This is the Gdańsk & Pomerania chapter from Lonely Planet’s Poland guidebook.

The epicentre of Pomerania is northern Poland’s metropolis Gdańsk, a forward-looking city with a fascinatingly photogenic historical centre.

• wander the halls, corridors and chapels of Malbork Castle, Europe’s biggest medieval fortress
• maps
• boogie on the beach at one of Sopot’s many nightclubs
• transport
• restaurants & accommodation
• admire the architecture of Gdańsk’s Długi Targ, one of Poland’s grandest thoroughfares

Coverage includes: Gdańsk, Around Gdańsk, Sopot, Hel Peninsula, Kashubia, Lower Vistula, Toruń, Golub-Dobrzyń, Chełmno, Grudziądz, Kwidzyn, Malbork, Elbląg, Frombork, Northern & Western Pomerania, Łeba, Słowiński National Park, Słupsk, Ustka, Darłowo, Kołobrzeg, Świnoujście and Szczecin.