I had no idea that the world's biggest castle was in Poland, you learn something new everyday

I went to Malbork castle and was truly impressed. Much of it was destroyed by the Russians when the front line rolled through at the end of WW2. The territory surrounding the castle went back and forth between Poland and Germany throughout history but now it's finally again in Poland. Definitely worth a trip and they have guided tours in English for the ultimate experience. Thank you for the video!

As a Polish guy living abroad i can say that this British bloke did an incredible job capturing the subtle nostalgic vibe of Poland that is otherwise very hard to see without being there. This video is a very legit representation and visualization of just being in Poland.

Fun fact: Malbork castle was actually much bigger in size but over centuries many of the additional buildings and fortifications were taken down for free bricks. Also soviets destroyed much of it. IIRC current size is 1/3 of it's original size.

Poland is a beautiful country, I have been there a couple of times when I still lived in The Netherlands..It is very accessible by just driving through Germany..Last time I was there I visited Katowice..The people are lovely and friendly and everything is still much more affordable than in most countries in Europe..Thanks for taking us on this trip Steve..The castle is amazing..🤩 Oh and I hope you feel much better by now as well!!!

Malbork is my home city, I live here for 18 years now. My dad works as a castle guide and a year ago I worked there as a person who looks after the exhibitions (my first job ever). I've seen lots of familiar faces in your video. It's a pity you missed the tower! With a good weather you could see a few of Gdańsk's building tops, and a beautiful Żuławy's landscape. If you plan to come back in a few years, I'd also suggest exiting with the actual exit (I completely agree that the museum lacks proper signs and a map, the exit is almost invisible for a tourist.) There you could see some basements and walk through the moat, between the middle and higher castle, observe some stunning vegetation and possibly meet some local cats that live there. You would exit by the west gate (the wooden one where the bored kids were spending their money.) I love the video! I think it captures the experience really well!

That castle was AMAZING! If i ever win a lottery and decided to travel to Poland this would definitely be on my list of places to see! GREAT video!

Im starting to love Poland more and more :)

Malbork castle is amazing

Have this as one of the things I have to see when I come to Poland in August. Can't wait.

An amazing place on the map of Europe since the 14th century

Hi Steve....I think " amazing" is an understatement !

I haven't been to northern Poland yet. Very much on my list. Thanks, Steve.

Great video. I visited Gdańsk a couple of times last year and going back in October. I'll definitely be visiting Malbork. Poland is my new favourite place

What a beauty, would love to visit, everyday is a school day. Poland looks so beautiful. Thanks for this great video. Hope you soon recovered.

Awesome place to visit.

That looks like somewhere I would love to visit, maybe when I can get back to Europe.

Your idea of an easy walk is niot mine! But I am full of admiration.

When I was teenager, instead of going to school, I took a train and went to Malbork to see the castle. This happened a few times as I liked it so much. Luckily my parents never found out. Btw. there are many other castles built by Teutonic knights in the Warmia region, obviously they are much smaller.

Steve, loving all your Polish content, I'm married to a Pole for 15 years now& so we are backwards & forwards all the time & have been to almost all your destinations on your travels in Poland .Upon knowing you was to visit Malbork Castle I was hoping you would be visiting by train as I just knew you would have to comment on the stunning Malbork train station, ! it truly is fantastic beats my local Leeds City Station that's for sure. The Polish trains are great ways to zig zag all over the land. One interesting point I'd like to make is I found out a few years ago that one of my relatives from Halifax West Yorkshire is buried in the Malbork Commonwealth war Cemetery so had to go pay my respects after being killed in Gadansk Harbour back in 1920 while serving in the Royal Navy. I believe I was the first relative to visit his resting place 100 years after his passing .A very proud moment indeed for me.The Castle as you now is a fantastic place to visit. Keep up the great content on your Polish adventures as I will keep on watching , Regards Dave in Leeds !

That is the type of place I would love to visit if I were in Poland. Thanks for showing it to us, I'm sorry you weren't feeling well. Your Poland trip has been wonderful to watch.

The thing about Malbork/Marienburg is that it was always way bigger than it needed to be. It was less of a fortress (even though it was built to the highest standards of medieval technology), but more of a statement. "Look at us, we are the Teutonic Order, and we are so filthy rich, we can afford to build this thing in a swamp in the middle of nowhere!"

I thought Prague Castle was excellent, but Malbork is superb. Dziękuję bardzo, Pan Steve.

