City break in Gdansk. Active leisure ideas for Gdansk - attractions, recreation and nightlife

Gdansk offers its guests to visit numerous exciting entertaining facilities - colorful markets, shops, discos and nightclubs, as well as beautiful parks and gardens. The city is home to the largest zoo in the country, which is annually visited by thousands of enthusiastic tourists. The opening of the Zoo took place in 1953. Now its territory has become home to hundreds of animals brought from different countries. You will see many beautiful pavilions and enclosures in the territory of the zoo. They mimic the natural habitat of animals, so they feel very comfortable. Young visitors are offered to visit a separate area of the zoo, which is home to most friendly and cute animals. Children can sit on the back of a huge hippopotamus, feed penguins and make memorable photographs with the animals they like.

The most popular cinema in the city has quite a funny name - "Shrimp". It is located on one of the busiest streets of the city and there are many restaurants and shops close to it. Multicinema theatre is no less popular. It is distinguished by a rich choice of movies – the complex is equipped with ten screens that feature a wide range of movies. Kinoplex cinema has not only comfortable halls. There is an excellent restaurant open near it and several cafes, in which you can relax after watching a movie.

If you want to visit disco clubs of the city, the most popular one is Gdansk Bacowka Na Janrarowej. In the daytime the disco is just a cozy cafe, in which guests are offered to try a wide selection of dishes of national cuisine. In the evening the café turns into an amazing disco, where guests are welcome to have fun on the large dance floor and enjoy their favorite music. Celtic Pub is a popular nightclub, which never ceases to delight visitors with bright parties. It has become the regular venue for various musical concerts and presentations. Fans of jazz will surely like Club Cotton. Every week the club hosts exciting theme parties and entertains visitors with live music. The club is equipped with a high quality pool hall. You will also find there a nice bar with lots of refreshments and signature cocktails. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Items made of amber remain the main souvenirs that travelers bring from their trip to Gdansk. In order to purchase best gifts, tourists are recommended to visit stores located on Mariatsky Street. When it comes to describing major shopping complexes, which offer a wide range of goods, tourists will find all they need and even more in such trading centers as Madison, Alfa Centrum and Baltic Gallery. The majority of popular shopping and entertainment complexes are located in the coastal district.

The city is also popular among active recreation enthusiasts. Favorably located on the coast of the Baltic Sea, Schopenhauer's hometown offers many interesting water activities. Those wishing to go kayaking to see picturesque Gdansk and its houses from the water should think about tours from Around Gdansk, Gdańsk z Kajaka or Kajakiem Po Gdańsku. An interesting offer can be found at Boat & Bike - this is your chance to ride a water car. If you'd rather prefer a cruise, the choice is broad and varied - Galeon Lew & Czarna Perla, POLsail.org, Zegluga Gdanska, and Bonawentura.

Jelitkowo and Stogi can be called the most popular beaches. Picturesque places, nice sand walking on which you never get tired - that’s what awaits everyone who decides to stroll along these beaches. On Jelitkowo Beach you can admire interesting sand sculptures, there are quite a lot of them, and Stogi beach is ready to offer beautiful views of the picturesque harbor of Gdansk. The name of one more beautiful beach in the city is Brzezno. It is not as crowded as the aforementioned ones, and besides, there are interesting restaurants nearby where delicious food is served (however, good places to eat can be found near any beach). Krynica Morska is another cozy place near the Baltic Sea where you can forget about all the problems and escape from worldly fuss for a while.

Tours offering to explore the city on segways are quite popular. This kind of tours is provided by Segway24.pl. You can also rent good old bicycles by using the offer from Prime Tour Bike, Rental Bike City Gdansk or Veloking. There is a great offer for fans of extreme sports - to raise the adrenaline to the desired level, be sure to try services of Bungee Jumping. As you might guess, it offers to jump with an elastic cord and helps feel the full range of emotions from such a crazy flight. Those wishing to enjoy vacations spending active time outdoors are advised to visit Rope Park Port Brzeźno.

For fans of sports shooting, the great news is that there is every opportunity for it - first of all, these are DSTeam Shooting Range and equally popular Magnum. Karting enthusiasts visit KartCenter Gdansk Go-kart Track or PitStop Gdansk Go-kart Track where there are all the conditions for enjoying the rush of an extreme hormone. Fans of doing the same but in virtual reality would probably be interested in visiting Fantomatyka VR. One more great place to raise your adrenaline level is BlokFit Boulder Center Gdansk, a climbing wall where you can have plenty of fun.

There is also a suitable place for billiards players - you can find it under the sign of Green Club. Soprano and MK Bowling clubs are popular among fans of bowling. If you want “two in one” (or rather, “three in one”, there is also a great cafe here), you should visit Centrum U7 Gdansk Bowling & Bilard & Restaurant. Those who want to watch interesting sports competitions should go to Ergo Arena where events of this kind are regularly held. If you are interested in a cultural pastime like visiting theaters or an opera, in Gdansk it can be done at The Shakespeare Theater, Baltic Symphony Hall or Baltic Opera.

For vacationers wishing to improve their wit and test it at the same time, it wouldn't hurt to visit centers such as Room of Plenty, Escaperooms, Zorkout or Enigmat Escape - the best places for this. Another interesting game offered by the city is Undercover City Games: Gdansk. Being an interesting way to explore the city and learn a lot of interesting information about it, it is perfectly combined with a family holiday. But there is another way to get acquainted with a completely different side of Gdansk - through graffiti painted on walls. The bulk is concentrated in the area of Zaspa - the spectacle is really worth it.

Gdansk is also popular among those enthusiastic about mysticism. All because there are so-called "Stone Circles" not far from the amber capital of Poland. Even skeptics say that extraordinary peace of mind comes here, and if you have a headache, it goes away immediately. There are serious disputes about the origin of the reserve. Some people believe that these circles served as a kind of calendar for ancestors of locals. Anyway, even skeptics find this place unique. According to eyewitness accounts, unidentified flying objects can often be seen here. It's worth checking it out, what if it's true? By the way, this is one more opportunity to increase the level of adrenaline in the blood.