This tourist-friendly courtyard hotel, in the southwestern corner of the Old Town, offers Chełmno's best-kept rooms with simple, uncluttered decor and bright, clean bathrooms. The courtyard restaurant, with waiters in traditional garb, serves up tasty fare including interesting seasonal specials. There's a supermarket nearby for room picnickers.
Karczma Chełmińska
Gdańsk & Pomerania
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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The Old Town Hall dates from the 14th century and hasn’t changed much since, though some Renaissance additions lent an ornamental touch to the sober…
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Cathedral of SS John the Baptist & John the Evangelist
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Toruń’s mammoth Gothic cathedral was begun around 1260 but only completed at the end of the 15th century. Its massive tower houses Poland’s second-largest…
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Based in a former Benedictine convent and several granaries at the southern end of the old quarter, the Regional Museum is worth an hour or two's perusal…
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The epicentre of Chełmno’s chessboard of streets is the Rynek, in the middle of which stands the compact Renaissance Town Hall, built around 1570 on the…
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This is usually the last subdivision of the Regional Museum on visitors’ mental itineraries, which is a shame as it tells an interesting story. It…
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Just off the Rynek, this massive, Gothic church was commissioned by the Teutonic Knights in the late 13th century. The magnificent interior is crammed…
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The impressive Gothic House of the Esken family, set behind the cathedral, was converted into a granary in the 19th century. It contains city history…
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Not to be confused with the commercial Gingerbread Museum across town, this branch of the Toruń Regional Museum is housed in a former gingerbread factory…
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Just off the Rynek, this massive, Gothic church was commissioned by the Teutonic Knights in the late 13th century. The magnificent interior is crammed…
2. Church of SS John the Baptist & John the Evangelist
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This church at the far western tip of the Old Town was built between 1266 and 1325 and has a richly gilded high altar with an ornate organ to the side…
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The epicentre of Chełmno’s chessboard of streets is the Rynek, in the middle of which stands the compact Renaissance Town Hall, built around 1570 on the…
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Occupying the town’s northern corner, the impressive red-brick stepped gable of this 14th-century church fronts an interior containing doored rococo…
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Chełmno is encircled by 2.2km of defensive walls, which have survived almost in their entirety. Alas, it’s not possible to walk around the entire…
6. Miniature Castles of the Teutonic Knights
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Head south from the Grudziądz Gate through the park to find this open-air exhibition of nearby Teutonic knights' castles. All nine are depicted in their…
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Based in a former Benedictine convent and several granaries at the southern end of the old quarter, the Regional Museum is worth an hour or two's perusal…
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The extraordinary row of crumbling granaries was built along the length of the town’s waterfront to provide storage and protect the town from invaders…