Step back in time and learn about the historical relationship between Poland and Germany on a guided walking tour of Gdansk. Avail of the services of a local guide who will take you to see all the highlights of the Old Town, such as Upland Gate at the start of the famous Royal Way. Hear how Gdansk was the world's largest German-speaking city in the 16th and 17th centuries, and how it functioned for 400 years as an intermediary between the cultures of Poland, Germany and Lithuania. Learn about some of the city's famous former residents, such as the writer Arthur Schopenhauer. Hear about the Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass who set his famous Danzig Trilogy – including The Tin Drum – in Gdansk.