Going on holidays is as much about getting away from the banal as it is about chasing the novel. And while there are familiar sights in Poland, it’s an often overlooked destination for something ...

Polish archaeologists recently uncovered an elite knight's burial in remarkable condition – all in the middle of a bustling tourist city. The tomb was found in Gdańsk, Poland, a historic city revered ...

Like many other cities before and after, whether damaged by war, fire or an earthquake, Gdańsk had to shake off the trauma. It had to gather its resources and start rebuilding. Former President Ronald ...

Gdańsk, Poland is a 1,000-year old port city with a dramatic history of war and insurrection, and contrasting periods of trade and prosperity. Walk its beautifully restored streets for a day to pick ...

A warm orange sun cushioned by clouds fizzles down before me. As it vanishes, it leaves behind a smudge of hot pink, illuminating the sky. Everything feels calm. Peaceful. The sea gently rocks beneath ...

The building as we know it today was erected in the early 1960s on the ruins of a pre-war building and concealed many secrets and surprises, largely due to its location in the historical urban fabric ...

Poland has launched an expansion of the Gdańsk Naftoport oil terminal, adding a sixth berth to lift capacity and strengthen ...

Archaeologists in Poland made a rare discovery, providing valuable insight into the period of the Crusades. The team of archaeologists from ArcheoScan unearthed a gravestone said to belong to a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When French yacht builder Francis Lapp presented his first catamaran at the Monaco Yacht Show two decades ago, ...

Journalist Michael Segalov traces the story of his Jewish grandfather, who fled Gdańsk before World War Two. Should he reclaim his own lost citizenship? And why is this history so politically fraught ...