This is why you NEED to visit Gdańsk | Europe’s MOST underrated city (VLOG)
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- Опубліковано 22 жов 2022
- Come with me and explore the beauty of Gdańsk, Poland on my vlog of the city. You can treat this video as a bit of a travel guide for Gdansk, as I show you round all the main attractions in the city.
I was so pleasantly surprised by the city, especially Gdansk Old Town. I’ll take you down the Main Street, Długa Street, and show you all of Gdańsk’s beautiful landmarks, the colourful and eccentric streets.
While exploring, I’ll also tell you a little bit about the history of Gdańsk, and why they have such beautiful, and Dutch looking architecture!
I also visited Malbork Castle, the world’s largest castle by land area, which started being built in the 13th Century by the Teutonic Order. I have a separate video coming out soon for Malbork Castle, so make sure you stick around for that in a few days!
Back to Gdańsk, I also got some stunning 4K drone footage of the city which I absolutely love.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this video and find it valuable.
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Here are some experiences you can book for when you visit Gdansk:
🚶 Guided City and History Tour: gyg.me/6WRTt9vy
🔫 Firearm Shooting Experience: gyg.me/Qj1Js5jT
⛵️ City Cruise on Historical Boat: gyg.me/aH0mY80m
❌ Stutthof Concentration Camp Tour: gyg.me/OoreZEnC
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As always, a huge thanks to Scott Buckley for his incredible compositions, used in this video:
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Here are some experiences I'd recommend if you are visiting Gdansk:
🚶Guided City and History Tour: gyg.me/6WRTt9vy
🔫Firearm Shooting Experience: gyg.me/Qj1Js5jT
🛥City Cruise on Historical Boat: gyg.me/aH0mY80m
🔴Stutthof Concentration Camp Tour: gyg.me/OoreZEnC
Just back from Gdansk and my god we loved it so much!!
That’s amazing, what was it you loved about it?
I visited Gdańsk in August!! Fell in love in that city! Absolutely amazing 🤩 greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
That’s really cool you visited all the way from Australia! You must’ve visited some other places in Europe too?
Most beautiful city in Europe
Netherlands buildings
Was it crowded and hot?
Finally someone concentrates on the real, historical juice, instead of getting sidetracked in some restaurant, taking pictures of the food, which is great by the way, but.. Great job! Thank you!
You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed 😊
A beautiful city, great photos and your enthusiasm make the film look like a Gdańsk advertisement. Well done! 🤩🤩
Means a great deal Sam!😁 I wish I was getting paid for the advertisement!😅
Thank YOU, from Vancouver, British Columbia. What a beautiful city Gdansk. Thanks
Really cool to see people from all over have come across my videos. Thank you for watching 😇
Visiting this breathtaking city in less than one month. One of the best videos of it ever seen!
Thank you so much! Have a great time 😁
Did Warsaw a few years ago and were smitten with the city - just lovely. That was our first taste of Poland and we vowed to return. Whilst a lot of the experience tourists to Poland recommended Krakow for our next visit - every single one who had been to Gdansk informed us THE city to visit in Poland is without a doubt Gdansk. Sooooooo..... we are booked in for a week in September 2023 - really looking forward to this.
That’s great, Poland is beautiful. And sure, it is a beautiful city, I was really impressed with it. Lots of fantastic history too.
Glad you have a trip booked up, worth a visit to Malbork Castle, and Westerplatte if you’re interested in WW2 history. Enjoy!
@@BenRobson123 Both on the todo list mate - thanks.
You can add the nearby german concentration camp in Stuthoff to the list
I live in Gdansk as a foreigner and it is absolutely peaceful and I always feel at home. I have been in love with the city since the first day. I feel so happy to live in this beautiful city. And it is a really great place to Visit🤩😍🥰
I’m glad. Yes, it is a beautiful city 😄
What about the economic life in Poland , is it comparable with those of Germany, France and Austria?
I visited this amazing, beautiful city this May. I liked Poland before, but in recent years I have fallen in love with it. I read the History of Poland, book published in our country a few years ago, and it is already clear that I have to visit many more places in Poland.
Absolutly beautiful city. Spent a few days there. The city centre is stunning and the ww2 museum is a must!🇮🇸🇵🇱
Completely agree!
