Gdansk
Over one thousand years old city is located on the
north of Poland, on the
coast of the Baltic Sea. There are many flight
connections to European countries.
The old city centre is very close to the main railway
station – 20 min walk. The second option is to use a tram or a bus, the journey
takes only one bus/tram stop. In the past, Gdansk was a very rich city. Many traders had
built their houses and residences here.
The old Gdansk
was surrounded by a wall and many gates as entrances to the city. Now, only
those gates remained. As a rich city Gdansk had
a Golden Gate which was the main one. Close to
it, there is the Torture Chamber and everyone who entered the city could see sentenced
people. It was good enough to warn criminals. Nowadays, there is museum inside
and inside the tower is a museum of amber. The Dluga street is the main street
in the old city and it leads you to the Town Hall and the Green Gate at the
end. You can enter the Town Hall. From the
tower are amazing panoramic views. Near the Town Hall, there is the Neptune
Fountain – very famous. The legend says that in the old times from the Neptune vodka was coming and they decided to fence the
fountain. There are a lot of famous tenement houses as the Gold House, the
Ferber’s House. Behind the Green Gate is river Motlawa, there are small ships
to Westerplatte, Sopot and Hel not Hell :-)
Walking by the Motlawa river , you will find many
gates. One of them is a very well known – the Mariacka Gate. The same name has
a beautiful old paved street and the church. During the day there are many
stands with amber. When the sun goes down, it is one of the most romantic place
with pubs.
There are many more places worth visitting – maybe
next time.
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