The most attractive monuments are found along the Royal Way, including Long Street (ul. Długa) and Long Market (Długi Targ) lined up with richly ornamented old houses and public historical buildings. The Gothic town hall houses the Historical Museum of Gdańsk. The showpiece is a carillon, a replica 
of the 13th century instrument. The Artus Court, one of the most magnificent building of this type in Europe. The Neptune Fountain - a symbol of Gdańsk. On the Motława River waterfront stands the conspicuous Gdańsk Crane - the biggest port crane in medieval Europe.
The Gothic St Mary's Church is the largest old brick church in Europe (view from the tower) which can seat 25,000 people. Worth a visit are the Gothic St Catherine's Church and the Oliwa Cathedral famous for its 18th century organ. The Oliwa monastery buildings shelter interesting museums. The Monument to The Shipyard Workers was erected in memory of the workers killed in the December riots of 1970. Addition attractions of Gdańsk include sandy beaches, sea cruises and a wealth of cultural events: international organ festivals, street fairs, parades, shows of street theatres.
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The panoramic view of the city is best admired from Mt Kamienna. Tourist usually flock to Kościuszko Square and the Southern Pier where two museum ships are moored: the frigate Dar Pomorza and the destroyer Błyskawica. The Oceanographic Museum and Aquarium with hundreds of fauna and flora exhibits is also located near the pier. Excellent conditions for practicing water sports. International sailing events: Gdynia Sailing Days, Cutty Surk Tall Ships Race. Lots of cultural events.
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Attractive holiday centre, seaside resort and spa. Many fine villas from the 19th and 20th centuries are kept in the Art Nouveau or eclectic style. Sopot's main pedestrian mall is ul. Bohaterów Monte Cassino which leads tourists to Poland's longest pier (512m) and the sandy beach. The Northern Baths are a good example of old spa buildings raised in 1907. Sopot is known for its International Song Festival and a great number of sports and cultural events.
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The Gothic Teutonic Knights' castle stands on the hilltop, erected in 1395-1407, later remodeled. Its rectangular construction is surrounded by high walls topped with corner towers. The castle contains a museum of folk art and agricultural tools. Its premises are used for the organization of knights' tournaments, Kashubian culture festivals and chamber music recitals. It houses a hotel and a restaurant. The village of Bytów has St George's Church (16th c.) decorated inside by folk artists and an old railway bridge from the 19th century.
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The cityscape is dominated by the Teutonic Knights' castle built in the 13th century on rectangular plan, reshaped in the 16th and 17th centuries. Partly rebuilt after the fire in 1922, the castle houses a museum. It is surrounded by fragments of the defensive wall. A little way behind the castle stands the Marysieńki Palace (now a hotel) from the late 17th century. The castle hosts numerous events, performances, historical shows, old music concerts and knights' tournaments. >>>>
The three-nave cathedral and the castle create a monumental complex of Gothic brick buildings. The castle erected on the rectangular plan was built in 1320-47. Partly destroyed in the 18th century, it now houses a museum with several sections including medieval sacred art, regional folk crafts and natural history, particularly stuffed birds. The cathedral (14th c.) has Gothic frescoes (14th and 15th cc.) and a fine vaulted ceiling in the main nave.
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The brick castle of Malbork is the former seat of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, the biggest structure of that type in medieval Europe. It is registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The castle is encircled by defensive walls with gates and towers. The Grand Master's palace is believed to be the top achievement of the late-Gothic style. The representative summer refectory is the most attractive chamber in the castle interiors. Now a museum, the castle attracts tourists with open-air son et lumi?re shows.
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A village near Czersk in the Tucholskie Forest. One of Poland's most important archaeological reserve of cromlechs is located nearby. It contains a cemetery dating back to the 1st century, set up under Roman influence. There are tumuli, cromlechs (some of 30 m in diameter) and the socalled flat graves. They were left here by Goths traveling from Scandinavia towards the Black sea during the early centuries of our era. Similar graveyard is located several dozen kilometers north at Węsiory.
Pride of the place is the monumental Gothic cathedral, one of the most sumptuous Cistercian basilicas in Poland. It has Gothic, Renaissance and baroque interior decorations. Its late-Renaissance high alter is Poland's largest and is believed to be the largest timber alter in Central Europe. The monastic buildings contain Gothic frescoes (15th c.). The Diocesan Museum houses rich collection of sacral art including a Gutenberg bible printed in 1453 and two Gothic figures of Our Lady.
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A city with many historical monuments. On the riverfront stands the Gothic Castle of the Pomeranian Princes reshaped in the Renaissance style. It houses the Museum of Central Pomerania with interesting collections, including the tin sarcophagi of the Pomeranian princes and Poland's largest collection of Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz's paintings. Close to the castle stands the Gothic Mill Gate (ca 1400) and one of Poland's oldest mills (1320), now a section of the ethnographic museum. Fragments of defensive walls (15th c.).
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Forests and lakes scattered amidst post-glacial hills make this region particularly attractive. The most captivating part of the region is the Kashubian Lakeland with river routes convenient for kayaking and lakes suitable for sailing. The Kashubian region is famous for its folk art, especially for handicrafts. The Kashubian folk culture can be best admired in the open-air ethnographic park at Wdzydze Kiszewskie. The region offers a great number of folklore events including fairs and folk art shows. Interesting ceramic ware and other folk art products can be seen and purchased at Chmielno. >>>>
The park was included in UNESCO's 1977 list of world Biosphere Reserves. With the forest gone, huge shifting dunes came into being and they are the greatest attraction of the park. Half of the park's area is occupied by Lakes Łebsko and Gardno. It has fauna and flora typical for seacoast areas. Best views can be enjoyed from the lighthouse on the Czołpino dune and from the tower on Mt Rowokół. The village of Kluki has a skansen - the open-air museum of the regional rural architecture. Folk shows are often organized to let the visitors see the local people's crafts, technologies and ways of living.
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The forested dunes and large sandy beaches are a dominating element in the local landscape. Europe's largest cormorant habitat is found in the Kąty Rybackie reserve. Krynica Morska is the main tourist centre. Pleasure boat cruises are available. The lowland area at the mouth of the Vistula is known as the Żuławy Region. Tourists can enjoy trails running along numerous canals. Their attractiveness is enhanced by old hydro technical facilities such as draw bridges, locks, dams and pump stations.
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This name is often given to the region of Central Pomerania stretching between Łeba and Darłowo. The rural architecture here is dominated by the timber-framed constructions. Some 2,500 buildings of that type, erected between the 16th and 20th centuries, are preserved in the region. The village of Swołowo on the list of Europe's cultural heritage is the showpiece of the chequered land, but timbered-framed buildings can also be seen in Zalesie, Duninów, Objazda as well as in the skansen of Kluki.
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The park encompasses the Hel Peninsula and the shoreline of the Puck Bay. This region is very popular with tourists, and the most frequented spots are those of Władysławo, Chałupy, Kuźnica, Jastarnia, Jurata and Hel. To the church fair in Puck the pilgrims arrive through the water way. Tourists can visit the lighthouse of the Rozewie Cape near Władysławowo that houses a small museum dedicated to the lighthouse business.
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