Malbork Castle

Malbork Castle was built by the Teutonic Order and is listed by UNESCO as the Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork. It is a huge brick complex of courtyards, towers, halls and a moat beside the river Nogat, in northern Poland. Walking its ramparts and great halls gives a sense of the order's power in the medieval Baltic.

Malbork is a day trip from Gdańsk, and the castle's own site shows seasonal opening hours and a list of tours, including family routes and an audio guide, and it offers online tickets. We'd allow most of a day, and start early.