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## If this is your first time in Gdańsk
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1. Gdańsk is a great city with well over 1000 years of eventful history. There's plenty of things to see and do. You may start by taking a walk on Długa and Długi Targ streets and turning into Długie Pobrzeże. The houses look a lot like those in Amsterdam. That not a coincidence, as both cities were member of the [Hanseatic League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanseatic_League), a merchant guild that owned major trade routes on Baltic sea for three centuries.
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2. If a history is your thing, [Schleswig-Holstein fired its cannons on Westerplatte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Schleswig-Holstein#World_War_II), commencing Germany invasion on Poland and starting World War II.
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3. For a bit more recent history, you may visit Solidarity Square, which commemorates 42 shipyard workers killed during protests in 1970, which eventually led to a creation of the Solidarity movement in 1980s and fall of communism in Poland.
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4. Gdańsk also has a lot to offer if you're into fine dining. Make sure you try local specialties - dumplings (pierogi), bigos or schabowy. Ask any locals and they'll point you in the right direction. With 463 restaurants (according to TripAdvisor), there's plenty of places to choose from.
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2. If a history is your thing, you probably know that [Schleswig-Holstein fired its cannons on Westerplatte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Schleswig-Holstein#World_War_II), commencing Germany invasion on Poland and starting World War II. There's a recently opened [WWII museum](https://muzeum1939.pl/en) that may be worth visiting.
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3. For a bit more recent history, you may visit Solidarity Square, which commemorates 42 shipyard workers killed during protests in 1970, which eventually led to a creation of the Solidarity movement in 1980s and fall of communism in Poland. If you have some time to spare, [European Solidarity Center](http://www.ecs.gda.pl) may be worth visiting. If you're short on time, perhaps taking a short walk on [Solidarity square](https://goo.gl/maps/u5BL7CupvtT2), where major protests took place.
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4. Gdańsk also has a lot to offer if you're into fine dining. Make sure you try local specialties - dumplings (pierogi), bigos (sauerkraut with mushrooms, bits of meat and sausages) or schabowy (pork breaded cutlet). Ask any locals and they'll point you in the right direction. With 463 restaurants (according to TripAdvisor), there's plenty of places to choose from.
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5. If you're into arts, Gdańsk has [Polish Baltic Filharmonic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Baltic_Philharmonic), [Baltic Opera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_State_Opera) and a [Shakespeare Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gda%C5%84sk_Shakespeare_Theatre).
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6. If that's still not enough, hop on a train and in less than hour you'll be in Malbork where you can see the [biggest medieval castle in Europe](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=malbork+zamek&t=canonical&iax=images&ia=images).
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7. If you happen to still use Fahrenheit scale, its inventor Daniel Fahrenheit was born in Gdansk. There's a small plaque on the house he was born and lived. It's on Ogarna street. |
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7. If you happen to still use Fahrenheit scale, its inventor Daniel Fahrenheit was born in Gdansk. There's a small plaque on the house he was born and lived. It's on Ogarna street.
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8. Gdańsk has a thriving beer enthusiasts community. There are quite a few microbreweries and plenty of pubs that serve Polish craft beers. Some good options are: [PG4](https://www.facebook.com/BrowarPG4/), [Brovarnia](http://www.brovarnia.pl/foto-historia/galeria/brovarnia-gdansk), [Lubrow](http://www.lubrow.pl/o-browarze/), [Browar Piwna](http://browarpiwna.pl/) and others. |
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