Pomerania

Pomorskie

Capital: Gdansk Major cities: Gdynia, Slupsk International airport: GDN - Gdańsk Rębiechowo

Major tourist attractions

Kashubian Lakeland

Small but very beautiful region sprinkled with lakes and rivers winding their way among scenic hills. The original inhabitants retained their ethnic identity and cultivate culture and art of their own.

Słowiński National Park

Unique are the Baltic Sea coast shifting dunes near Łeba. They move along, covering a distance of a few metres per year.

Bytow

Gothic Teutonic Knights’ castle.

Gdansk

Best witnesses of the city’s centuries long traditions are the sumptuous old houses (Artus Court), churches (St Mary’s), gates and other historical buildings (Town Hall, Gdaƒsk Crane, Great Mill, Neptune Fountain). Many historical monuments are grouped in the area of the Main Town. Oliwa, the suburb of Gdańsk, is proud of its Cistercian church and monastery. The Oliwa Cathedral’s showpiece is its gigantic rococo organ (18th century).

Gdynia

Dar Pomorza, the famous frigate is moored by the Southern Pier, while the Oceanographic Museum and Aquarium is located at its tip.

Malbork

European largest Gothic Teutonic Knights’ castle. The former seat of the Order’s Grand Masters. On the UNESCO’s World Heritage list.

Gniew

Gothic Teutonic Knights’ castle, where knights’ tournaments are organised.

Pelplin

Gothic cathedral, the former Cistercian monastic church (13th century). The highlight of the Diocesan Museum is a copy of Gutenberg Bible (one of 45 worldwide).

Slupsk

Ducal castle (14th c.), Mill Gate, Gothic churches, fragments of defensive walls.

Sopot

Very popular seaside resort with Poland’s longest pier (512 m).

Health Spa

Ustka

Treatment: circulatory system; respiratory system; mobility and rheumatic disorders; metabolism

National Parks

Bory Tucholskie

It protects the most valuable part of the Bory Tucholskie Forest. ...

Slowinski

The greatest attraction of this park stretching along the Baltic Sea coast (between Rowy and Leba) are the shifting dunes, which, while moving along, uncover dead tree stumps - the remains of timber stands covered with sand once long ago. ...