Wrocław Market Square
Colorful main square and dwarf statue hunt in Wrocław.
Ideal: Ideal for city walks, colorful architecture, photography, and playful routes.
More than six hundred bronze dwarf statues are scattered across the city and their number is still growing; they are not decoration but a political memorial. In the 1980s the Orange Alternative movement developed an absurdist protest language by drawing dwarfs over opposition graffiti erased by police, and the statues commemorate that action. The square is Poland's largest after Kraków's. The city sits on islands divided by branches of the Oder and has more than a hundred bridges, so you often hear it called the Venice of the North.
Why go?
- To see Wrocław's most colorful and lively city center
- To experience the historic square, cafés, and town hall atmosphere
- For a fun city walk hunting dwarf statues
Travel tip
Starting from the square and following dwarf statues through nearby side streets makes for a playful scavenger hunt.