Tänker åka till gdansk med. Umiem po polsku mowic
I live here since I was born and I am glad that you made this video. You have shown amazingly how beautiful our city is. I fell in love with it again, even though I see it every day❤
Thank you Rozalia, really pleased that you can see how beautiful your city is through my video!😁
Moving next year to your city. Looks beautiful
Gdansk is one of our favorite places in the WORLD, thanks for the video ❤🇵🇱
Absolute hidden gem of a video. Thanks for capturing everything so lively! Makes me miss my home country.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it 😇
Gdansk is beautiful. Went a while ago in March. Went to Sopot and the waves had frozen on to the lights at the end of the pier in amazing shapes! The new flats on the opposite bank from the Green Gate were only just starting to be built. They look fab.
It really is Scott, thanks for commenting. That sounds like an incredible sight, the waves in the sea had frozen?! And sure, it’s really nice round that area, we almost stayed in the one with the glass balcony overlooking the river!
@@BenRobson123 Aye bud the waves from the sea had frozen. Was bitter though minus 10C or something but was fab. That would have been an incredible spot to stay in! I stayed in a wee Airbnb round the back of St. Mary's.
Wow that certainly sounds like something to see. I actually really want to go on a winter getaway somewhere in Europe when it’s snowy! And I was in an Airbnb right next to the basilica too… may have been the same!😅
@@BenRobson123 If you want somewhere a bit different for a Winter getaway try Gothenburg in Sweden. It's lovely for a short break and you can get the train to Oslo fairly quickly so cheaper way to see a bit of Norway.
Ahh that’s a fantastic idea that Scott, thanks a lot. I was meant to go to Gothenburg back in 2020 actually just as Covid started.
Would be great to see Oslo in the same trip!
Fantastic video, drone shots are brilliant!!!
Cheers George, much appreciated. I was buzzing with the drone shots I got of the city!
Absolutely love your work. Keep them coming!!
Thank you, more coming soon!
Piękny nagrałeś film o polskim mieście Gdańsk. Każde zdanie liczy się, bowiem mój kraj jest jeszcze mało znany w świecie. Pamietam lata, kiedy pewien Francuz zapytał mnie, czy w Polsce mieszkam w szałasie, a dookoła biegaja białe niedźwiedzie? Nie rozumiał mojego zdziwienia i rozbawienia. Propaganda lubiła wymyśać dziwne historie o Europie Wschodniej - szczególnie o Polakach.
Completely agree, Eastern Europe is certainly misunderstood, and Poland especially is underrated. Thank you so much for your comment Ilona 😇
@@BenRobson123 Ale dzięki takim podróżnikom jak ty, to się zmienia na lepsze. Odzyskujemy godność. Dzikusy wchodzą w smokingi. Ten negatywny obraz o Polsce umacnia niestety UE i jej parlamentarzyści. Wesołych świąt Benie. Musisz koniecznie zobaczyć polską Wigilię.
What a fantastic video, bonny lad. So well put together, beautifully shot and very informative. I'm a huge fan of Poland and have been just about everywhere there .... except Gdańsk!! I'm dying to go and got some useful tips here.
Thank you so much Barry, really appreciate the comment. Gdańsk is a fantastic city full of colour and history. Malbork Castle is well worth the visit too :)
Awesome video, Ben. What a stunning city. Definitely on the list now for when I next get the chance to visit Europe. Your Wrocław video put that on my list too 👍
Cheers Dean! Glad I gave you some inspo, two beautiful cities!
Loving the videos - thank you ❤
Thank you so much!
So picturesque... amazingly beautiful 🥰
Loved this video brother! Keep it this way!
Thank you Mateo, much appreciated. I’ll hopefully be uploading a similar video on Madrid next month!😇
Great video! I'm hoping to visit Gdansk in May. Your video is helpful in trying to plan what to do during my short time there. Now... off to watch the Malbork Castle and Westerplatte videos. Both of those places are on my list of places to see.
Thank you Stephen, I’m sure you’ll love it. How much time do you have there?
Any questions feel free to ask
Great video man! Really interesting insight into Gdańsk along with some awesome drone shots.
Thanks James, really appreciate you watching mate! It was a beautiful city. Hope you’re well
Dan recommended your channel, nice work mate!
Love the colour grading on your drone shots.
Nice to see another local lad visiting the area 👍
Thanks a lot mate, I loved the drone shots I got from Gdansk, beautiful city!
You have a great, great sounding voice and a passion for storytelling. In addition, you show sensitivity to beauty and people. I watched your video like hypnotized. Thank you! 🤩
Wow, what a compliment!😄 Thank you
What a beautiful city
Great video - you’ve put a ton of work into it. Thank you.
Thanks Wesley, nice to know when the hard work is acknowledged
Great video Ben. Very informative.
Thanks Amol!😇
Thanks Ben. You made a huge effort with this video. Well researched and not overly shouty.
