A port city on the Baltic Coast of Poland, Gdańsk is truly amazing — and amazingly historic. From its medieval Golden Age to the headlines of just a few decades past, big things have happened here.

Gdansk’s pedestrian zone, Dlugi Targ, is a wide strip of sidewalk cafés and bars. Experiencing the contemporary excitement of Gdansk made possible by the sacrifices of its heroic late 20th century ...

Standing at the end of Gdansk’s long wooden pier, I realize that I can see two of the most important sites in 20th-century history: the spit of land where World War II began, and the shipyard where ...

It witnessed the first shots of the second World War and played a pivotal role in the fall of communism, but this Polish city… It witnessed the first shots of the second World War and played a pivotal ...

GDANSK, Poland (AP) — Gdansk offers a chance for visitors to take in scenes of sea, ships and spires set in a magnificently reconstructed Old Town while contemplating the ups and downs of European ...

The city, already one of Poland’s key tourist attractions, will see an influx of some 300,000 soccer fans and tourists in June alone when Gdansk hosts several games during the European football ...

GDANSK, Poland -- Volumes could be written about Gdansk, a 1,000-year-old Polish seaport on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, and the scenic surrounding region of Pomerania. Once renowned abroad ...

It may not be quite as famous as the Berlin Wall, but there is a small block of bricks on display in the Polish port city of Gdansk that also undeniably merits its place in the history books. It's ...