Looking for a hotel in Gdańsk, Poland close to the city center? On an island between the old (stara) and new (nowa) arms of river Motława you can find the Villa Pica Paca. I associated the name much more with South America but in fact it is a nice flatlet hotel within a typical house of Gdańsk.
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The Westerplatte is a peninsula close to Gdańsk, Poland. It is well known because it is the place where World War II started. By that time Gdańsk (“Danzig”) was an independent state with mostly German residents enclosed by Poland and the exclave Königsberg/Allenstein of the Deutsches Reich.
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Located 60 km southeast of Gdańsk, Poland you will find Malbork (Marienburg) close to the river Nogat. Its prime feature is Malbork Castle, a fortification built by the knights of the German Order in the 13th century. It is constructed in Brick Gothic style, normally common in northern Germany.
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