Copernicus to Castles Self Guided Tour of Torun Old Town
Description
Do you know the legend about a witch who once cursed Toruń with a plague of frogs — and a violin-playing raftsman who led them away? Or the story that Napoleon allegedly crawled out of a Toruń tavern on all fours? This self-guided audio walking tour takes you through 800 years of stories hidden in the Gothic streets of Toruń's UNESCO Old Town. From the birthplace of Copernicus to Teutonic castle ruins, you'll hear legends, scandals, and secrets that most visitors walk right past — including the dark truth behind a bronze donkey and a bell said to delay the end of the world. Unlike a group tour, you can go at your own pace. Pause to climb a tower, step into a gingerbread museum, or grab a drink at a 500-year-old inn. The tour covers 3 km with 15+ stops and works beautifully as a morning or afternoon walk. Available in 9 languages with offline access — just download and go.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Meet Filuś the dog and hear the legend of the violin-playing raftsman
Pass by the town hall and hear about it's distinctive features, then make a stop in front of the Nicolaus Copernicus Monument to hear about this famous astronomer who was born in Toruń.
Wander through the medieval old town and hear the leaning tower, the many gates that lead into the city and museums dedicated to Copernicus and gingerbread!
Hear about the fortress the townspeople demolished in rebellion and the toilet tower they left standing...
A towering Gothic masterpiece with a royal burial and a bloody backstory
Hear about the famous astronomer and spot Toruń's most Instagrammed building
Find out what sets apart the clock tower and see if you can count the alleged 365 windows of the town hall
Home to "God's Trumpet," a 7-ton bell said to delay the apocalypse
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The total tour duration includes the time spent at the stop and time required to walk through all the stops.
Reviews(13)
An afternoon to see the sights. This tour checked the boxes. Love the translation, photos and instructions. All easy to follow and made for a very enjoyable experience
Thank you for the lovely feedback. We're delighted the tour helped make your afternoon enjoyable and memorable.
Handy to download and walk at a self paced tour with plenty of information on each venue.
Thank you for your feedback. We're glad you enjoyed the experience and found it a useful way to explore.
Perfect way to get information about an area at your own pace. Great for older folks who want to take their.
Thank you! We’re glad you enjoyed exploring at your own pace and found the tour comfortable and flexible.
Rather disappointing experience with app guidance. Rigid running of POI without interactive guidance. There are some important sights not mentioned at all, but rather insignificant sights even more so. Little historical background and little detail. Every AI creates better leadership and provides more information as needed.
Super experience. Very good trip!
Thank you! We’re glad you had a great experience. Hope to see you on another tour soon!
Really good audio tour which was simple to follow and provided a basic understanding of the main sites. You can take it at your own pace and drop in and out as required. Good value for money when you consider the charges for an organised guided tour.
Thank you! We’re glad you found the tour easy to follow and good value. Happy to hear you enjoyed the flexibility too. Hope to see you on another tour soon!
Very good trip. There is one fault in polish version, near the New Town Market Square at the oldest restaurant (or inn? My English is not perfect) You have a break into the audioguide in thread of Napoleon.
Thank you for pointing this out. We’re sorry about the issue in the Polish version and will correct the audio interruption near the New Town Market Square. We’re glad you still enjoyed the trip and appreciate your feedback.
The tour was informative, we were free to interrupt it, and we could use our own devices. Great!!!
Vielen Dank für Ihre tolle Rückmeldung! Es freut uns sehr, dass Sie die Tour informativ fanden und die Freiheit genossen haben, Pausen einzulegen und Ihre eigenen Geräte zu verwenden. Wir hoffen, Sie bald wieder auf einer unserer Touren begrüßen zu dürfen. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Ihr Tourific Team
Torun is wonderful and this is a good way to discover many sights. Gives the main information and not too difficult. Did not like the voice accent but otherwise great.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a detailed review! We really appreciate it and we are glad that you enjoyed the tour and we will work on improving the accent. We hope to guide you again in a different location in the future. Best regards, The Tourific team
The tour is very unevenly written, with the more interesting parts alternating with semi-meaningless AI phrases. The tour is very poorly read, impossible to listen to, the accents are wrong, the words are mispronounced, the announcer does not understand what he is reading.
Здравствуйте! К сожалению, озвучка и перевод на русский язык с помощью искусственного интеллекта не были выполнены должным образом. Мы постараемся исправить это и осуществили полный возврат средств за ваше бронирование. Приносим извинения за доставленные неудобства.