Wow, when you "largest" Caste I thought this will be cool, but in fact, "huge" doesn't even cover it, that place looks so cool, one for my own bucket list, thanks for sharing, hope you got over the food poisoning

What a spectacular castle! Every wall and stairway was decorated perfectly! I really feel l like I want to go there, now. I have had food poisoning also. Chicken wings.!!!!!! Still can't eat them. Three days in bed, and bathroom....I hope you are better now. It is a tough lesson to learn. Hugs and good wishes. Merry Ann from Minnesota 🤮

I live in Malbork and see the castle basically every day, but it was still a pleasure to watch you showing it, great video :)

I was in Malbork castle a few times, once on a school trip and (I think it was about) 4 times with my parents, because we drive through Malbork anyways while going on vacation. It's trully beautifull, tours with guides can be even 6h long walks around both inside and outside. It's a really beautifull and cool place to visit

That was simply amazing. Videos like this make bucket lists longer and Longer

So sorry to hear you got sick--but the castle was spectacular. I'm always amazed when a place I never heard of or saw before becomes a must-see!

Thanks Steve for a wonderful tour of that castle in Poland. I've now seen the largest castle in the world thanks to you. Good stuff!!!

It's huge, never ever heard of it. Really nice impression.

Wow! Makes our castles look like tower houses!

Stumbled across these videos recently and i just love them. No shouting random facts at us. Just giving us a view of the city as if we were walking through there. So peaceful. Hope the food poisoning passed quickly. On a train that doesn't sound fun.

As a 20+y Pole, i never saw Malbork Castle from inside, only few pictures from school books Thank You for this tour

Thanks for showing us Malbork castle, Steve, inspite of your illness. Hope you are feeling better. I am now inspired to research everything concerned with Malbork castle--and save up for a ticket to Poland!!!🤗

enjoyed the vid Steve , looks a great place and well worth a visit . and Poland just looks a great place any way .

This castle was incredible Steve, thank you so much for taking us around. Lovely video, your filming is A1, it was like watching a TV documentary. Malbork looks so pristine and the architecture is fabulous and that station - wowser 👌 I'm so sorry you were poorly at the end. Hope by now you are feeling much better🥰

What a beautiful place. It looks like a castle from an Age of Empires game! I wonder if it gets used as a filming location? I never thought that Poland would appear on my bucket list. Who knew!? Hope you felt better quickly. #betteroutthanin

Loved your tour of the castle - what a beautiful place Poland is! Hope you've got over your food poisoning - I really felt for you having to travel back feeling like that

I visited a castle in Savannah, Georgia, USA a few years ago. Fort Pulaski was named after a famous Polish soldier. The moat round the castle is full of Alligators 😮

another grand adventure!

Absolutely incredible Castle and grounds. Simply stunning!

Thank you for bringing back some memories. My uncle was a chief of security of the castle in the 90's and as a kid i spent days playing there every summer. Even train station didnt change a all. Great vlog, just subbed!

Shame about the food poisoning, my favourite part of my visit there was having a pint at the "beach" bar across the river.

Steve, American here with 2 great grandparents from Krakow. Wondering if you did a video on Krakow. Looking forward to watching this castle video.

What a fabulous castle, I hope you are feeling much better now. Thanks for the tour. 👍

The castle was amazing! It seemed to have endless rooms and corridors all beautiful. Thank you for the tour. (So sorry about the distressing ending, hope it didn't last too long).

This 8 people compartments tell me you most propably took a TLK train. IC standard for 2nd class is now 6 and compartments are far less common in general. Avoid TLK if you can afford it. As we say in Poland, the only certain luxury in the TLK is for it to have wheels. Those are the lines where PKP IC dumps its old rolling stock.

That place is insane! Great job covering it!

I live in Poland, but I've never been to Malbork. For the first time I see such an interesting film about the biggest castle. I think I should go and this beautiful castle.

This has been on my bucket list for 30 years. Thanks for the video

Wow - thank you so much. The look on your face gives away how astonnished you were. We can't go all to any place, so it's cool people like you make videos for others to take part too. I also like maps for orientation and get always laughed at.

What a treat to get a midweek vlog! Such an incredible find this castle in Poland. The ceilings, doors, all the architecture is incredible. You looked awful at the end and I am sincerely hoping you are feeling better now. Take care of yourself and thank you again!!!

Finally someone comments about the gorgeous meticulously restored train station. Big plus for you. Unfortunately you missed the Hugh 13 th century fresco of the virgin on the exterior. It’s amazing

Wow what an amazing video Steve. I love your content and I have now added Poland to my trip to Europe in December . I'm spending Christmas with family in Pitlochry then I'm off to re-visit the continent. Keep up the amazing work Steve and hope you and your lovely lady make it back to NZ one day 👍

With friends I visited this castle on a Thursday in June 2009. Sadly on that day the castle was closed. HOWEVER, even though closed, we could then still walk through the grounds and courtyards, which are extensive AND we were able to take the lift to the top of the tower, which involved walking through a number of internal corridors and rooms, so getting a view of what was inside. The view from the tower provides an amazing overview of the current and former extent of the castle.

