There are many things that by definition make a city: a permanent and densely settled population, well-defined boundaries, and a workforce largely based on the knowledge sector. One major thing that is left out of this definition is the people. People make cities, building neighbourhood communities and creating spaces they want to use and see. Across the world, cities are increasingly becoming unliveable, with rising costs, little access to green spaces, and pollution rates seeing people flock to the suburbs. There are, however, a number of metropolises winning over their residents, with one Eastern European destination, in particular, coming out head and shoulders above its regional and western counterparts: the city of Gdańsk. Though located in northernmost Poland, Gdańsk is at its core a German city. For hundreds of years, it was a part of Prussia, the once great and mighty German state that ceased to exist in the late 19th century. After World War 2, the city found itself within Poland’s borders after Europe’s borders were redrawn. Though it had been almost entirely destroyed, …