10 Top 10 Things to Do in Bydgoszcz, Poland 🏙️

Bydgoszcz, pronounced as Bid-gosh-ch, with its postcard-perfect skyline, a charming tiny island, a waterfront offering boat rides (water trams), lovely footbridges, old granaries, and Art-Nouveau architecture, is, honestly, one of the essential places to visit in Poland.

The city is often called 'Little Venice' or 'Little Berlin' due to its many canals of the Brda River and architecture built during the Prussian rule.

Here are 10 best things to do in Bydgoszcz on a short city break.

1. Grab a morning with a cup of coffee at @pomorska15 - very unconventional and cozy cafe adorned with a mixture of vintage and modern furniture and art pieces.

2. Walk through Cieszkowskiego Street to admire gorgeous buildings dating back to 1896-1904.

3. Visit the main post office - a massive brick building in the 'Prussian national style' built at the end of the 19th century

4. Look at the iconic Hotel Pod Orlem - a 19th-century architectural masterpiece.

5. Gape at charming granaries - lined on the Brda River, these German timber framing architectural marvels are the symbol of the city.

6. Book a visit to the quirkiest museum - Museum of History of Soup and Dirt

7. Stroll through Mill Island - the most stunning and atmospheric place in the city.

8. Meander through the former factory Mlyna Rothera - which used to be a 19th-century factory producing flour that operated until the 1990s. Currently a culture center.

9. Hike up a small hill to visit an old water tower - to see the antique bathroom and toilet fittings, and look at the archival photos, to name a few.

10. Tour the former explosives factory outside the city where Nazi Germany made smokeless powder, TNT, and nitroglycerin for its army during WWII.

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