Private Walking Tour of Old Gdańsk with an architect-guide

5.0 (12 reviews) 1 h 30 min – 4 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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The tallest tour in town does not get in a horizontal picture ;) The St. Mary church is still the biggest brick church in the world. — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

The facades of the Long Market., Gdansk known as Dantzig / Danzig / Danzica within the Hanseatic Ligue. — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

In this walking tour you will be offered a unique perspective of Gdańsk through different layers of history & development affecting the everyday life of the people living in. Smells, sounds, historical images of the city… You will be projected into all of it.

The tour is guided by a local architect and urban planner passionate about the history of the place. #historyandarchitecture #architectandguide

I use educational materials to keep you focused and curious about the next steps.

You can take your kids and they will like it as well. Thanks to playing cards (optional) they will be involved in the tour.

So let yourself be carried away by the historically richest city in the Baltic Sea basin: Gdańsk, known also as Danzig. You will never forget this city. You will talk about Gdańsk to your friends.

And so I also hope that you will keep this tour in good memory:)

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At a glance

Duration: 1 h 30 min – 4 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Polish, French
Operated by: Gdansk Sopot Tour

What is included

Included

Included: Learning materials

Itinerary

Ratusz Starego Miasta

12 min

Our guide will show you the Old Town City Hall which is next to the Radunia Canal and also introduce you to the Teutonic Order.
The Great Mill

10 min Admission not included

We will go next to the Great Mill and learn about it's importance and history. We will show you pictures of what this area looked like before the 2nd World War.

We strongly advise you to visit the Amber Museum which is in this building although it's not part of the tour. To be discussed, for example you can do it before we start our tour.
St. Catherine's Church (Kosciol Sw. Katarzyny)

Passing by

This church is still running (as almost all the others are) but also houses the Museum of Turrets Clocks. For those with strong legs as this museum is in the tower: home to centuries-old time-keeping devices, the biggest concert carillon in Poland and the world's first pulsar clock.

Not a part of the tour. To be discussed.
Jacek Tower

Passing by

The highest of the towers of the medieval fortifications of the Main Town of Gdańsk.

Here, leaving the Gdańsk Old Town we start discovering the other city: Main Town and it's magnitude.
Great Armoury (Wielka Zbrojownia)

5 min

A unique architectural object if you think about how it looks like and what it's function. Definitely shows the wealth of the city in the renaissance ages.

Houses the Academy of Fine Art now. Sometimes opened to the public (during students' exhibitions).
St. Mary's Church

15 min

The biggest bricks church in the world. It is the site where you can see a huge astronomical clock from the 15th century. Everyday at noon it chimes.
Mariacka Street

20 min

A charming street where you can really feel the ambiance of the old times.
Brama Mariacka

5 min

Passing through this point we will arrive at the Long Seashore to talk about the maritime trade.
Green Gate (Brama Zielona)

10 min

Entrance to the Great Market which was the "place to be".
Main Town Hall - Museum of Gdansk

Passing by

This area has a lot to offer. In this corner we will find the Artus Court which used to be a meeting place for merchants (today seen as an astonishing museum of history and art). And the Main Town Hall also has interesting interiors.
Uphagen's House - Museum of Gdansk

5 min Admission not included

Just a peek inside will take you on a journey back in time.

For you to decide if you want to visit the house.
Prison Tower

10 min Admission not included

We end our tour where some lifes ended.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

We will meet at the back of the Old Town City Hall. It is a short walk from the train station Gdańsk Główny.

Please be aware that there is another popular location, the Main Town City Hall on Długa Street. We will get there later.

And if you would like to meet at another place - let me know!

End point

The tour ends at the series of gates which were leading to one of the richest cities in the Baltic Sea Coast: Gdańsk Main Town.

Pickup points

Dwor Uphagena Arche Gdansk
Hotel Pomaranczowa Plaza
Sopotorium Medical Resort
Hotel Milo Gdansk Airport
Opera Hotel
Zatoka Sztuki Art& Business Center
Sheraton Sopot Hotel
Downtown Apartments Nowa Motlawa
Apartamenty Collegia
Soul House Gdansk
NAMI Klinika i Resort Medyczny
Beach 1 minuta, Grand Hotel, Sheraton, molo, Best location

and 110 more pickup points

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Options

Walking tour of old Gdańsk

Duration: 3 hours: Typically the duration of the tour is 3 hours, but we can make it as long as you need it to be.

Depending on the time you have
Child friendly presentation

games with cards

depending of the time you have