Angela Hotel

Location

Beethovena 12, Gdańsk , 80-171

Gdansk is the Polish maritime capital and lies on the bay of Gdansk and on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. The city is a thousand years old and, as well as its history and beautiful architecture, it has many museums and art galleries, illuminating the city’s culture and history.

The most significant events of Gdansk’s recent history are documented in the multi-media exhibition Roads to Freedom. The exhibition is housed in the historic BHP hall of the Gdańsk Shipyard and recalls the local struggle for freedom and justice, and the birth of the first Independent Trade Union, Solidarity. These developments triggered the avalanche that toppled communism in Europe.

The Amber Museum in Gdansk relates the town’s role in the history of the amber trade. The oldest traces of an amber workshop in Gdansk originate from the end of 10th century AD and Gdansk was a significant port on the amber trade routes.

With Gdynia and Sopot, Gdansk forms the metropolitan area known as greater Gdansk or the Tricity area. Sopot is a small seaside spa town and popular holiday resort surrounded by trees and parkland.

The fortress Ordensburg Marienburg is about 40 miles from Gdansk, but is well worth a visit. This enormous Gothic castle was founded in 1274 by the Teutonic Knights and is one of the largest medieval defence systems in Europe. Night time tours of the castle and Medieval Walks are available and you can learn about the knights’ simple, monastic way of life.

Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdansk and is famous as the site of the battle of Westerplatte, one of the first - and longest - battles of the Invasion of Poland in 1939.

Sobieszewska Island and Bird Paradise is a small island with an area of just 35 square kilometres, of which over 1000 hectares is wooded. The island has the longest beach in the Gdansk area, it is 11 km long and is open to the public. The island is the perfect spot for a peaceful rest on the beach’s clean, white sand, or a walk in the unspoilt countryside watching wildlife.