IU209. GNIEW CASTLE

LOCATION Gniew Castle is located on the left bank of the Vistula River in a small town Gniew in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is an one-hour car ride from Gdańsk and 40-minute ride from Malbork. 53°50′N 18°49′E ATTRACTIONS Situated on the hill with a stunning view of the VistulaRiver, the Gniew Castle attracts tourists […]

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IU208. MALBORK CASTLE

LOCATION Malbork Castle is located on a hill above the Nogat River, 40 km on south-east of Gdansk, in Pomerania Voivodship. You can reach Malbork by tains from Warsaw, Gdańsk, Cracow, Kołobrzeg, Rzeszów, Gdynia, Torun, Kielce, Lublin and Koszalin. It takes 15 minutes to walk from the railway station to the castle. There are also […]

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IU135. USTKA

LOCATION Ustka is a town in Pomeranian Voivodeship in the north part of Poland with 16.000 inhabitants. This charming place is a port city, a spa and a resort located on the Słowiński Coast, at the mouth of Słupia River to the Baltic Sea. GPS 54°57′N 16°86′E https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ustka_z_lotu_ptaka_IMG_6829.jpg#/media/File:Ustka_z_lotu_ptaka_IMG_6829.jpg SCENIC CHARACTER Ustka is located close to Słowiński […]

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IU120. GDAŃSK

LOCATION Gdańsk is the biggest polish city on the Baltic coast with over a thousand year old history and marine tradition. It is a capital of Pomorskie Voivodeship and a capital of Kaszubia region. Gdańsk forms with Gdynia and Sopot a metropolitan area called Tricity. It is located on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay […]

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IU110. GDYNIA AQUARIUM

LOCATION Gdynia Aquarium is located in the center of Gdynia, the most northerly city of Tricity, on the South Pier, at the end of Kościuszko Square in close proximity to city beach and marina. It is surrounded by waters of Puck Bay. GPS 54°52′N 18°56′E.          By Marcin Sochacki (Wanted) – Own work, […]

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IU109. VISTULA RIVER MOUTH

LOCATION Vistula River Mouth of the longest river in Poland (1047 km long) and the longest river that flows into the Baltic Sea. The estuary is located on Żuławy Wiślane, its delta area, withsplendidly fertile soils. GPS 54°35′N 18°94′E.          By Danapass – Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62753252 SCENIC CHARACTER The river estuary […]

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IU108. HEL MARINE STATION

LOCATION The station was established in 1992. It is located in Hel, main town on the Hel Peninsula, by the coast of the Gulf of Gdańsk. The station is a part of the University of Gdańsk Institute of Oceanography. Hel 54°61′N 18°80′E.             Beach in Hel, https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:Beach_in_Hel.jpg SCENIC CHARACTER Hel Marine Station […]

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IU57. HEL

LOCATION Hel is a town in the northern Poland. It is situated at the farthest point of Hel Peninsula 54°36′42″N 18°48′29″E. If you want to get there, you should travel to Tricity at first. There is an airport in Gdańsk. You can take Pendolino train as well. Then you can take a local train or […]

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IU56. REWA

LOCATION Rewa is a small village in the northern Poland. It’s a part of the Kosakowo commune in Puck county, situated about 15 km from Tricity 54°37′58″N 18°30′37″E. The fact that it so close to Tricity results in good communication. There are Pendolino trains in here, and even an airport. When You reach Gdynia, the […]

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IU55. ORŁOWO

LOCATION Orłowo is a district in Gdynia  54°28′33″N 18°33′12″E. It’s a part of well known polish conurbation called Tricity. Its well communicated. Tricity has its airport. It’s possible to get there by bus, or by sea. However most comfortable would be to travel by train. Sopot is one of few cities in Poland connected with […]

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