UNEXPECTED BEAUTIFUL POZNAN

05 Jan UNEXPECTED BEAUTIFUL POZNAN

Poland for me has been the biggest surprise of 2014.

Have you ever been to Poland?

For some reason, I expected it grey, post-sovietic, and depressing.

Instead, I was welcomed by a lively and modern city, Poznan, full of life, youth, things to do and see and opportunities.

Poznan is the city where students come to study and then move to, it’s a city with a strong economy, still managed by the most powerful citizens not by corporations, it’s a city that give much importance to culture, around which social life develops.

Did you know that Poland, modern and trendy, is one of the few countries on Europe with a thriving economy and with the lowest unemployment rate, despite the crisis?

I was pleasantly surprised, and sure noticed that in Poznan.

There’s another fact worth to be shared about Poznan: it’s as beautiful as it is cheap. The best hotels, activities, and nightlife can be found at very competitive prices, thing that attracts much tourism from the close Germany but not only, connected to the world of shopping, conventions and wellness.

My few days in Poznan went quickly, spent with Carolina, Jacek, Wojtek, the guys from the City Promotion Office that took me around showing me every corner of their pretty town sharing every single curiosity as open books and with contagious enthusiasm – and that I can’t wait to share with you!

In this post I’d like to share with you some of my dearest pictures of Poznan, but I’ll soon be posting some more practical posts to discover together this beautiful town that stole my heart!

waking up at Puro Hotel design: is there a better way to start the day?

View over Cathedral Island and Porta Poznania.

Porta Poznania is not a museum .. so what is it?

It’s an innovative and fun way to discover the city,

a dedicated post will follow!

Poznan is full of surprises, and here’s another museum that it’s not a museum:

it’s the croissant museum!

With that name it’s already appealing, but the hilarious show will surprise you even more!

A visit to the Lech brewery is not only interesting, 

but also fun, and after the visit -yet another- surprise awaits you!

Poznan is also the city of the records,

among many other records in Poznan you find the smallest restaurant in Poland.

The trendy culinary scene is something else I’d like to talk about it soon!

Stary Browar “the Old Brewery” is a modern and rewarded mall,

in which you can find not only all kind of shops, but also many eclectic places to eat at,

and also a lot of art! You can’t miss it!

Caffè Bimba, as you can see hosted in an old tram.

A break here it’s compulsory 😉

inside the majestic Cathedral, the first of whole Poland

little girls dancing on stage after the Nutcracker Ballet performed at the International Fair

And I salute you with yet another picture of a St. Martin croissant,

probably my favorite thing in Poznan 😉