Sorry about the gastrointestinal challenge. The castle video was amazing! One more for my bucket list. It's amazing that there are so many great artifacts to see as well as the castle itself.

Your train journey took me back to London commuter trains before air con. The girls would close the window because it was messing up their hair. The men would immediately open the window and a row would ensue. The men usually won. It was a nice walk around the castle.

I just love castles, and this one is outstanding... thanks so much Steve... speedy recovery.

This was unexpected and so fabulous. The castle was amazing, so much to see. So sorry about your food poisoning. Good grief, what a trooper to do the video while feeling so sick. Get well soon Steve.

Steve, regarding your train travel to Malbork from Gdańsk you have two choices: The one which you took: Intercity train which is the only long-distance operator in Poland. When taking those trains look at their classes (TLK, IC, EIC, EIP). Two last ones are really expensive and serve as a high-speed way of travel, while the first two are cheaper but stop every 30 minutes on some mid-sized cities. You travelled with TLK, which is by far the worst standard. If you travel with IC, comparments would have 6 seats in second class. Also there would by AC, power sockets and reclinable seats, but you are much more likely to get non-compartment wagon in those trains - they mainly consist of non-compartment wagons. Second option is to use a Regional train (POLREGIO). They can't be sell out. There is no seat reservation and they consist of electric units - during peak hours they are connected with 2 electric units. Of course they can be packed sometimes, but they are pretty spacious to walk through. Priceswise, the regional train is a little bit cheaper but runs 15 minutes longer (around 1 hours instead of 45 minutes)

Great video Steve! Ive really enjoyed your trip to Poland. So sorry that you got sick..you are such a trooper to power thru to do this! Hope you feel better soon!!

I always smile a bit when I see foreigners cover my home town of Gdansk. Couple of fun facts: 1: The part of the canal going through the mall (0:59) is actually fake, what's passing on top is just a clean flow like you'd get in a fountain. The actual canal flows under it, hidden from view for flood and hygiene concerns. 2: The central train station has been a mess like this for over 4 years now and we still don't know when they are planning to finish all the work.

Steve! A bonus video and an amazing one at that, all done through the pain barrier as well!!! Hope the food poisoning subsided quickly??! You’re a gentleman 😆. Yet another ‘to do’ added to my list thanks to you 🤣🤣.

Fascinating video, Steve. Your special trip to the castle was well worth the effort. Hope you are suitably recovered!

Great video of an amazing castle, overloaded with nooks and crannies. Those compartment trains look a nightmare. Thanks again.

I'm so sorry you felt unwell. Thanks for the fabulous and inspiring video.

TLK stands for Tanie Linie Kokejowe, which kinda means cheap train ride, so TLK Intercity has 8 seats per comp, and no power sockets anywhere but toilet place. Everyone avoids it in Poland, but the casual Intercity you've taken to Warsaw is civilised and should always be your first choice 👌

Very impressive castle Steve 😮

Fantastic Steve, super video thanks for taking us with you.

Superb look at a fascinating castle. Hope the stomach recovers.

Awwwwwe- I miss my country and your video took me back to Marlbork again. I have visited it at least twice in my life and the fist time my mom took me I was probably about 9 years old and even though I was usually one of those ‘’bored kids’’ when visiting museums and old churches ( oh! how I have changed!) - I DO remember that this castle awakened my imagination because it was just SO DAMN COZY - complex, full of tight little staircases and passages, the ivy growing on walls, the different courtyards….my mom telling me bloody stories of the Teutonic knights in an omnious tone- it is a really good childhood memory. Take your kids to interesting places, people! -even if they say they’re not interested. You might not even know how much it will help them evolve, and create those core memories, that will enrich them for the rest of their lives!

Oh dear! hope you got well quickly m'lord. Great video non the less, Europe is filled with so many castles (I've seen a few), looking forward to your next trip, Cheers.

Twenty one years ago, my then new girlfriend and I decided to go there for our first weekend away. I spent a quiet Friday researching the place as she wanted me to play tour guide. On the Saturday, she turned up at my flat five hours late and we headed off in the opposite direction, towards Krakow, because she had changed her mind..... Now married with two kids, we still haven't visited Malbork - but after watching this, we have decided to leave said kids and do a weekend there before this summer's end. Apparently part of the castle is now a hotel, which would be a cool place to stay. What is it about Polish girls, eh, Steve? ;-D

What a magnificent castle thanks for taking me along to explore, I trust that you have overcome you intestinal distress and are now much better having been there myself I can appreciate how low you can feel. Till next time take care and keep well, cheers.

