55 best — viewpoints in Pomerania

The Polish Sahara — dunes wandering up to 10 m a year.

35 km of sand between the Baltic and the Bay of Puck.

Half a kilometre over the Baltic — a walk since 1827.

One fascinating, attraction-filled spot in Łeba is... the sky above it! The view is always better from above, so a scenic recreational flight by plane — which can quickly take to the air — is well worth considering.

The Fisherman's House observation tower in Władysławowo offers a stunning panorama of the town and the Hel Peninsula. Visitors can enjoy a viewing terrace at 45 m above sea level, from where you can see the bay...

The Avenue of Ships — a spot at the end of Kościuszko Square where plaques were laid to commemorate visits to Gdynia by the largest cruise liners. The plaques are made of green Italian granite. On each...

The Feliks Nowowiejski Seaside Boulevard is a place for a stroll where you can drop into the Polish Army Museum (rich collections!), admire the sea and ships at anchor, and enjoy the greenery of Kamienna Góra...

Pomerania's newest tourist attraction — a small sandy spit heaped up by waves and sea currents not quite a kilometre east of the Mewia Łacha nature reserve. It is this very proximity...

The Rewa Spit — called Szpërk (Szperk or Szpyrk) by local fishermen — is a sandy peninsula a few to a dozen-odd metres wide that, at low tide, can stretch up to a kilometre. At such times...

The Long Embankment — a favourite walking spot for Gdańsk locals and a must on every visitor's itinerary. It grew out of the jetties that once stood in front of each water gate...

The Żarnowiec pumped-storage hydroelectric power station — Poland's largest, with a reservoir of over 120 hectares and a volume of 13 million m³. It works by pumping water to the upper reservoir at night...

Markowiec Hill in Rumia is a fascinating spot, both historically and for recreation. As a fine viewpoint with a panorama of the area, it was an important part of the defence line — in 1939, the Polish one, before the war...

Kamienna Góra is Gdynia's smallest, exclusive district with a one-of-a-kind atmosphere, set on a picturesque rise reaching about 50 metres above sea level. There is also a small...

The Kashubian Eye observation tower in Gniewino is an architecturally unique structure, 44 metres tall, letting you admire the landscape from about 150 metres above sea level (including the elevation...

The Torture House and Tower — built back in the Middle Ages — served as a barbican, but after the fortifications were expanded they lost their defensive role. Their function then changed — they became a place for the court...

The Cliff in Jastrzębia Góra — almost 60 m high — is steadily worn away by the elements and slowly retreats, threatening the guesthouses and villas perched on the high shore. Below, the destructive...

Gdynia Orłowo — worth at least an hour here, which will 'fly by' in a flash, thanks to the picturesque views of the bay and the nearby famous cliff. The land here retreats about 1 m a year...

This tiny place (more a hamlet) lies about 7 km from Ustka. Orzechowo Morskie — now minute — had its heyday in the 19th century. It was very fashionable then, visited by...

Czołpino Lighthouse (about 3 km from Smołdzino). The tower is about 25 m tall and its light reaches about 39 km. Because of the inaccessible terrain it took 3 years to build, and the materials needed for it...

Gdańsk Nowy Port Lighthouse — considered by experts one of the most beautiful on the Baltic Sea. Tourists seem to agree, visiting it eagerly (there is a lighthouse museum here) and photographing it...

Hel Lighthouse — 41 m tall, with a gallery open to visitors (after climbing 197 steps) and a light visible from about 33 km away. It is a great viewpoint over the Gulf of Gdańsk...

Rozewie Lighthouse — named after Stefan Żeromski. The name commemorates the writer's stay here. As legend has it, while writing the novel 'The Wind from the Sea' Żeromski lodged in one of the lighthouse's small rooms...

The observation tower in Sopot. While in Sopot it is worth climbing the lighthouse. The structure is unusual, as it was created by enclosing an ugly chimney, so it does not always appear in lists of Polish lighthouses...

Stilo Lighthouse is a unique lighthouse on the Polish coast. Its uniqueness lies in a special metal construction — the cast-iron part of the tower is bolted together and sealed with lead...

Krynica Morska Lighthouse — tower height 27 m, light range about 36 km. Rebuilt after World War II, it offers beautiful views of the town and surroundings. Krynica Morska, Sienkiewicza 1...

Łysa Góra rises 110 m above sea level and in winter, in favourable conditions, lets skiers use about 39 metres of vertical drop. Such appealing terrain makes...

The Gdynia yacht marina — strolling along the quay you can admire all sorts of 'craft': from small sailing boats and sometimes specialised vessels to ocean-going yachts and huge motorboats...

Collectors of Poland's 'most' attractions should visit the Lowest Point in Poland — Marzęcino, in the Nowy Dwór Gdański commune. This tiny place on the Panieński Canal, at -2.2 m below sea level...

