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U7 Gdynia

piu At the U7 Centre unforgettable emotions and great fun are guaranteed. The U7 Centre sonsists of two clubs where everything has been made especially for you.[Sport & Leisure]

Villa Baltica Spa

piu To make Your stay complete make sure to visit Spa in Villa Baltica and take advantage of its sophisticated treatments introducing relief to your body and soul. Professional personnel will help You to properly choose the proper treatments and shall surround You with utmost care.
[Spas]

Abbot's Palace in Oliwa – Modern Art Department

piu The Abbot's Palace in Oliwa is a roccoco palace in Oliwa, a quarter of Gdansk. The first portion of the palace, the "Old Palace" was constructed in the 15th century. Later, in the first half of the sixteen hundreds a "New Palace" was added, which served as the residency of the then abbot of the Cistercians, Jan Grabinski. The final additions to the palace were made between 1754 and 1756.[Museums & Galleries]

Alfa Centrum

piu Seventy shops squeezed into 15,550m² of retail space. Operating since 2000 they double as an impressive entertainment complex with multiplex cinema and a climbing wall to their credit.
[Shopping]

Amber Museum

piu Amber is particularly associated with the Baltic region, specifically because of the abundance of deposits of this material in the area. Because of historical relations (The Western Prussia Natural Museum in the Green Gate existing before WWII) and primarily because of today’s activities, Gdansk claims the title of the world capital of amber.
[Museums & Galleries]

Amber Restaurant

piu The Hotel takes great pride in its Amber Restaurant with a fireplace, a winter garden, and a summer terrace. The restaurant serves Polish and European cuisine. They particularly recommend delicious fish dishes representing different cooking techniques, which have won recognition during numerous cooking contests.[international]

Aquapark Sopot

piu Aquapark Sopot is the first establishment in the Pomeranian Province to offer comprehensive leisure and water recreation services. Aquapark Sopot has become the favourite leisure destination of local residents and a great attraction for tourists visiting Gdansk throughout the year.[Outside Gdansk]

Arriving to Gdansk by car

piu If you plan to visit Gdansk by car, please remember about having you driving license and car’s registration documents with you. Foreign driving licenses are valid in Poland. Travelling on Polish roads is free, except just a few short ways. It is all because of lack of motorways, freeways and fast routes. The main routes are the A1 motorway connects Gdansk with Torun, Lodz and Katowice to the south and the S7 connects Gdansk with Warsaw and Krakow.[Arriving Gdansk]

Arriving to Gdansk by cruise ship

piu The Gdansk port is a major international transportation hub situated in the central part of the southern Baltic coast, which ranks among Europe's fastest growing regions. According to the strategy of European Union the Port of Gdansk plays a significant role as a key link in the Trans-European Transport Corridor No. 6 connecting the Nordic countries with Southern and Eastern Europe.[Arriving Gdansk]

Arriving to Gdansk by ferry

piu The Port of Gdansk is a seaport located on the southern coast of Gdansk Bay in the city of Gdansk, extending along the Vistula estuary Martwa Wisla (Dead Vistula), Port Channel and Kashubia Canal. It is one of the largest seaports on the Baltic Sea. The Port of Gdansk is divided into two parts, the Inner and Exterior Port.[Arriving Gdansk]

Arriving to Gdansk by plane

piu Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport is an international airport located 12 km west northwest of Gdansk, not far from the city centres of the Tricity metropolitan area: Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia. The airport is named after Lech Walesa, the former Polish president. On the outside wall of the terminal building one can see the logo of the airport, which is Lech Walesa's actual signature, a stylized "W".[Arriving Gdansk]

Arriving to Gdansk by train

piu The main railway station, Gdansk Glowny, is a beautiful historic building, although a rather confusing experience to non-Polish tourists. Information in languages other than Polish is almost non-existent.[Arriving Gdansk]

Arriving to Gdynia by cruise ship

piu Cruise ships were moored at the Port of Gdynia 85 times last year, more than 125 thousand of visitors bringing on their boards. This year their number shall slightly decrease but it still impressive - nearly 60 spectacular cruise ships will call at the Port of Gdynia.[Arriving Gdansk]

Arriving to Gdynia by ferry

piu Port of Gdynia is the Polish seaport located on the western coast of Gdansk Bay Baltic Sea in Gdynia, near to Gdansk. Port of Gdynia was founded in 1926. In 2008 it was second in containers on the Baltic sea.[Arriving Gdansk]

Artus Court

piu Artus Court is a complex of buildings forming a branch of the Gdansk Historical Museum, located within the Main City boundaries and forming a part of the representative city route called the Royal Route. Dlugi Targ located near the historical harbour on the Motlawa river forms part of the route.[Museums & Galleries]

Baltic Gallery

piu Galeria Baltycka is the biggest fashion centre not only in Tri-City but also in the entire Pomerania region. There are 200 shops and boutiques, and even more fashionable brands - all under one roof in the centre of Wrzeszcz, the traditional shopping district of Gdansk. An attractive selection of shops, modern architecture with glass-roofed areas, plenty of space (both inside and out) ergonomically designed for human traffic and car parking for 1100 cars - are the reasons that lots of people come and visit Galeria Baltycka every day.[Shopping]

Beauty Clinic Spameed

piu Besides traditional areas of Beauty Care this SPA do respond to a new holistic tendency and need of their clients to care more for maintaining positive energy and harmony between mind and body. Proper and systematic body care results in its health, youth and wellbeing.[Spas]

Beauty Derm Institute Medical Day SPA

piu Beauty Derm Institute is an unique combination of many years' experience in the field of cosmetology and aesthetic dermatology and the ancient Romans philosophy expressed by Latin phrase „Sanus Per Aquam”, which literally means „health through water” and is commonly known as it's acronym – SPA.
[Spas]

Beauty Derm Spa & Wellness in Hotel Novotel Marina

piu We are invited to newly-opened Beauty Derm SPA & Wellness in Hotel Novotel Marina. This SPA offers you a wide range of activities including swimming pool activities, Finnish saunas, gym and solarium. Under the vigilant eye of instructors the young ones as well as the adults can take the swimming lessons.[Spas]

