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Luboń Industrial Architecture Trail
The guide was updated:Mysteries big and small, solved and still awaiting answers, are a vital part of the over 100 years of history of the Luboń factories. The adventure begins at a time when the Polish had to fight for their own country, and ends at the time of the ownership transformations related to the groundbreaking political changes taking place in Poland in the 1990's.
For more information about the trail trips, go to:
www.oklubon.pl, www.lubon.poznan.travel
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![Castle in Kórnik](https://image.arrivalguides.com/398x193/13/98c7bbc178fa0cdc6287a16484fe7809.jpg)
The beginnings of the Kórnik castle go back to the 15th century. Its current neo-Gothic form stems from the mid-19th century. Its interiors are filled with antique furniture from various styles and times, paintings and sculptures by Polish and European masters, antique coins, military accessories, and an ethnographic collection. A real gem is the library from 1828, with a unique collection of around 400 thousand volumes. Legend has it, that at night the castle is haunted by the ghost of Biała Dama - the White Lady.
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![The Kórnik Arboretum](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/07/7a5b81f4e2cdc0deceb93c047d1e5896.jpg)
The Kórnik Arboretum
The famous Kórnik castle is surrounded by an expansive park. It is the largest and oldest arboretum in Poland, and its history goes back to the mid-18th century. Around 3 thousand species and varieties of trees and bushes can be found here - the oldest being the 300-year-old lime trees. The park is at its most charming in the springtime, when the magnolias, the azaleas and the rhododendrons are in full bloom. Even the proverbial "gruszki na wierzbie" (pears on a willow) can be seen among them.
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![Museum Palace in Rogalin](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/02/f7331cff2d2e8e5152b5019c29b2b73c.jpg)
Museum Palace in Rogalin
One of the most impressive aristocratic residencies in Poland is located in Rogalin. The 18th century, late-Baroque palace hosts the museum of the Raczyński family, as well as a carriage house, a painting gallery and a church from 1820, stylised as a Roman temple. The palace is surrounded by a park with the largest concentration of oak trees in Middle-Eastern Europe, whose history dates back nearly 700 years - the most famous of which are Lech, Czech and Rus.
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Around Poznan
Wielkopolski National Park
18 areas of strict protection with the joint acreage of 260 hectares (over 640 acres) have been established in the park. They protect among others 32 monument trees. Five signposted hiking trails with the joint length of 85 kilometers run through the park. Seven walks run across these trails. Over 100 kilometers of cycle paths are available in the park, as well as 30 kilometers of horse riding paths. In the park there is also many listed buildings and the WNP Nature Museum in Jeziory
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![Dziewicza Góra Observation Tower](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/07/cbed55be692cad51060669090cfc6fee.jpg)
Dziewicza Góra Observation Tower
Dziewicza Góra (143 m ASL) is the highest elevation around Poznan. On the top there is a 40-meter observation tower, with 172 steps leading up to it, where the entire panorama of Puszcza Zielonka and the city of Poznań can be seen.
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![Będlewo Palace and Conference Center](https://image.arrivalguides.com/398x193/14/675d0d684b10c82696d29b437dff2223.jpg)
Będlewo Palace and Conference Center
The Palace was erected in 1866 in the English Gothic style. It is accompanied by a nine-hectare park with three ponds and a romantic grotto. Today, it houses the Mathematical Research and Conference Center of the Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Science. The historic buildings have been supplemented with a modern hotel facility.
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![Former Cistercian Church and Monastery in Owińska](https://image.arrivalguides.com/398x193/04/49df63706be11be2845ff2d9008eb8ed.jpg)
Former Cistercian Church and Monastery in Owińska
The monastery was raised around 1250. Today, it is a late Baroque church of John the Baptist, and the monastery walls house the Educational Centre for Visually Impaired Children. In the nearby park there is the only Spacial Orientation Park in Europe, where the visually impaired children learn how to move about in an open space. The unique Typhlological Museum also resides here. The whole area can be visited via an outdoor game, “Wokół klasztoru w Owińskach” (“Around Owińska Monastery”), available for download at www.czerwonak.pl
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!["Puszcza Zielonka" Landscape Park](https://image.arrivalguides.com/398x193/09/9f1c05c44719c2c3d41f417e4941a09d.jpg)
"Puszcza Zielonka" Landscape Park
Located East of Poznań, this landscape park is the perfect place for family leisure and recreation. The bicycle path network of "Puszcza Zielonka" and its surrounding areas, over 220 kilometers long, is one of the most interesting and richest in Wielkopolska. Many other paths have also been charted here – hiking, kayaking, horse-riding, and the unique Trail of Wooden Churches, where you can learn about the wooden religious architecture of these areas.
