Highlights of Gdansk guided tour
Contact meDiscover the amazing history of Gdansk city on a walking landmark tour.
Tour starts from the Upland Gate – the 16th century entrance to the historical Gdansk city center. After entering the Upland Gate like many polish kings in the past, we will walk along the famous Royal Route to discover the beauty of Long Street.
On the way to Long Market, we will enter one of the world’s largest churches built with Gothic bricks-Basilica of Saint Mary’s.
Then we will take a closer look at the fourteenth-century construction of the Main Town Hall and located on the Long Market, the famous symbol of Gdansk-Neptune Fountain.
After passing through the historic Green Gate we will enter the Long Embankment to have a look at the area of the historical Gdansk port together with its beautiful monument of the medieval great treadwheel crane.
You will also see the building of the Polish post office attacked by the Nazi Germans on 1.09.1939 and you will discover why the Second World War started in Gdansk.
Walking along Motlawa river will take us to the area of Gdansk shipyard where the Solidarity movement was born after the strike of shipyard workers in 1980. Another important point in a history of Gdansk. Peaceful revolution against the communist regime started right here in the local shipyard.
Next point is the viewing terrace located on the 6th floor of the European Center of Solidarity building (available during opening hours) and our walk will end in the area of the historic gate No. 2 of the Gdansk Shipyard and the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of December 1970.
Duration: 3h
Walking distance: 4km
Price: from PLN 400 / EUR 85 per trip (not per person)
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