Beauty Derm Spa & Wellness in Hotel Posejdon

piu If you seek peace, relaxation and active recreation, Beauty Derm SPA & Wellness is a perfect place to be. Elegance and modern style with a touch of far east culture and philosophy makes an unique combination and will make you forget about everyday rush and allow you to achieve a state of body and soul harmony so important for your health, beauty and wellness.
[Spas]

Brovarnia Gdańsk - Restaurant Brewery

piu Restaurant Brewery Brovarnia Gdansk is located in the historical granary by the Motława river in Gdańsk. The outstanding dishes we serve are all from Polish and International cuisine.
[international]

Cafe del Arte

piu In this Spanish café, you can drink coffee a la Spanish in 40 ways, surrounded by pieces of decorative art by both Spanish and Polish artists.
Except the excellent coffee they offer also different kinds of tee and beer (including Spanish!), wine and original drinks… everybody can find something nice!
[Pubs & Cafes]

Cafe Ferber

piu CafeFerber is a place, where tradition and innovation merge the heart of Old Town. It is an excellent place for dates, getting together with friends or business meetings. It gives you a chance to meet famous people.
[Pubs & Cafes]

Carillon Festival

piu The Carillon Festival is a perfectly unique musical event in Poland, as Gdansk is the only Polish city to have these two precious instruments: carillon in Main City Town Hall and the concert bell set in St Catherine’s. The festival is another example of the city reviving its ancient traditions. Its programs are mostly made up of solo performances.[Concerts & Festivals]

Cepelia

piu Cepelia company pursues its business activities within the area of warehousing and retailing popular art pieces and folk and artistic handicraft wares. 60 Cepelia stores and 11 stores run by Cepelia cooperatives operate on the territory of Poland offering fabrics, ceramics, sculptures, paintings, wickerwork products, glassware, jewelry, leather ware, and different kinds of souvenirs.[Shopping]

Chilly Willy

piu

A Mexican restaurant CHILLY WILLY is the best place to have fun in Gdansk.
Original taste of Mexican food and the vicinity of the Gdansk beach - it's really an electrifying combination.
They make sure everyone has a good time - great music and the taste of food will stay in your memory forever.

[mexican]

Church of St Bridget

piu St. Bridget's Church was erected in 1396 in the Gothic style on the site of the former small chapel, which in 1374 housed a corpse of St. Bridget, who was being transported from Rome to Sweden. The church was burnt to the ground during World War II and reconstructed in 1973. In 1992 St. Bridget's Church was granted title of Lesser Basilica by pope John Paul II.[The Old Town]

Church of St Catherine

piu The Church of St Catherine is the oldest and also the most important parish church of the Old Town, erected between 1227-1239. First founded by the princes of Gdansk Pomerania, it was substantially expanded in the 14th century. Until 1944 the church used to daze visitors with its internal decor brimming with Gothic, Mannerist, and Baroque treasures.[The Old Town]

Church of St Peter and Paul

piu The Church of St Peter and Paul is a Gothic, brick, arranged in a three-nave church of St. Indoor. The Church of St Peter and Paul is one of the most impressive church in Gdansk. It has a length of 62 meters and width of 26 meters. It was built in the district of Old Suburb in the years 1393-1516.
[Old Suburb]

Church of the Holy Trinity

piu The imposing Church of the Holy Trinity was built by Franciscan monks in 1420-1514. In 1480, the Chapel of St Anne was constructed alongside the church. This towering Gothic building, adjoining a former Franciscan monastery (now the National Museum), is among the best preserved buildings in the city.[Old Suburb]

Cinema City Krewetka

piu Cinema City International is the largest multiplex cinema theatre operator in Central and Eastern Europe. Company is based in Israel. This modern network operates many cinemas across Poland including of course Gdansk.[Cinemas]

Cinema Helikon

piu Helikon Cinema is a movie theater belonging to the Neptun-Film group, which has 6 theaters in and around the Gdansk area.[Cinemas]

Cinema Neptun

piu This is one of six movie theaters belonging to the Neptun-Film group in and around the Gdansk area.[Cinemas]

Club 70

piu People
Club70 is a place for people with fantasy, enjoying good time of dance rhythms. In Club70, you will meet people with a good attitude for life, people who want to make new friends. Just meet them!
[NightClubs]

Come In & Chill Out

piu Imagine that you discover a place where you can relax after work, really relax. When looking for a bar where you can have a good time, you chose a place where you can quietly enjoy the music, the service and the interior.[Pubs & Cafes]

Cream Sopot

piu The club located just near the beach welcomes by its exquisite interiors combined with modern space arrangement. No doubt Cream Sopot has been top ranked among the most prestigious clubs in the Tricity. What makes its atmosphere so special are not only perfectly designed interiors but also carefully selected music played by the best Polish and foreign DJs.
[NightClubs]

Czerwone Drzwi

piu The Czerwone Drzwi Restaurant is situated in the heart of the Old Town of Gdańsk between St. Mary’s Basilica and the Armoury, in a charming street lined up with 17th century style houses with porches. The porch with the biggest granite spheres leads to the catchy door painted in red. Czerwone Drzwi means red door in English.
[international]

Dada von Bzdulow Theatre

piu Dada von Bzdulow Theatre was founded by Leszek Bzdyl – a director and a choreographer, and by Katarzyna Chmielewska – a dancer and a choreographer. On stage since 1993; an independent group of professional dancers and actors, which produces performances in cooperation with Polish and foreign cultural institutions, such as: Teatr Wybrzeze, Gdansk / Klub Zak, Gdansk / Dance Advance, Philadelphia (USA) / Les Hivernales, Avignon (France) / Old Brewery, Poznan / Teatr Nowy, Lodz. Since 2008 the theatre is represented by Dada von Bzdulow Artists Association with its seat in Gdansk, Poland.[Operas & Theatres]

