Did you know that the Solidarity movement which led to communist regime’ end in Poland and Eastern Europe was born here in Gdańsk?
The union’s founder, leader, legend and former president Lech Wałęsa is also inseparably connected with Gdańsk.
Join us for the tour that will not only help you to understand the complicated history of Gdańsk and its people but will also bring to the surface questions and issues that remain valid and significant even today.
Join us for the tour that will not only help you to understand the complicated history of Gdańsk and its people but will also bring to the surface questions and issues that remain valid and significant even today.
Type of tour: Walking, car/bus
Activity level: Easy
Duration: 5 hours
Highlights: European Solidarity Centre, Solidarity Sguare, Monument of Fallen Shipyard Workers, Gdańsk Main Town, The Royal Route, Golden Gate, The Long Market, Great Armoury. Main Town Hall, Neptune Fountain, Motława River bank, Great Crane, St. Mary’s Church
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Beginning of the 80-ties was a stormy time in whole Europe, especially for Poland. Like in a mirror its history reflects what was happening on the entire continent – especially in its central-eastern part.
In Gdansk the new generation of Polish people arose – people who found themselves capable of overthrowing the regime. They were workers of the nearby shipyard and as one of the outlines of Marxism and Leninism would say: a driving force of the revolution. This time they indeed were. The city became a bastion of Solidarity and a place from which the revolution that brought communism to an end started to spread.
The European Solidarity Centre was the only museum in Poland honoured with The Council of Europe Museum Prize (2016), which has been awarded annually for 40 years to museums that have made significant contributions to the understanding of Europe’s cultural heritage.
In Gdansk the new generation of Polish people arose – people who found themselves capable of overthrowing the regime. They were workers of the nearby shipyard and as one of the outlines of Marxism and Leninism would say: a driving force of the revolution. This time they indeed were. The city became a bastion of Solidarity and a place from which the revolution that brought communism to an end started to spread.
The European Solidarity Centre was the only museum in Poland honoured with The Council of Europe Museum Prize (2016), which has been awarded annually for 40 years to museums that have made significant contributions to the understanding of Europe’s cultural heritage.