Castles
A car route of several hundred kilometres across the former lands of the Teutonic Order: from Malbork through Kociewie, Powiśle, Warmia, Masuria and Kashubia. It links a dozen or so Gothic strongholds whose walls today serve as museums, hotels and viewpoints.
The heart of the route is Malbork — the largest Gothic fortress in Europe and a UNESCO site, built from 1280, and from 1309, after the order moved its capital from Venice, the seat of the Grand Masters; between 1457 and 1772 the residence of Polish kings. Nearby lie the castles of Kwidzyn, Gniew and Sztum.
The route then leads to Nidzica, Olsztyn, Kętrzyn, Ryn, Ostróda and Lidzbark Warmiński, and in the north to Bytów and Nowe, as well as Człuchów, whose complex is the second largest after Malbork.
Plan the tour in stages of several castles; overnight stays are possible in selected strongholds, and the largest museums require booking entry tickets in advance.
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