Eating out in Gdansk

piu Gdansk has a good range of restaurants to choose from. Professional foodies are not yet toasting Poland as a mecca of haute cuisine, but given the Poles' creative bent, a renaissance in Polish cooking may not be as far off as it sounds. In terms of sheer variety and quality, your options have already increased a hundred fold over the last few years, and whether it's classic Polish fare that you're after, some international spice, or simply a trusty old milk-bar where you can pick up a tasty cutlet for next to nothing, you won't be stuck in the Tri-City: Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot.[Practical Tips]

Ethnographical Museum at the Abbatial Granary

piu The present-day Ethnographical Museum was originally an Ethnographical Department within the structure of the Pomeranian Museum. Moved in 1979 to the Abbots' Palace in Gdansk-Oliwa, it became an independent division of the National Museum in Gdansk, to be moved again to its current premises in the eighteenth-century Abbatial Granary and re-named the Ethnographical Museum – Division of the National Museum.
[Museums & Galleries]

Fashion House Outlet Centre

piu Fashion House Outlet Centre in Gdansk is the only Outlet Centre in Pomerania where world–famous fashion brands are available at significantly lower prices than normal. One does not have to wait for discounts in the sales of the downtown stores – at Fashion House Outlet Centre they are available every day. These high–quality brands are offered at between 30-70% off – every day.[Shopping]

Gdansk New Port Lighthouse

piu A lighthouse in New Port is one of the most beautiful lighthouses of Baltic Sea. It was commissioned in 1894, and it showed the entrance to Gdansk port till 1984. In its interiors, beautifully kept historical optic devices and exhibition “Gdansk lighthouses within years”.[Outside the Centre]

Gdansk Shakespearean Theatre

piu Gdansk Shakespeare Festival is an international theatre festival devoted to the idea of the Elizabethan theatre, and especially to the works of William Shakespeare. The event was first organized in 1993, on the initiative of Theatrum Gedanense Foundation, which had been created by prof. Jerzy Limon and Wladyslaw Zawistowski. Its original name, "Gdansk Shakespeare Days" was transformed into "Gdansk Shakespeare Festival" in 1997, during the celebration of Gdansk's millennium.[Operas & Theatres]

Gdynia

piu Gdynia is one of the youngest Polish cities. Its port is the gateway to Poland and a landmark of Gdynia. The port of Gdynia ranks among the best in the Baltic region, as it is not only a cargo-handling facility but also an international business centre.[Outside Gdansk]

Geography of Gdansk

piu Gdansk is the Polish maritime capital with the population nearing half a million. It is a large centre of economic life, science, culture, and a popular tourist destination. Lying on the Bay of Gdansk and the southern cost of the Baltic Sea the city is a thousand years old. With its Hanseatic tradition, it has for ages played a major role in the commercial relationships between Northern and Western Europe on the one hand, and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe on the other hand. Today, Gdansk is the capital of the Pomeranian province and an important administration centre.[Background]

Gift of Pomerania

piu "Dar Pomorza" (Gift of Pomerania), called the White Frigate, has been associated with Gdynia since 1929. She was built in 1909 in the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg as a training ship for the German merchant maritime school. The frigate was given to the State Maritime School in Gdynia and became the second (after the "Lwow") cradle of Polish navigators.[Museums & Galleries]

Good Girl Killer

piu Good Girl Killer was founded at the beginning of 2005 by four polish artists: Magda Jedra, Zbigniew Zibi Bienkowski, Anna Steller and Grzegorz Welizarowicz. Their first project, Good Girl Killer performance, premiered in March 2005 in Poland, Gdansk.[Operas & Theatres]

Granary Island

piu The majority of granaries in Gdansk were destroyed as a result of war actions in 1945. The walls of three of them were preserved on Olowianka and after reconstruction in 1985 they became the main exhibition area for the Polish Maritime Museum.
[Outside the Main Town]

Great Mill

piu Great Mill was built around mid-14th century on the Radunia canal. It was the largest Teutonic investment in Gdansk and one of the largest industrial buildings in medieval Europe. It was constructed during the rule of the Teutonic Knights, being completed in around 1350.[The Old Town]

Green Gate

piu The Renaissance Green Gate stands on the site of the most ancient gate in Gdansk, the Koga Gate. This gate was built to serve as the formal residence of Polish monarchs, but was only used for that purpose once in its history. There are four arched passages through this gate and there is a symbol over each: The eagle of the Prussian Kings, and the emblems of Poland, Gdansk, and Royal Prussia.
[Museums & Galleries]

Green Gate

Hel

piu Hel is a town on the tip of the Peninsula. It is a renowned sea-bathing place and holiday resort, very fashionable in the period between the world wars. The seaside specificity of Hel is determined by several dozen of kilometers of beaches, white and grey sand-dunes as well as dune flora like the Sea holly for example.[Outside Gdansk]

Helios

piu Helios Movie Centre is a multiplex cinema operator in Poland. The first cinema was opened at 1993.[Cinemas]

Historical Art Department

piu The Gdansk National Museum’s Historical Art Department is housed in a post-monastery building which was originally used by the Franciscan Order. In 1556, the last Prussian curator Johann Rolaw handed the church and monastery over to the city authorities on condition that the building would be used “exclusively for scientific purposes.”[Museums & Galleries]

History of Gdansk

piu The area around the Vistula delta was inhabited by populations belonging to the various archaeological cultures of the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. Settlements existed in the area for several centuries BC. It is known that the Pomeranians migrated to the area, but it is sure they settled in neighboring areas in Pomerania with the general Slavic people's movement to the north and west from the Pripjet marshes after 600. There are traces of a crafts and fishing settlement from the 8th–9th centuries.
[Background]

Hotel Haffner Instytut Spa & Salon

piu Most of us know that beauty is not a privilege but an opportunity which one needs to be able to use at the correct moment. A few minutes, a moment of pampering which, thanks to being a regular regime, bring visible results and significantly improve your beauty - this is the correct beauty care.
[Spas]

