Visit the Old Town Gdansk!: express walking tour

This is best way to get to know the character, history and atmosphere of Gdansk, a unique city with a spirit all its own. This is an ideal city for walking tours, because most of the most notable sites are close to one another. Let your curiosity run wild you as you stroll along the city streets and come to a new appreciation of this destination. In a short period of time you'll get a complete picture of the city.

We will start with The Upland Gate - the 16th century entrance to the Old Town of Gdansk. On our way we will see The Torture House and The Prison Tower - currently the Museum of Amber. Next we will enter Long Street and the Long Market and admire the most magnificent sights like: Artus Court a medieval meeting place for rich merchants, a symbol of Gdansk - The Neptune Fountain, The Golden House and The Green Gate. Here we will drop into one of the amber workshops to see a brief display of amber polishing also called „the gold of the Baltic Sea". We will also learn how to recognize fake amber. Here the official Royal Route in Gdansk ends but we will walk further to see the banks of the Motlawa River and the medieval Crane. We will walk on the most picturesque street in Gdansk - Mariacka Street which will lead us to the biggest gothic brick church in the world - St. Mary's church. Here we will see many interesting pieces of historical art. We will finish our trip at the richly decorated Great Armory.