The representational Długa Street (Long Street) turns aside slightly and, as a consequence, we can see the most noteworthy buildings such as: The City Hall – the seat of city authorities, the post office building with its reconstructed interior, Renaissance Ferber House dating back to 1560.

The longest wooden pier in Europe (511,5 m), stretching into the sea from the middle of Sopot beach is a popular venue for recreation and health walks (the concentration of iodine at the tip of the pier is twice as high as on land) or public entertainment events, and it also serves as a mooring point for cruise boats and water taxis. It is also an excellent point for observing the World Sailing Championship, the Baltic Windsurfing Cup and the Sopot Triathlon taking place on the bay. Sopot pier consists of 2 parts: the famous wooden walking jetty and the Spa Square on land, where concerts and festivities are organised.

The Gdynia Aquarium is a zoological garden presenting the biggest collection of water animals in Poland. The main objective of this centre is popularization of the sea science by exhibiting and educational activity.

In this place people interested in the underwater world can see an amazing exhibition of coral-reef ecosystem with a large variety of colourful sea fishes such as seahorses, lionfish as well as the sea invertebrates such as sea anemone. The view is definitely magic.

In the early 13th century the Teutonic Order launched its first crusades to the territories around the central stretch of the River Nogat in order to convert the local inhabitants to Christianity. At the beginning of the 1380s the Teutonic Knights started building a castle here which they referred to as St. Mary's Stronghold (German Marienburg). In less than 30 years they raised a quadrangular convent building complete with chapel, chapter house, dormitory, refectory, an enclosed courtyard and a bailey situated to the north. A long, high gallery was built leading from the south-west corner to the Danske or sewage-tower, which was also used for defence purposes…

The upside-down house

‘The upside-down house’ was built in the village of Szymbark in Kaszuby on the area of the Centre for Education and Regional Promotion. Soon the building entered by the top window is going to be equipped with furniture and appliances coming from the Socrealism period, also assembled in a similarly unusual way.

It is a long brick basilica (107 m) with a transept and a bypass around the presbytery. It was constructed in stages during the Romanesque and Romanesque – Gothic period (XIII c.) as well as in the Gothic period (the second half of XIV c.). The evident elements of the Romanesque – Gothic basilica are,

The Seal Centre is a part of the Marine Station – a field research station of the Institute of Oceanography University of Gdańsk where a project of the reproduction and protection of grey seals in the region of the southern Baltic Sea is realized. The centre has existed since 1999, though the activity.

The Crooked House in Sopot was constructed in 2003 and its character has been based on the drawings of  Jan Marcin Szancer and Per Dahlberg as well as Gaudi’s designs. The outside elevation of the building fully corresponds to Monciak’s stylistics. The levels of the building refer to the cornices

The Long Bridge – it is a long promenade along the banks of the Motława river, full of Gothic water gates such as Krowia Gate dating back to the XIV c., Chlebnicka Gate from the XV c, St. Mary’s Gate from the XV c. and the Holy Spirit Gate reconstructed in the 1990s as well as the famous Gdansk Crane. The Long Bridge was destroyed in 1945 however, it has already been restructured and now it is of its original shape again.

Gdańsk beaches have lately become famous for an exceptionally good quality of the sea water. All research have showed that the water there is of the first and the second class water quality. Moreover, during the autumn or winter periods it is a splendid place for relaxing walks. For some time now

The advance sale of tickets for Gdansk and Gdynia water trams has just started. The water tram will be cruising in July and August from Gdynia to Hel and from Gdynia to Jastarnia. Whereas the routes of Gdańsk water tram are as follows:  Gdańsk – Hel, Sopot - Hel, Gdansk - New Port, Gdank - Sobieszewo, Westerplatte - New Port.
Tickets can be purchased in Gdansk (Targ Rybny 6), Pomeranian wharf in Gdynia, Kiosk near the Lighthouse at the enterance to the Molo and Seaside Boulevard in Hel.

“On board of our ship you will have an exceptional opportunity to enjoy unique moments while listening to live chanties, whereas the guide will be a source of exciting information regarding the history of this city. You are very welcome on the board! We sail to Westerplatte.”

The Neptune Fountain – was designed by Abraham van den Blocke. The statue was moulded in accordance with a design of P. Husen in 1615 by G. Benning II. The magnificent surrounding fencing with gold crests of Gdańsk and Polish eagles dates back to 1634. Both the shaft and the pool of the fountain were reconstructed during the second half of the XVIII century by J. K. Stender. The main source of the water streams is the trident held by the sea and ocean ruler in his right hands well as the sea horses at his feet and the plinth’s edges. You will have the best view of the fountain sculpture by looking at it from the side and the front side directions.

Spending one’s holidays at the seaside it is worthwhile to visit Wejherowo - a significant pilgrimage-Marian centre in Pomerania Region. The biggest tourist attraction of Wejherowo is the Calvary of Wejherowo - Sanctuary of The Passion with a tradition of over 350 years. Visited by throngs of pilgrims and tourists, it is called the Holy Mountains or the Jerusalem of Kashubia.  Located on morainic hills, the Calvary includes 26 chapels. According to a scientifically unconfirmed piece of information, the distances between individual chapels are the same as the distances between individual stages of the martyr’s way traversed by Jesus Christ in Jerusalem (5,936 paces). Under each chapel, there is a handful of soil from Jerusalem.

