The Malbork Castle is closer than You think
Gdańsk to Malbork in one day – this trip take aprox 5 hours
Malbork Castle Museum
The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork is a 13th century Teutonic castle and fortress located in the town of Malbork, Poland. It is the largest castle in the world measured by land area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It was originally constructed by the Teutonic Knights, a German Catholic religious order of crusaders, in a form of an Ordensburg fortress. The Order named it Marienburg in honour of Mary, mother of Jesus. In 1457, during the Thirteen Years’ War, it was sold by Bohemian mercenaries to King Casimir IV of Poland in lieu of indemnities and it then served as one of several Polish royal residences and the seat of Polish offices and institutions, interrupted by several years of Swedish occupation, fulfilling this function until the First Partition of Poland in 1772. From then on the castle was under German rule for over 170 years until 1945, albeit largely falling into disrepair as military technological advances rendered the castle a mere historical point of interest. The construction period is a point of debate, however, most historians generally accept the 132 years between 1274 and 1406 as the construction time.
The castle is a classic example of a medieval fortress and, on its completion in 1406, was the world’s largest brick castle. UNESCO designated the „Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork” and the Malbork Castle Museum a World Heritage Site in December 1997.
AUTUMN-WINTER SEASON
1/10/2022 – 28/04/2023
Historical route
Tuesday – Sunday 9.00-15.00 (last entry at 13.00). It is recommended to start sooner to have 3 or 3.5 hours of sightseeing, to see everything inside and outside
Mondays – only the Green Route available from: 9.00-16.00, last entry at 14.30 ( without being able to see what’s inside )
Ticket offices are open every day 8.30-14.30
SPRING-SUMMER SEASON
29/04/2023 – 30/09/2023
Historical route
Tuesday – Sunday 9.00-19.00 (last entry at 17.00) It is recommended to start sooner to have 3 or 3.5 hours of sightseeing, to see everything inside and outside
Mondays – only the Green Route, available from: 9.00-20.00, last entry at 18.30. Green route Tuesday – Sunday 17.15 – 20.00 (last entry at 18.30) ( without being able to see what’s inside )
Ticket offices are open every day from: 8.30-18.30
Opening Hours
Ticket offices are open every day from: 8.30-14.30
the tour takes 3 hours
The Historic Route is available from: 9.00-19.00, last entry at 17.00.
Individual tourists:
Entrance ticket with audio guide or guide included in the price:
Regular ticket – 80 PLN
Reduced ticket – 60 PLN
Family tickets (2 + 2) – PLN 260 = 65 PLN per person
Children up to 7 years old – free admission, you must collect ticket „0” at the museum’s ticket office.
If we leave Gdańsk ( from hotel ) at 7:30, we will be in Malbork at 8:30
The ticket office is open at 8.30, so The tour will take you 3 hours til 12:00, then – the ride back to Gdańsk is aprox 50 min so You’re there at 1:00 p.m. and You go for dinner in the city.
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IF YOU NEED TRANSPORT FOR MORE THAN 6 PEOPLE, CONTACT US BY PHONE AND WE WILL ORGANIZE A BIGGER CAR FOR YOU