Hotel SPA Faltom

piu Hotel SPA FaltomThe SPA & Wellness Centre is one of the biggest in Poland - 2100 m2 area with 24 beauty rooms; It offers a wide range of SPA packages.
Health and Beauty Clinic offers over 150 beauty treatments on the face and body. They perform botox procedures, micro-dermabrasion and intensive cellulite reduction with lipolysis method.
[Spas]

IKEA

piu IKEA offers a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. This is the idea at the heart of everything IKEA does, from product development and purchases to how IKEA sell its products in IKEA stores globally.[Shopping]

Immersion

piu What you will find there is a place where you can relax, enjoy a coffee or tea...or a glass of wine or beer and the best drinks in Sopot..
But it's much more than that...
[Pubs & Cafes]

International Jazz Festival

piu Three-day festival promoting all types of jazz. The greatest musician of this trend perform.
[Concerts & Festivals]

Irena Guesthouse Restaurant

piu The "Irena" Guesthouse is situated in the centre of Sopot, in the Chopina Street 36. It is a place, where you can find everything you need in a close distance. This hospitable guesthouse conducted in a family atmosphere is in a renewed villa with a restaurant attached and a pub arranged in old polish style.
[polish]

Jahmajka

piu In Jahmajka Cafe you can taste over 80 kinds of tea (green, white, black, red, fruity, rooibos) and enjoy coffee from all over the world (Jamaica, Yemen, Brazil, Mexico, Africa, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras ...).
You can also relax and taste some great wines like Georgian and Moldovan.
[Pubs & Cafes]

Jan III Sobieski Monument

piu A monument commemorating King Jan III Sobieski, which may well be regarded as one of the most interesting monuments in Poland. It commemorates the triumphs of the Polish army, whose history symbolises the difficult and complicated history of the Polish Republic.[The Old Town]

Jantar

piu Jantar company was established in 1978. They specialize in production of high quality jewelley with natural amber. Jantar company offer over a thousand different designs if cast jewellery as well as a large arrange of hand-made pieces. Their wide range of designs include both modern and traditional silver jewellery with amber.[Shopping]

Kafe Delfin

piu Located in old part of Gdansk Oliwa, Kafe Delfin offers coffee, home-made cakes and alcohols as well as good music. So far in Kafe Delfin performed among others Lonely Drifter Karen (Austria), Function (USA/Australia), The Family Elan (Scotland), Mount Eerie (USA), Heligoland (Canada).[Pubs & Cafes]

Kashubian Region

piu Kashubian Region covers the areas stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Tuchola Forests. The Kashubian region is famous not only for its rich nature, but also for its culture and traditions.[Outside Gdansk]

Koliba Regional Inn

piu Koliba Regional Inn offers the best entertainment in Sopot. Its original highland-style interiors and the vicinity of the Sopot beach guarantee unforgettable experiences.
They make sure everyone has a good time – great music and the taste of delicious food will stay in your memory forever.
[polish]

Kuzniczki Park

piu Kuzniczki Park (in the past Kleinhammer) a small park situated in Wrzeszcz district, on Kuzniczki estate at Strzyza stream, in the point of connecting Wajdeloty and Kilinskiego streets, behind Railway Station in Wrzeszcz. Nearby in the zoo deers and fallow deers were raised. Kuzniczki property has been on the history cards since 1551, it played the role of an industrial settlement with forge, sawmill and tavern, belonging to Cistercians.
[Parks in Gdansk]

Madison Shopping Gallery

piu The Madison Shopping Gallery is an unusual place in the heart of Gdansk. Perfectly located, at the edge of the Old Town, the Gallery lies in the tract that cannot be missed by every tourist who wants impressions and attractions.[Shopping]

Malbork

piu Malbork was founded as a settlement around a castle the erection of which started in 1274, when the Order of Teutonic Knights came to this land. In the course of about 30 years a small castle was built and it was named Marienburg, which means Mary's City.[Outside Gdansk]

Manhattan

piu A huge eight floor mall placed on the main road between Gdansk and Sopot in the suburb of Wrzeszcz. Opened in 2004 you’ll find over 120 retail units, including Piotr i Pawel and he VNS restaurant.
[Shopping]

Maybe Theatre Company

piu The first, and for a long time the only, registered theatrical company in Poland presenting plays exclusively in English. The company was officially formed in 1992, after the success of the 1991 production of "A Tempest in a Spaceship", a musical based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest"'. This was the second play put on in English at the University of Gdansk - the first had been produced some years earlier by Kathy Cioffi, an American theatre enthusiast who was accompanying her husband, Frank, on a Fulbright scholarship at the Institute of English.
[Operas & Theatres]

Miniatura City Theatre

piu This ‘toy theater’ holds true to its tradition – started in 1947 by Olga, Irena, and Ewa Totwen under the name Latek Theater, it has amused audiences for over 50 years. Currently it is under the direction of one of the most famous Polish directors, Ali Bunsch.[Operas & Theatres]

Money exchanging/banks in Gdansk

piu The currency unit in Poland is PLN called ZLOTY (zl) 1 PLN is into 100 GROSZ (gr). There are notes of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 zloty and coins of 1,2 and 5 zloty and 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 gr. There are many money exchange points in Gdansk which can be used by travelers. Our advise is to avoid any exchanges in banks due to much worse rate of exchange – banks add very high commission on each transaction.[Practical Tips]

Monument to the Defenders of the Coast

piu An immense monument to the Defenders of the Coast commemorates the Polish soldiers who, in autumn of 1939, made a heroic effort to fight with the superior forces of Hitler's well-equipped army.[Outside the Centre]

Monument to the Defenders of the Polish Post

piu On the first day of World War II a group of 50 employees of the post office under the command of Konrad Guderski fought for 14 hours and resisted fierce attacks from German forces.[The Old Town]

Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers

piu Three majestic crosses with anchors - symbols of hope - have been erected to commemorate the bloody victims of the workers' strikes in December 1970. It stands 30 meters from the spot where the first three victims fell.
[Outside the Centre]

