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In the footsteps of Nicolaus Copernicus

From his native Toruń and studies in Kraków to Warmia, where the astronomer spent decades as a canon and administrator of the chapter's estates.

  1. Dom Mikołaja Kopernika Toruń · Kuyavian-Pomeranian
    A Gothic town house that belonged to the astronomer's father; today a branch of the District Museum in Toruń.
  2. Collegium Maius – Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Kraków · Lesser Poland
    The building of the university where Copernicus studied; the museum holds historical scientific instruments, including astrolabes and globes.
  3. Zamek Biskupi w Lidzbarku Warmińskim Lidzbark Warmiński · Warmian-Masurian
    Copernicus lived here in 1503–1510 as the bishop's secretary and physician; the castle is a Monument of History.
  4. Zamek Kapituły Warmińskiej w Olsztynie Olsztyn · Warmian-Masurian
    In 1516–1521 Copernicus administered the chapter's estates from here; his astronomical table of 1517 survives in the cloister.
  5. Muzeum Mikołaja Kopernika we Fromborku Frombork · Warmian-Masurian
    Copernicus spent several decades in Frombork as a canon, and this is where “De revolutionibus” was written.

Route source: szlakkopernikowski.pl; descriptions based on the institutions' websites (as of 2026-11-06).