Gdańsk Essentials: The Royal Route

The stops, in walking order

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   Stop 1: Bazylika Konkatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny

   ~15 min here

   Before you rises St. Mary’s Basilica, Gdańsk’s Catholic co-cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Złota Brama

   ~3 min here

   Złota Brama is the ceremonial city gate that begins Long Lane on Gdańsk’s Royal Route.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Dom Uphagena

   ~1 hr here

   Dom Uphagena is the museum townhouse before you, rebuilt to evoke the home of an eighteenth-century merchant in Gdańsk.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Dwór Artusa

   ~1 hr here

   Dwór Artusa rises from Długi Targ as a richly dressed civic building.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Fontanna Neptuna

   ~3 min here

   Neptune’s Fountain fills the space before the Artus Court.

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   Stop 6: Złota Kamienica

   ~3 min here

   Złota Kamienica is the lavishly ornamented townhouse before you, known in English as the Steffens House and also as Speimann’s House.

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   Stop 7: Brama Mariacka

   ~3 min here

   Mariacka Gate stands beside the Motława where Mariacka Street meets the Long Embankment; it is a historic water gate of Gdańsk’s Main Town.

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   Stop 8: Brama Żuraw

   ~3 min here

   Brama Żuraw is the monumental crane-gate beside the Motława, where Szeroka Street reaches the waterfront.

More walks in Gdańsk

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• Modern HistorySolidarity and the Shipyard7 stops · ~4 hr · 3.5 kmSee the walk
• Sacred HeritageBrick Gothic Gdańsk9 stops · ~3 hr 15 min · 4.5 kmSee the walk
• FortificationsWalls, Towers and Gates12 stops · ~1 hr 25 min · 3.1 kmSee the walk
• ArchitectureGdańsk in Stone, Brick, and Ornament9 stops · ~1 hr 10 min · 2.8 kmSee the walk