Are you in Bydgoszcz just for 1 day? Do you want to make the most of your limited time in our city, but don't know where to start? We have prepared a one-day sightseeing program for our city for you.

>> Tip << When planning a trip to Bydgoszcz, it is worth getting the Bydgoszcz Tourist Card, with which visiting our city becomes more profitable, due to free attractions and many discounts, not only in cultural facilities, but also in restaurants.
>> Tip << Some places (District Museum, Rother Mills) are opening Friday-Sunday 12:00 (midday). You can choose Museum of Soap or water tram cruise as early attractions, as they are operating from 9-10 AM every morning.

10 AM Arrival to Bydgoszcz

There are numerous parking spaces and multi-storey car parkings in the city center (located at Pod Blankami Street, Jagiellońska 23 Street, or soon at Grudziądzka 15 Street), where we can leave the car and walk to the first point of the program.

10 AM – 12 PM Visiting the Old Town

We start our tour with a visit to the Bydgoszcz Information Centre (Batorego 2 Street). We learn more about the city there, we get a map and information folders. Equipped with materials, we begin our tour. We are located in the Old Market Square is the central square of the city, marked out in 1346 by King Casimir III the Great, a place through which the 18th meridian runs. The impressive white edifice visible from the Old Market Square is the town hall, and right next to it is the oldest surviving building in Bydgoszcz - the cathedral. The late-gothic temple hides in its interior extremely valuable monuments that are worth seeing.

>> See the old town <<

>> Mill Island <<

From the walls of the cathedral, we go to the Mill Island - a green oasis located in the very center of the city. On the island there are 4 branches of the District Museum: Archaeological Collections, Leon Wyczółkowski's "house", Modern Art Gallery and the European Money Center, and the dominant object is the Rother’s Mills. The Mills used to have an industrial function, today they are the seat of cultural institutions. In addition to the exhibition on history of the city (“Knots”) and wide cultural offer, the Mills invite you to admire the panorama of the Old Town from its terraces.

>> Bydgoszcz cathedral <<

12 PM Make a soap and listen to stories about hygiene at the Museum of Soap and the History of Dirt

The Soap Museum is a unique place on the map of Bydgoszcz, where you can learn more about the history of cleanliness, dirt, and soap making. Additionally, during the tour, we take part in soap workshops, thanks to which we leave the museum with our own hand-made soap. Admission to the Museum with the Bydgoszcz Tourist Card is free of charge, you only need to book a visit in advance.

>> Make a soap at the Museum of Soap <<

1 PM See Master Twardowski, take a selfie on the Old Town Bridge and go on a cruise by water tram

We continue our walk around the Old Town. Now we go towards Mostowa Street to the Staromiejski Bridge (Old Town Bridge), which separates the Bydgoszcz Old Town from the city center. When it’s 1:13 pm, stop for a moment at the Old Market Square to see a moving sculpture of Mr. Twardowski emerging from the window of the tenement house at number 15. Legends say that the wizard visited our city in 1560 and "performed various miracles"

>> Legend about Master Twardowski <<

>> Water Tram cruise <<

Then we go to the Staromiejski Bridge (Old Town Bridge) to capture one of the most famous views in Bydgoszcz – Man Passing the River and the Granaries on the Brda River. It is a must-see on the city map. After the photo has been taken, we go to the Water Tram stop below, which is located at the Rybi Rynek (Fish Market Square). A water tram cruise is one of the favorite and most popular attractions in Bydgoszcz. The tram runs in the tourist season (May-September) on two routes (Staromiejska/Old Town line and Słoneczna/Sunny line). A cruise on a water tram is an amazing opportunity to see the city from the perspective of the Brda River.

3 PM Lunch in Bydgoszcz restaurants

At the Old Market Square, Jatki Street, Długa Street or in Bydgoszcz's Venice, there are many gastronomic facilities where you can eat well. And if we would like to get to know the flavours of Bydgoszcz, it is worth going to restaurants included in the Bydgoszcz culinary trail.

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM A stroll around the Downtown

We tried Bydgoszcz specialties, bought souvenirs at the Bydgoszcz Information Center ( Batorego 2 Street), so we can go to the next sightseeing point, which is a walk around Bydgoszcz Downtown. A walk around this part of the city is an opportunity to discover interesting architecture from first decades of 20th century (Gdańska Street, Cieszkowskiego Street), rest among the greenery of city parks (including Casimir the Great park with the spectacular Deluge fountain) and listen to the melody flowing from the "Music District" (monuments to composers, the building of the Pomeranian Philharmonic, a sculpture of an archer from 1910).

