'''Elbl?g''' [http://www.umelblag.pl/en/] or formally known as Elbing in German is a city in northern Poland with 127,892 inhabitants (2006). The city is a port on the Elbl?g River which flows into the Vistula Lagoon about 10 km to the north, thus giving the city access to the Baltic Sea via the Strait of Baltiysk. In middle ages it was an important Hanseatic seaport serving the Vistula River bay on the early medieval Baltic Sea trade routes.

Understand

  • '''Tourist information''', [http://www.it.elblag.com.pl/index.php?new_lang=en&PHPSESSID=f63b35bffeeeb48a85e05cf7004c8047]
  • Get in

    It is possible to get to Elbl?g by bus and train from other large cities of Poland. Nearest international airports are in Gda?sk, Warsaw and Bydgoszcz.

    Get around

    There is tramway (streetcar) in Elbl?g but it isn't very big and the main attractions are very near each other so walking is good.

    See

  • '''St. Nichola's Cathedral''', Considered the focal point of the Old Town St. Nichola's Catherdral is a wonderful cathedral built in the 13th century.
  • Old town
  • Elblag-Ostroda Canal
  • Do

    Buy

    jewelry with amber

    Eat

    apple cake with ice cream

    '''Restauracja Slowianska''', ul. Krotka 4, 82-300. Tel +48 55 611 47 25 Charming restaurant with many dishes. Polish and Italian cuisine, also serve very good steaks!

    Drink

    Beer from the Elblag's brewery - "Special"

    Sleep

  • '''Hotel Pod Lwem''', ul. Kowalska 10 82-300, tel. +48 55 641 31 00,
  • Beautiful Hotel in restored 16th Century building in the middle of the Old Town. Very smart but also very reasonable. Great Hotel

  • '''Gromada''', Plac S?owia?ski 2, Phone: ''+48 55'' 230 61 91, (Email: [mailto:hotel@gromada.elblag.pl hotel@gromada.elblag.pl]) [http://www.gromada.elblag.pl/a_index_3.php?chapter=a0].
  • '''Kadyny Country Club''', 82-340 Tolmicko (Located in the town of Kadyny), Phone: ''+48 55'' 2316120, [http://www.kadyny.com.pl/].
  • '''Camping No61''', 82-300 Elblag, Phone: ''+48 55'' 6418666, [http://www.camping61.com.pl/].
  • Malbork - The Malbork Castle Museum - A well Reserved medieval gothic castle and a museum. Inscribed in 1997 on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
  • Gdansk
  • Sztutowo - with the Stutthof concentration camp.
  • Frombork - old town, working place of Nicolaus Copernicus.
  • The countryside around Elblag is picturesque and well worth exploring by bicycle. You can rent bicycles from a shop next to the train station and behind the bus station, or bring your own on the trains that come from Gdansk. Maps are available in most bookstores of bike routes, but be careful- these routes aren't clearly marked and it's easy to lose your way. But the area is small and the locals are ready to help!