Historians argue, citing various documents, about the date when the city was granted the Charter. In order to avoid such arguments, we can only say for sure that Kalisz is the oldest ever mentioned settlement on the terrain of today's Poland.It was already in the ancient times, around the year 142 AD, when the geographer Ptolemy documented the existence of the Calisia settlement, while the first buildings had been built much earlier.Further written mentions about the history of Kalisz began to appear only one thousand years later, but intensive archaeological research after World War II confirmed the authenticity of the ancient records. The research revealed traces of settlements in Kalisz surroundings dating back to the Bronze Age (17-7 century BC).

You can visit the beautiful old town, full of history, cafes, pubs and stores.In the vicinity of the old town, that is the Main Square, you will find many historic tenement houses and churches, along with the Sanctuary of Saint Joseph and the nearby situated monument of the Polish pope, Saint John Paul II; the BWA art gallery, foundations of the Kalisz castle, remains of medieval walls with a well-preserved tower, called the Dorotka tower, which is now the seat of the Brotherhood of the Rooster, the foundations of the Kalisz castle, a beautiful fountain, and the historic, well-maintained and extensive City Park, which will lead you to the historic Wojciech Boguslawski Theatre established in 1801. The theatre is known because of Kalisz Theatrical Meetings. Only 80m from Metropolis Apartamenty Kalisz Centrum, there is the Museum of Kalisz Soil, and 2400m away, there is Zawodzie-the Kalisz settlement of the Piast Dynasty.All of that is within walking distance. Kalisz also offers cinemas, shopping centres, an aqua park, swimming pools and a philharmonic.There are also many attractions in Kalisz surroundings - a beautiful castle in Gołuchowo and Maria Dabrowska's House in Russów.