>> Music District <<

7 PM Dinner in one of Bydgoszcz restaurants

When looking for a suitable place for dinner, it is worth browsing the list of partners of the Bydgoszcz Tourist Card and taking advantage of the discounts.

8 PM Departure from Bydgoszcz

If the sightseeing plan presented is not enough, we invite you to Bydgoszcz for longer. Bydgoszcz offers tourists many more attractions!

See the best places, taste local food and drinks! Learn the stories and legends.

Bydgoszcz Canal

Feel the atmosphere of the city taking the cruise by water tram. During the tour you will also visit the most popular attractions in the Old Town and Downtown, learn about history of Bydgoszcz Canal and visit the funniest museum in Bydgoszcz.

Magic Vineyard and Exploseum

Try one of the best Polish wines with magnificent view on Lower Vistula Valley. Small and family - run vinery with great atmosphere and stunning view will be one of the highlights of your Polish tour. Exploseum is the museum of The WW II hidden in the Bydgoszcz Forest. Over 1000 buildings of the dynamite factory.

The best of the best in Bydgoszcz

Brda river always played important role in the city development. You can feel the atmosphere of the city taking the cruise by water tram. Brewing traditions in Bydgoszcz date as far back as the Middle Ages, most of the beer at this time was produced (and consumed) by monks. So, would you take a beer walk with us?

Bydgoszcz local food tour

This walk is not about typical highlights. We want you to feel like local, that’s why we want you to discover flavors of Bydgoszcz. The best option to understand „the way to polish heart is through stomach” is to try polish and regional specialities.

Beer Walk

Brewing traditions in Bydgoszcz date as far back as the Middle Ages. Bydgoszcz beer was said to be so tasty that it had no competition in the immediate area.

Along the river

Brda river was always the most important part of the city. All the factories were close to the water. The best cafes and restaurants were next to river so you can feel the atmosphere of the city taking the cruise by water tram.

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85-104 Bydgoszcz
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Koronowo

The biggest and the best known tourist value of Koronowo Commune is Koronowo Reservoir. This water area and its surroundings is a magnet for leisure lovers, who look for active ways of spending their free time, as well as for those who prize peace and tranquility in surrounding nature. Tight woods full of wild animals, mushrooms and wild fruit stretch along the coastline, which is almost 102 kilometers long. As for reservoir itself it is the strongest sailing center in the whole Kujawsko – Pomorskie Province. There are many small marinas and harbors situated around the lake. The summer season is filled with boat races and cultural events. But Koronowo Reservoir is not only a sailing point, it is also a part of Brda River Rout, which is considered one of the most attractive kayaking routs in Poland. Brda rolls its waters through picturesque landscapes, waterfalls, stone bridges and water power plants. Moments spent on paddling a boat along the river will be remembered for many years coming.

Ostromecko

About 17 km from the city centre of Bydgoszcz, towards Dąbrowa Chełmińska, is the Ostromecko Palace and Park (9 Bydgoska Street).

The New Palace was erected in the classicist style in 1832-1849 (to the design of Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s studio), commissioned by the then owner of Ostromecko, Jakub Martin Schoenborn. The main building is joined from the south by a neo-baroque annex, featuring the Hunting Palace (1891-1892), and from the north – by the Ballroom added in 1905. These days, the building houses a restaurant with a hotel. In the west, the Palace is adjoined by vast terraces (ca. 1912), heading straight to a 19th-century garden, designed in the English style by garden architect Peter Joseph Lenné. Now we head towards the Old Palace, which is located far in the garden. The present structure dates from the mid-18th century, when the previous nobleman’s manor house was expanded by the Mostowski family. The palace, built in the Warsaw rococo style, features a collection of 18th- and 19th-century pianos collected by a distinguished citizen of Bydgoszcz, Andrzej Szwalbe, whose memorial chamber is in the building. The windows of the palace and the terrace outside the building offer a picturesque view of the Italian garden stretching below, as well as the Vistula and its old riverbed.

Jurapark Solec Kujawski

Jurapark Solec Kujawski is concept of amusement park which take visitors to quaint dinosaurs world. This place is accurate for both children and adults. A full-sized models of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic creatures, 5D cinema, insects garden, theme park and many more attractions are waiting for you in The Jurapark Solec Kujawski.  

