Gniezno
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By plane
The nearest airport is in Poznan (50km) with numerous regular connections accross Europe. You can also use a small airport in Bydgoszcz (90km).
By train
Gniezno is a crucial junction of railroads, but - unfortunately - 2 out of 5 lines leading to Gniezno (from Chojnice and Wagrowiec) are used only for the freight traffic. The main rail line is the one Poznan-Gniezno-Inowroclaw, where it is devided to Gdansk through Bydgoszcz and to Olsztyn through Toruń.
By car
The main road passing through Gniezno is the country road nr 5, linking the town with Poznan and Wroclaw in the south and with Bydgoszcz and Gdansk in the north and passing through such attractions like Biskupin, Wenecja or Znin. The other roads passing through Gniezno are : the country road nr 15 - enablling you to get to Kruszwica, Strzelno or Torun (Thorn); local road nr 260 - for those travelling in the Lake District nearby Powidz, 190 - to Wagrowiec and 197 to Slawa through the northern parts of Lednicki Lanscape Park.
By bus
Gniezno is a big bus travel junction, as well. Most caoaches go not - as ypu might think - to Poznan trains are dominating on this route, but to other places in the region only routes to tourist places are mentioned :
Bydgoszcz : 7 buses daily
Czerniejewo a beatiful classicistic palace : more than 30 daily
Imiolki the dominican Fish-Gate : 11 daily
Konin : 14 buses daily
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Gniezno Cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Adalbert is a Gothic cathedral in Gniezno, Poland. The Cathedral is known for its twelfth-century , two-winged bronze doors decorated with scenes of martyrdom of St. Wojciech and a silver relic coffin of that saint. The coffin was made by Peter von der Rennen of pure silver in 1662 after the previous one (established in 1623 by King Sigismund III Vasa) was robbed by the Swedes in 1655, during the Deluge.
St. George Church
St. George Church was built higher and then rebuilt at the end of the 18th century with the utilisation of reused Romanesque cut stones. Marcin Rożek’s 1936 sculpture of St. George hangs over the baroque portal.
There is a group of historical canonry buildings behind St. George Church. The largest of these is Potocki’s canon house, built in 1736-1738. This was rebuilt in 1983-1989 and now houses the Gniezno Archdiocesan Museum and its extensive collections.
Boleslaw Chrobry Monument
To the south of the Cathedral, in the square in ul. Laskiego, we find the monument of Boleslaw Chrobry, founder of both the Cathedral and the archbishopric. The statue was unveiled in 1929, but after having been destroyed by the Germans during World War II, it was reconstructed in 1985.
12th Century Bronze Doors
When visiting Gniezno and the Cathedral one should absoloutely not miss the chance to see the 12th century Bronze Doors. They are to be found in the south crypt. The doors consists of two halfs illustrating episodes from the life of St Adalbert. The doors were made circa 1170 - 1180 but the artist is not known.
Due to renovation works when I visited, the crypt was closed. Great disappointment of course.
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