The port and the city

Gdańsk is a unique city. Its history is inextricably linked with the sea, port and Hanseatic tradition. For its residents, the coexistence of the city and the port means, first of all, jobs, but also the improvement of road traffic due to the modernisation of the city-port connections. Gdańsk is an attractive destination, with a multitude of interesting buildings, impressive historic monuments and intriguing old streets. Its architecture is a mix of many styles: Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Rococo and Baroque.

More than three million tourists visit Gdańsk per year. Every third tourist comes from abroad.

There are regular ferry connections to Nynäshamn in Sweden from our port. Every year, thousands of travellers come to the Obrońców Westerplatte Quay on board cruise ships, and the number of calls is constantly growing. Between 1995 and 2019, a total of 680 cruise ships entered the Port of Gdańsk, with more than 250,000 passengers on board.

Here are the key events in the history of Gdańsk and the Port.

Chronology – arrows are between dates, whereas they should indicate specific year