骋诲补艅蝉办 & Pomerania
Malbork鈥檚 blockbuster attraction is its show-stoppingly massive castle sitting on the banks of the sluggish Nogat River, an eastern arm of the Vistula鈥
Must-see attractions in 骋诲补艅蝉办 & Pomerania
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Opened in 2016, this striking piece of modern architecture is a bold addition to the northern end of 骋诲补艅蝉办's waterfront. It has rapidly become one of鈥
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Opened in 2014, and housed in a truly awful example of 21st-century architecture (its rusty steel plates were designed to evoke ships under construction),鈥
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Dominating the heart of the Old Town, St Mary鈥檚 is often cited as the largest brick church in the world, its massive 78m-high tower dominating the 骋诲补艅蝉办鈥
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Opened in 2019 in the renovated White Granary building, the 250-piece collection of portraits by Stanis艂aw Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885鈥1939), aka Witkacy, are鈥
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One of Poland's best beaches, this stretch of sand curves gently along the coast and is backed by out-of-bounds, protected dunes. So high is the sand鈥
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D艂ugi Targ was once the main city market and is now the major focus for visitors. Things have gotten a bit touristy here over the last decade (dubious鈥
Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes
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This castle is the mother of all Szczecin monuments. This vast, blocky building looms over the Old Town, but the square central courtyard and simple鈥
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Best accessed from the resort of Mi臋dzyzdroje, Wolin National Park occupies the central section of Wolin Island. With a total area of about 50 sq km, it鈥檚鈥
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This is a sprawling exhibition covering 骋诲补艅蝉办's role as a Baltic seaport through the centuries. The headquarters, the multimillion-euro Maritime Cultural鈥
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The most atmospheric of all 骋诲补艅蝉办's streets and one of Poland鈥檚 most photogenic lanes is this length of cobbles between the waterfront St Mary鈥檚 Gate and鈥
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The most unusual feature of the national park is the shifting dunes (wydmy ruchome), which create a genuine desert landscape. They鈥檙e on the sandbar鈥
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This 186-sq-km park takes up the 33km stretch of coast between 艁eba and the tourist fishing village of Rowy, complete with two large lakes, 艁ebsko and鈥
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Rising in all its embellished grandeur behind the Neptune Fountain, the Artus Court is perhaps the single best-known house in 骋诲补艅蝉办. The court has been鈥
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The 14th-century cathedral is the most important historic sight in town. Though badly damaged in 1945, it has been rebuilt close to its original form. For鈥
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The museum鈥檚 main exhibition space can be found in the southeastern corner of the complex, though the entrance can take a bit of finding. The ground floor鈥
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Founded over 700 years ago, St Bridget鈥檚 was reduced to medieval brick dust in 1945, and until 1970 only the outer walls were left standing. Very little鈥
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Dominating D艂ugi Targ, 骋诲补艅蝉办's impressive Gothic-Renaissance town hall boasts the city's highest tower at 81.5m. It is home to the Historical Museum of鈥
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South of Dar艂owo鈥檚 central Rynek is its well-preserved 14th-century castle, erected in 1352 and renovated in 1988. It was the residence of the Pomeranian鈥
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Kwidzyn's 14th-century castle has experienced numerous ups and downs, suffering the most grievous loss in 1798 when the Prussians pulled down two sides 鈥
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Filling the middle of the courtyard with its huge Gothic-brick facade and with a slim octagonal tower at each corner, this impressive building was erected鈥
National Museum's Department of Early Art
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Located just outside the Main Town, the National Museum鈥檚 Department of Early Art is housed in the vaulted interiors of a former Franciscan monastery. It鈥
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This museum is located in the historic town hall, which claims 骋诲补艅蝉办鈥檚 highest tower at 81.5m. The showpiece is the Red Room (Sala Czerwona), done up in鈥
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The small town of Gniew has one big attraction 鈥 a red-brick castle housing the local Archaeological Museum. The exhibition is in two rooms, but you will鈥
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Some 16km south of Ko艣cierzyna, Wdzydze Kiszewskie is a tiny village with a big attraction, namely the Kashubian Ethnographic Park, an open-air museum 鈥
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Part of the National Maritime Museum, the oh-so conspicuous 骋诲补艅蝉办 Crane soars above the busy waterfront. Built in the mid-15th century as part of the鈥
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The first surprise as you approach the cathedral is the facade, a striking composition of two slim octagonal Gothic towers with a central baroque portion鈥
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Based in a former Benedictine convent and several granaries at the southern end of the old quarter, the Regional Museum is worth an hour or two's perusal鈥
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Originally founded in 1084 near Grenoble (France), the Carthusian order was known for its austere monastic rules 鈥 its monks passing their days in the鈥
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Erected by the Dominican order on its arrival from Krak贸w in 1227, this is one of 骋诲补艅蝉办鈥檚 oldest places of Christian worship and it feels that way inside鈥
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Golub鈥檚 square-set castle overlooks the town from a hill, the prominent structure consisting of a massive Gothic brick base topped with a slightly more鈥
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The epicentre of Che艂mno鈥檚 chessboard of streets is the Rynek, in the middle of which stands the compact Renaissance Town Hall, built around 1570 on the鈥
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The largest monument of the Old Town is St Catherine鈥檚 Church, 骋诲补艅蝉办's oldest, which was begun in the 1220s. It was the parish church for the entire town鈥
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This large museum isn鈥檛 as dull as you might expect and is well worth a look if you鈥檝e time on your hands. The displays cover the history of weaponry鈥
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Built in 1612, the Golden Gate was designed by Abraham van den Block, son of the man behind the decoration of the Upland Gate. It's a sort of triumphal鈥
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The Museum of Central Pomerania is housed within S艂upsk鈥檚 main attraction, a commanding 16th-century castle. Beyond its impressive blocky tower are sacral鈥
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The Westerplatte area is famous for one thing: it was here, at 4.45am on 1 September 1939, that the first shots of WWII were fired during the German鈥
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If you鈥檙e keen on stuffed sea life, you鈥檒l be delighted by the static displays of albatrosses, sharks and seals, along with fishing paraphernalia, model鈥
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Behind the baroque Town Hall on Dar艂owo鈥檚 Rynek rises this massive brick church. Originally dating from the 1320s it has preserved its Gothic shape well鈥
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According to legend, the Neptune Fountain, next to the Town Hall, once gushed forth with the trademark 骋诲补艅蝉办 liqueur, Goldwasser. As the story goes, it鈥
