Elbląg Old Town
Stare Miasto w Elblągu
A Hanseatic Old Town rebuilt faithfully after WWII, with St. Nicholas Cathedral and the Market Gate. It can be combined with an Elbląg Canal boat trip in a single day.
Elbląg was a thriving Hanseatic League city already during the era of the Teutonic Knights. Its Old Town was almost entirely destroyed in 1945, and from the 1990s it was rebuilt on the original streets and plots, creating a “retro-reconstructed” district that blends old and new. Highlights include the 95-meter-tall St. Nicholas Cathedral, where you can climb the tower for views over the Old Town and the Elbląg River; the 14th-century Market Gate (Brama Targowa); the remains of the Teutonic Order castle; and riverside walkways. Galeria EL, a contemporary art gallery, is housed in an old church. The Old Town is compact, and you can see it on foot in 1–2 hours. From Gdańsk, the train takes about 1 hour. From the station, it is about a 15-minute walk or tram ride. Many travelers schedule it on the same day as a canal boat trip.
Opening hours
Open all day (church and tower follow their own hours)
Nearby sights
- Elbląg Canal
- Stutthof Museum
- Malbork Castle
- Hel Peninsula
- Museum of the Second World War
- National Maritime Museum
- Gdańsk Crane
- Green Gate