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Sightseeing
Forced to live somewhat unfairly in the shadow of neighbouring Toruń, Bydgoszcz boasts a tantalisingly diverse and surprisingly excellent choice of places to poke your nose in and generally enjoy. The inside of the Cathedral is worth the trip alone, plus there's scores of intriguing museums, a lovely canal and the fascinating story of the Bydgoszcz-born mathematician who shaved three years off the end of WWII and almost certainly prevented nuclear war in Europe. Read all about these fabulous things and more besides within these pages.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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Unveiled on May 1, 2004, the day Poland joined the European Union, Jerzy Kędziora's intriguing monument perched precariously on a wire over the
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In 1933 an eagle-eyed school master spotted wooden stakes sticking out of some lakeside reeds and like a conscientious citizen went to investigate. What he
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Bydgoszcz's oldest remaining church is a truly exquisite example of the so-called Vistulan Gothic style, and is, in a word, breathtaking. Parts of the
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Covering some 800 hectares of glorious forest and meadow land north of the city centre, the spectacular Forest Park of Culture offers visitors a wealth of
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Close to the confluence of several notable Polish waterways, the centre of Bydgoszcz is dissected by the River Brda and the Bydgoszcz Canal. Perhaps a little
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