A quiet town of 40 thousand, intersected by busy throughfares, Malbork lies on the Nogat River (Vistula's arm) and is dominated by a Teutonic 13th century castle which was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1997 and attracts half a milli...
Teutonic Castle In the late 13th century the Teutonic Knights started to build a castle and an adjacent town on a high Nogat bank. Within less than 30 years a square convent house was completed. When, in 1309, the Grand Master transferred his headquarters from Venice to Malbork, it became the
and decorated with intricate details, were in the past highly prized gifts, often presented to Polish kings and foreign dignitaries. The best place in Toruń to buy gingerbread is the factory shop of Kopernik SA (Żółkiewskiego st, 34). Other sights Teutonic Castle in Golub-Dobrzyń - renowned
12 km south-west of Chojnice, boasts a former Bernardine monastery. The narrow grey church built in 1766 is graced by a pilastered tower crowned with a Baroque cupola. The main reason for visiting Człuchów (15,000 people), on the western edge of the Tuchola Forest, is the striking ruins of a Teutonic
