Włocławek

Włocławek allows you to catch the wind in your sails. The Włocławek Lagoon, a huge reservoir created by dividing the Vistula riverbed, is an ideal place for lovers of active recreation on the water. Marinas where you can rent water equipment encourage this. The modern marina on the Vistula River, located in the heart of the city, is a perfect place to admire the Vistula face of the city. Marshal Józef Piłsudski Boulevards stretching along the Vistula River encourage walks and bicycle trips. It is worth taking a look at the power of the Włocławek dam and admiring the queen of Polish rivers from it. The soaring towers of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral is a distinctive element of Włocławek's panorama. One of the oldest Gothic cathedrals in Poland hides extremely valuable works of art inside, testifying to the foundation work of bishops, members of the cathedral chapter and Kuyavian families, from the Middle Ages to modern times. It is best to explore the history of Włocławek in the Museum of the Kuyavian and Dobrzyń Lands. This place will also introduce you to the folk culture of these areas. You will see old tools and crafts, fragments of home furnishings, Kuyavian costumes, historic folk sculpture, as well as costumes and props accompanying Shrovetide customs. "Walking with a goat" is a custom practiced to this day in Kujawy, where groups of colorful costumed people go around houses at the end of Carnival (from Fat Thursday to Tuesday before Ash Wednesday). This is a continuation of ancient folk rituals aimed at ensuring fertility. In 2020, it was included on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The former walls of the Bojańczyk Brewery are now filled with culture. The Browar B. Cultural Center located here invites you to numerous events, concerts and exhibitions. It is worth visiting here to see the Włocławek Collection of Weights and Measures. That's over 10 thousand. exhibits from various countries and many eras, including commercial, merchant, household, postal, pharmacy and jewelry measures and scales, as well as unique devices and objects, such as weights, containers for liquids, grain and a 19th-century store cash register. The iconic "Włocławek" is inextricably linked with the city. To see these unique faience works, be sure to visit the Interactive Faience Center – Faience Treasury. This place, referring to the 150-year tradition of producing faience products, will take you to the multimedia world of Włocławek ceramics.