Torun travel guides & articles
All 6 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Torun — newest first.
Toruń's Leaning Tower and the Gothic Old Town Behind It
A shifted medieval foundation gave Toruń a crooked brick tower and a global reputation for gingerbread — but the cathedral, town hall, walls and gates around it are the actual reason UNESCO listed the Old Town.
The Teutonic Ghost: Toruń's Medieval Castle Ruins and the Rebellion That Toppled It
In the excavated dungeons of Toruń's Teutonic castle, the story isn't conquest — it's a city tearing down the fortress that had ruled it for two centuries.
Pierniki at Midnight: Toruń's Gingerbread Workshops and the Bakers Still Mixing by Hand
A walk through Toruń's Old Town gingerbread houses, from the costumed theatre of the original interactive museum to the fortress bakery on the city's edge, told through the nine workshops still doing it by hand in 2026.
The Copernicus Walk: Toruń's Medieval Streets Through the Eyes of Its Greatest Son
A walking trail through Toruń's Old Town that traces Nicolaus Copernicus's own streets — birth house to baptismal font to the planetarium that renders the cosmos he redrew.
Seven Centuries of Spice: The Story of Toruń's Gingerbread
Follow the honeyed thread of piernik through Toruń's Old Town — from medieval guild secrets to costumed feasts, hand-painted keepsakes and a bottle you can pour.
The Best Evening River Cruises in Toruń
A river writer's honest guide to sailing the Vistula after dark in Toruń — which boat suits couples, which suits a stag crowd, and which one you should simply walk up to at the dock.