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Poland: Gdansk and Vistula Delta

Poland: Gdansk and Vistula Delta

Poland: Gdansk and Vistula Delta Overview

Kudu’s new tour (20 - 31 August 2024) explores great Brick Gothic churches and cathedrals in Hanseatic League ports on the sea and the Vistula river; castles built by the Teutonic Knights and iconic sites in the life of Nicholas Copernicus in northern Poland. We walk on forest trails and take boat trips on the Elblag Canal and the Baltic Sea.

Though 95% of Gdańsk was destroyed during the Second World War, the reconstruction has successfully replicated this historic Hanseatic town, famous for its waterways and amber artefacts. Our visit to the Solidarity museum showcases the starting point for the original 1980s movement, featuring one of the world’s most distinctive moustaches.

We explore castles built by the Teutonic Knights, who ruled a substantial area of Prussia and Pomerania for two centuries, until defeated by the Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania, once the largest national entity in Europe.

Kudu’s itinerary tours significant sites in the life of Nicholas Copernicus, the man who, in the 16th century, stopped the Sun and moved the Earth, including his baptismal font and the town where he spent his last years and was buried.

Great Brick Gothic churches and cathedrals, original and reconstructed, dominate the landscape of this verdant land and after walking on forest trails and along the Elblag Canal we take an extraordinary boat trip over water and field.

We learn about Kashubia and Warmia, one an ancient culture and the latter an important regional centre during the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kashubian language and its indigenous designs feature throughout this distinctive area, formerly within Prussia.

Carefully chosen and comfortable hotels ensure that this tour meets the high standards of Kudu guests, with excellent local and international food accompanied by wines from around the world.

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