IU312. BARTH HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION A city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. You can reach Barth by car, bus or train, as well as by plane (airport in Stralsund-Barth). Barth is located on the south bank of the Bodden sea, which is why you can also get here by yacht. 54°22′N 12°43′E      photo source: wikipedia. SCENIC CHARACTER The origins […]

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IU311. HELSINGØR HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION A Danish city in the north-east of Zealand, located 40 km north of Copenhagen over the Øresund Strait. On the opposite bank of the strait there is the twin Swedish city of Helsingborg. Communication between them takes place via a ferry. From Copenhagen to Helsingør you will arrive on route 19, then on the […]

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IU310. LANDSKRONA HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION Landskrona is located on the shore of the Öresund strait, approx. 50 km from Malmö and approx. 35 km from Helsingør. You can reach the city by car, by train or by boat. 55°52′13″N 12°49′49″E     The Castle in Landskrona, photo source: www.citadellet.com. SCENIC CHARACTER The city owes its origin to the King […]

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IU309. MALMO HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION A city in southern Sweden, situated on the Skåne peninsula on the picturesque bank of the Oresund strait. After the construction of the bridge-tunnel crossing (Most Öresund) with Copenhagen in 2000, it is considered the so-called “the gate to Sweden”.  The city can be reached by car, train or yacht. 55°37’15.2″N 13°00’11.1″E     […]

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IU308. KALMAR HITORICAL PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION Kalmar is located in south-east Sweden, in the Kalmar Strait (Kalmarsund), opposite the island of Öland, located on the Baltic Sea. Kalmar is connected to the island one of the longest bridges in Europe. On the outskirts of the city is an airport, and in the city is a marina. So you can get […]

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IU307. BYTÓW GRIFFINS DYNASTY PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION Bytów is located about 100 km away from Szczecinek, about 50 km from Słupsk and 100 km from Gdańsk. The city is best reached by car. Public transport connections are possible, but it take quite a long time. 17°30’E  54°10’N      photo source: SCENIC CHARACTER The most important monument of Bytów on the […]

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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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IU302. MANORS IN KRETINGA AND PLUNGĖ

LOCATION Kretinga and Plungė towns are connected by highway A11 and have good railway and bus connection with other cities in Lithuania. Plungė Manor park, photo  source: wikimedia commons. SCENIC CHARACTER Kretinga is one of the oldest settlements in Lithuania, also called the Franciscan capital due to 5 established monasteries here. Kretinga district is famous not […]

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