My hometown

I have been living in Wrocław for more than 20 years (with small breaks for travelling), so I have plenty to say about the city. I wouldn't choose any other city in Poland to live in, alhough it is not the biggest.

The location and connections to other cities is quite good, we have big main train and bus stations, and the airport with plenty of cheap flights, so you can travel to both domestic and foreign destinations. It is pretty close to Germany and Czech Republic. Transportation within the city is pretty good as well, there are a lot of trams and buses. The government says that because of the rivers, it won't be possible to have underground transportation, so unfortunately there's a lot of traffic.

The city is full of students, both Polish and international, and there are many new workplaces being created, so Wrocław is expected to be the most attractive Polish cities to work in.

There is always something going on, during summertime there are concerts, movie festivals (most known is called New Horizons) or sports events. You can see some culture, sport, art or just go partying, as there are quite a lot of pubs, bars, and clubs with free admission. Recently there are also many cool places to eat being opened or food truck festivals during weekends. Polish prices aren't too expensive, especially compared to Western standards, so foreigners can easily afford to dine or go for a drink out.

Wrocław was an European Capital of Culture and hosted the World Games in recent years, which brought many tourists and major investments to the city. But also every day you can visit many theaters, cinemas, a big zoo, hydropolis or some museums if you're an enthusiast.

The architecture is either very modern or old, especially in the city center. Some places are being renovated but some other ones are still being used as a set for movies about second World War (you can google it and be surprised how many were filmed in the city). Some regions were completely destroyed during war or flood in nineties.

Wrocław is also known as a city of bridges, there are more than one hundred of them (see my favorites: bridge of lovers and Rędziński). There are also plenty of things to see for free, exploring the city, like: market square, Ostrów Tumski, islands made on the river, multimedia fountain close to the zoo with amazing special shows involving lights and music or you can just wonder around smaller streets to explore street art or weird sculptures like a big chair by modern theater or silver ribs.

It is also worth visiting during winter time to see traditional (mostly known from Germany, I guess) Christmas Market.