🏛️Main Attractions
- ✓Gdansk Old Town
- ✓maritime museum
- ✓St. Mary's Church
- ✓amber museum
- ✓Motława River
Gdansk
Gdansk
A beautiful port city facing the Baltic Sea and an ancient Hanseatic capital
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Recommended Hotels in Gdansk
Hand-picked hotels and accommodations from Agoda (20 properties)
🏨Recommended Hotels
- ★Hotel Podewils
- ★Hilton Gdansk
- ★Radisson Blu Gdansk
- ★Holland House Residence Old Town
🍜Restaurants & Food
•Goldwasser Restaurant
$$$Traditional Polish cuisine, historic setting
•Piwna 47 Food & Wine
$$$Modern Polish dishes, extensive wine list
•Kubicki Restaurant
$$$Baltic fish, pierogi, 16th-century cellar
•Pierogarnia Mandu
$Fresh handmade pierogi varieties
🛍️ Shopping
💡 Travel Tips
- • Buy Tri-City Card for unlimited transport and museum discounts
- • Climb St. Mary's tower early morning to avoid crowds and heat
- • Shop for amber jewelry on Mariacka Street - certified shops only
- • Take SKM train to Sopot beach and Gdynia naval museums
- • Try Goldwasser liqueur with gold flakes - unique Gdansk specialty
🔗 Related Information
📋Quick Info
📅Best Season
May - September
💰Daily Budget
$40-75/day
👥Popular With
History BuffsCouplesFamiliesAmber Shoppers
🗓️Recommended Stay
2-3 days
🌐Timezone
UTC+1
💬Local Language
Polish
💱Currency
PLN (Polish Złoty)
📅Gdansk 3-Day Itinerary
Recommended plan for efficient sightseeing
Hanseatic Old Town
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Morning2-3h
Long Market & Neptune Fountain
💡 Colorful Hanseatic merchants' houses line the main street. Climb Town Hall tower for views. Golden House and Artus Court.
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Afternoon3h
🎭
St. Mary's Church & Amber Museum
💡 Largest brick church in the world. 408 steps to tower. Amber Museum in medieval torture chamber shows 'Baltic gold' history.
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Evening2h
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Motława River Waterfront
💡 Medieval crane, colorful buildings reflected in water. Riverfront restaurants for fresh Baltic fish.
💡Tips
- •Tri-City Card covers Gdansk, Sopot, Gdynia transport and museums
- •Amber jewelry much cheaper here than elsewhere - buy at Old Town shops
- •SKM train connects Gdansk-Sopot-Gdynia every 10-15 minutes
- •August 31-September 1 huge WWII anniversary events