Gdansk

Gdańsk (Danzig) is one of the oldest Polish cities. It is situated by the Baltic Sea on the Bay of Gdansk and has long been an important center of trade between northern and western Europe and the countries of East Central Europe. Considered to be the capital of Pomerania, this city is very popular among tourists and investors. As a sea port, Gdansk has numerous tourist attractions, golden beaches as well as countless monuments associated with coastal life and culture. Gdansk is also a royal and Hanseatic city, once the most populated and the richest in the Republic of Poland. Read more

St. Mary’s Church and St Mary’s Street

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St. Mary’s Church, commonly known as the ‘Crown of the City of Gdansk’, is the largest Gothic temple built with brick in Poland and Europe. Its mighty walls rise above the skyline of the city and its surrounding area can accommodate congregations of over 25 thousand people. Its distinctive silhouette with a bell tower and

Crane Gate

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Crane Gate is part of one of the water gates of the city, the Szeroka Gate. It was built between the pylons of the gate at the beginning of the fourteenth century. Located on the Motława river Crane is a symbol of Gdansk and its port character. It towers above other buildings on the Long

Westerplatte

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On September 1, 1939 the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein began World War II by the shelling of Westerplatte, where there was a Polish Military Transit Storehouse. Polish defense lines were attacked by German troops numbering 3,400, while the Polish garrison consisted of 182 officers and soldiers under the command of Major H. Sucharski. The soldiers’ fierce

St. Dominic’s Fair in Danzig

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The beginning of the fair goes back to the year 1260. Back then the Dominican Brothers, wanting to attract pilgrims to celebrate a Feast of their patron saint on August 4, asked Pope Alexander IV for permission to organize the fair. Over the years, the fair has become a huge commercial event, to which merchants

Arthur’s Court

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Not far from Town Hall, in the northern part of the Long Market, is a very valuable monument of Gdansk–Arthur’s Court. Formerly it was a meeting place for traders, a center of social life. Later it became a marketplace and currently there is a branch of the Historical Museum of Gdansk in it. The heyday

Long Street and Long Market

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Long Street begins with the Golden Gate and is perpendicular to the river Motława. At the Fountain of Neptune it turns into Long Market and ends at the Green Gate. This stretch is part of the royal route. The surrounding houses are richly decorated in coats of arms, allegorical figures and figures of ancient heroes.