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Like Krakow, Warsaw, and Gdansk before it, Wroclaw is anchored on a lovely Old Town. This is, as the name implies, the most venerable district in the city. However, unlike its urban compadres, Wroclaw’s Old Town straddles a small archipelago on the Oder River. You can start exploring from the Market Square. Close by is tight-knit Plac Solny, another plaza that once hosted bustling markets selling salt. Over on Szewska Street is where you’ll find the strange Football Fountain, along with a peppering of enticing cafés. To the north is the campus of Wroclaw University, mingling Soviet tenements with centuries-old halls.

jrfrancis 3 years ago

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    Wroclaw – pronounced frohts-wahf – might not be easy on the tongue, but it’s certainly easy on the eye! Spread over a series of small isles on the Oder River, it’s a classic medley of Gothic, Germanic, Slavic, and medieval architecture. Look here —an iron-clad turret filigreed with metalwork and gargoyles pokes above the skyline. […]

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