Poznań Imperial District Tour by Walkative!

8.9
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Provided by: Walkative Tours
Duration
1h 45min
Meeting point
In the center of Plac Cyryla Ratajskiego Square . Look for the guide with the yellow umbrella.
Languages
English
From €0
Tip based
Free Booking. Free Cancellation.
No fixed price — pay what you feel the tour is worth.

Overview

The monumental Imperial District, built in a post-fortified area at the beginning of the 20th century, is a phenomenon on a Polish scale. It was designed to raise the prestige of the city and make it one of the seats of the Prussian emperor. Wide and modern for those times, the streets are full of sumptuous public buildings, operas, and theaters. It also had its own political task — to overshadow the Polish Old Town with historicizing and monumental German architecture. Therefore, in the heart of the District, there is a gigantic Imperial Castle, which is perhaps the most modern castle in Europe.

During the tour, we will focus not only on monumental buildings, but we will also wander into charming, hidden courtyards. We will also see the place where brilliant pre-war Polish cryptologists who decoded Enigma — the legendary German coding machine. Of course, there will also be the central point of the district, i.e., the Imperial Castle itself, which is now an enormous cultural center. After all, we all know that being in Poznań and not seeing the Castle is like visiting Paris without seeing the Eiffel Tower. Or visit Poznań without watching the billy goats…
Tour Conditions
Accessibility
Suitable for people with reduced mobility
Minimum Attendees
No minimum attendees
Children
Suitable for families with children
Extra Fees
No additional cost
Pets
Pet-friendly
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This activity includes:

  • The Imperial Castle
  • Professional guiding service

Meeting point

In the center of Plac Cyryla Ratajskiego Square . Look for the guide with the yellow umbrella.

On arrival

In the center of Plac Cyryla Ratajskiego Square . Look for the guide with the yellow umbrella.

Things to note

Please be on time.

ATTENTION - booking rules

Please note that our free tours are designed for individual travellers and small private groups only. Hence, we do not accept parties of 8 or more people on regular free tours and guides have the right to deny participation to such groups. If you travel in a party of 8 or more, please book a private tour in advance.

If you show up at the meeting point with the bigger group, our guide will ask you for the payment (10 eur/person) before the tour or cancel your reservation on the spot. To confirm your reservation, please arrive 10 minutes before starting. We can not guarantee participation when you will be late.

Please note that multiply bookings (under different names) for 7 people who belong to one group will still be treated as one organized group and the guide has the right to deny participation to such parties.

This policy is implied in the best interest of our individual visitors.

Please respect our rules.

Rating
8.9
Organisation
9.2
Atmosphere
9.0
Content
8.6
Guide
9.2
Usefulness
9.0
Reviews (307)
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Reviewed on Dec 30, 2024
“Great tour!”
Really informative and fun. It was a great route
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Reviewed on Nov 09, 2024
“Very nice tour”
Nice and useful
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Reviewed on Aug 17, 2024
“Lovely ”
Olga was a lovely guide with enthusiasm!!
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Reviewed on Apr 15, 2024
“Great tour”
Nice and easy going tour ????
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Reviewed on Apr 08, 2024
“Poznan Imperial District Tour - 06.04.2024”
It was a great tour - our guide, Aleksandra, had many interesting stories and great knowledge, we could see parts of Poznan, which otherwise would have remained unexplored. Thank you for the experience!
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Reviewed on Mar 30, 2024
“Nice tour with nice guide ”
Thank you, we had a good time with Marta
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Reviewed on Mar 02, 2024
“There was no free tour, no one appeared”
There was no free tour, no one appeared
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Reviewed on Jul 28, 2023
“Walking tour”
Brilliant First class
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Reviewed on May 30, 2022
“Great!”
Very fun tour despite some wind and rain. My friend and I had an awesome time. Małgorzata was super enthusiastic and engaging. Thank you!
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Reviewed on Aug 22, 2021
“Imperial District tour”
The guide was lovely, group NV was small which is big adavantage :) The only thing I was missing was more content, also contextual information what used to be there before Germany came destroy everything g and build their own buildings. I would like to hear more Polish context of what was happening in the imperial traces tour. But generally we really enjoyed the tour and Gosia is great guide so thank you for the experience Gosia :)) Dorota&Aaron
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Free Cancellation

You are free to cancel a booking anytime. We kindly remind you to cancel bookings you cannot arrive for. Being reported as absent decreases your customer level points and the benefits you can enjoy.

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