Crusader Lands (Malbork Castle and Gdansk)
Description:
One-day excursion "Crusader Castle Malbork and the medieval port city of Gdansk".
This is one of the most interesting excursions in Poland. During which you will visit the capital of the Crusaders of the Tiutonic Order, Malbork Castle, which is also the largest castle in the world and see the port city of Gdansk, considered one of the most beautiful Polish cities.
The first part of our tour starts from your hotel, from where we will go towards the Baltic Sea to the first point of our route in Malbork. The city is named after the medieval castle of Malbork located there. Since the 14th century it was the capital of the Tiutonic Order, which owned almost a third of the Polish lands. The castle itself was built in the 14th century and listed in UNESCO as the largest castle of red brick. Upon arrival at the place free to visit, the territory around the castle is open, at the request of tourists you can go to the castle for an excursion, after lunch and continue the trip to Gdansk.
Upon arrival in the city of Gdansk, a walking tour of the ancient streets of the port city begins, we will see medieval churches, the city hall, an artellirian warehouse, entrance gates, and of course we will visit the embankment of the water channel, where ships sailed in the 20th century bringing overseas goods. The city itself is very beautiful with its architecture made in the Dutch Baroque has many bridges, beautiful water channels and of course the fabulous Old Town, attracting with its unique atmosphere.
At the end of the tour there will be free time to visit cozy restaurants right above the water channel, purchase products from local amber and visit the highest Ferris wheel in Poland to see the landscape of the entire Old Town from a bird's eye view.