Malbork Castle

Malbork Castle

Malbork castle is absolutely huge!  Not only is it the biggest castle in Poland but it's the biggest castle of this kind in the whole of Europe.  We didn't go inside but walked round the perimeter, the grounds and across the bridge to get the best view.

Malbork itself is a small place, but very pleasant and it seems like an affluent area, although there aren't enough restaurants - it took us a while to find somewhere for our Żurek.

A bit of history; it was built by the Teutonic Order in 1274 and named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 - it's one of two World Heritage Sites in the area, the other being Toruń :-), which also has a number of sites of Teutonic Castle ruins.