The great Baltic port of Poland, for centuries one of the richest cities of the Hanseatic trading world and a place where Polish kings, German merchants and Dutch builders all left their mark. Its Main Town is a showpiece of that wealth, the Royal Way running past ornate merchant houses to the Long Market, Neptune's Fountain and the largest brick church in the world. On the river stands the huge medieval Crane, and a short way north lies the shipyard where, in nineteen eighty, a strike led by Lech Walesa gave birth to Solidarity and began to bring down communism across Europe. Read the port and its history at your own pace.
Articles
The Gdansk Crane (Zuraw): The Medieval Machine Men Powered With Their Legs
Companion·6 min
The European Solidarity Centre: Where a Shipyard Gate Reads Like the End of a Sentence
Companion·7 min
Gdansk: The Hanseatic Port Where Solidarity Was Born
Cultural·9 min
Neptune's Fountain and the Long Market: The Heart of Gdansk's Royal Way
Companion·8 min
St Mary's Church in Gdansk: The Brick Giant That Was Protestant for Four Centuries
Companion·8 min
Gdansk Travel Guide: Days Needed, Getting Around, Safety, and Budget
Cultural·8 min
One Day in Gdansk: A Walkable Morning-to-Evening Itinerary
Cultural·8 min
What to Eat in Gdansk: Herring, Pierogi, and Gold-Flecked Goldwasser
Cultural·7 min
Best Self-Guided Walking Tours in Gdansk (2026)
Cultural·3 min
Best History Walking Tours in Gdansk (2026)
Cultural·2 min