What a treat to have a extra video, hope you’re better now. Lovely piece of history, which needs a day to explore

castles, great, love em but train stations. I might just like them as much. Get yourself to the best train station in the Netherlands, Groningen. That castle is just huge, every kids castle dream as you said. You have to wonder how it was when it was being used, amazing.

Your videos are brilliant! I've just spent an hour watching your trips around Poland. Those videos looks so sincere.

Fabulous!!!!

wow, that train was rammed and the station was stunning - those mosaics will get B&B salivating and then you give us the castle!! Trust you feel better now

I was there during 'The Night of Museums' event and it was soooo great. Tour was a little bit shorter than usual, but entry was almost free (the price was 1zł (0,25 $), just to secure your entry) . Every 15min (or so) next group start a guided tour. I highly recommend!

Thank you for posting this Steve. I went there in 2010 and was hugely impressed by the castle, but only have a few photos recording my visit. It’s great to see it again.

Lot more to Poland 🇵🇱 than meets the eye this is just great to view I can see why it’s popular to visit another winner sir

What an amazing adventure, thanks for taking us along ❤

What a massive building, would love to see it for myself one day!

Wow is all I can say!

Looks amazing. I think there is a strong possibility of me visiting Poland, thanks to your videos. I had your issue the other day when I visited dover Castle. Time wasn't on my side. I spent more time travelling thanks to various delays on public transport. I didn't get to see it all i don't know how you do it with most places you visit

Thank you for a great video. I visited Malbork castle twice and I agree this is an amazing destination. And by the way, the Inter City train standard for 2nd class are 6 seat wagons nowadays with air conditioning so it got better in recent years. You had to have a bad luck buddy if IC deicided to use the older type of wagons with 8 seats each room with no AC. Perhaps they use them in the summer season sometimes in a bigger railway traffic caused by more tourists and people going on holiday. I hope you enjoyed yourself in PL and take care ✌️

What a beautiful location. it looks more than a days worth to look round all of it. you looked a wee bit peaky at the end. 😰. on a packed train, not what you need. 👍👍

Hi Steve. As a proud citizen of Malbork i must say that there were a few things you missed (or didn't include in the video: 1. The highest tower is open to climb and gives amazing panorama on the city and the outer part of the castle (lots of stairs) 2. There is another chapel in the center part of the castle (the place with the well in the middle) it was strictly for Teutonic knights sermons. 3. There is a beautiful amber treasury display available in one of the buildings. Other than that there is an actual knightly brotherhood reenactment group (that i am part of) actively organising events on the outer parts of the castle. Lastly if you ever plan to visit this place, there is no better time than during "Oblężenie Malborka" this is a huuuge, huuge event that reenacts the battle for malbork castle with historical camps, swordfighting championships, great battle reenactment and many more! (Date is 21-23 of july) If anyone requires more info i will try to respond to the comments in this one.

As a kid I did a road trip around poland, and we past this castle at night and i still remember to this day the red walls clear as day stretch for what felt like miles are we drove past it. I hope to one day visit poland again and do a trip to this amazing castle and get to go inside like you.

I visited this castle as a kid about 10 years ago, really would like to come back!

Your remark about the beyond bored children was quite accurate. Well, the thing is that for some odd reason public schools in Poland really push on the idea that it's a great spot for a school trip. The logic is there, yet nobody seems to have realised that the sole reason these kids wanted to go there is to skip some lessons, and hang out with their buddies. Been there, trust me. It's quite unfortunate that i just only now, roughly a decade later after my last visit, begin to find this place interesting. Well done Poland!

What a great video Steve made despite your indisposition! Hope you're recovered now. Stunning castle, what more can I say but thanks for showing us round

It is good to take a tour in places like that. When i went to Malbork my tour guide took his time and explained everything so well and added some of his own bits too

Fantastic castle, loved the armoury. You are right about a map as it would have helped, or even numbered rooms or route. Never knew compartments were a big thing in Poland, maybe older carriages. Hope you recover from your illness as you were wilting by the end!

Thank you for the great tour! The castle has been on my radar for a while as there is a parkrun starting with Z there but it had dropped off my radar!firmly back on it.

Lovely Steve

Love this video and the way you film….and love your accent, too. Thank you.

Super!😮❤🎉😊