Polwiejska Street

The quaint causeway of people passing by reminds you of all the days you spent sitting, wondering what it would be like to be a painter, standing at your easel in a cafe with brush in hand, inspired by the daily life of the average street goer. And so you take a seat at a cafe and watch the scene, drawing in your mind this timeless moment of city life as pedestrians casually pass by, oblivious to their place inside your mental musings. Polwiejska Street is a busy promenade in the Polish city of Poznań, which is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state. It is sometimes claimed to be the first capital of the kingdom of Poland. The earliest surviving references to the city are found in the chronicles of Thietmar of Merseburg, written between 1012 and 1018: episcopus Posnaniensis ("bishop of Poznań", in an entry for 970) and ab urbe Posnani ("from the city of Poznań", for 1005). The city's name appears in documents in the Latin nominative case as Posnania in 1236 and Poznania in 1247. Poznań has many historic buildings and sights, mostly concentrated around the Old Town and other parts of the city centre. Many of these lie on the Royal-Imperial Route in Poznań – a tourist walk leading through the most important parts of the city showing its history, culture and identity. Perhaps the most important cultural event in Poznań is the annual Malta theatre festival, which takes place at many city venues usually in late June and early July. It hosts mainly modern experimental off-theatre performances, often taking place on squares and other public spaces. It also includes cinema, visual, music and dancing events.