A week in Gdansk - recommendations?

Hello !!! like lots of people here I'm a big fan of Poland :). So far I have been to Warsaw, Lodz, Krakow, Wroclaw and Poznan. I'm planning a trip to Gdansk by the end of this month so maybe some locals can help me to organize my trip. I don't know if one week is too much time for Gdansk, maybe I can take some days to visit another place. What do you think?

Thanks for your advice !!!

Take a day and go to Hel. They have wonderful beaches there....

Sopot and Gdynia are there for your enjoyment as well.

Thanks !!! so how do I get there from Gdansk, do I need a train or just by car? (sorry, it is a funny thing to say "go to Hel" XD)

gdansk-life.com/poland/hel-peninsula

I think you can take a train. It wasn't nice of me to tell you to go to hel, but I meant it! -)

Thanks again !! ... yeah I'm new here and I was sent to Hel almost immediately :D

There should be some boats sailing between Hel and Gdańsk several times a day...


You could spend a day (or half) in Malbork, there's a quite interesting castle...

Malbork is a great recommendation.

Have a look at this thread: My holiday, Gdansk or Kaunus, Lithuania? Help me decide!

Yes !!! Malbork looks great, and the castle looks indeed very interesting !!! Thanks guys !!

There are tremendous traffic jams every summer on this road.

Can you give an update when you get back as to what you thought of Gdańsk and what you did there?
I am going at the end of October and would be interested to know how your holiday went.
Have a good time!!

Sure Pam !!! I will share information about my trip :).

Thanks for the piece of advice peter_olsztyn :)

Hello guys !!!!
I have just returned from Poland and even though everything did not go according to plan, in the end I managed to make it to Gdańsk, Sopot and Malbork !!!! Thanks a lot to Grzegorz !!! Malbork castle is really breathtaking. I'm really glad I joined this forum, it is very special for me to discover more and more about Poland :).

For pam, I will send you more information about my trip. I think I know some stuff which can be vey useful for you ... just let me fix my laptop hehe. I just wanted to thank you guys !!!

Glad you had a good time, even if it didn't all go according to plan. Look forward to hearing how you got on!! Only a couple of months till i go now :)

I've got 2 tickets for the Artloop festival in Sopot, to see Nouvelle Vague (a competition prize) but it looks like I have to be in Warsaw at that time (6/7.9). If anyone wants them, PM me.