8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Kujavian and Pomeranian regions of Poland are characterised by flat, fertile areas that promoted settlements from the beginning of history of Poland. Thanks to that, nowadays, tourist can admire here agglomerations with a long history and abundant of architecture and cultural attractions. Discover Toruń, enlisted at UNESCO Wrold Heritage List, the city of gingerbread and Nicholaus Copernicus. Explore histories enchanted in Gdańsk, Sopot seaside resort and Gdynia. Find out more about WWII beginnings. Explore Bydgoszcz, Ciechocinek and Chełmno towns the true gems of Kuyavia. Immerse yourself in mesmerizing Kujavian and Pomeranian regions of Poland.
8 days / 7 nights
FB (breakfasts, lunch, dinner)
April-September
25
Moderate
Up to 30 days*
Arrival. Meet & greet at the airport transfer to your hotel in Gdańsk. Check-in and lunch. Next, 3 h sightseeing of Gdańsk Old Town and pirate galleon cruise. Dinner. Overnight in Gdańsk.
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 three 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 C...
Gdansk Old Town Hall (Polish: Ratusz Głównego Miasta) is a Gothic-Renaissance historic landmark built in 14th century in Dlugi Targ – the very centre of Gdansk. Over the years the town hall was largely extended to accommodate a growing number of clerks and reflected rapidly growing local economy and wealth. The building saw two major reconstructions – after a 16th century fire and due to heavy warfare during WWII when the building suffered major damage and subsequently was scheduled to be demolished. Luckily and aga...
Neptune's Fountain (Polish: Fontanna Neptuna) was built between 1606 and 1633 in front of Artus’ Court on Dlugi Targ and facing towards tenement houses that were kings’ residence during their stay in Gdansk. Designed in the style of Flemish mannerism by Abraham van den Blocke and cast in bronze by Gerd Benning. The sculpture depicts Roman God of Water Neptune with the noticeable similarities to antique statues of Marcus Aurelius and Belvedere Torso. The fountain saw major restoration works in 1927, 1954 after the dam...
This renaissance city gate was a main entry point to the city and marked the beginning of Gdansk’s Royal Route. High Gate (Polish: Brama Wyżynna) built in 1588 by Willem van den Blocke and up until 1895 is was part of larger fortified structure guarding the city. Today, however, Brama Wyzynna is a stand-alone historic landmark. Throughout the years the building undergone relatively little changes and for the first 290 years the gate remained in its original form. Brama Wyzynna is now part of Historic Museum of Gdansk...
Golden Gate (Polish: Złota Brama) is a historic city gate built in 1612 by Abraham van den Blocke and Jan Strakowski at the end of Dluga Street and adjacent to late-gothic court of Brotherhood of Saint George. The Golden Gate is a classic example of Dutch mannerism with its over-emphasis on quality and sophistication. Each Façade ends with a sculpture-topped attic. The gate was largely destroyed during World War II and was rebuilt in late 50’s. Photo credit: All files, if not stated otherwise, are licensed under the...
Long Embarkment (Polish: Dlugie Pobrzeze) is probably one of the most iconic historic landmarks in Gdansk. This entirely pedestrianized area along west riverfront of the Motlawa river dates back to 14th century when a number of separate wooden platforms allowed for easy transfer of goods to and from ships arriving in Gdansk. By 17th century the platforms were replaced with one unified structure and after World War II entire area was rebuilt in concrete and finished with marble. Alongside Dlugie Pobrzeze you will find...
The Crane (Polish: Żuraw) is located in the very centre of Gdańsk on the river Motława. This wooden port crane is part of National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk. The crane is first mentioned in documents as old as 1367. This one, however, was built between 1442 and 1444 and was used to load goods, beer mainly, on ships cruising Vistula river. Tourists may visit three exhibitions, one on each floor, as well as admire the lifting mechanism.
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.
Lion Galleon is a ship which is stylized on Polish galleons from the 17th century. During cruises on board of the ship, according to cruise trail choice, tourists can admire Gdańk Shipyard, a repair shipyard, docks, a harbor, Wisłoujście Stronghold, Westerplatte or Gdańsk Bay. During the trip tourists also listen to a guide talking about Gdańsk history and its monuments. The cruises are available from April till October. Standard cruise takes about 1 h. Groups can also order longer charter cruises with catering and ...
Breakfast. Sightseeing of WWII Museum in Gdańsk. Lunch. Transfer to Westerplatte Peninsula, stroll along the sea coast to military ruins. Transfer to Stuttowo. Sightseeing of Stutthof Death Camp Museum. Return to Gdańsk. Dinner. Overnight in Gdańsk.
