A tastefully modernised Gdansk apartment in a townhouse on ul. Dluga, the pedestrian street linking the entrance gates to the historic town of Gdansk. From here you are able to look down the Royal Way, the ancient road taken by the Kings of Poland on their visits to this famous Hanseatic town which once dominated Europe's grain market. The city has had a tumultuous history and is probably most famously known in recent years as the home of Lech Walesa and the Solidarity movement which forced the first cracks in the communist system which ultimately led to the fall of the Berlin Wall. But Gdansk is not only a city with a history dating back to the shipyard strikes and peaceful protests of 1980. Under it's German name of Danzig, the city was where the first shots of WWII were fired. The city lay in ruins in 1945 and was rebuilt brick by brick in the years following the end of the war. The old town was meticulously reconstructed and its ancient streets offer cafes, bars and restaurants aplenty. The picturesque Mariacka street is truly one of the most beautiful anywhere in the world and is the home to Gdansk's thriving amber trade. And Gdansk only forms one third of the Tri-city of Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia. The sandy beaches of the Baltic are only 15 minutes away along the coast by car while the lakes and forests of the Kashubian region are only 30 minutes away to the west. The beauty of the city is complimented by the surrounding area and the low cost of living allows that pound in your pocket to go a lot further with a main course in a great local restaurant costing less than 10 GBP and a pint at less than 1 GBP.