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Long Market and Neptune's Fountain
Gdańsk, Poland
Gdańsk's grandest street, lined with tall merchant houses and anchored by the town hall and Neptune's Fountain...
City · Poland · Pomerania
Gdańsk
A Baltic port of gabled merchant houses, a famous shipyard and the story of Solidarity, with beaches a short tram ride away.
about 5 h
For storytellers
Why Gdańsk matters
Gdańsk is a trading port that grew rich on grain and amber, and you can still see that wealth in its tall, narrow merchant houses along the Long Market. It is also where the Second World War began and where the Solidarity movement began its challenge to communist rule, and both stories are told thoughtfully in the city's museums. Walk by the old wooden crane on the Motława river, stop for amber jewellery on Mariacka Street, then take the train to Sopot for a seaside walk.
Talking points
- The Long Market's colourful houses were carefully reconstructed after the war.
- Amber has been traded here for centuries, and Mariacka Street is the place to see it.
- The shipyard is where the Solidarity movement took shape in 1980.
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What to see in Gdańsk
Museum
European Solidarity Centre
Gdańsk, Poland
A museum at the shipyard on the Solidarity movement that helped end communist rule in Poland.
Church, mosque or temple
St Mary's Church Gdańsk
Gdańsk, Poland
A gigantic brick Gothic church, one of the largest in the world built of brick, with a tower you can climb.
Monument
Gdańsk Crane
Gdańsk, Poland
A medieval wooden port crane on the Motława river, a symbol of the city's trading past.
Neighbourhood
Mariacka Street
Gdańsk, Poland
A cobbled lane lined with amber workshops and decorated stone terraces.
Historic site
Westerplatte
Gdańsk, Poland
A peninsula at the mouth of the port, the site of the first battle of the Second World War.
Also nearby
Within about 40 km, closest first.