Monument to Those Who Fell for the Polish Character of Gdansk

piu A monument commemorating those who fell in a fight for the Polish character of the city in the period from the Gdansk massacre (1308) until the end of II World War.[The Main Town]

Multikino

piu Multikino is one of the biggest networks of cinemas in Poland. It belongs to Polish company ITI Group which also operates on media market.[Cinemas]

Museum of the National Anthem in Bedomin

piu Eighteenth century manor house in Bedomin, a small town near Koscierzyna, the birth place of founder Joseph Wybicki's national anthem. Currently, it houses the world's only museum of the National Anthem.[Outside Gdansk]

National Museum

piu National Museum in Gdansk was established in 1972, although the history goes back the third quarter of 19th century, and is one of the main branches of Poland's National Museum system. It is main location is in the old Franciscan monastery, which has been used to house exhibits since the end of the 19th century.[Old Suburb]

Nightlife in Gdansk

piu It needs to be noted that ‘night’ is something you won’t really experience during a Gdansk summer. The sun doesn’t set until nearly 22:00 and it’s rising again just in time to light your stagger homeward. But the lack of a proper darkness hasn’t effected the nightlife one bit. The rhythm of Gdansk’s many clubs and pubs will set your feet in motion and all you need to do is follow them to ensure a rich and enjoyable evening.
[Practical Tips]

Nizinna Gate

piu The massive Lower Gate, or Nizinna Gate, closed off the city’s entrance from 1626 onwards. The nearby hill affords a view of the Baroque bastions and water curtains, connecting the dams on the Motlawa, which form a semi-circle around the Lower City, together with the Spichrzow Island and Stare Przedmiescie district.
[Old Suburb]

Old Town Hall

piu Old Town Hall was erected in the period from 1587 to 1595 by Anthony van Obbergen. It is an outstanding example of Dutch Mannerist architecture. The building displays the classic features of high quality Mannerist Flemish architecture. Old Town Hall is a compact, plain building with no distinctive ornamentation, and is equipped with a defence tower.
[The Old Town]

Open Spa Wellbeing Center

piu If you want to look young and healthy and get most satisfaction of your life, visit OpenSpa Wellbeing Center.
They offer wide variety of modern cosmetic treatments for face and body, massages and amazing spa rituals, skin care programmes, weight loss and anticellulite treatments.
[Spas]

Orunia Park

piu In 17th century Orunia settlement with its great values, attracted the attention of a rich Gdansk middle class. The neighbourhood was gradually decorated with summer residences, palaces, gardens and parks. The garden of Andrzej Schopenhauer deserved a special attention, located nearby today’s City Cultural Centre, which in 1777 attracted a famous traveler and scientist Johann Bernoulli.
[Parks in Gdansk]

Palowa Restaurant

piu The oldest part of the City Hall, in which Palowa is now, included Merchant's room and The Small Scales. After the modernization of City Hall 1379-1381 there was a pile chamber that collected customs duty from each ship and goods entering and leaving the harbour.
[polish]

Petit Paris

piu Petit Paris restaurant is one of the most unique places to eat out in Sopot. It is located in a stylish building only 150 m from the famous pier in Sopot and it attracts with its elegant, glamorous interior combined with a great menu and coastal climate.
[international]

Philharmonic Restaurant

piu The location of the Philharmonic Restaurant is special for anyone who has ever seen it. Its marvellous neo-Gothic facade of red brick dates back to the end of the nineteenth century. The building, constructed in 1897-98 and developed until 1913, was initially a seat of the municipal power plant.[international]

Pod Lososiem

piu The „Pod Lososiem” restaurant has hundred years of tradition. In 1598 Ambrose Vermollen, a Dutchman, estabished here an inn and a factory to manufacture licquers, amongst which the Gdańsk Golden water named Goldwasser was the most distinguished one. This tradition has been passed down, thus in the post-war years the Gdańsk citizens restored this famous Restaurant.
[international]

Police and safety

piu If you take the usual precautions against pickpockets, you will feel perfectly safe wandering around in Gdansk. Gdansk seems very well organized from a tourist's point of view. There are frequent police patrols and visitors usually get the feeling of Gdansk being a secure and tourist-friendly city. Don't walk around in Dolne Miasto and old Orunia area. Those areas are very poor and its unsafe for a tourist to walk there, especially when flashing expensive jewellery or wads of cash.[Practical Tips]

Polish Post Museum in Gdansk

piu The Post Office and Telecommunication Museum was opened in Wroclaw in 1956. At the time it was the only such facility in Poland, which collected exhibits related to the history of the post office and memorabilia related to the defence of the Polish Post Office in the Free City of Gdansk.[Museums & Galleries]

Polish Post Office

piu In the Polish Post Office was one of the first acts of World War II in Europe, as part of the invasion of Poland. The Polish Post Office was the scene of some of the most dramatic events of the first days of World War II. At daybreak on 1 September 1939, German troops attacked the Polish Postal Administration that had its base here, in what was then free city of Gdansk.
[The Old Town]

Prices in Gdansk

piu Gdansk is the one of the most expensive city in Poland, but there isn't as expensive as Warsaw or Krakow. What is more, comparing to other European big cities it is still quiet cheap. If you are staying in Gdansk for a longer time then we recommend doing shopping in one of the big supermarkets which offer best prices for all everyday-use products and food.[Practical Tips]

Prison Tower and Torture Chamber

piu Prison Tower and Torture Chamber is a habitat the Museum of Amber. Contain objects connected with its former glory, its many functions as well as from the history of Gdansk law and administration. Prison Tower is the mix of architectural styles and it is the result of several rebuildings.[The Main Town]

Przymorze Gallery

piu Opened at the end of March 2009, the 23,000m² Przymorze Gallery is the latest mall to hit the tri-city, with over 100 shops and 1,200 parking places.[Shopping]

