Gdansk Travel Guide - Poland Exceptional Memories

Gdansk Travel Guide - Poland Exceptional Memories

Gdańsk is the largest city and capital of Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. A strategic and highly influential port for nearly a thousand years, Gdańsk was a stronghold of the Teutonic Knights and later became an influential city within the Hanseatic League during the Middle Ages.

Largely destroyed in the Second World War, Gdańsk was splendidly rebuilt in the aftermath as one of Europe's most beautiful port cities. Today, Gdańsk has a population of 460,000 and is Poland's largest northern city, drawing numerous visitors into its historic city centre, its outstanding museums and its expansive beaches spread along the coast of the Gulf of Gdańsk, making it a popular summer destination for many Poles and foreign visitors alike.

In addition to tourism, Gdańsk is also the republic's principal seaport, handling large amounts of imports and exports from the city's harbour. The city, along with neighbouring Sopot and Gdynia to the north, is part of the Tricity (Trójmiasto), an urban conurbation of nearly 750,000. As Poland's main northern port at the mouth of the Vistula River, Gdańsk is a key departure and arrival point for visitors and trade along the Baltic, especially to and from Scandinavia. Along with trade, shipbuilding was a key signature of the city's economy in the past. While trade remains a key component to Gdańsk's economy, the shipbuilding industry has declined in recent decades, giving way to tourism.

Gdansk has a mix of oceanic and continental climate but receives a fairly low amount of precipitation throughout the year. Winters are warmer than most of Poland, but very damp and cloudy with only 32 and 39 monthly sunshine hours on average in December and January respectively.

Gdańsk's city centre is relatively compact, with nearly all major attractions accessible on foot. Visitors wanting to explore the further reaches of the city can use the city's excellent public transport system, ZTM Gdańsk. Usually coloured red and white, trams and buses are cheap and frequent throughout the city. Tickets can be purchased from kiosks and most newspaper shops, at ticket machines placed at numerous stops and from the driver. Locals are keen to help with directions but always ask several people and see if they agree.

Gdańsk's main attractions are mainly confined to the Śródmieście district, the city's central quarter. Within Śródmieście, many locations are subdivided into the Main Town (Główne Miasto) and the Old Town (Stare Miasto). Several major attractions are also outside of the immediate city centre.

A lot to see in Gdansk such as :

Highland Gate (Brama Wyżynna)
Torture House (Katownia)
Prison Tower (Wieża więzienna)
Mansion of the Society of Saint George (Dwór Bractwa św. Jerzego)
Golden Gate (Złota Brama)
Long Street (Ulica Długa)
Uphagen's House (Dom Uphagena)
Lion's Castle (Lwi Zamek)
Main Town Hall (Ratusz Głównego Miasta, built 1378-1492)
Long Market (Długi Targ)
Artus' Court (Dwór Artusa)
Neptune's Fountain (Fontanna Neptuna)
Golden House (Złota Kamienica)
Green Gate (Zielona Brama)
Royal Chapel of the Polish King John III Sobieski
Żuraw – medieval port crane
Gradowa Hill
Granaries on the Ołowianka and Granary Islands
Great Armoury
John III Sobieski Monument
Old Town Hall
Jan Heweliusz Monument
Great Mill (1350)
Small Mill
House of Research Society
Polish Post Office, site of the 1939 battle
brick gothic town gates, i.e. Mariacka Gate, Straganiarska Gate, Cow Gate
Abbot's Palace in the Oliwa Park
Lighthouse in Nowy Port
Oliwa Cathedral
Pachołek Hill – an observation point in Oliwa
Pier in Brzeźno
Westerplatte
Wisłoujście Fortress
Gdańsk Zoo
Main Town Hall
Artus' Court
Uphagen's House
Amber Museum (Muzeum Bursztynu)
Museum of the Polish Post (Muzeum Poczty Polskiej)
Wartownia nr 1 na Westerplatte
Museum of Tower Clocks (Muzeum Zegarów Wieżowych)
Wisłoujście Fortress
National Museum (Muzeum Narodowe)
Żuraw Crane
Granaries in Ołowianka
museum ship SS Soldek
European Solidarity Centre. Museum and library dedicated to the history of the Solidarity movement.
Archeological Museum (Muzeum Archeologiczne)
Gdańsk Nowy Port Lighthouse (Latarnia Morska Gdańsk Nowy Port)
Izba Pamięci Wincentego Pola w Gdańsku-Sobieszewie
Archdiocese Museum (Muzeum Archidiecezjalne)
Museum of the Second World War

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