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This five-star, 17th-century country manor is situated between Gdansk and the more partyoriented Sopot. Guests are treated to cosy rooms, a lush garden, French restaurant and a spa with saunas, gym and pool
Address: 4 UL. BYTOWSKA. | Tel: +48 (0)58 554 7000
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Visit | January 2010
Fancy a trip to Hel and back? This beautiful sandy peninsula has a marina and fishing museum as well as numerous cafés and bars in which to kick back and muse over the majesty of the sea. The (extremely) brave can don their wetsuits for some windsurfing.
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See | January 2010
“Zuraw”, Gdansk's medieval crane, is that bizarre-looking building on the harbour which, back in the Middle Ages, used to load cargo and raise masts on ships. Now its image adorns postcards and its interior houses a branch of the Maritime Museum.
Address: 67-68 UL SZEROKA. | Tel: +48 58 301 6938
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Bars | January 2010
A converted petrol station, this highly original pit stop is a choice place for refuelling in the Tri-city. Polished chrome, red leather and a hint of Americana form the backdrop for a riveting race through the slippery chicane of Polish vodka.
Address: 22 ALEJA GRUNWALDZKA. | Tel: +48 58 345 0005
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Russian officers were once sent to Sopot to breathe the salty air, build sandcastles and generally recuperate. Today, at the Café Sanatorium (pictured), treatment comes in the form of English breakfasts, pancakes and pasta dishes sure to revitalise the most hungover of holiday-makers.
Address: 8-10 UL GRUNWALDZKA, SOPOT. | Tel: +48 58 550 0001
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Visit | November 2009
70 years ago, on 1 September 1939, the fi rst shots of World War II were fi red right here as German ships bombed the Polish peninsula. War buffs come from far and wide to visit this historic spot, where a 25- metre monument marks the fallen.
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See | November 2009
Much of Gdansk's prosperity is owed to amber, known in these parts as “Baltic Gold”. This museum, housed in what was once a torture tower, traces the importance of the stone back to Mycenaean times. Your ticket also buys you entrance into the Jail Museum.
Address: FOREGATE OF ULICA DLUGA. | Tel: +48 58 767 9100
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Bars | November 2009
Moustachioed sea dogs swig beer and play chess in this archetypal Baltic boozercum- café. Order a Wisniowka vodka and challenge one of them to a game if you dare. But whatever you do, don't accept an invitation to go fi shing on Black Lake.
Address: UL MARIACKA 50. | Tel: +48 58 301 8922
