The old town of Torun, a UNESCO world cultural heritage site by UNESCO. There are unique monuments of architecture such as the town Hall, the house of Copernicus and medieval buildings, built in the Gothic style. The old town in Torun is separated by the river and ditch, and partially preserved city walls.

The most ancient part of the Old town was founded in 1236 and was called Bremen. This happened when the Teutonic order began the construction of the fortress with the purpose of the Christianization of Prussia. Settlement, quickly emerged at the walls of the castle, called Torun. After the annexation of the city of the Hanseatic League, in Torun began a period of rapid economic growth and social development.

To its current length the Old city was expanded in 1252-1259. In the center is the old town square with the town Hall, and in the northwestern part of the territory of the former monastery of the Franciscan order, the Church of the blessed virgin Mary. Southwest is the Baroque Church of the Holy spirit.

The southern part of the Old city is divided into equal rectangular blocks with wide streets leading down to the promenade along the Vistula river. The first brick house was built here in the late thirteenth century. In the period from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century the building was rebuilt in modern styles of the era: Baroque, Renaissance and classicism.

Significant damage to the Old city was caused by shelling during the siege by the Swedes in 1703. Many buildings were burned and in ruins. The biggest change in the appearance of the Old town occurred during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Then there were medieval buildings demolished, and in their place were built new. Many of the surviving houses have been converted into multifamily, thereby losing its historical internal appearance. At the time, was demolished a large part of the city walls with towers and gates.

Extensive restoration work began after 1945. Today the Old town is, without doubt, is the jewel Torun.