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What to do and see in Gdansk and the surrounding area: checklist
The architecture of Gdansk 's Old Town is often compared to Dutch architecture because of its narrow facades of colorful houses, pointed roofs, and red-brick Gothic churches. Dutch artists and architects in the Middle Ages did indeed work on the construction of many buildings, such as the City Hall and the Green Gate.
Walking around the center, you can't believe that just over 70 years ago, after the end of World War II, it lay in ruins. The buildings do not look "new-model" - the town hall, the front gates and ordinary houses have been restored to the smallest detail.
Although the city center is small, you can spare a few hours for a relaxing stroll: take a look at the facades of buildings on the Royal Route, relax in a bar on the Motlawa River embankment and try Polish street food - fried sheep cheese oscypek or a sandwich with lard and pickle.
Here are the top 3 most beautiful and interesting sights of Gdansk that are worth seeing:
Gdansk's pointed roofs are worth seeing from above. Two of the city's main viewpoints are the towers of the St. Mary's Church and the Town Hall. And the easiest way to get to the top is to ride the Ferris wheel.
Climbing the main tower of the church is for the physically strong: the staircase has 409 steep steps. It is not for nothing that tourist reviews are dominated not by admiration of the views, but by the description of the hard way up. But the way up is worth it: from the 82-meter height you can enjoy postcard views of the city itself and the Bay of Gdańsk.
It is easier to climb the Town Hall tower - the observation deck is located at a height of 50 meters. From there, in addition to the panorama, you can also photograph the spires of the Mariacki Church, which are impossible to catch in the lens from the ground.
The Ferris wheel is the easiest and most entertaining option for children. In 15 minutes it makes several revolutions. From the 50-meter height you can see the embankment and the city center. It is convenient to start or finish a walk near the wheel: it is located near the embankment, slightly away from the main attractions.
Malbork, the largest brick castle in the world, is a must see for anyone traveling to Gdansk. From the 13th century, when it was built by the Teutonic Knights, the castle served as the seat of the Teutonic Order, then of Polish kings, survived capture by Prussian troops, and in the 20th century was a place of pilgrimage for the Nazis. During World War II the castle was destroyed almost to the ground. Painstaking work on its restoration lasted several decades and was completed only in the 2000s.
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You can allocate at least half a day to visit the castle. A one-way train ride from Gdańsk takes 40-50 minutes, while a tour with an audio guide takes more than 2 hours. The walk resembles a quest: at the end of each part, a voice in the headphones suggests using clues to find the next exhibit. About halfway through the tour, the audio guide carefully advises you to sit down in the courtyard, have a rest and a snack.
The territory of the castle occupies more than 20 hectares. It will take at least 3 hours to leisurely explore the chapels, towers, lift bridges, castle walls, labyrinths of rooms, exhibitions of amber, coins, military equipment. After the tour you can go outside the castle walls and take photos from the Nogat River embankment.
Apart from Gdańsk, Treichgradie includes the small neighboring seaside resort towns of Sopot and Gdynia. It is not difficult to get there: trains leave from Gdansk station several times an hour. And in good weather you can go by tourist boat or bicycle.
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Sopot is one of the most famous resorts on the Baltic coast. People come here to stroll along the pedestrian street with gingerbread houses and take pictures of the famous "Crooked House". Another interesting attraction is the longest half-kilometer long wooden breakwater in Europe. In summer, concerts, discos and parties are often organized there. In the rest of the time, those who have not been blown away by the wind take picturesque photos of the harsh Baltic Sea.
Gdynia is not like the other cities of the Three Gorges. Here the eye rests on narrow streets and colorful houses. The city is dominated by modern architecture, which is called Gdynia Modernism. Gdynia also has its own unusual viewpoint - Stone Mountain with century-old pitchforks.
The Hel Spit, a landscape park in the north of the country, is called the walking mole of Europe. A narrow strip of land with sand dunes, pine forests and dense reeds stretches 33 kilometers into the sea.
The two sides of the spit are like two different cities. On the side of the shallow Gulf of Putsk, the water warms up to 22 degrees Celsius in summer, there is practically no wind, and in the season all the beaches are filled with vacationers with children. But it is necessary to go to the other side, to the Baltic Sea (in the narrowest place the width of the spit - only 300 meters) - as the piercing winds begin to blow off your feet, and the landscape becomes more severe.
There are several small villages on the spit. Leisure time here is typically maritime: fishing restaurants, promenades, a seal nursery and kitesurfing.
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