Polands most important seaport and a city with a diversified history radiates its former glory thanks to the reconstruction of a large part of the historic town after the devastating WWII. We were really impressed by this wonderful town. Welcome to Gdańsk! After getting caught up in an area of construction work and blocked roads …
Before driving into Gdansk we went to explore the hook of Hel which stretches 36 km into the sea forming the bay of Gdansk. The peninsula is partly only 300m wide and has beaches on both sides. A perfect spot on such a sunny day! Not so long ago a couple of islands stretched into …
After visiting Stettin at the border to Germany we were travelling eastwards to Danzing along the Baltic Sea, stopping at wonderful beaches and finally the weather was in summer mode again. Our first stop was at the island of Wolin in the Oder delta, where we found a camping directly at the coast called Camping …
Our first town in Poland was Szczecin (or Stettin in German) at the river Oder. The city was heavily damaged during WWII and only partly rebuilt, which can easily be seen in town. Nevertheless we enjoyed the lively atmosphere. After travelling through a very remote area of Germany on kilometres of cobbled road we had …
Where the river Oder reaches the Baltic Sea, its estuary forms a big lagoon through which the border to Poland runs. On the German side we went for a hike to an inland dune and the valley of the yew. Hiking over the dune We had spent the night at the harbour of Altwarp, a …
Rostock is a major fishing harbour with a big fish market. One of them houses a simple restaurant where you get the freshest fish in many variations. You have to find your way past the storehouses to get to the Fischbratküche, but a queue of people told us we were at the right place. Order …
Rostock lies at the river Warnow with its harbour called Warnemünde at the Baltic Sea. We enjoyed watching the boats leaving and entering the harbour with a lot of wind and rough sea. The next day we took a walk through the centre of Rostock. Entrance to the harbour of Warnemünde The harbour of Rostock …
It was warm, it was sunny and we had reached Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern which has the most beautiful castle surrounded by lakes just next to the centre of town. Schwerin palace Schwerin cathedral The Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral of Schwerin is is one of the earliest large examples of Brick Gothic architecture. The foundation stone of the cathedral was …
The weather was fantastic for our visit to the lovely town of Lübeck which is also called “City of the Seven Towers” and “Gateway to the North”. The old centre with many buildings in the style of the North German Brick Gothic is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Holstentor – the towns landmark
Haithabu or Hedeby was an important Danish Viking Age trading settlement in the North of Europe from the 8th to the 11th century. We had seen a video documentary about it and were curious to visit the actual site of Hedeby. Rune stone Hedeby (or in German Haithabu) was located near the southern end of the …