JuraPark Solec
ul. Sportowa 1
86-050 Solec Kujawski
tel.: 52 387 32 35
e-mail: rezerwacja.solec@jurapark.pl
www.juraparksolec.pl/

A lot of the people think that the animation equals a cartoons for the children. An opinion like this could not be more wrong! A fine example of the fact that the situation is completely different is International Animated Film Festival Animocje. This event is focused on an ambitious cinema searching for its artistic character.
Through the international competition, the Animocje provides an opportunity to get to know with the latest film productions from all over the world. A special screenings of the feature animated movies and a thematic presentations of the short films, allow to discover the animation in a new context.
Festival also pays attention to the relations between animation and the other arts - music, video games, visual arts and acting. Since 2014 it is the only polish festival to award A Dubbing Achievement Prize to the Masters and the Mistresses of the animated movie dubbing.

In 2024, festival will take place on 14th-20th April.

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The Bydgoszcz Canal Night Marathon takes place in the beautiful scenery of the Bydgoszcz Planty Park in a unique scenery, along the unique monuments of hydrotechnics such as locks from the 18th century on the Bydgoszcz Canal, which is the oldest inland water channel on the current territory of Poland active until today.

In 2024 marathon will take place on 15th June.

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Festival focuses on the interrelationships between sound and image, music and film, opera and narrative cinema and, at the same time, we take a deep look into the personalities of the artists from our region, Poland and from abroad, their sensitivities, professional choices, meetings and their mutual inspirations.

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ETHNIESY is a Festival of Traditional and Folk Music organized since 2013 in Bydgoszcz by the Municipal Cultural Centre. It is the only festival in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie region presenting traditional and folk music. Festival hosts the most important bands of the Polish "roots music" scene.

In 2024, festival will take place on 21st-24th March.

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Athletic Memorial in honour of the great athlete Irena Szewińska, who was a seven-time Olympic Games medallist (3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals) and a ten-time European Championship medallist.

In 2024 memorial will take place on 21st June.

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Bydgoszcz is a perfect location for a small and medium size event in the city centre, on the river. Thanks to a host of hotels with conference rooms and the nearby convention centre of the Opera Nova, organisation of training, conference or evening gala will be a pleasure. This convenient location makes that additional attractions will be almost within arm’s reach, and local organisers will make sure that they will provide uniqueness and high quality of events.

Modern Bydgoszcz Fair-Exhibition Centre will meet the requirements of the organisers of the biggest events. It is located only 6 km away (15 minutes by car) from the city centre, in a quiet surrounding of a park forest and the Botanical Garden.

Bydgoszcz is easy to get thanks to international flight connections and a well-developed system of motor roads and railway service. In addition, the constantly developed network of hotels and restaurants will meet expectations of the most demanding guests.

* Bydgoszcz is one of the biggest cities in Poland, but not overcrowded, proud of its deep-rooted history and progress, bustling with activities.

* You can walk between the majority of conference facilities, restaurants, and local attractions during your time off.

* Perfect location and convenient road and railway connections ensure easy access to all big cities in Poland.

* Bydgoszcz regional airport operates international flights, and bigger airports in Gdańsk and Poznań are only within a 2-hour drive.

* Local infrastructure for organisation of meetings is well-developed and advanced, and the companies organising events can be distinguished by their professional skills and experience.

* Prices for services related to organisation of meetings are competitive in comparison with other big cities.

* An incentive travel and free time between meetings will be even more interesting when we add many unique attractions (e.g. Exploseum, the Soap Museum, trips and cruises on the Brda River).

-->> Bydgoszcz event venues catalogue (pdf)

-->>Bydgoszcz Convention Bureau

Your guide to the best events and cultural happenings in Bydgoszcz in 2025. #visitbydgoszcz

20th-23rd March: Ethniesy - Festival Of Folk And Traditional Music

8th-13th April: International Animated Film Festival 

May: Bydgoszcz Opera Festival

May: European Night of Museums

June: Drums Fusion

14th June: Bydgoszcz Canal Night Marathon

14th-15th June: Bydgoszcz Water Festival "Ster na Bydgoszcz"

June: Irena Szewińska Memorial

July - August: River of Music

July 12th - 13th: Enea Bydgoszcz Triathlon 2025

August: Bydgoszcz Water Swimming Competition

August: Ocean Lava Triathlon Polska 2025

September - November: Mózg Festival

November: Bydgoszcz Jazz Festival

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Bydgoszcz is a city full of suprises. In the middle of maintenance work in Bydgoszcz Cathedral archeologists discovered something truly stunning.

They found a real treasure, golden coins, jewellery and precious stones. The oldest coin is dated back to 16th century and the youngest was minted in 17th century. No body knows how the treasure ended up in the Cathedral nor who could hide it there. This unknown data flavors the story with a bit of mistery. Recent discoveries of seven grave crypts only whet the appetite for more revelations.

