Gdansk, situated on the Gdansk Bay is one of the oldest cities in Poland. It takes the sixth position in the country considering the population and the seventh considering the area. As the capital of Pomeranian Voivodeship together with Gdynia and Sopot constitutes the Tricity. Gdansk is famous countrywide from amber sale and treatment. Every year, it is a stage of the greatest amber fair Amberif – amber treatment and exhibition. One cannot omit the famous St. Dominic’s Fair lasting as long as three weeks and the international event, namely, Gdansk Shakespeare Festival. As the old city, Gdansk can boast of a long list of monuments that undeniably are the evidence of its thousand-year long history. It is also an important cultural, economical and political centre as well as the communication hub due to the sea harbor and railway cargo. There are many cultural institutions situated here, like: National Museum, Central Maritime Museum, Gdansk History Museum, Teatr Wybrzeże or Baltic Opera and Polish Baltic Philharmonic. They belong to the greatest culture centers in the city.
Train to Gdansk
There is a XIX century old train station with an astonishing clock tower, from where you may travel, no need to change, to the greatest country cities like: Warsaw, Cracow, Poznan.
How to book train ticket online
The train tickets booking and purchasing online as well as the train PKP Intercity (Polish Railways) timetables, Pendolino and TLK (Local Trains) may be acquired on PolishTrains.eu
- Long Market, Old Town
- City hall of Gdansk
- The Crane
- St. Mary’s Church
- The Green Gate
- Neptune’s Fountain
- Artus Court
- Oliwa Park
- Westerplatte