Przystanek Piwna

piu Przystanek Piwna Café (Beer Stop Café) is situated in beautiful Beer Street (Ulica Piwna) in the heritage Old Town of Gdansk. Only 1 minute walk from the famous Long Street (Ulica Dluga), also named Kings Tract , which runs into Long Market renown for it magnificent grand architecture.
[Pubs & Cafes]

Restaurant La Fontaine

piu Restaurant La Fontaine is located in the beautiful scenery of the Gdansk old buildings. The surrounding greenery, noise of the fontain falling down to music, will bring in nice atmosphere and make you break away from the hustle and bustle.
[international]

Restaurant of Baltica

piu The Restaurant of Baltica is locate right on the beach in the immediate proximity of Sopot Fishing Marina.
Between the hours of 7.00-11.00 on weekdays and between 8:00 and 11:30 on weekends restaurant serves delicious breakfasts in the form of a buffet with a varied assortment of cheese, salads, own catering products as well as every day fresh baked cakes.
[french]

Royal Chapel

piu The Royal Chapel was founded on the initiative of King Jan III Sobieski to serve as a temporary place of worship for the Catholics of St Mary's parish church, which at that time was held by Protestants.[The Main Town]

S&A Jewellery Design

piu S&A Jewellery Design have been active in the market of amber jewellery since 1992, being one of the most renowned companies in the jewellery business. This company organization includes a design office which maintains permanent supervision over technology and patterns.[Shopping]

S.S. “Soldek”

piu "Soldek" is the first ocean-going vessel put into operation in the history of the Polish shipyard industry. She was designed by a team of Polish engineers under the leadership of Henryk Gieldzik and built in Gdansk Shipyard, established on 19 October 1947.[Museums & Galleries]

Sensual Beauty & Spa

piu Our aim is to provide the highest standard of service. We are proud to have employed the best specialists. Professionals are difficult to find, but we managed to do it. Our special team of Cosmetologists, Spa Therapists, Manicurist and Chiropodist is available at your request. By making a reservation, you can be sure that treatments will take place.
[Spas]

Shakespeare Festival

piu Shakespeare Festival is an international periodic theatrical event, organised every year during the first week of August in Gdansk and the whole Tri-city. The festival’s history dates back to 1993 and the organisation of first Shakespeare Days in Gdansk, which were transformed into Shakespeare Festival in 1997, to become part of the Millennium of Gdansk celebrations.[Concerts & Festivals]

Sopot

piu Sopot is the smallest town of the Tri-City agglomeration, functioning as a district town. Sopot is a small Polish town situated on the Baltic Sea coast between Gdansk and Gdynia, a natural centre of the nearly one-million Tri-City agglomeration and the Pomeranian province.[Outside Gdansk]

SPA Sentoza

piu Sopot is located between Gdansk and Gdynia and is a health and spa tourist resort destination with traditions of spa reaching the beginnings of the 19th century. Sopot is a great place of rest and recreation, often called the summer capital of Poland.
[Spas]

St George's Court

piu The old and exclusive Brotherhood of St. George, which used ‘their’ Artus Court together with other merchant confraternities - like the one in Gdansk - in the late 15th century settled down in their new summer residence, otherwise known as ‘small’ Artus Court.[The Main Town]

St Mary 's Church

piu The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the largest brick church in the world, went through several stages of development over the period from 1343 to 1502. Its interior displays many exquisite pieces of Medieval and Baroque art, including the stone Pieta from about 1410, a copy of the Last Judgement by Hans Memling, the original canvas dating back to 1472, the astronomical clock built by Hans Duringer between 1464 and 1470 and the main altar put up between 1510 and 1517.[The Main Town]

St Mary's Street

piu St Mary's Street (Ulica Mariacka) is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful streets of Gdansk. It leads from the St Mary's church to the Long Embankment with the Medieval St Mary's Gate. The street is an exquisite example of historic Gdansk urban planning with terraced entrances and narrow, richly decorated facades of houses which once belonged to affluent merchants and goldsmiths.[The Main Town]

St Nicholas Church

piu St Nicholas Church is the oldest church in Gdansk, erected in the late 12th century. In 1227 Swietopelk, Prince of Pomerania, bestowed the church on the Dominican friars, who were invited here through the persistent efforts of St. Jacek Odrowaz.[The Main Town]

St. Dominic`s Fair

piu Today, St. Dominic’s Fair is the largest trade and cultural outdoor event in Poland and one of the largest such events in Europe. The contemporary form of St Dominic’s Fair recalls the Medieval tradition of fun and trade. Every August, over 1000 merchants, artists, artisans and collectors put up their stalls in the historical city center.[Concerts & Festivals]

Stars Festival

piu Holiday Stars Festival is a popular annual artistic event, which has been taking place in Gdansk since 2006. It attracts the polish celebrities of theatre, film, music, art and literature – in del’ arte festival formula. On this occasion the concerts, exhibitions, outdoor show and literary saloons are organized. The most important theatrical performances, film show enable a wide audience to experience art, to have a contact with the artists popular from media, with the leading representatives of the polish culture canon.[Concerts & Festivals]

Station Deluxe

piu The best Station in 3city!
cool cuisine
music – a range of available choices
high-octane beverages
[Pubs & Cafes]

Tawerna Restaurant

piu The „Tawerna” Restaurant is situated in the centre of the Old Town in Gdansk (on the Motlawa River). It is a traditional meeting place of sailors, merchants and politicians. Restaurant specializes in fish dishes. They also organize banquets and parties on special occasions.
[international]

The Artus Court

piu The Artus Court was in many respects the epicenter of Gdansk's mercantile galaxy. Named after the mythical British King Arthur, it provided an arena for the movers and shakers of Gdansk to strut their stuff in knightly style. The enterprise was inspired by the courts of King Arthur, and the merchants endeavoured to emulate the chivalrous, brotherly ideals that were espoused in the Arthurian legends.
[The Main Town]

