WROCŁAW - In Your Pocket

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Markets
Hala Targowa C-2, ul. Piaskowa 17, tel. (+48) 71
344 27 31. Designed by Max Berg, the same innovative
concrete engineer behind Wrocław’s UNESCO-listed
Centennial Hall, this unique market hall has a handsome,
traditional-looking facade, while the interior is a concrete
cathedral of elliptical arches. Worth a look from an
architectural, cultural and practical standpoint, in Hala
Targowa you’ll find earnest locals hawking top quality
fruit and vegetables on the ground floor, as well as a wide
selection of local cheese, salami and hams. Upstairs is
a bewildering array of bric-a-brac, nylon underwear and
plastic kitchen utensils, and a set of surprisingly clean
and modern public toilets. To your right as you enter the
market is one of the city’s best little no-name, no-fuss
pierogi bars. Essential. QOpen 08:00 - 18:30, Sat 09:00
- 15:00. Closed Sun.
Zielińskiego Market E-5, Plac Zielińskiego. Not
far from the train station you’ll find the largest market in
Wrocław (and one of its biggest eyesores) - the focus being
on clothing. The hell with soulless shopping malls, this is
the Polish way to get ready for the season. The range of
choices is enormous, from premium suits and high-end
high heels to knock-off handbags and dodgy underwear
stretched and displayed over steering wheels. And the
prices are lower than anywhere so ostentatious as to
have a proper roof. Wearable goods aside, within these
over 300 shacks and tents you’ll also find produce and
fruit stands, pet food, plastic flowers, flashlights, incense
and other essentials. QOpen 07:00 - 17:00, Sat 07:00 -
15:00. Closed Sun.
Shopping Malls
Arkady Wrocławskie E-6, ul. Powstańców Śląskich
2-4, tel. (+48) 71 776 11 22, www.arkadywroclawskie.pl.
One of Wrocław’s most centrally located
shopping malls, find Arkady Wrocławskie tucked not far
behind the train station. With 110 stores across 30,000
square metres, brand highlights of this upscale retail centre
include Benetton, H&M, M&S, New Yorker, Alma (the country’s
upscale grocer) and Traffic Club (for foreign press).
Other diversions you can seek out are the restaurants
and cafes, Multikino cinema, cushy children’s playpen and
2 storey aquarium, which they’re really quite proud of and
had to bring a powerful lift all the way from faraway Szczecin
just to install: holding 120 litres of water, the enormous
tank is under tremendous pressure held back by glass
12cms thick; home to dozens of colourful fish and coral,
the maintenance of the tank requires constant attention
so the least you could do is take a look at it while between
trying on clothes you can’t afford. Within walking distance
of most places and easily accessed by tram, once you’re
inside Arkady Wrocławskie, good luck making your way out
again. QOpen 09:00 - 21:00, Sun 10:00 - 20:00.
Factory Outlet ul. Graniczna 2 (Fabryczna), tel. (+48)
71 374 00 45, www.factory.pl. This outlet centre close
to the Wrocław Airport is preoccupied with fashion, offering
top brand names at 30-70% discounts over other shopping
malls. Recognisable names among the 107 brands you’ll
find here are Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi’s, Wrangler
Lee, Big Star, Benetton, Adidas, Nike and Puma to name
ten. One of only such outlet centres in Europe - 4 in Spain
and 4 in PL, including Warsaw, Poznań and Kraków - the
concept works, so if you need some new designer stuff take
buses 107, 119, 406, 319 or 241. QOpen 10:00 - 21:00,
Sun 10:00 - 20:00.
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Galeria Dominikańska C-3, Pl. Dominikański 3, tel. (+48)
71 344 95 17, www.galeria-dominikanska.pl. Wrocław’s
most accessible and well-known retail monolith, Galeria
Dominikańska is a mere five minutes east of the Rynek, meaning
you’re likely to cross paths with it by accident and you’re probably
going to get sucked in. Among the 100 shops (including Zara, Pull
& Bear, Pepe Jeans, Tru Trussardi, Max Mara, VAN GRAAF, Media
Markt and an iSpot) you’ll also find some restaurants (Pizza Hut,
Ohh! Sushi & Grill), and we don’t even need to tell you what else
because you’re already inside, you’re on an escalator, you’re making
eyes with a mannequin, you want to touch everything, taste
it, try it on. Put the guide back in your pocket, take the wallet out.
QOpen 09:30 - 21:00, Sun 10:00 - 20:00.
Galeria Handlowa Sky Tower E-6, ul. Powstańców
Śląskich 73-95, tel. (+48) 71 738 31 11, www.galeria.
skytower.pl. You have noticed Wrocław has beefed up its
skyline, realising the arrival of its first bonafide skyscraper
with Sky Tower, the sparkling 212m three-tiered behemoth
you see looming over the city just minutes south of the centre.
Comprising a small city in and of itself with residential
apartments, office and retail space, the ‘podium’ level alone
boasts three floors full of boutique shops, restaurants, cafes,
services and sports facilities. Here you’ll find about 80 top
name brands, including Lee Wrangler, Reserved, Solar, Swiss
and Perfumerie Frivole Prestige, over a dozen restaurants
and cafes, a supermarket, fitness centre and spa, Banda
Club - the largest billiards club in the country, a 24-lane
bowling alley in Sky Bowling and plenty more. The design is
flat gorgeous and features a surreal Salvador Dali sculpture
outside the front entrance. Park your vehicle in one of the
1500 spots or take trams 7 or 20, getting off at ‘Wielka.’
QOpen 10:00 - 22:00, Sun 10:00 - 21:00.
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SKY TOWER SHOPPING MALL | MON-SAT 10 AM - 10 PM, SUN 10 AM - 9 PM
POWSTANCOW SLASKICH ST. 73-95 | TEL. 71 7383111 | WWW.GALERIA.SKYTOWER.PL
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