Things to do in Kalisz
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St Nicholas’ Church
The St Nicholas’ Church dates from the 13th century and was originally Gothic, but has been modernised several times. The painting of the Descent from the Cross over the high altar is a copy. The original, painted in Rubens’ workshop in about 1617 and donated to the church, was burnt or stolen during a mysterious fire in 1973.
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Collegiate Church
The Collegiate Church is a typical example of a lavish Catholic church, built in 1353 and rebuilt in the 18th century. It boasts a baroque interior flooded with gilt and glitter and is a popular pilgrimage site thanks to an allegedly miraculous picture of the Holy Family, dating from the 17th century.
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Regional Museum
For a more in-depth examination of the city’s story, the Regional Museum features archaeological and historical exhibits from Kalisz and surrounding areas. The museum also has an annexe in the Jesuit college, the Centre of Drawing & Graphic Arts.
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Bernardine Church
The 1607 former Bernardine Church, now owned by the Jesuits, has a spectacular interior. It is unprepossessing from the outside, but its wide nave glows with sumptuous baroque decoration. The altars and the wall paintings on the vault date from around the mid-18th century.
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Antonio
If you’re not hungry after smelling the garlic aroma drifting up to the street from this cellar restaurant, you may be deceased. The dining area features red-checked tablecloths, candlelight, roses, Renaissance-inspired artwork and quality Italian food.
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Main Market Square
Start your sightseeing in the low-key but attractive Main Market Square, whose name is unusually rendered in Polish as Główny Rynek, rather than the other way around - obviously the city's founders valued a certain eccentricity in adjective order.
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Bar Maleńki
Maleńki means tiny, a fitting title for this diminutive cafeteria. If you can find room, it’s the best place in town for an ultrabudget meal, from roast chicken to more adventurous choices like beans Breton-style.
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Złoty Róg
A good place for a drink is Złoty Róg, right next to the Hotel Europa. Sample one of the four boutique beers brewed out the back, and recuperate from sightseeing within the cool timber interior.
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Beer Gardens & Snack Stalls
As usual, there are plenty of eating options on the Rynek and the streets around it. In summer a gaggle of beer gardens and snack stalls springs up around the top end of Al Wolności, near the Hotel Europa.
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Baja Mexico
All the well-known Tex-Mex dishes are on offer at this central theme bar, and fajitas and enchiladas do make a change from the usual rounds of cutlets and pierogi (dumplings). Enter off ul Piskorzewska.
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Centre of Drawing & Graphic Arts
It displays temporary exhibits of drawings and graphic arts, including works by Tadeusz Kulisiewicz (1899–1988), a Kalisz-born artist known mainly for his drawings. Enter from ul Łazienna.
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Centre of Culture & Arts
The Centre of Culture & Arts is an active institution hosting a variety of events, which include regular screenings of arthouse movies.
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City Park
The Old Town sits in the angle between the Prosna and Bernardynka Rivers, with a dozen small bridges and the City Park stretching to the southeast.
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Town Hall
Head for the tower of the Town Hall. There are fine views from the top, and an exhibition relating the history of Kalisz.
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