Name: The Best of Gdansk Private Tour
SKU: 42073
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 5 h

Activity Level: Easy

Experience: Adventure, Family, Historical

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

Gdańsk is sure to be one of the highlights of your trip. There is just so much to encounter and such a rich and interesting history to learn about, there is bound to be something to capture your imagination. The Best of Gdańsk Tour is the perfect way to explore the city; your guide has much to share with you and can ensure the experience is interesting and fun.

What's included

Tour Guide
Entrance Fees

Highlights

Gdansk Old Town

When visiting Gdansk, you may feel that you are carried back to the Middle Ages, and even though substantial parts of the town consist of reconstructions from after WWII, you will still find plenty of authentic, genuine old buildings. Most streets are located where they were in medieval times, and more than 30% of the streets have had the same names for more than 500 years. The old town is one of Europe’s largest historical centres, and the medieval centre is around twice the size of the corresponding centre in Krakow.

Golden Gate

The virtues of Peace, Freedom, Wealth, Fame, Piety, Justice and Concord are depicted in allegorical statues adorning the balustrade of this gate overlooking ul. Długa. Designed by Flemish architect Abraham van den Blocke, it was built between 1642-44, later destroyed during WWII and not restored until 1997. An inscription on the gate reads, “Small states grow by concord, great ones fall by disagreement.” As you walk through the gate, you are now on ul. Długa (Long Street) - the heart of Gdańsk Old Town.

Green Gate

This magnificent four-arched gatehouse on the waterfront was built as a palace for Polish monarchs. No Polish king ever stayed in the building, but Lech Wałęsa had his office here before moving to the European Solidarity Centre. The gate leads to the Green Bridge, which spans the Motława River and which used to be raised to stop the riff-raff from getting into the Old Town. Following careful renovation, the gate now bears an uncanny resemblance to Amsterdam's central train station, and hosts the Modern Art Gallery and the Gdańsk Photo Gallery.

St Mary Basilica

For several long centuries the largest Lutheran church in the world was St. Mary’s Church in Gdansk – an enormous structure built from brick in Gothic style. The interior vault supports 37 windows, over 300 tombstones and 31 chapels. It can hold up to 25,000 people, which was useful during the period of martial law between 1981 and 1983 when members of the Solidarity movement sought refuge here. Of note is the enormous astronomical clock dating from 1464. Its complex dials show the time and date, phases of the moon, the position of the moon and sun in relation to the zodiac signs, and the calendar of saints. According to legend, the clock's creator had his eyes gouged out so he'd never make a clock to better than this one. The 78-metre tower, which involves climbing 405 steps, houses a viewing platform with cracking views of Gdańsk Old Town.

Itinerary

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The Old Town of Gdańsk is dotted with popular sites – and one of the real pleasures of this tour is having the significance of each place explained in the right way. Every little corner can hide extraordinary stories of bygone times and significant events in our history. The city is primarily pedestrianized, so you can take this tour at your own pace.

You’ll be impressed with the symbolic silhouettes of the city – the most memorable of which is sure to be St. Mary’s Basilica which towers over everything. As you pass along the streets of Gdańsk, stop and take a moment to appreciate the rich Renaissance facades of the houses, notice to the statue of Neptune reigning over one of the beautiful market places in Europe.

Your tour also includes the option to visit Gdańsk’s picturesque promenade with its iconic Medieval Crane. Other sites not to be missed include The Great Armoury, Town Hall, The Golden Gate, and The Golden House.

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