Bydgoszcz Travel Guide

Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz Travel Guide Bydgoszcz is a place in mid northern Poland in the province of Kujawsko-Pomorskie. Bydgoszcz is described as a postwar industrial zone by one of the major tourists guides, I will not say which one. The same guide goes on to state that the local authority has spent time and money restoring the older parts of the city centre.

A city of about 365,000 inhabitants and the eight largest in Poland located in the province of Kujawsko-Pomorskie. It has been the co-capital with Toruń of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of the Bydgoszcz Voivodeship from 1947 to 1998, and before that, of the Pomeranian Voivodeship from 1945 to 1947. Since 1999 it has also been the seat of Bydgoszcz County.

Accommodation in Bydgoszcz

You will find the full range of accommodation in this town from the most luxurious five star hotels with up to date and modern amenities to pensions (a type of guest house or boarding house) and rooms or apartments at very reasonable prices. Some of the larger towns and cities will also have hostels.

If you prefer to stay in a more rural location there are a number of “Agro” style of accommodation places on farms and in the countryside plus there may be camp sites nearby.

If you see something you like or wish to know more about please contact the accommodation directly as I do not take commission and I take the attitude that their own website will have more up to date details on what they offer than if I were to include it here.

If you wish to advertise your accommodation on Bydgoszcz Travel Guide please contact me.

Name and website	Address	Type
Hotel Poland	Full Advert Example	Hotel Poland

Activities & Attractions in Bydgoszcz

Situated on the southern bank of the Brda River lays the old town and as usual in Poland the main square, Stary Rynek, is to be found, where the Town Hall dominates the scene together with a large monument to the victims of fascism and marking the place where 40 people were murdered by the Nazi invaders in September 1939.

If you would like a relaxing trip on the river try the Water Tram from the Fish Market.

Poland is a country with a large variety of landscapes, a place where you can experience all four seasons. This provides the visitor with many opportunities for adventure and different activities and visiting attractions, whether you enjoy the mountains, lakes, rivers or the beaches you will find something that suits you.

If you see something you like or wish to know more about the activity or attraction please contact the provider directly as I do not take commission and I take the attitude that their own website will have more up to date details on what they offer than if I were to include it here.

What ever activity or attraction you run, if you wish to advertise on Bydgoszcz Travel Guide please let me know.

Name and website	Address	Type
Activity or attraction	ul.activity	Activity or Attraction

Geography of Bydgoszcz

Awaiting details.

History of Bydgoszcz

In the past Bydgoszcz developed as a trading centre and was also a major beer producer as well as a military base. It became part of Prussia during the first Partition of 1772 and was returned to Poland in 1919. It was after 1919 that the city and surrounding area became an industrial region.

Museums in Bydgoszcz

Polska is full of history and the Polish are great lovers of knowledge of the past so you will find many museums in the country, whether it be a folk, military, science, skansen, transport or any other type.

Poland has a long history and has been an important trading route that has been invaded by many different groups over the past 1,000 years. Museums are a great way to explore the nations history about the inhabitants of the land in the past, their lives and customs.

Accept a free advert about your museum and include it below by writing an article about it here on David's Travel Guides. Follow the link for the article. For the rest, if you see something you like or wish to know more about please contact the museum directly as I take the attitude that their own website will have more up to date details on what they offer than if I were to include it here.

What ever museum you run, you can advertise it on Bydgoszcz Travel Guide at no cost.

Name and website	Address	Type
Advertise your museum here	ul.museum	Museum

Places to Eat in Bydgoszcz

There are many restaurants covering the usual pizza to those offering local Polish traditional and regional cuisine.

What Wikipeda says about Polish Cuisine

Polish cuisine (Polish: kuchnia polska) is a style of cooking and food preparation originating from Poland. It has evolved over the centuries due to historical circumstances. Polish national cuisine shares some similarities with other Central European and Eastern European traditions as well as French and Italian similarities. It is rich in meat, especially pork, chicken and beef (depending on the region) and winter vegetables (cabbage in the dish bigos), and spices.

It is also characteristic in its use of various kinds of noodles the most notable of which are kluski as well as cereals such as kasha (from the Polish word kasza). Generally speaking, Polish cuisine is hearty and uses a lot of cream and eggs. The traditional dishes are often demanding in preparation. Many Poles allow themselves a generous amount of time to serve and enjoy their festive meals, especially Christmas eve dinner (Wigilia) or Easter breakfast which could take a number of days to prepare in their entirety.

The Polish national dishes are bigos; pierogi; kielbasa; kotlet schabowy (type of breaded cutlet); gołąbki (type of cabbage roll); zrazy (type of roulade); roast (Polish: pieczeń); sour cucumber soup (Polish: zupa ogórkowa); mushroom soup, (Polish: zupa grzybowa) (quite different from the North American cream of mushroom); tomato soup (Polish: zupa pomidorowa); rosół (variety of meat broth); żurek (sour rye soup); flaki (variety of tripe soup); and barszcz among others.

If you see something you like or wish to know more about please contact the place to eat directly as I do not take commission and I take the attitude that their own website will have more up to date details on what they offer than if I were to include it here.

If you wish to advertise your cafe, restaurant or bar on Bydgoszcz Travel Guide please advise me.

Name and website	Address	Type
Advertise your place to eat here	ul.eatingplace	Eating Place

Tourist Information in Bydgoszcz

David's Travel Guides This web site will eventually have tourist information on most of the places in Polska. Being a web site you will be able to access the information on most digital platforms, including your laptop, personal computer or a mobile phone.

Tourist organisations are welcome to contact me for details on how to display their information on Bydgoszcz Travel Guide.

PTTK Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society is a non-profit organisation that you will find in many places in Poland.

It is one of the oldest tourist societies in Europe and was was created by the merger of two societies: Polish Tatry Society (1873) and Polish Country Lovers Society (1906).

Official Tourist Information Centres in Poland are divided into 1*, 2*, 3* and 4* Certified and Non-Certified. All Certified Tourist Centres provide information in one or more foreign languages and have an expanded range of services as compared to the Non-Certified.

Name and website	Address	Type
Bydgoskie Centrum Informacji	ul. Batorego 2, Bydgoszcz	Official website

Transport in Bydgoszcz

There is an international airport called Bydgoszcz Airport located at the exit road to Inowrocław which is only 3km from Bydgoszcz city centre and is connected by regular public transport including a bus route number 80. The beginning of Bydgoszcz Aviation dates back to the first World War when it was founded by the German Aviation Authorities. It came into Polish hands in January 1920 and until the end of the 20’s it was used by the Polish army.

The main railway station is Bydgoszcz Główna and is one of the biggest railroad junctions in Polska, with two important lines crossing here, the east-west connection from Toruń to Pila and the north-south line from Inowrocław to Gdańsk. There are also less important lines from the city, to Szubin and Chełmża.

Here are some useful websites to help you find your way to this place.

Name	Type	URL
e-podroznik.pl	Bus & Train Timetables	www.e-podroznik.pl
Bydgoszcz Airport	Airport	www.plb.pl
POLREGIO S.A.	Railways	polregio.pl/

Websites of Bydgoszcz

If you have a website that is an official one linked to this town, or you administer a local community or an important trade site please contact me here at Bydgoszcz Travel Guide as I may be interested in including it.

Name and website	Address	Type
Miasto Bydgoszcz	ul. Jezuicka 1, 85-102 Bydgoszcz	Official Site