Torun is most well known for its red brick buildings, from churches to houses and government buildings. The magnificent architecture was untouched by WWII making it a perfectly preserved Gothic city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With a slow paced country feel, Torun makes a great escape from Poland’s other major cities. A quiet afternoon can be spent wandering through the monuments, gazing at the medieval buildings and munching on some the city’s famous gingerbread treats.

Torun owes its origins to the Teutonic Order, which built a castle there in the mid-13th century as a base for the conquest and…
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