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Castles
Słupsk
The pale building with a slender tower above the Słupia river is the last residence of the Griffin dynasty that you can visit today as a museum. The castle was built in 1507 under Duke Bogislaw X, and a few steps away, in the White Granary…
Palaces
Puck
This neo-Gothic residence on the Bay of Puck looks like a medieval fortress, though it was built in 1840–1845 – locals have long called it a castle, and tourist guides call it the John III Sobieski Palace. An old linden avenue leads up to…
Castles
Człuchów
Looking at the red tower above the lake, it is hard to guess that Człuchów once had the second-largest castle of the Teutonic Order – only Malbork was bigger. Of the fortress where Konrad von Wallenrode and other knights resided, the main…
Castles
Malbork
Malbork Castle (pronounced roughly "MAHL-bork") in northern Poland is the largest castle in the world by land area and the former capital of the Teutonic Knights, a crusading order that ruled much of the Baltic coast in the Middle Ages. It…
Landmarks
Gdańsk
The Green Gate in Gdańsk closes off Long Market on the river side and forms the grand finale of the Royal Route. This broad Renaissance building with four archways was meant to be the Gdańsk residence of Polish kings – none ever lived here…
Landmarks
Gdańsk
The Golden Gate in Gdańsk is the ornate Mannerist gateway at the western end of Long Street (ulica Długa) and one of the classic photo spots of the Main Town. Polish kings once passed through it on the Royal Route when entering the city. I…
Technical monuments
Nowy Dwór Gdański
The Żuławy Narrow-Gauge Railway (Żuławska Kolej Dojazdowa, roughly "zhoo-WAHV-skah KO-leh doh-yah-ZDO-vah") is a heritage railway in northern Poland that runs through the flat Vistula Delta from Nowy Dwór Gdański to Sztutowo and Mikoszewo.…
Landmarks
Gdańsk
People walking inside wooden wheels about 6 metres across once lifted cargo 27 metres into the air here – the Crane on the Motława was a medieval harbour crane and a city gate at the same time. The National Maritime Museum calls it the lar…