Discover Nowy Tomyśl

Nowy Tomyśl offers a range of themes to consider when planning a trip: wicker art in the cityscape, a zoo, park settings and routes focused on history. The following sections distinguish between places in Nowy Tomyśl and additional perspectives across the wider Neutomischl destination.

Wicker art in the cityscape

The Wiklinowy Deptak runs along Mickiewicza Street in Nowy Tomyśl, between Plac Niepodległości and Plac Chopina. Along the route, you can see numerous forms made from wicker: umbrellas, flower beds, planters, awnings and building facades. This lets you encounter wicker craftsmanship in a variety of designs rather than just one form. The squares mentioned help you trace the route of this theme through the city.

Zoo and park settings

The Nowotomyski Ogród Zoologiczny has been in existence since 1974. It covers more than 5 hectares and is located within the over-30-hectare Parku Kultury i Wypoczynku. The two figures refer to different areas: the zoo and the larger park where it is situated. The stated zoo area may change as it develops in the future.

Ptasia Wyspa, woven from wicker, is located in Feliks Szołdrski Park. It serves to protect the birds that nest there. This illustrates another use of wickerwork: here, the focus is on protecting birds.

Routes through the city's history

The Nowotomyski Szlak Turystyczno-Historyczny runs through Nowy Tomyśl and near the most historically and touristically interesting sites. Stylized signs provide information about the history of buildings, people and events, as well as the attractions of places and sites for tourism and leisure. The range therefore extends from city history to leisure destinations. Across the wider Neutomischl destination, sites related to the city's history include the town hall, churches and a former mill. Check current route markers on site.

Culture in Nowy Tomyśl and routes across the wider Neutomischl destination

The Muzeum Wikliniarstwa i Chmielarstwa in Nowy Tomyśl is the only museum of its kind in Poland. From 2015 to 2022, the Ogólnopolski Konkurs Plecionkarski was held annually in the second half of August at the Muzeum Wikliniarstwa i Chmielarstwa as part of the Jarmarku Chmielo-Wikliniarskiego. Specific dates may vary; check the current date if you would like to include the competition in your travel plans.

The Wiklinowa Muszla Koncertowa on Norwida Street in Nowy Tomyśl is a wickerwork venue for cultural events.

The yellow hiking trail across the wider Neutomischl destination starts in Nowy Tomyśl and continues via Paproć, Chojniki and Szarki. As its route may change, check the current route on site. The Szlak Wikliny also runs across the wider Neutomischl destination as a cycling loop of about 113 kilometres through the municipalities of Miedzichowo and Nowy Tomyśl. When entering Nowy Tomyśl, the Szlak Wikliny directs cyclists to the Wikliniarstwa i Chmielarstwa Museum and the zoo; check the current route markers on site. The two routes differ in how they are travelled and in the orientation details provided: the hiking trail lists places along the route, while the cycling route gives its approximate total length and the municipalities it passes through.

Grubsko offers another perspective on the landscape across the wider Neutomischl destination. There, wooden buildings and the natural surroundings preserve a setting that reflects conditions from more than 300 years ago.

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