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![Trolley Rail in Mosina](https://image.arrivalguides.com/398x193/05/e6a44cd1c18675816c19c89993af83f1.jpg)
Trolley Rail in Mosina
An unforgettable ride in a bicycle trolley on a closed train track from Puszczykówko to Osowa Góra. The ride takes place in alternation. It is an interesting, attractive and active way of spending free time with no age limits.
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![SPA_larnia DAY SPA](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/04/4f5f25faab512e0770f5ce93c4ae4ba9.jpg)
SPA_larnia DAY SPA
Located at the very edge of Wielkopolski National Park, they are the sanctuary of peace and quiet. On the area of over 1000 sq m, there are facilities such as a glass mosaic-tiled pool with ozonated water, a counterflow and a jet stream shower, a large dry sauna, a steam room, massage and beauty parlours. The guests may also enjoy the hotel facilities and a restaurant.
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![Oak Trees of Rogalin](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/11/786ea8b30fc09763a9d2873984c61d55.jpg)
Oak Trees of Rogalin
Rogalin Landscape Park is famous for its magnificent oak trees – nearly two thousand of them, in fact, with many classified as nature monuments. The most famous of them are Lech (6.33 in girth), Czech (7.35 m in girth, unfortunately
dead since 1992) and Rus (9.15 m in girth, currently the thickest of all the Rogalin oak-wood forest), as well as Oak Edward (6.18 m in girth). They grow near the Rogalin Palace, in the picturesque scenery of the naturalistic landscape park.
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![Tarnowskie Thermal Baths](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/14/218c19de9ecf5a4b9ecb84ee8ad320f6.jpg)
Tarnowskie Thermal Baths
Tarnowskie Thermal Baths is a modern pool and recreation complex. An exceptional aqua park which acquires its water from geothermal springs 1200 meters underground, delivering water at the temperature of over 45.7 degrees Celsius. Three zones – recreational, sports and sauna with pools and many water attractions are great fun for the kids. Outside, there is a large, sandy beach with a playground, a graduation tower, a beach volleyball court and leisure zones.
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![National Museum of Agriculture and Agricultural-Food Industry in Szreniawia](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/03/7bb183c610bf44466c82043ba7d7defd.jpg)
National Museum of Agriculture and Agricultural-Food Industry in Szreniawia
The Szreniawa Museum is the only museum facility of this rank in Poland, and one of few of its kind in Europe. The collection includes over 20 thousand pieces, exhibited in 13 pavilions, and in a historic 19th century palace and park. Tourists and residents can enjoy a wide variety of displays and permanent exhibitions. The museum also prides itself in its numerous special events - the Easter and Christmas Markets, the Pentecost Carnival, or the Beer Festival.
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![Arkady Fiedler's Museum and Literary Atelier](https://image.arrivalguides.com/398x193/04/850d79d6d9fa498682ef8d073ac71baf.jpg)
Arkady Fiedler's Museum and Literary Atelier
The museum operates since 1974, and is housed in the famous traveller and writer's historic family residence. Fiedler's travel souvenirs dominate among its exhibits, and nearby the vila the is a Garden of Tolerance - with the full-scale replica of Christopher Columbus' vessel "Santa maria", or a replica of the Hurricane - an aircraft used by Polish airmen during World War II.
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![Luboń Industrial Architecture Trail](https://image.arrivalguides.com/398x193/01/193a2a4ec91dfc7931419d151dd89e7c.jpg)
Luboń Industrial Architecture Trail
Mysteries big and small, solved and still awaiting answers, are a vital part of the over 100 years of history of the Luboń factories. The adventure begins at a time when the Polish had to fight for their own country, and ends at the time of the ownership transformations related to the groundbreaking political changes taking place in Poland in the 1990's.