The Baltic State Opera

piu The Baltic State Opera is an opera company in Gdansk, which performs in the Baltic State Opera House. Originally, in 1949, it was organized as an Opera-Studio rather than as a full scale opera company. Due to the destruction of all theatres in Gdansk by the end of World War II, it made do with temporary facilities for a number of years after its founding, giving performances in various places around Gdansk and Sopot and finally settling in its current location, a building adapted from a former gymnasium to which a newly built stage was attached. The entire building has been completely renovated. In the same year (1949), as many other institutions in Poland, Opera-Studio was nationalized.[Operas & Theatres]

The Cemetery of the Lost Cemeteries Monument

piu The Cemetery of the Lost Cemeteries Monument commemorates the Gdansk necropolis which was destroyed by the war and due to the post-war ideology. A small strip of land near the Corpus Christi Church reminds us of the former citizens of Gdansk whose life and toil shaped the city's rich history.
[Outside the Centre]

The Chlebnicka Gate

piu The Chlebnicka Gate built in 1450 marks the end of Chlebnicka street and opens up onto the Motlawa River. Built in the Gothic style, the gate is made of brick and has a pointed arch, but the true sign of its age is the symbol carved on the Motlawa side.[The Main Town]

The Crane

piu The Gdansk Crane (Zuraw) over the Motlawa River is the most characteristic and unmistakeable symbol of Gdansk. Back in the Middle Ages it was the largest port crane in Europe handling cargo and putting up ship masts.
[Outside the Main Town]

The Dluga Street and the Dlugi Targ Street

piu The Dluga and Dlugi Targ Streets which are also known as Trakt Krolewski (the Royal Route) rank among the most beautiful streets in Gdansk. The wealthiest Gdansk patricians used to live there and almost every tenement house has its own interesting history to tell. The oldest preserved houses date back to the Middle Ages, but most of the buildings were erected in modern times.[The Main Town]

The Forest Theatre – Lesny Theatre

piu The Forest Theatre is a summer stage situated in a forest of Wrzeszcz. The easiest way to get there is to go through an entrance from Jaskowa Dolina Street. It is a place of numerous events, concerts and festivals that are organized here from May to September.
[Operas & Theatres]

The Gdansk Gallery of Photography

piu Originally established by the Gdansk Artists' Association as the G.N. Gallery in 1977, the Gallery was later renamed the Gdansk Gallery of Photography, and has been a Division of the National Museum in Gdansk since 1995.[Museums & Galleries]

The Gdansk New Port Lighthouse

piu One of the most beautiful lighthouses of the Baltic Sea, this 90-feet-tall structure built in 1893 is the twin of the Cleveland, Ohio, Main Lighthouse (today no longer standing). Situated at the entrance of the harbour of Gdansk, the Nowy Port Lighthouse combined three distinct functions: that of a coastal lighthouse, a harbour pilots tower, and a time ball station. Like in Greenwich, England, the time ball, which measured 5 feet in diameter and weighed 150 pounds, was dropped at noon every day to give a precise time signal to the captains of the ships lying at anchor in the Bay of Gdansk, to allow them to adjust their chronometers.[Museums & Galleries]

The Gdanska Restaurant

piu The Gdanska Restaurant is the only restaurant connected with the millennium of Gdansk. The Gdanska Restaurant is dedicated entirely to the city - its decor, arrangement and cousine. The restaurant's unquestionable attraction is its interior reminiscent of 17th-century Gdansk. On richly decorated walla of the restaurant one can find model ships and miniatures depicting the life in the city of Neptune 300 years ago.
[international]

The Golden Gate

piu The Golden Gate was built in the years 1612-1614 according to a design drafted by Abraham van den Blocke, in the Renaissance style. Stone sculptures adorning the attic date back to 1648 and they were carved by Piotr Ringering. They present an allegory of citizen’s virtues: Prudence, Justice, Piety and Harmony.[The Main Town]

The Golden House

piu The Golden House, also known as Speimann House or Steffens House is one of the most beautiful buildings in Gdansk. It was erected in 1609 by the Jan Speyman, the Mayor of the city and at the same time a wealthy merchant and an open-minded patron of the arts, and his wife, Judyta (from the Bahra family).[The Main Town]

The Granaries

The Heineken Open`er Festival

piu The Heineken Open'er Festival is the largest Polish open-air music and performing arts festival and definitely the most important music event in Gdynia - a city in the north of Poland at the Baltic Sea coast, next to Gdansk. It is a special place on the Polish map, where people from more than 30 countries are meeting, enjoying the best performances and having the best weekend in the year. Total area of the festival in Babie Doly airfield makes 75 hectares of space for one to explore and contains 7 stages, around 120 artists, festival town with merchandising area, gastronomic zones, camp site, beach, sea and sun, space for sports activities and multimedia, NGO, films, theaters and performances. 10 hectares are dedicated to campers- place where the true festival admirers are sleeping in their tents after the sun goes up.[Concerts & Festivals]

The Highland Gate

piu The Highland Gate was built in 1588. Constituted the main entrance to the Main City of Gdansk on the west side. This gate is the beginning of the so-called Royal Route, the largest urban historic axis of Gdansk. The gate of the two sides was surrounded by earthworks, which was demolished in the nineteenth century.[The Main Town]

The Kindertransport Monument

piu The monument commemorates the transports of Jewish children from Germany and other territories occupied by Germany to the United Kingdom, whose government agreed to admit an unlimited number of children. By September 1, 1939, when the final transport arrived, over 10,000 children had been taken, including some 100 from Gdansk. The bronze monument depicts five children of different ages standing on a platform right before the train leaves.[Outside the Centre]

The longest wooden pier in Sopot

piu The longest wooden pier in Europe (511,5 m), stretching into the sea from the middle of Sopot beach is a popular venue for recreation and health walks (the concentration of iodine at the tip of the pier is twice as high as on land) or public entertainment events, and it also serves as a mooring point for cruise boats and water taxis.
[Outside Gdansk]

The Main Town Hall

piu The main headquarters of the Gdansk History Museum is a Gothic-Renaissance building, located at the corner of Dluga Street and Dlugi Targ, dominating the panorama of the Royal Route – the most representative route of the listed part of the city.
[Museums & Galleries]

