Gdansk

Its name is evocative of the Knights of the Round Table with whom the rich merchants identified due to their democratic modus operandi. Today the museum is home to works of art. — Michelin Guide

The exhibition itself provokes the visitor to think and to participate. The center organizes conferences and educational programs, and has an impressive library. — Fodor's

In 1831, the Cistercian abbey was definitively dissolved by the King of Prussia. It became a cathedral in 1925 and escaped the Second World War relatively unscathed. — Michelin Guide

Built in the mid-15C, this structure was at once a gate and a crane. — Michelin Guide

The site of the first battle of World War II.  — Atlas Obscura

The former parish church in Gdańsk's Old Town is supposedly the oldest church in the city: its construction was begun in the 1220s. — Fodor's

The eastern entrance to the medieval city of Gdańsk is at the water's edge. — Fodor's

Built in 1612, the Golden Gate was designed by Abraham van den Block, son of the man behind the decoration of the Upland Gate. — Lonely Planet

The collection includes works by Henryk Stazewski (1894-1988), leader of the Blok movement. Next door, in what used to be the abbey granary, is the Ethnographic Museum. — Michelin Guide

Lined by the city’s grandest facades, the Royal Way was the route along which the Polish kings traditionally paraded during their periodic visits. — Lonely Planet

Gdańsk’s former Lenin Shipyard is a key fragment of 20th-century European history. — Lonely Planet

The 1618 Golden House, designed by Johan Voigt, has the richest façade in the city. — Lonely Planet

The collections evoke the port and river life of Gdansk and maritime events along the Baltic coast, from the earliest times to the present day. — Michelin Guide

With its façades and front stoops, gutters and gargoyles, this street turns a page back in time to the Gdansk of yesteryear. — Michelin Guide

The Old Town Hall was once the seat of the Old Town council. — Lonely Planet

One of the city's most distinctive landmarks is the elaborately gilded, 17th-century fountain at the western end of Długi Targ. — Fodor's

Erected by the Dominican order on its arrival from Kraków in 1227, this is one of Gdańsk’s oldest places of Christian worship and it certainly feels that way inside. — Lonely Planet

Standing conspicuously opposite St Catherine’s Church, the Great Mill certainly lives up to its name. — Lonely Planet

Dominating the heart of the Main Town, St Mary’s is often cited as the largest brick church in the world. — Lonely Planet

Dominating Długi Targ, Gdańsk's impressive Gothic-Renaissance town hall boasts the city's highest tower at 81.5m and is home to the Historical Museum of Gdańsk. — Lonely Planet