8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Christmas period is magical for most of us but it is even more enchanting in historical Old Towns with Christmas markets in the main touristic routes. Immerse yourself in beautiful Christmas decorations, lights, scents of orange, ginger and fir trees. Taste traditional Polish mouthwatering delicacies of Christmas Eve dinner. Stroll along streets of the Old Town to purchase amazing Christmas gifts in good prices. Discover unique Polish Christmas traditions and ways of celebrating this world favourite winter holidays in one of the most popular Polish agglomerations.
3 days / 2 nights
HB (2 breakfasts, 2 dinners)
December
2 cities
1-300
Calm
Up to 30 days*
Arrival. Meet & greet at the airport, transfer to your hotel, check-in. 4 h sightseeing of Gdańsk with a guide. Entrance to St. Mary's Basilica, St. Bridget's church and Artus Court. Dinner with Polish Christmas delicacies in one of the Old Town restaurants. Return to your hotel.
Gdańsk is located in the north of Poland, at The Baltic Sea coast, at The Motlawa and The Vistula river estuary and the Bay of Gdańsk. It is popular with tourists, both from Poland and abroad. During the four hours tour you will be able to see the most important monuments of Gdańsk – the Old Town, Neptune Fountain, Long Market, Main Town Hall, Golden Gate, Highland Gate and the Motława River banks with “the Crane”. You must also visit St. Mary’s Basilica - one of the largest brick churches in the world, called the Cr...
St. Mary's Basilica (Polish: Bazylika Mariacka w Gdańsku) is one of the most recognisable buildings in Gdańsk. With its sheer size it is towering over the old town. Its full name reads Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Basilica was built between 1346 and 1506 in Gothic form. In its history, it was both catholic and protestant church. Today the visitors may marvel on the Middle-age décor of the interior.
St. Brygida’s Church (Polish: Bazylika św. Brygidy) in Gdańsk is located in close proximity to the centre of the old town, right behind St. Catherine’s Church. The very first chapel in this place was built in 1350. One of the main attraction of the church, apart from its historic shape, is an amber altar (currently under construction). Its project is 11 metres high and 12 metres wide. At this stage, the composition covers 120m2.
Things you may not have known about Polish Christmas: 1. The most important day for us is the 24th of December – Christmas Eve. 2. We spend three days of Christmas with our families mainly at Christmas feasts (24th-26th of December). 3. Polish children find their presents under Christmas trees on 24th of December after festive dinner. Sometimes even Santa Claus brings them himself! In the south of Poland children also receive gifts from Baby Jesus or an angel. 4. We start celebrating main Christmas feast when the fi...
Meal on Christmas Eve the 24th of December is Christmas dinner that should start traditionally when the first star appears on the sky. All family gathers together then and first reads the gospel about the birth of Christ and then family members share special Christmas wafer and give each other best wishes. Then they sit by the table which has white table cloth and underneath it there is some straw. On the table there are always 12 dishes. Traditionally these are lent dishes, so no meat allowed. The main dishes are fi...
Breakfast. Transfer to Sopot. 2 h sightseeing with a guide and entrance to Sopot Pier. Free time for shopping at Monte Casino promenade. Return to Gdańsk. Free time in the afternoon to stroll along Christmas shops and stalls at Targ Węglowy and in the streets of Gdańsk's Old Town. Dinner with traditional Christmas sweets in one of the Old Town restaurants.
Christmas fairs in Poland became wide-spread. We encounter such small Christmas shop gatherings in majority of bigger Polish towns and cities. Usually they start at the beginning of December before St. Nicholas day on the 6th of December, when children find some small presents in their shoes. At main market squares in towns and cities we will find stalls with gifts and Christmas delicacies. Focal points are usually massive municipal Christmas trees and nativity sheds with live sheep and donkeys which are usually crow...
It is one of the best well known Polish seaside resorts and also famous place for its festivals which are organized in the Forest Opera (Opera Leśna). Every year in summer season big number of Polish and international tourists visit the town to enjoy Tri-city attractions and 4.5 km of white sandy beach. The main street of Sopot and the most well known promenade is Heroes of Monte Cassino Street (Bohaterów Monte Cassino) often called Monciak by natives. It is closed for cars and totally tourist-friendly. Here visitors...
Sopot Pier (Polish: Sopot Molo) is the longest building of this type at Baltic Sea as its length is about 0.5 km. The first pier in Sopot was constructed in 1827 so, the building has long tradition in Sopot. Recreational areas not only include the pier itself but also 20 000 m2 square. In winter the square offers skating rink. At the square there are also other attractions such as a fountain, a light house with a view point, a band shell and souvenir shops and bars. In 2011 at side of the pier the new marina was open...
Krzywy Domek (English: crooked house) is situated by the main Sopot promenade 53 Bohaterów Monte Cassino Street and is a part of shopping centre Rezydent. We can find here offices of various companies, beautician’s, medical surgeries, shops, restaurants, clubs and pubs. Still, the biggest magnet of crooked house is its strange dreamlike architecture. Tourists also usually visit a wall of fame with autographs of famous people who has been in the building. The idea of the crooked house appeared in 2001 to architect cou...
Christmas sweets are gingerbread cookies which should be prepared about 2-3 weeks before Christmas. On Christmas Eve dinner table we find poppy seed rolls and all kinds of cakes with poppy seed as according to tradition, eating poppy seed cakes brings luck for the whole next year. Apart from these two sweets we will also find gingerbread cake with chocolate coating glaze, nut gateau, dry fruit cakes and honey cakes. Therefore, even though you don’t find Christmas pudding in Poland, you won’t definitely miss it. Plea...
Breakfast. Free time in the morning for your own Gdańsk Old Town exploration or optional trip. Teransfer to the airport. Departure.
Local guide for meet & greet at the airport and sightseeing
Artus Court
Coach
Airport and hotel for sightseeing trips
Hotel, airport for departure
English, German, Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian and others on request
City break
Yes, of course. There are lot of jewellery shops in the Old Town all loaded with amber. If you are interested in this gem, it is also good to visit amber museum which is in the Old Town as well.
We always choose the Old Town hotels for our Christmas groups, so it will be easy to walk everywhere. Gdańsk Old Town is fairly concise, so everything is close.
Discover this amazing agglomeration consisting of two cities and one town. It has unique and distinctive features and attractions. Gdańsk amazing old Hanseatic city with impressive Old Town and monuments. Sopot the most popular Polish seaside reso...
Discover this amazing agglomeration with 3 centres, unique and distinctive features and attractions. Gdańsk amazing old Hanseatic city with impressive Old Town and monuments. Sopot the most popular Polish seaside resort with superb walking promena...
Tri-city is one of the top tourist destinations in Poland. With three centres: historic Gdańsk, relaxing resort Sopot and modern Gdynia it is a magnet for tourists all year long. As it has convenient flight connections with major European cities, ...
Discover this amazing agglomeration consisting of two cities and one town. It has unique and distinctive features and attractions. Gdańsk amazing old Hanseatic city with impressive Old Town and monuments. Sopot the most popular Polish seaside reso...
