Gdansk Main Town Walking Tour: Historical Journey Through A City Of Hope And Despair
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Gdańsk
Embark on a walking tour through Gdansk's Main Town and discover its rich history of prosperity, destruction, tolerance, and despair. Learn about the different states that attempted to control the city, the diverse people who have lived there, and the intriguing presence of the Crusaders.
Duration:
2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Zielony Most - Our MP, offers a spectacular view to the Main Town’s Long Embankment.
- Green Gate (Brama Zielona) - How come we have a water gate in Gdansk that resembles a town hall in a famous city on Flanders?
- Crane - We will see it from a distance as a fortified water gate and we will also walk under its treadwheel mechanism.
- Museum of the Polish Post Office - Museum of Gdansk - Our only stop in Old Town, it’s a ww2 memorial.
- St. Mary’s Church - We’ll walk around it and experience incredible theater of figures show held inside, in the transept.
- Mariacka Street (ulica Mariacka) - Local’s favorite medieval street.
- Golden Gate (Zlota Brama) - We will meet in the area and cross into the Main Town through this landmark Renaissance gate.
- Main Town Hall - Museum of Gdansk - We are going to appreciate this landmark from three angles and hopefully, we are going to hear carillon bells from its tower.
- Dwor Artusa - Where did the wealthiest merchants go to unwind?
- Neptune’s Fountain (Fontanna Neptuna) - Another landmark in the most representative part of Gdańsk.
- Green Gate (Brama Zielona) - the most spacious residential water gate in Gdansk
- Great Armoury (Wielka Zbrojownia) - great facade from Late Renaissance
What's Included
- Experienced local guide
Additional Information
What does the Main Town Gdansk Walking Tour have in store for you?
The tour, which is quite reasonably priced, serves as the perfect gateway to understanding the essence of Old Gdansk. Your guide aims to strike the right chord between engaging storytelling and educating you about the city’s rich history. The city has seen the highs of enormous wealth and the lows of immense suffering, periods of devastation and rebuilding, stunning displays of fireworks and disastrous fires, eras of acceptance and periods of discrimination, and times of optimism and hopelessness.
What is the number of states that fought for its control?
Who were the inhabitants of Gdańsk over the centuries?
Why did the Crusaders make their presence felt here?
Not only will I endeavor to respond to these critical questions, but I will aim to do so in a manner that is lively and enjoyable.
Location
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Stągiewna
Our MEETING POINT is on the GREEN BRIDGE (Zielony Most in PL). The guide will be holding a red Doppler umbrella.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Aimeew537
Apr 11, 2024
Absolutely Recommend - The tour was great and very informative!
Martin was lovely and had a vast amount of information about the city, that we probably would have overlooked without the tour!
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168katherinei
Apr 4, 2024
Excellent whistle stop tour of Gdansk old town - A really excellent tour. Just the right amount of time, a whistle stop around key areas of the old town. A great tour guide. Highly recommend
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Anders_n
Mar 31, 2024
Great guide and walk in Gdansk - Amazing walk with a fun and knowledgeable guide that took the group to the must to see and also some lesser known but very interesting spots
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Discover65016852056
Mar 31, 2024
A nice walk - Nice trip with many insights and nice views,
Starting from the green bridge to the house of Fahrenheit. A lot of things to discover with a very friendly local guide
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Bjrn_n
Mar 27, 2024
Know the stories behind the buildings - In Gdansk second time, but very good to hear the story behind the buildings and the details on the orniments that you dont see unless told.
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664katjad
Mar 24, 2024
Interesting old town tour - Very interesting tour of the old town. The guide has a lot of knowledge about the city and obviously enjoys passing it on.
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Isabelle_d
Mar 24, 2024
You won’t regret it - Great guide. You don’t even realised it last 2,5 hours! Very professional and fun at the same time. He likes to share his knowledge and his love for Gdańsk
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Margheritac
Mar 24, 2024
Informative and engaging - Absolutely fantastic tour, which gave us not only the history of Gdańsk but also some interesting facts and anecdotes. Highly recommended!
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H1398eachristinar
Mar 20, 2024
Seeing the history of Gdansk on a crisp cold March morning - We had a fabulous walk around Gdansk and Martin was an amazing guide. He was so passionate about his city and his knowledge of the history was amazing. We would not have seen half of the city and learnt its history without going on this walking tour. Martin was welcoming and friendly and engaging and interested in the whole group and the clock in St Mary’s church was the highlight of the tour. Gdansk is a beautiful city and I would highly recommend this walking tour with Martin to anyone.
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Mrbengt2
Mar 18, 2024
Very nice! - Such a nice person! Superb value for money and not to long (just over 2 hours). Relatively large group (Saturday) 20+, although not a problem to hear the information from the guide.
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