Much appreciated, thank you!😁
Great video! It looks so beautiful :)
Thank you Imogen! You can give me some film tips 😁
I liked your video on Gdańsk a lot. You're channel deserves 10 times the number of subscribers for the quality of your videos.
Thank you, I wish!😄
Beautiful 🥰 view
nice vlog. stunning drone shots. too bad for me i never got there. i've been to Gdynia and that's the extent of my Poland trip.
Thanks! I heard Gdynia is supposed to be quite nice 😇
A revelation good edit😊
Thank you!
Gdansk is a beautiful place.really nice.
I live next door in Gdynia, but Gdańsk is where I work. It is certainly one of the most beautiful places in northern Europe. I also recommend a holiday in Sopot (15 min from Gdansk) - great spas, cycle routes and long wide beaches.
Ahh yes I heard about Sopot, perhaps one day I shall come back and visit. You’re right, Gdańsk is beautiful!
Looks like somewhere I need to visit
Would definitely recommend it, try and beat £16 return flights!😄
Zajebiście dobry film nakręciłeś!
Dziękuję!
Amazing city. Went last month. Done all you recommended . Also went to Sopot which is fantastic.
Nice one mate - glad you enjoyed it. Must’ve just missed you, I was there 7-10th October 👌
@@BenRobson123 great city. Have you been to Nuremberg or Bamberg yet mate. They are seriously good. Beautiful places like fairytales
Very nice video. I want to go there now.
Thank you Zoe, great city. deffo recommend it 😇
@@BenRobson123hi Ben is there good pubs in gdansk ? I have been to krakow. Would you say gdansk is good like krakow ?
great vid ben pal
Nice video Ben.
What do you film on mate? I LOVE Poland 🇵🇱 travelled all over this summer and made some of my best videos what a special place it is
I film everything on my iPhone 13 mate, except the drone shots I use my DJI Mini 2. And yeah I loved Gdansk too, also been to Zakopane and Morskie Okie in the South, I’d recommend you check it out!
Thanks for the comment, all the best
@@BenRobson123 I am aiming to go back to zakopane between Christmas and new year flying Newcastle to krakow! But the flights have shot up to 244 each! Madness waiting for them to drop then booking
@@DanUnplanned ah Dan that’s a nightmare. I noticed the flights are extortionate round Christmas. Did you visit Morskie Oko last time? Would look incredible in winter.
If you ever fancy a city break and some filming let me know 💪
@@BenRobson123 totally mate I’m always up for a trip! I loved your Latvia video aswel! Deffo on my list now after seeing that! I’m looking at going to krakow 26th dec to the 2nd jan but the Ryan air flights are a nightmare I was looking 8 days ago and was £160 I thought ok I’ll book them in the mornin and been climbing ever since
Thanks man, I loved Riga. i think you’d love the city so you should deffo get yourself over there. Dirt cheap flights too from Newcastle!
Tbh with you I don’t think those December flights will get any cheaper tbh mate, they rinse people then because people have to move about for Christmas
great video but what is also nice watching this, is that you are very nice guy
Thank you Katarzyna! I’m trying to be more myself on camera, but it can be pretty tough!😇
Lovely gdańsk
Yes lad I’m from Sunderland was shocked you where local when I clicked on the video. I visit end of the month first solo trip👌🏻👌🏻
That’s wicked mate, I think you’ll love it, you flying from Newcastle? Hope you’re ready for the cold!😆
@@BenRobson123 yeah go out about 4ish and then get there for 7ish. Gonna be getting wrapped up like😂
@@Hestherelaa nice one, always exciting on your first solo trip. Have a cracking time, let me know how it goes!
I have been there years ago, it's most beautiful city in Eastern Europe, the capital of amber - Gdansk. Thank you for sharing.
it is beautiful, thank you :)
Nice video ...super ❤
I'm actually confused about which I find more beautiful, Gdansk or Ben 🙈
About the 1944 town destruction, I think you confused Gdańsk with Warsaw :). Anyway, beautifully made vid, great shots!
Thank you for the comment! I googled it, and It states across a few websites that Gdańsk was mainly untouched throughout the war, up until the Soviets passed through in 1945. Although it seems unclear as to who destroyed the city.
I’m not entirely sure though!
Gdańsk was completly destroyed by soviet army in 1945. Type in UA-cam " zniszczony Gdańsk po wojnie" thats movies done in 1945.
