the 15th century. This university produced nine(!) Nobel Prize winners. The main Baroque building is magnificent. The museum offers three kinds of tickets: for visiting two, three or four exhibition rooms. The Aula Leopoldinum on the first floor is stunning. In addition, you can go up to the Mathematical Tower to a 42m high viewpoint terrace that was build to aid the Astronomy students and researchers in their observations. View from Top of the Mathematical Tower

The Wrocław Market Square is one of Poland's largest former market squares - 213 meters long and 178 meters wide. In the heart of the market stands the late Gothic Town Hall with a 66-meter tower, which nowadays serves as a museum. In the basement of the Town Hall works Świdnicka Cellar - one of the oldest pubs in Europe, running steadily from the 15th century. The square is surrounded by 60 tenement houses founded by Wrocław patricians. The square hosts three famous landmarks: A reconstructed pillory where convicted people were punished. The pillory was initially built in 1492 and reconstructed in 1985; The fountain was established in honor of the former city mayor Bogdan Zdrojewski; and a monument of Alexander hr. Fredro that previously stood in Lviv. The Rynek is the place for Christmas markets, New Year's parties, religious, academic, and military celebrations. The Tenements Town Hall Świdnicka Cellar Pillory

The prison was built in the 14th and 15th centuries and served until the 18th century. Since then, the building has housed charity institutions. It is located next to the Rynek and the old butchers shops.

The Garrison Church is one of the most important icons of Wroclaw. The Gothic church was built in the 14th century. Since then, it was destroyed and restored twice: by heavy hail in the 16th century and by fire in 1976. The tower, originally 130 meters tall, is now only 91.5 meters high. It is open for visitors with a great view of Wroclaw. The Cathedral The view from top of thh tower

While I was walking the city toward a museum or something, I ran into Wroclaw's old gothic defensive walls, dated back to the 13th century. The original wall was 6-meter-tall and 1 meter wide.

A beautiful Island in the heart of Wroclaw, where the old city began to develop in the 9th century. It became a place of faith right from the beginning and became a royal place in the 1260s when a king from the Piast Dynasty built a palace. All area is very peaceful and relaxing. There are few restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and gifts shops scattered around, ideal places for making a stop for resting or just to get the impression of this adorable site. The Church is very impressive. However, the most beautiful chapels demand payment – 8 Zloty each. You will have to pay 8 Zloty for climbing the Tower too. The Cathedral View From Top of the Cathedral Tower

With 800 lights, 300 water jets, and 3 fire jets, this fountain is the most giant Multimedia Fountain in Poland. The harmony and coordination between the music, the fire, and the water create lovely and enjoyable shows. The fountain is located in Szczytnicki Park, near the Centennial Hall and the Japanese Garden.

The market is a large reinforced concrete building, built between 1906 and 1908. This is the building that inspired architect Max Berg to construct the Centennial Hall. You can find vegetables and fruits, local cheese and meet, home accessories stores, clothing, and more in the market. On the first floor, there is also a unique Tea House with 220 different types of tea and 100 types of coffee beans worldwide. Next to the Tea House, there is a coffee shop where a prize-winning international barista is working. The market is located near the Rynek and the Cathedral Island.