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• Gunter Grass

  
  Often cited as ‘Germany’s collective conscience’, and commonly regarded as the country’s greatest living poet, novelist and playwright, Gunter Grass was born in the Free City of Danzig on October 16, 1927 and was awarded the Nobel prize for Literature in 1999....

• Gateaways of Gdańsk

  If Prague is the City of Spires, then that surely makes Gdańsk the City of Gateways. There are, simply speaking, a fair few, and while some stand out like neon toadstools others can be missed with the blink of an eye....

• An Irishman Remembered

  
  For centuries Gdansk/Danzig was probably the most cosmopolitan city in this part of the world. As is ...

• 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....

• 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....

• August Accords

  Keen to add their own personal grievances, ideas suggested by various strikers ranged from the bizarre to the extreme: the idea of free elections was mooted, before being rejected out of fear this would spark an invasion by Soviet forces....

• Pole to Pole

  
  Born in Gdańsk on March 24, 1964, Marek Kamiński ranks as Poland’s greatest living explorer, and in 1995 became the first person in the world to reach both Poles unaided in the same year....

• Wałęsa's old home

  Before Lech Walesa was thrust into the limelight and into the history books from the beginning of the 1980s, he lived like most of his co-workers in one of the huge housing developments which were built up around the city....

• 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....

• EURO 2012

  
  The decision to make Poland a co-host of EURO 2012 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....

• 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)....

• Where to find Gdansk In Your Pocket

  
  If you would like a copy delivered to you outside of Poland please click here. Or if you are in town you can pick up copies of the guide, available at 5zl per copy, at the following outlets:EMPiK bookstore (CITY FORUM, ul....

• 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....