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• Know Gdansk

  
  Anybody vaguely acquainted with history, or indeed heavy metal, will be familiar with the name of Danzig....

• The Pope in Gdansk

  
  June 2012 saw the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul’s visit to Gdansk. During his visit, the Pope celebrated an open-air mass at Zaspa, the huge residential area 5km to the north of Gdansk city centre....

• Phoenix from the flames

  Gdańsk is one of Europe’s best kept secrets. Expecting a glum commie city? Think again. The Old Town captivates, and couldn’t look any sweeter if it was built by the good Mr Kipling and his little helpers....

• Local Beer

  
  Polish vodka, great, Polish beer, not so great. That’s not a rare opinion, and one frequently espoused by the staff of In Your Pocket....

• Bishop Edward O'Rourke

  
  One curious connection between Gdansk/Danzig and Ireland is the fact that the city’s first Roman Catholic bishop was Count Edward O’Rourke....

• EURO 2012

  
  The decision to make Poland a co-host of EURO 2012 (download the special Euro2012 guide in PDF here) was greeted with surprise both inside and outside Poland as well as by jubilation that Michel Platini and his UEFA committee had the foresight and courage to bring such a successful tournament here....

• Local Gifts

  VodkaPoland has long been associated with quality vodka, and as such it makes a perfect last-minute gift to anyone but children and alcoholics....

• Local Nutter

  
  Technically German, but born in Sopot, Klaus Kinski is arguably the town’s most famous son. Born into poverty, Kinski found himself flirting with adventure from an early age when he was forced to steal to feed his family....

• Scottish Gdańsk

  If you’ve been reading our reviews and using our maps you may have noticed that the Tri-City is the home of two suburbs named Nowe and Stare Szkoty (New and Old Scots)....

• Are you being served?

  
  While the choice and quality of eating out in the city continues to improve, for many the level of service has not....

• Pirat Andrzej

  One of the city's most recognisable figures passed away in hospital on Friday 13th of August 2010 following a stroke....

• Hotelcalculator with IYP

  Search for best rates on inyourpocket.comThe concept of In Your Pocket has always been to provide our readers and website users with as much relevant information as possible about the city they are visiting and to allow you to make up your own minds....

• Christmas in Poland

  Holiday season officially kicks off on December 6th, Dzien Świętego Mikołaja to some, the feast day of St Nicholas to the rest....