Malbork Castle Audio Guide
Explore Malbork Castle with Stanza's GPS-triggered offline audio guide.
About the Tour
Malbork Castle is a medieval Teutonic Order stronghold built in Prussia, now Poland. It served as a residence for the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights.
What you will hear
Lower Castle and Main Gates
Entering the first line of defense through the outer ward.
The Buttermilk Tower
Known as the Buttermilk Tower, this imposing structure is wrapped in legends involving dairy taxes and secret ingredients mixed into the medieval mortar for extra strength.
Grand Master's Palace
The residential masterpiece of late Gothic architecture where the leader hosted royalty. Covers the heating system and Polish royal era.
Traces of Conflict
Embedded in the wall near the window is a stone cannonball, a silent relic from the 1410 siege that followed the famous Battle of Grunwald.
The Medieval Radiators
Brass-rimmed holes in the floor reveal a 14th-century central heating system, where warm air from underground furnaces rose to heat the Grand Master’s feet.
Great Refectory
The largest hall in the castle, used for massive feasts and diplomatic receptions.
Feasts and Faith
Intricate rib vaulting and medieval frescoes decorate this space, where monastic regulations required scripture readings even during the most lavish state banquets.
High Castle Drawbridge
Crossing the deep moat into the most fortified and sacred part of the castle.
Crossing the Inner Moat
Crossing the inner moat via the bridge marks the transition into the High Castle, the most sacred and restricted monastic cloister of the entire complex.
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