With its magnificent location, Sopot has always been a fashionable resort. The late-19th and early-20th-century aristocrats and artists from all over the world were attracted to the spa by the city’s baths and the seaside air. The amazing architecture of the old fin-de-siecle villas, some of which have been preserved till today and recreated as hotels, pubs and restaurants. Sopot’s famous pier, the longest wooden pier in Europe, is a must see Baltic landmark.
Also in this area, the Kasino-Hotel, renamed the Grand Hotel after World War II, has also been among the city’s most famous landmarks and one of the Pomeranian most luxurious hotels ever since its creation in 1927. This hotel had the pleasure of housing such celebrity guests as: Marlena Dietrich, Charles de Gaulle and Fidel Castro.