Experiences labelled with 'travel gdansk'
With its beautifully restored 17th century burgher townhouses and polished cobblestone streets, Gdansk, Poland shows little of the ravages bestowed on it by modern history. Famously invaded by Hitler at Westerplatte on the 1st September 1939, Gdansk’s shelling sparked WWII and threw Europe into conflict. Six years later, the city was liberated by the Red Army, only to be destroyed once again. After decades of painstaking restoration, Gdansk once again resembles something of its former glory. Central to its heritage is amber, with the earliest evidence of an amber workshop in Gdansk dating back to the late 10th century AD. Today Gdansk runs its own amber processing school, and its amber masters continue to enjoy worldwide appreciation for their craft. Archeologists believe that amber was ...
