Torun:

Toruń - the birthplace of one of the most famous astronomer in world’s history  - Nicolaus Copernicus is a gem of Gothic architecture, here and there covered with baroque facades. Being there one shouldn’t miss the house where he was born. Perhaps the most famous Toruń’s site is the Leaning Tower or Krzywa Wieża, leaned more than its famous namesake of Pisa. Legend says that it was constructed by a knight of the Teutonic Order, who flirted with a beautiful girl from Toruń, for which he was told to build a tower as curved as his soul. Apparently a person who is able to maintain the balance, standing with their back leaning against the tower’s  wall, keeping  their heels at its base, with outstretched arms has the soul as pure as crystal. Try it! The heart of the Old Town is the Market Square. In its very center there is a Town Hall, constructed according to a “calendar” layout; it has one high tower (representing a year), four smaller ones (seasons), 12 large rooms (months), 52 smaller rooms (weeks in a year), 365 windows - days, every four years one more was uncovered. The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, located on the corner of the Square is also very impressive. From the Market Square it is also worth going to the Vistula River (Wisła). The best way is to go along Żeglarska street, part of the Royal Route, where the Cathedral is situated, in which the second largest in Poland bell, called Tuba Dei (trumpet of God) hangs,  weighing over seven tonnes. Seeing the ruins of the castle of the Teutonic Knights is a must. Once you are there don’t forget to take a picture of “gdanisko”- the latrine in the form of a tower, the only part of the castle, which because of its not very representative function and the name was not destroyed during the rebellion of Toruń; its citizens disliked the Teutonic Knights and inhabitants of Gdańsk alike.