For more information about the trail trips, go to:
www.oklubon.pl, www.lubon.poznan.travel
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![Trzcielinskie Bagno Ornithological Reserve](https://image.arrivalguides.com/398x193/03/7bdc2026e67f63bc6cda459ab3645d2e.jpg)
Trzcielinskie Bagno Ornithological Reserve
This reserve is a part of the Wielkopolski National Park. It spreads over 38,14 hectares, including a largely overgrown and swampy Lake Trzcielińskie in the valley of the Samica river. It is the nesting site of over 60 species of birds, so a good pair of binoculars is a recommended item to take a long for the trip. Some of the bird species observed here include peewit, grey heron, mash harrier, common buzzard, red kite, crane and oriole.
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![Śnieżycowy Jar Floral Reserve](https://image.arrivalguides.com/398x193/09/530f6ccd976706d99632db7e3bdcea4e.jpg)
Śnieżycowy Jar Floral Reserve
A nature reserve founded for the purpose of protection of the few stands of the spring snowflake (a plant found in the Sudety mountains) in the Wielkopolska region. Tourists visit the reserve massively at the turn of February and March to watch the blooming snowflake, the harbinger of spring, creating beautiful flowery carpets.
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![DELI Park](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/14/b3cd5afe63b32731f1003bd5230e6338.jpg)
DELI Park
DELI Park is an education and recreation park. It hosts a miniature park of the world’s most famous buildings, models of giant insects and prehistoric animals as well as a mini zoo.
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![Stronhold Pobiedziska](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/06/691026c02c37a1e2e157bf52dd7bbf9c.jpg)
Stronhold Pobiedziska
The fortified town of Pobiedziska is a wooden stronghold dating back to the beginning of the Polish state, located on the historical Piast Trail, right between Poznań and Gniezno. An exhibition of medieval siege weapons in natural scale, an armory, a shooting range with siege weapons and an area where enthusiasts can organize medieval themed games and competitions, are available to visitors in the town's premises.
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![Church in Gułtowy](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/05/90215d8f365e5e3a828d3c19a266ab80.jpg)
Church in Gułtowy
The Church of St. Kazimierz was built in 1738. It is distinguished by its picturesque, half-timbered architecture and it has the reputation of being one of the most beautiful buildings of this kind in the entire Wielkopolska region. It is accompanied by a neo-Gothic Bniński family burial chapel from 1784, and a wooden tower from 1834. The interiors of the church, including the altar, are in the rococo style.
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![Windmill w Rogierówko](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/10/27c444031bff4a31674144e4c1a0bf0b.jpg)
Windmill w Rogierówko
Although the actual date of its creation is not known, the history of the windmill dates back to at least 1905. It was built by a German foreman for countess Wiśniewska. It is a typical smock mill, octagonal in plan - the only one of its kind in Poland. The lower level used to house a steam engine. The entire wind propulsion was made using lignum vitae, an exotic type of wood. Nowadays, the mill houses the Millery Museum - a part of the Museum of the First Piasts at Lednica.
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![Lakes Gackie, Borowe, Książe and Dzwonowskie](https://image.arrivalguides.com/398x193/05/e14688836de2d9255df0d5009d7c1b6f.jpg)
Lakes Gackie, Borowe, Książe and Dzwonowskie
Skoki and its surroundings abound in lakes. Big or small, they are an invitation to outdoor leisure close to nature, such as going for a walk or a bicycle ride. A good excuse to do just that is the nearby Cistercian Trail. What is noteworthy is that the Skoki lakes are teeming with fish, and so are a true fisherman’s paradise.
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![„Octopus” Aquapark in Suchy Las](https://image.arrivalguides.com/398x193/16/00292ee7783867755fb72848c9f1de55.jpg)
„Octopus” Aquapark in Suchy Las
“Octopus” Aquapark was built in 2008 and is part of the Municipal Sports Center, which also owns the nearby modern sports hall. The modernist construction of the aquapark building matches in its style the nearby Cultural Center and Public Library. “Octopus” offers not only aquatic attractions, but also bowling, a restaurant and a modernly appointed conference hall.