Sorry, nikka. You're mistaken. Warsaw was indeed destroyed but so was Gdańsk. No confusion.
aisha1977pl is correct. Danzig/Gdansk was destroyed by the Soviet Army in 1945, late March 1945 , barely 5 to 6 weeks before the end of the war. It was the old town they set fire to, and some parts a few blocks over were not even touched. Read what the Soviet Army did to St. Mary's. Really terrible. The pictures of the destruction are heartbreaking to see. When I was in Poland in 1989 I went on a tour of Gdansk and the tour guide said the Germans did it and that the Germans badly damaged Malbork Castle. Both were 100% lies. Danzig and Malbork/Marienburg were German cities. It was the Soviet Army who did it and the Polish people who restored everything so beautifully had not lived there before the war.. They were Polish people expelled from Polish lands taken by the Soviet Union farther east and from Wilno Poland which became Vilnius Lithuania. What a magnificent job they did.
Im from Asmterdam and I love Gdańsk! its so pretty!!
It certainly is a beautiful city! Apparently the style of architecture is somewhat similar to Amsterdam too!
I love Gdansk..Next time you should make some time to visit Hel.
Thank you, Sir. When in Gdańsk visit KL Stuthoff Very close to Gdańsk
Thank you!
Many generations of my family lived there across centuries.
Greetings from Tricity in Poland :-) Cracow before (reccomended, too :-)
👋
I was visiting Gdansk 1991. It has changed a little bit.
Great video thanks. I’m heading there this year too, so I’m wondering what dates you were there please? Cheers from Australia
Thank you, I was there around Early / Mid October. Enjoy!
@@BenRobson123 fabulous, that’s similar to my itinerary too! Can’t wait! Cheers. Safe travels
@@margsangster8994 perfect, should be nice and quiet that time then! Would also deffo recommend a visit to Malbork castle too if time allows 😊
@@BenRobson123 yep, I’ll have 6 days there do it’s definitely on my list!! Thanks
If you liked Gdańsk, I recommend visiting Toruń and Elbląg
Do you know if there's some kind of City Card that lets you visit the main attractions and use the public transport?
I'm not too sure sorry... I'm sure Google will know :)
Welcome to Novigrad
Whats the song at 0:22 ?
Great video
Chasing Daylight - Scott Buckley.
He has some fantastic copyright free compositions :)
My Beautiful City 😁😍 (I'm a proud patriot of it!)
As you should be! I got such a nice surprise when visiting 😄
Gdansk is the most beautiful city in Poland. The prevailing wind is from the sea. Beautiful beaches, monuments, many tourist attractions, Oliwa Park, organ concerts in the cathedral. Here live the tough people of the sea who travel the Oceans.
I think I might have to agree, but I am yet to see more of Poland!😇
@@BenRobson123 good luck. Best regards!
@@henrykstopikowski5379 just visited Wrocław, also a beautiful city!
This is my country?? Need to visit for sure
The most underrated Polish city is the Gothic TORUŃ
5:24 By the way, you will also see this crane in Novigrad city in the witcher game😂
Never played it, but that's so cool!
Was there last week as a black man😅 amasing city and amasing people
You didn’t have any problems? My friend wanted to come with me to Riga, but decided against it based on some bad reviews online… however I think Poland is probably less of a worry than countries further East.
Glad you liked the city, it is beautiful!
@@BenRobson123 people was nice and helpful. Didn’t feel enything that worried me mate🫶🫶🫶🫶
Nice vlog 🥰 your country name
Thank you!
Gdansk is most beautiful city in Europe....
You might be right!😁 Are you from Gdańsk?
@@BenRobson123 hi from Warsaw.... greetings....
@@andrzejmichalczak9185 that’s fantastic Andrzej, lovely to hear from you. Maybe I’ll visit Warsaw one day!
@@BenRobson123 my pleasure....
Haha sry but no. Maybe the nicest in Poland, but not europe for sure (see Barcelona, Taormina, Venice, Amsterdam etc)
To zadziwiające i smutne, że ludzie w Europie tak mało wiedzą o Polsce. Potrzeba im filmów na Youtubie, (świadczą o tym komentarze) żeby dowiedzieli się, że Polska to jeden z najpiękniejszych i najbardziej bezpiecznych krajów Europy. Zjeździłem całą Europę, od Moskwy po Wyspy Kanaryjskie i nigdzie nie jest tak wspaniale jak w Polsce. Ci wszyscy którzy dopiero teraz zachwycają się Gdańskiem, po obejrzeniu tego filmu, podwójnie by się zdziwili gdybym im powiedział, że równie pięknym, czystym i bezpiecznym miastem jest Grodno na Białorusi. Ale chyba nie mają na tyle wyobraźni, bo dla nich Europa Wschodnia, to ciągle tabu. To przykre, że ludzie z Zachodniej Europy są tak zacofani.
