IU368. FROMBORK – COPERNICUS MUSEUM AND CATHEDRAL HILL

LOCATION photo source: ATTRACTIONS The Cathedral Hill in Frombork is one of the highest class monuments. Many times destructed and reconstructed, it retained the basic elements of the Middle Age architectural conception. The exceptional importance of this place is raised by the historical traditions and the person of Nicolaus Copernicus. Many of the gathered monuments […]

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IU364. KAYAKING IN PARSETA RIVER AND VISITING KOLOBRZEG CITY

LOCATION Transportation to Poland, Kolobrzeg.     photo source:  ATTRACTIONS Thewaters of the Parsęta River are the habitats of rare or dying fish species (eg lamprotips, certa), as well as attractive for angling (salmon, brown trout). The Parsęta river is a paradise for ornithologists (over 180 species). You can observe here numerous species of birds, […]

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IU347. WOLIN ISLAND AND TRZEBIATÓW COAST

LOCATION Wolin Island and Trzebiatów Coast are separated by the Dziwna – one of three straits connecting Szczecin Lagoon with the Baltic Sea. This is the historical centre of former Western Pomerania, a place where the Pomeranian statehood and culture shaped, starting from Jomsborg factory founded by the Vikings in present day Wolin, to the […]

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IU346. CENTRAL POMERANIA

LOCATION It was in Kołobrzeg in 1000 that Prince Bolesław Chrobry and Emperor Otto III established a missionary bishopric to Christianise Pomerania. Pagan faith was so strong here that soon the bishopric declined and only in the mid-12thcentury did St Otto from Bamberg actually christened the Pomeranians. By the Reformation era, the area between Kołobrzeg […]

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IU323. DRAWA NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION The park is located in the north-west of Poland, at a place where the Lubuskie, Zachodniopomorskie and Wielkopolskie Voivodeships meet. The entire length of the river amounts to 185,9 km. The geographical location is 53°43′10″N 16°08′57″E. SCENIC CHARACTER Over 80 percent of its area is covered with forests – the great and monumental Drawa Forest […]

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IU316. SZCZECIN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION The capital and the largest city of the province West Pomeranian, located on the Oder and the Dąbie Lake. The city is just a few kilometers from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. Szczecin can be reached by car, public transport by bus or train, as well as by plane (airport – Szczecin Goleniów). The city is […]

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IU306. SZCZECINEK HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION A city in West Pomerania, located on the border of Drawskie Lake District and Szczecineckie Lake District, between three lakes: Trzesiecko, Wielimie and Wilczkowo. In the city runs national and provincial roads and runs a railway line, so you can get here by car and by train. 53°42’36.2″N 16°41’35.3″E       Pomeranian Dukes’ […]

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IU305. TRZEBIATÓW HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION Trzebiatów is located on the Rega River, about 8 km from the Baltic Sea, 35 km from Kamień Pomorski and 120 km from Szczecin.  The Old Town, located in the bend of the river, is located on a hill surrounded by defensive walls. Palace on the Młynówka and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit […]

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IU304. KAMIEŃ POMORSKI HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

LOKALIZACJA Miasto położone jest nad brzegiem Zalewu Kamieńskiego w odległości około 10 km od Morza Bałtyckiego i około 90 km od Szczecina. Do Kamienia Pomorskiego można dojechać samochodem, komunikacją publiczną – autobusem lub pociągiem. Miasto położone jest na Zachodniopomorskim Szlaku Żeglarskim, łączącym porty jachtowe na Odrze i wzdłuż Morza Bałtyckiego, dlatego możesz tu dopłynąć jachtem […]

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IU287. WOLIŃSKI NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION Wolinski National Park is located in the north western Poland, at the mouth of Oder River. It is situated on the Wolin Island and protects its highly valuable part. Baltic Sea Waters surrounding and the archipelago of coastal islands made Wolinski National Park the first maritime park in Poland. Międzyzdroje GPS 53°93′N 14°45′E SCENIC CHARACTER […]

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