Gdansk Cruise Guide
Today Gdansk still impresses cruise passengers with its vast shipyards. It also treats those on a Baltic Cruise to one of Europe's most attractive old towns - a compact historical core complete with Flemish mansions and a riot of handsome civic buildings. Most cruise ships dock in nearby fellow tri-city Gdynia. Arriving in the sunniest port in Poland, cruise passengers are greeted by a sweeping view of the tri-cities (Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot) as they stretch out across the Gulf of Gdansk, with the urban conurbation flanked by the lush Moraine Hills.
Sightseeing
The waterfront proper meanwhile is home to the first steamship built in the city, a mammoth 15th-century crane and the fascinating Maritime Museum. Away from the Motlawa River, most of Gdansk's key sights are located on or around the Royal Way. Formed by Long Street and Long Market, its impressive sights include imposing city gates, Flemish mansions and the towering Town Hall. The latter is home to the city's history museum and also offers great views from its precipitous tower. One of the great pleasures here is walking along the ‘way' marvelling at the intricate architecture and painstaking reconstructions.
Gdansk also hosts the largest gothic church in Poland: St Mary's Basilica. This magnificent house of prayer can accommodate around 25,000 worshippers. The beach resort at nearby Sopot has Europe's longest pier (500m/1,640ft).
Highlights
• Hel Peninsula
• Kashubian Lakeland
• Teutonic castles at Malbork and Gniew
• Motlawa River cruise
• Frombork
Tourist Information
Ulitsa Heweliusza 29, 80-861 Gdansk, Poland
Tel: +48 58 301 4355.
Website: www.got.gdansk.pl
Shopping
Where? The historic centre of Gdansk.
What? Amber, glass and enamelware, handwoven rugs, silverware, handmade jewellery, dolls in regional costumes, woodcarvings and sculptures crafted from clay and metal.
Eating Out
Polish specialities
• Barszcz (fermented beetroot soup).
• Krupnik (barley soup).
• Kielbasa (smoked sausage).
• Bigos (meat, cabbage and mushrooms).
• Golabki (stuffed cabbage leaves).
• Szarlotka (apple cake).
• Paczki (jelly doughnuts).
• Makowiec (poppy seed cake).
When To Go
Hotels
Getting There
By Water
Ulica Rotterdamska 9, 81-337 Gdynia
Website: www.port.gdynia.pl
Port of Gdansk
Ulica Zamknieta 18, 80-955 Gdansk
Website: www.portgdansk.pl
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Tipping: 10 to 15% is customary in restaurants and cafes. Tips for porters' services in hotels and train stations are at the traveller's discretion.
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