World War II began with Germany’s attack on Poland at the Polish military base at Westerplatte on September 1, 1939 and it’s therefore, appropriate that the remarkable WWII museum (Polish: Muzeum II Wojny Światowej), opened in March 2017, should have been built in Gdańsk. A conflict that claimed the lives of an estimated 55 million people is a both a huge and complicated story to tell. The museum grounds cover almost 2.5 acres, while the building covers 26,000 square meters. In total there are over 2,000 exhibits on ...
Westerplatte is a peninsula in the delta of Wisła Martwa and Gulf of Gdańsk. It is a symbol of the Second World War as the war started here. The peninsula has width from 200 to 500 meters and it was a strategic point in Polish defence lines of Baltic coast region, this was the reason why it was attacked by Nazi-German battleship Schleswig-Holstein. The heroic defense of the peninsula lasted from the 1st till the 7th of September 1939. Currently, tourists can see the Monument of Coast Defenders, the Defenders Cemetery...
Sztutowo (Stutthof) is a small town about 65 km from Gdańsk in which during WWII there was a German Nazi extermination camp (Polish: Muzeum Stutthof w Sztutowie). The museum was created in 1962 thanks to former prisoners actions. In the area of about 20 hectares, visitors can see part of the Old Camp, the gas chamber, the reconstructed crematorium, the commanding officer headquarters and garages, the garden and greenhouses areas and the monument commemorating camp victims. The camp can be visited individually or with...
Breakfast. Transfer to Sopot. 2 h sightseeing with a guide. Entrance to Sopot Pier. Lunch. Afternoon for your disposal, either to relax at the beach or enjoy yourself in Sopot restaurants, cafes and shops. Return to Gdańsk in late afternoon. Dinner. Overnight in Gdańsk.
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...
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...
The lighthouse (Polish: Latarnia Morska Sopot) was originally built in 1904 as a chimney for a newly constructed balneotherapy centre and its purpose did not change util 1975. With a major overhaul of the centre’s heating system the old chimney became redundant. However, instead of demolishing the building the officials chose to adapt it and transform it to a 30 metres-high lighthouse. Original equipment allowed for a rather small ray of light reaching only 5 nautical miles and could not be classified as a lighthouse...
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...
Breakfast. Transfer to Buczyniec. 4:40 h Elbląg Canal cruise to Elbląg on water and land. Lunch. Elbląg sightseeing with a guide. Return to Gdańsk.
Elbląg Canal (Polish: Kanał Elbląski) is one of the most original tourist attractions in the country. The length of Elbląg-Ostróda Canal with its tributaries is 151.7 km which makes it the longest navigable canal in the country. The common difference of altitude at water locks and ramps is 103.4 m. The highest ramp is Oleśnica and the difference of levels there is 24.5 m. At canal from Ostruda to Elbląg we can find 5 ramps and 2 water locks. At whole length of the canal we will find 4 water locks. The construction of...
It is situated 60 km from Gdańsk (about 1 h 5 min drive). The most dynamic development of the city took place in the 19th and 20th century, when it rivaled Gdańsk sea harbour. The Old Town, although it was considered as beautiful as in Gdańsk, was destroyed during the Second World War. Luckily, it has been rebuilt in the recent years. Still, in Elbląg we can admire historic urban setup with the castle’s bailey, monastery complex, hospital and the characteristic Church Path with many restored tenement houses. The main...
Breakfast. Transfer to Malbork. Sightseeing of the castle with a guide. Lunch. Short stop to see Pelplin Cathedral. Transfer to Toruń. Check-in at your hotel. Dinner. Overnight in Toruń.
Malbork is a picturesque town in the north of Poland about 60 km from Gdańsk by Nogat river banks. The main touristic magnet of Malbork is Teutonic Knights Castle of the Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem (Polish: Zamek w Malborku). The construction of the castle started in 1278 when the knights come to Malbork area. The city was called Marienberg then. This is why in 1997 it was enlisted on UNESCO World Heritage List. The interesting fact about the castle is that the construction of it ...
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Pelplin (Polish:Bazylika katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Pelplinie) is the most valuable monument in the city, one of the most beautiful and greatest works of brick Gothic in Poland. Inside, there is a beautiful Main Altar with the relics of the Saints - the largest in this part of Europe, baroque side altars and medieval oak sculptures. The church is a three-nave, eleven-span basilica, cut in half by a two-nave hall transept. There are several dozen altars...
Breakfast. 4 h Toruń sightseeing with a guide with entrance to Toruń Cathedral and Nicholaus Copernicus House. Lunch. Workshops in Live Gingerbread Museum. Preparing your own gingerbreads. Afternoon for your disposal and Toruń centre own exploration. Dinner. Overnight in Toruń.