The Vistula Spit — the state border with Russia. Tourist attractions, accommodation, Piaski, the Polish–Russian border, the Vistula Lagoon — places of interest by the sea in Pomerania, tourist attractions in Pomerania, the state border...

The Fishermen's Sea Pilgrimage — Kuźnica–Puck. If you want to discover the unique Kashubian culture, come to Puck on the Sunday before 29 June (the name day of Peter and Paul). On that day the fishing...

Have you been to the famous bridge in Rutki in autumn? The mysterious sheet of the floodwater, the intriguing sight of trees mirrored in the water, a blaze of countless colours and that fairy-tale railway bridge leading as if from nowhere...

Gdynia city beach. To be by the sea, even for an hour, and not stroll along its shore? Here you can also lie down and take a swim, and 15 minutes later shop on the famous Świętojańska Street. Or...

The project carried out on the Vistula Spit became, thanks to a nationwide debate, one of the newest and most talked-about tourist attractions not only in Pomerania but across Poland...

The Narrows on Hel — at the narrowest point of the 38-kilometre Hel Peninsula, between Kuźnica and Chałupy (closer to Chałupy), the land is barely 100 m wide. It has happened that, under the force...

Kościuszko Square and its extension — the South Pier — is the main spot for fun and relaxation for the people of Gdynia and tourists wanting to stroll and take in the many maritime attractions in the form...

Biała Góra (27 km from Malbork) and its water lock are a favourite spot for outings and walks, thanks to the picturesque scenery. It also has a fascinating history of disputes over water. Over 500 years ago the Vistula...

The Olivia Star observation deck is a standout on the list of top attractions in the Tri-City — located in Gdańsk Oliwa. It is on the 32nd floor of the Olivia Star office building, at a height of 130 metres...

Żuławy is usually associated with its geographical depression and the Dutch Mennonite settlers who put enormous work into developing this fertile land. Today we admire their...

Lisi Jar Ravine — Jastrzębia Góra — on the eastern edge of the town (you can also enter from the Władysławowo–Jastrzębia Góra road) lies a narrow valley cut deep into the terrain, heading towards the sea...

Camel's Hump — Krynica Morska — a wooded, stationary dune over 48 metres above sea level. One of three places on the Vistula Spit from which you can see both the Gulf of Gdańsk and the Vistula Lagoon at once. Ah...

The observation tower on Góra Donas. It is in fact a mobile-phone mast, only with a viewing terrace — that was agreed between the investor and the city. The terrace is at a height of 26 m above the...

The observation tower — more precisely a mobile-phone tower — in Gdynia Kolibki is on the left side of Spółdzielcza Street, coming from Aleja Zwycięstwa, on a high hill. The viewing terrace is...

The second, new Leman tower is about 22 metres tall and is a sturdy steel-and-wood structure. The metal frame is complemented by wooden stairs and a viewing platform. The whole rests on a reinforced...

The Rowokół observation tower — set in a magical place known since pagan times. Rowokół is a hill 115 m above sea level with an unusual shape for Pomerania — a truncated cone. In the past...

Legend has it that putting a tower on the hill brings war and... there may be something to it. After the first structure went up, World War I broke out and swept the building away. A second was built in the thirties...

Pirate's Hill — a spot especially popular with ornithologists watching the many birds that appear in the area. The newly built observation tower serves above all those scientists, who have...

Welcome to Pachołek Hill and Kościuszko Hill! The most popular viewpoint in Gdańsk Oliwa has recently undergone thorough revitalisation and modernisation works. As part of the work...

The Przytarnia observation tower was built a few kilometres from the village of Wiele, near the village of Przytarnia, on a hill reaching 195 metres above sea level. The structure itself is 40 metres tall and, like the tower in Gniew...

The observation tower was built in 2015 on the grounds of the fishing marina in Dębki — as part of the Rybaczówka complex. It is on Plażowa Street, right by the main entrance to beach no. 19. The building...

The observation tower in Sobowidz was built in 2014 on a slight rise. The steel structure is freely accessible all year round. Sobowidz itself is a small place with a very...

The observation tower in Wdzydze — formerly Kiszewskie — is an attraction worth recommending above all for its fantastic location. The tower is nearly 36 metres tall, so from it...

The Kashubian Observation Tower on Wieżyca Hill is the fifth structure in the hill's history. The summit of Wieżyca itself, rising over 328 m above sea level, is the highest hill from the Urals to the Pyrenees and...

The Estian Island is a new landmass in Poland, created as part of building the Vistula Spit Canal in Skowronki and maintaining the shipping channel to the port of Elbląg. The artificial island is elliptical in shape...

The road-and-rail bridge in Tczew is the world's first truss structure. Built in the 1850s, it played a very important role, enabling the Berlin–Königsberg railway line to operate...

Golden Hill — Brodnica Górna — at the foot of this village is a spot with perhaps the most beautiful view in Kashubian Switzerland: over the hills, forests, Lake Wielkie Brodno, Lake Ostrzyckie and even the Szymbark Hills...