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![Beekeeping Museum](https://image.arrivalguides.com/398x193/10/6301d93ce1170be3564176a2fc5bf7fe.jpg)
Beekeeping Museum
Prof. Ryszard Kostecki Beekeeping Heritage Park and Museum is the largest outdoor ethnographic museum in Europe, with a unique collection of beehives, illustrating the history of apiculture and beekeeping on Polish soil. Among the exhibits there are figural hives (in the shape of a person or an animal), as well as architectural, basket, box hives, and bee gums (sections of hollow trees). The oldest hive is 600 years old. A big attraction is a special demonstrative hive, allowing for the close observation of the intimate lives of bees.
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![The water tower](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/06/6f6742480dea8cb780b3dfac2d0b6fdb.jpg)
The water tower
The water tower is the most recognizable building on Śrem’s skyline. It was built in 1909 and it goes up nearly 48 meters. It was designed to resemble Gothic wall towers. Inside, there is a tank with 240 cubic meters capacity, which holds the construction of the roof. In the night scenery the tower is a particularly impressive sight, as it is beautifully lit. It is believed that where the tower now stands, up until the 17th century, there was the St. Nicholas Church - the first temple in the city.
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![Museum of Greater Poland Uprising in Lusowo](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/06/fca311213658c46b8657239014ddcbaf.jpg)
Museum of Greater Poland Uprising in Lusowo
The museum was named after General Józef Dowbor Muśnicki. Its collections include exhibits connected with the insurgents of the Greater Poland. An equally important part of the exhibition are the memorabilia related to General Dowbor Muśnicki and his family, and particularly with his daughters Janina and Agnieszka who died in Katyń and Palmiry in 1940. The last part of the exhibition is related to the battles fought by soldiers of Greater Poland outside of Wielkopolska between 1919 and 1920, among others the Polish-Soviet war.
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![Tulce Sanctuary](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/06/b5ec6e885d1db42599909fc2d0b17c40.jpg)
Tulce Sanctuary
The Church of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary was raised in the first half of the 13th century in the late-Romanesque style. It was rebuilt in the 15th, 16th and late 18th century. It is one of the 10 Marian sanctuaries on Papal Law located in Poznan archdiocese. The Tulce sanctuary is also on the Roman Trail. The statue of Tulecka Pani from the 1500's, a Baroque main altar and side altars from the 17th century can be seen inside.
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![Baszta Halszki (Museum – Górków Castle)](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/08/8ac05cc031b473345df57521782d0de9.jpg)
Baszta Halszki (Museum – Górków Castle)
Baszta Halszki (Halszka’s Keep) is a late-Gothic tower from 1518 and is a remainder of the former castle. It owes its name to Duchess Elżbieta Ostrogska, or Halszka. In the 16th century, at the decree of king Zygmunt August, she was to be married off to Łukasz III Górka against her will. According to legend, he locked her in the tower for 14 years, putting a black metal mask on her face. Today, the tower houses a museum with a collection of religious icons among its exhibits.
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![Airstrip in Słonawy](https://image.arrivalguides.com/193x193/03/7b34ef7bad9806965ba186f2cca77c61.jpg)
Airstrip in Słonawy
For all the adrenaline junkies out there - the opportunity to see the aerial view of the city on a powered hand glider is nothing to sneeze at. Thanks to the Obornickie Aviation Association, sky-high scenic flights are also available. The Aviation Revue has named the Słonawy facility "a friendly airstrip".
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Around Poznan
Poznań Episcopal Palace in Buk
Since the beginning of its existence, Buk has been owned by the Poznań Church and it has been the home of Poznań Episcopal Palace since the 14th century. In its walls, in 1414, king Władysław Jagiełło received Ulrich von Plauen - the brother of a Prussian master, devoid of power. In time, the sumptuous building had been turned into a palace, which saw the death of bishop Andrzej Bninski in 1479 and, in 1520, of bishop Jan Lubrański, one of the most important figures in the history of Poland during the Renaissance period.
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Church of St. Nicholas the Bishop in Skoki
This petite, picturesque temple was built in the 1730’s, in the place of a former church. What distinguishes it is its brick-filled, timber framing - a form of post-beam construction. The interiors are in the richly adorned rococo style. The church itself is part of the Trail of Wooden Churches around Puszcza Zielonka.
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