Ołowianka is an island in Gdańsk with the Motława river flowing at its one side and the Stępka Channel at the other side. Within the framework of the city’s return ‘facing the river’ project, the former facilities of Ołowianka heat and power plant have been successfully adopted by the Polish Baltic Philharmonic.

The Oliwa Park is the last park left of the municipal gardens that used to be very numerous in the past. It is an oasis of beauty and silence in the centre of the city. The Oliwa Park is an ideal place to regain one’s inner balance and the peace of mind.

The Cleveland Main Lighthouse (today no longer standing), which served as a model to the Gdańsk lighthouse, was erected in 1871 and was considered to be one of the most beautiful lighthouses of America. But why a twin of a Cleveland lighthouse in Gdańsk? It is an enduring mystery.

At present the zoological garden in Gdańsk is the biggest zoo in Poland. It is one of the most attractive places for both recreation and education on the Coast. Every year the garden is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists as well as the Tri-City residents.

The EXPERYMENT Science Centre -- one of the first such ventures in Poland -- is a modern scientific and educational playground for amateur explorers and the "learning through fun" philosophy followers of all ages.

The A. Ledóchowski planetarium in Gdynia constitutes a separate facility within a complex of buildings of the Faculty of Navigation of Gdynia Maritime University. It was constructed during the 1971- 1978 years and it was opened on 14 October 1979 after the simulation devices had been installed.

The Gniew Castle was the greatest fortress of the Teutonic Order on the left bank of the Vistula River. Built at the turn of the XIII and the XIV century, it was home to the Order’s leaders, whereas when the town belonged to Poland, it was the main office of local administrators. It was reconstructed several times

Shifting sand dunes in the Słowiński National Park are one of the greatest curiosities in Europe. The biggest moving ones are called 'White Mountains' and they are situated between Łeba and Rowy; they are 45 metre high. You can approach this place by means of a tourist trail through the highest dune called Łącka Góra.

Branch of the Archaeological Museum in Gdańsk
www.archeologia.pl

Opening hours : everyday – apart from Mondays - from10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission : 5 and 8 PLN.

Workshops of a shoemaker and a tanner, a tailor’s shop, a medieval bath house, a mint and a reconstructed Hanseatic Street, you can see all these things in the “Błękitny Lew” Archaeological Education Centre which is situated in the “Błękitny Baranek” Granary in 53 Chmielna Street and invites you to take a walk around the medieval Gdańsk.

The Świętojańska Street is the most import and representative street in Gdynia, it is 1800 metre long and 24 metre wide. There are 150 tenement houses and a few hundred of places such as shops, restaurants or service points located along this street.

The Grodzisko post-fort complex is situated on a hill 50 m above the sea level, located in the city centre, not far away from the railway and buss stations. The Grodzisko complex is composed of historic defence constructions, a park as well as an educational and recreational complex - Hewelianum.

A girl at the top window in the tenement house will appear every day from the 1st of May until the 1st of October 2006 at 1p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

The author of the figure’s design is Ewa Topolan, an artist, a sculptor associated with the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. This idea makes a reference to a novel by Jadwiga Łuszczewska - Deotyma (1834-1908) entitled “Panienka z okienka” (“A girl at the window”) which was published at the end of the 19th century in Warsaw.

Bohaterów Monte Cassino Street (‘Monte Cassino’ or ‘Monciak’ for short) the street leading down to the pier is the most famous pedestrian precinct in the country, lined with numerous pubs and galleries. In summer it becomes a venue for itinerant street theatres, musicians and artists who exhibit their portrait work.

The Forest Opera is an open-air amphitheatre with roofing. Experts say it is one of the most beautiful of its type in Europe with excellent sound qualities. The theatre, covering 4 hectares, can seat 4400 and the orchestra pit can accommodate 110 musicians. Both classical and popular music concerts are organised at the Opera, such as the Sopot Festival – a fixture on the Sopot calendar for 40 years – and the Opera Festival – organised to continue the pre-war tradition of the Wagner Festival which in the early years of the 20th Century made Sopot famous under the nick-name of ‘ Little Bayreuth’. The Opera also provides a venue for many entertainment events and one-off concerts.

The Fishing Harbour, is undoubtedly a place worth seeing, in the southern part of the beach, near the outlet of the Karlikowski Stream and the Przystań Bar. Every day one can buy freshly caught fish and see an exhibition of typical boats and fishing gear here. At the harbour there is a chapel intended for “happy return from the sea.”

The Hippodrome Sopot beautifully extended over an area of 40 hectares, the site of horse races which can be watched from a beautifully restored, hundred year old pavillion, numerous festivities, open-air events and concerts. Among the artists who have performed here is Tina Turner, who sang in front of a 70,000 audience. In 1999, John Paul II celebrated mass for over 700,000 worshippers here.