Was the language barrier an issue?
I never really have trouble, though I probably don’t interact with locals a great deal. In shops and stuff you normally pay by card and whatever, and there are enough people who can speak English luckily, especially younger generations!
There should be no problems - Gdansk is visited by many tourists throughout the year and we are used to speaking in english, german and some of us in swedish and norwegian as well!
Just insure your salf5 in Corupt Word.
3:50 w tle słuchać piękny polski język 😂
Is it permissible to call Gdansk Danzig? Just curious. Several centuries of history going back to the Hanseatic League and all ....
I think it's possible some Germans may still call the city Danzig. But I suppose it has been Gdansk and a Polish city now since after WW2!
We in Germany still call places like wroclow and gdansk "breslau and danzig"
Ben ! You're so so sweet 🤭😘
fellow geordie like? trying to persuade the wife to come. i hear they based the witcher series from this city
Yes mate. It’s lush! I actually persuaded my other mate’s girlfriend to go, show her the drone shots haha
@@BenRobson123 ah awesome, we sat down the other night and watched a load of videos on it. looks beautiful so i think were going in february for 4 nights. do you have an IG account?
Are you, apart from being so cute, from W Yorkshire?
You're a cute couple. :)
She obviously didn’t think so.. 👀😅
Not the fact that I'm in Gdańsk like rn🤷♀️
UA-cam is watching 😯
You are very cute ❤️
Thank you!😅
Lovely city, but I prefer Krakow
Yes like like European joke ...like is is2023
what he showed and introduced as the Oldtown, is actually not. The oldtown is a bit further north adjacent to this what used to be the historic Newtown. In German it is call "Rechtsstadt" - lit. right town and the Poles called something like main town or main quarter. After the devastation of the war it was not rebuilt to what it was before the war as he said, rather to an idealised version - that's whay it looks so pretty today.
Well done. I like it a lot. I could be better if the creator was not in it. You took away about 25% of the screen. Why do you feel obligated to be in it if this is not about you?
Why do you feel so obliged to comment when this is not about you?👀
Yes indeed a very beautiful old historic German town
Gdańsk
997-1227:  Kingdom of Poland
1227-1294:  Duchy of Pomerania (Poland)
1294-1308:  Kingdom of Poland
1308-1454:  Teutonic Order
1454-1466: Controversial lands during the Thirteen Years' War
1466-1569:  Kingdom of Poland
1569-1793:  Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Partitions of Poland between Prussia, Russia and Austria-Hungary
1793-1918:  Kingdom of Prussia
1918-1920:  Weimar Republic
Regaining independence by Poland
1920-1939:  Free City of Gdańsk (under the protectorate of the League of Nations)
1939-1945  Deutsches Reich
1945-Now: Poland. Completely destroyed during WW2. Rebuild by Poles
Please vist the beutiul city of GDANSK you will not be dis anointed
My famely is from there. I cannot look at this. So sad. .....DANZIG
Danzig! DANZIG!!
No need to shout :)
This is the old German city of Danzig
Bullshit my dear. Gdańsk not Danzig has always been the Polish city .not only that. It has always been a slavic city. Of course, there were periods of time where it was occupied by the teutonic convent, Prussians and the 3rd Reich, but it was conquered. The roots of Gdansk have always been in Poland. Period.
@@marekmalinowski7188 to summarise Gdańsk’s history it was first founded by Mieszko I of Poland at around the year 980 or so and then from 1215-1271 it was the capital of a Pomeranian Duchy, and then from 1308-1454 it was controlled by the Teutonic Knights, and then from 1454-1793 it was part of the Kingdom of Poland and then from 1793-1806 it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia and then 1807-1814 is was a a free state under Nepoleon, and then from 1815-1919, it became apart of Prussia again, and them from 1920-1939 it again became a free state, then during WW2 it was occupied by Nazi Germany, before finally becoming again after the war. So Poland has occupied the city the most, but Germany has definitely had a lot of influence in the city.
Germany is to the west not eastokay
Jakim pięknym miastem jest Danzig. Niemiecki duch jest wyczuwalny nawet po dziesięcioleciach polskiej okupacji...
Nawet gościł Hitlera, no i z Trójmiasta pochodzi inny słynny Niemiec Donald
Twój mózg się chyba wykoleił. Gdańsk był polskim miastem zabranym podczas zaborów, po wojnie był wolnym miastem a od końca 2wś znowu jest w macierzy
Each polish city looks the same. The same architect for each city. Come on!!!
A german City, built by germans, but sadly seperated by its creators.
Thanks Ben. You made a huge effort with this video.Well researched and not overly shouty.