Historic and Heroic Gdańsk, on the North Coast of Poland

Gdańsk, a port city on the Baltic Coast of Poland, is truly amazing — and amazingly historic. As any resident of the city will proudly explain, Gdańsk was the home of Copernicus (who changed the way we see ourselves in the cosmos), the place where the first shots of World War II were fired, and the home of the Solidarity movement that brought about the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union and its dominance over Eastern Europe. Here’s a little video explanation from Andrzej, who runs my hotel here (Gotyk House).

[RickStevesEuropeOfficial]

Getting to know Gdańsk, a beautiful and historic town in northern Poland.

[MssSunn]

This is amazing! Definitely adding it to my bucket list! :) Thanks Rick Steves' Europe 

[krystyna]

come on, just 1.41 minutes about this beautiful city?

[JGlennFL]

I look forward to visiting one day. Gdansk is also known by its German name, Danzig. Is there a lot of German culture still visible as you walk around? 

[markl]

The name Gdansk has nothing to do with the Danes, as sometimes claimed. It means "place of those who rush forth, " in other words the Gottones. This tribe came from the banks of the Gota (pouring, rushing) River, which is in Vastergotland. The Gottones later gave rise to the Visigoths and Ostrogoths. Gdansk was the original place of the Gottones, or Goths, after they migrated from Sweden.