Never mind that this is Poland’s biggest industrial centre – Poznan’s Old Square will put you at the heart of a classical European town. But many of the area’s highlights lie outside the town. At the Dziewicza Góra hill the fit can climb a 40-metre-tall observation tower. From the top there’s a view of the beautiful city and the lush Zielonka forest. Culture fans should take the Royal-Imperial Trail in the City of Poznan, to see the city’s millennium-old history come to life. The Ethnographic Park in Dziekanowice is a treat in warmer months.