Torun (Polish: Toruń), whose Medieval urban layout is enlisted at UNESCO World Heritage List, is a well known birthplace of a famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernius. Tourist can visit both a house of his parents and also Toruń planetarium to learn more about space. Toruń is also famous for its legendary gingerbread cookies. Tourists can learn how to make them in Living Gingerbread Museum. The city can also boast a leaning tower and Teutonic Knight Castle Ruins. Tourists will also definitely enjoy stroll in the Old Town...
The Church of Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist, often referred to as Johns’ Cathedral, is a red-brick, Gothic church in Torun’s Old Town (Polish: Katedra Janów, Toruń). The first buildings excavated during archaeological works dates back to early 13th century. Construction of the second building began in 14th century with numerous further modifications and expansion. The church building took its final form in late 15th century and more-less as such remains up until this day. The basilica is fille...
Copernicus House in Toruń is a complex of two historic Gothic tenement houses which belonged to the Copernicus family in the second half of the 15th century. It is considered by many historians to be the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus. Nowadays, it is a place of modern science museum commemorating this late Medieval scholar. The exhibitions present the great astronomer and his achievements. The museum combines the most recent multimedia technologies and historical tissue of a medieval house. Visitors can admire a ...
Living Museum of Gingerbread is situated at 9 Rabiańska Street, only about 300 m from the historic Town Hall and famous Nicolaus Copernicus Statue. The museum is one of a kind in Europe and was opened in 2006. Visitors can travel back in time to Medieval period to get to know all rituals connected to traditional gingerbread production. All procedure is very interactive as guests prepare dough on their own and also bake from it their own famous Toruń’s gingerbread. Later on they visit gingerbread manufacture exhibitio...
Breakfast. Transfer to Ciechocinek. Stroll by Brine Graduation Towers. Transfer to Bydgoszcz. Sightseeing of the Old Town with Granary Island and Bydgoszcz Canal. Lunch. Transfer to Chełmno, sightseeing of the Old Town. Return to Gdańsk. Check-in at your hotel. Dinner. Overnight in Gdańsk.
Ciechocinek is situated 25 km from Toruń (about 30 min drive) and about 240 km from Warsaw (2 h 10 min drive). Ciechocinek has about 11 thousand inhabitants and it is a kingdom of elderly people who come here to be cured in one of numerous resort hospitals, sanatoriums, resorts and hotels. As main attractions we can find here 3 salt graduation towers (the biggest such wooden constructions in Europe), a mineral water pump room, salt works and a lot of restaurants. Ciechocinek resort is also very green with numerous pa...
In the last few years the city of Bydgoszcz has become much more beautiful and more attractive for tourists. The visitors enjoy the most the Water Mill Island (island of museums: White Granary Museum, European Money Center and Modern Art Gallery) with the historic Old Market Square and tight rope monument of a man crossing Brda river. They often also visit Casmir the Great Monument, Nova Opera House, Soap and Dirt History Museum, Exploseum Museum, Waterworks Museum, Myślęcinek leisure complex with the botanic garden,...
Opera Nova is one of the most modern music theaters in Poland. It was built in the late 1960s and is located in a bend of the Brda river between Old Town and Downtown Bydgoszcz. Opera Nova Bydgoszcz presents a rich repertoire: operettas and musicals, opera and ballet works, as well as concerts and musical performances. The repertoire of the opera in Bydgoszcz includes such classics as Carmen, The Barber of Seville or Halka, operettas such as The Gypsy Baron, Countess Maritza and musicals, such as My Fair Lady. One of...
Chełmno is situated 47 km from Bydgoszcz (about 50 min drive), 44 km from Toruń (45 min drive) and 132 km from Gdańsk (1h 23 min). Citizens of this place boast that the town was built on 9 hills and that Chełmno has almost intact Medieval urban system with almost completely preserved system of town walls and towers. Moreover, from many places within Chełmno, visitors can admire outstanding views to the surrounding area. Among historic monuments the most distinctive include 5 Gothic churches, the Renaissance town hall...
Breakfast. Sightseeing of Gdynia City Centre with entrance to Dar Pomorza tall sailing ship. Some free time at Gdynia city beach. Transfer to the airport. Departure.
In Gdynia city centre there are museum ships moored to Pomeranian Sea Shore (Nadbrzeże Pomorskie). The first object of this type is long sailing ship Dar Pomorza (The Gift of Pomerania) which was built in 1909 and was a gift to Marine School in Gdynia. It made 102 training cruises and made distance of half a million sea miles (the distance that allows to sail around the globe 25 times), 13 384 students were trained aboard this ship. An average crew of it consisted of 189 people. Since 1983 it has been a museum. Curre...
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Lion Galleon cruise, WWII Museum, Stutthof Museum, Sopot Pier, Elbląg Canal cruise, Malbork Castle, Pelplin Cathedral, Toruń Cathedral. Nicholaus Copernicus House, Live Gingerbread Museum, Brine Graduation Towers Ciechocinek, Dar Pomorza Ship
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