Find out more:

->> The Legend of a tresure on the Mill Island

->> The Bydgoszcz Mint

->> The oldest church

Here you can find many tourist attractions that, especially, children might enjoy during your stay in our city.

Bydgoszcz owes its unusual character to many great people, whose achievements and special contribution to the city is commemorated by putting their signatures on plaques on Długa Street.

It is an unique place in our city, where sweets are made. In the Karmelowa Kraina’s offer one can find handmade lollipops, sweets and other forms made of caramel or chocolate.

Everybody can find something interesting in Bydgoszcz for themselves. The city is incredibly varied. Older as well as younger tourists can not complain for lack of attractions. Also, Escape Room fans will not be disappointed.  In Bydgoszcz, you can find a few secretful rooms with various difficulty levels.

Tourist attractions in Bydgoszcz. To see a full list of sights and tourist attractions click HERE Among plenty of sights and tourist attractions in Bydgoszcz you can find such interesting places like:

Bydgoszcz Cathedral was constructed in the years 1466- 1502. The high altar painting is the thing that rivets the most attention of faithful and tourists.

Read more -> Bydgoszcz Cathedral

Granaries on the Brda River are the symbol of the city. They have always been a natural city logo.In the past, these were among many grain storehouses in the city, and nowadays they belong to the Leon Wyczółkowski District Museum.

Read more -> Granaries on the Brda -> Leon Wyczółkowski District Museum

Mill Island is a spatial heart of Bydgoszcz. One of the most unusual and enchanting places in Bydgoszcz. Water, footbridges, old mills, red-brick buildings reflected in the depths of Młynówka groomed green-all this create an atmosphere of Bydgoszcz river island.

Read more -> Mill Island and Bydgoszcz Venice -> Leon Wyczółkowski District Museum

The first Polish Museum of Waterworks located in Las Gdański water intake and The Water Tower in Szwederowo district.

Read more -> Museum of Waterworks -> Water Tower

Museum of Soap and History of Dirtoperates in Bydgoszcz. It offers interactive time travel through the history of cleanliness, dirt and soap making, which has deep-rooted ties with Bydgoszcz. Read more -> Museum of Soap and History of Dirt -> Make soap yourself

 

The Bydgoszcz water tram is a major tourist attraction in Bydgoszcz with thousands of satisfied tourists cruising every year. The trip on a water tram starts at Rybi Rynek.

Read more -> Take a cruise by water tram

 

 

Bydgoszcz Canal was built in the years 1773-1774 as a part of the international waterway E 70. It connects the Vistula River and the Odra River through their tributaries: the Brda River, the Notec River and the Warta River. The establishment of Bydgoszcz Canal has contributed to the dynamic development of the city. Read more -> Bydgoszcz Canal -> The trial of the historic water engineering facilities

 

Bydgoszcz Water, Industry and Craft Trail TeH2O was created in 2014 within a European Union project called SHIFT-X www.shiftx.eu that aimed at bringing back the glamour and knowledge of the past industries. TeH2O is an industrial thematic trail that unites the history of 15 organically water-centred places in Bydgoszcz. Read -> Bydgoszcz Water, Industry and Craft Trail TeH2O

 

 

TeH2O: Bydgoszcz Water, Industry and Craft Trail was created in 2014 within a European Union project called SHIFT-X www.shiftx.eu that aimed at bringing back the glamour and knowledge of the past industries.

38th Bydgoszcz Musical Impressions - International Meetings of Young Musicians will be held from 29th June to 4th July, 2015.

This year the Bydgoszcz Water Festival ‘Ster na Bydgoszcz 53°N, 18°E’ (‘Set your heading on Bydgoszcz 53°N, 18°E’) will be held between 19th and 21st  June on Mill Island in Bydgoszcz. It will be the 8th edition of the feast for enthusiasts of water activities organized by the City.

For those who feel better on land than on water, Bydgoszcz offers trips by a historical, hundred year old tram, Herbrand.

The old bimbas (trams) “Herbrand”  travel on a special tourist line "H" from Wilczak to Kapuściska. Great fun for children is a trip by Herbrand, made in Cologne in 1898, with open balconies and the driver dressed in a stylish uniform. 

When: on Saturdays and Sundays during the vacation season (July-August). The current timetable and route map are available at www.zdmikp.bydgoszcz.pl in the bookmark Timetable (timetable for special lines is available only during the season).