The Main Town Hall

piu The main town hall is a Gothic-Renaissance building, located at the corner of Dluga Street and Dlugi Targ, dominating the panorama of the Royal Route – the most representative route of the listed part of the city.[The Main Town]

The Mariacka Gate

piu The charming and truly unique Mariacka Street is closed off on one end by the towering Mariacka Church and by the Mariacka Gate on the other. The gate allows pedestrians passage from the Motlawa to the cobbled roads of the Old Town and the famed porches of ul. Mariacka.[The Main Town]

The National Maritime Museum

piu The Polish Maritime Museum dates back to 1958 when a Museum’s Friends Association was established. The Museum was built from scratch. In its founders’ concept it was planned to be a port and museum facility integrated into the very heart of the old Gdansk port with other typical port facilities, such as the Zuraw, the Granary on Olowianka island, quays and ships.
[Outside the Main Town]

The Neptune Fountain

piu The Neptune Fountain has stood in front of the Artus Court since 1633 and is a symbol of Gdansk. It was built on the initiative of the Mayor of Gdansk, Bartlomiej Schachmann. The model was prepared by Peter Husen and Johann Rogge, and it was cast in 1615 in Augsburg. The design of the whole fountain was prepared by Abraham van den Blocke.[The Main Town]

The Old Workshop

piu Workshop is modeled on the old XIX-century goldsmith's workshop of the interwar period. Outfitted with the old tools and furniture creates a unique atmosphere. It provides services for repair and renovation of old and new jewelry. There are executed on the spot, both commissioned and original projects with a combined silver and amber.[Shopping]

The Oliwa Cathedral

piu This Holy Trinity, Blessed Virgin Mary, and St Bernard's Church was first erected as a Cistercian shrine back in the 13th century. Reconstructed in 1350 after a great fire, it re-emerged in the Gothic style and has remained almost unaltered ever since. The Gothic interior was extremely damaged in the 1577 fire and was replaced with the Baroque fixtures we can admire today.[Outside the Centre]

The Oliwa Park

piu The beginnings of establishing a great park in Oliwa, should be connected with Cistercians, who, in a direct neighbourhood ofmonastery, established vegetable and herbal garden. A big bloom of the park occurred thanks to Jacek Rybinski – the last abbot of Oliwa congregation. He brought to Oliwa a prominent master of garden art – Kazimierz Debinski. The gardener perfectly met the requirements and it reflects in today’s walk along beautiful lanes of French part of garden.[Parks in Gdansk]

The Polish Baltic Frederic Chopin Philharmonic

piu The Polish Baltic Frederic Chopin Philharmonic is the largest music institution in the northern Poland, visited not only by local music-lovers but also by people from all over Poland and all over the world. This is a place for the ones who desire to enjoy the art of the highest quality. The Philharmonic organizes symphonic concerts, recitals, and chamber music soirees performed by the most prominent Polish musicians as well as by many worldwide-known artists.[Operas & Theatres]

The Sobieszewo Island

piu The Sobieszewo Island (Sobieszewo) is a seaside district of Gdansk located at 15 km from the city centre. It is one of 3 islands located on the Polish coast and the only Polish island which was created by human effort. Moreover, since 1994, the Sobieszewo Island enjoys the status of an ecological island, which guarantees that its ecosystem is good for people and satisfies their needs.[Outside the Centre]

The Zuraw

piu The oldest sources mentioning the Zuraw as wooden port crane equipment date from 1367. Its present look refers to the image of the middle of the 15th century. The first wooden crane totally burnt down as a result of the 1442 fire. A new crane was built in the years 1442-1444. The crane had a defence function. It consisted of two brick towers with a wooden lifting mechanism installed in between.[Museums & Galleries]

Time zone & holidays & opening hours in Gdansk

piu There are several national and church holidays in Poland: 1st January – New Year Easter Sunday & Monday – variable date 1st May – Labour Day 3rd May – Constitution Day Corpus Christi – variable date in June 15th August – Assumption of the Holy Mother of God 1st November – All Saints Day 11th November – Independence Day 25-26th December – Christmas.[Practical Tips]

Tomo Sushi

piu In Japanese Tomo means a person close to you, a friend. For Tomo Sushi this word is of very high significance. It’s a promise to maintain friendship, a calm refuge which they have created for those seeking a soothing experience.
[japanese]

Tower Clock Museum

piu This Branch of Gdansk History Museum is located in the tower of Saint Catherine’s Church in Gdansk. This is the oldest parish church in Gdansk, whose origins date back to the 12th century. The Museum collects and preserves tower clock mechanisms that are significant for this field of science. At the end of the 1960’s, the production of mechanical public clocks was discontinued in favour of electrical mechanisms controlled by quartz resonator and then directly by radio waves.[Museums & Galleries]

Tricity Landscape Park

piu Tricity Landscape Park (TPK) was created in 1979 on the area of around 20 thousands ha. The last change of the act concerning establishing TPK, including the correction of its borders, was made in 1998. According to the act on nature protection, landscape park is a protected area with regard to its natural, historical and cultural values, and the goal of its creation is preservation and popularization of these values in the conditions of balanced development.[Parks in Gdansk]

U7 Gdańsk

piu At the U7 Centre unforgettable emotions and great fun are guaranteed. The U7 Centre consists of two clubs where everything has been made especially for you.[Sport & Leisure]

Unique Club&Lounge

piu Unique Club is a place created for the comfort of its guests. It offers a carefully selected menu, sublime and following global trends music and the rich client's service. On the weekends there are events hosted by the best club music stars. Unique Club is a palace where guest satisfaction is a priority task.[NightClubs]

Unique Restaurant

piu

Originally designed restaurant attracts superb cuisine, elegant decor and intimate atmosphere.The menu with its richness and variety of dishes along with a collection of exquisite wine will turn each meal into a long, unforgettable feast. The elegant two-level restaurant is housed in the lounge area up to 80 people.

[french]