Photo: Mariusz Cieszewski, www.poland.gov.pl
From Świnoujście in the west to Piaski in the east, the Baltic coast spans 775 kilometres, from Germanyto Russia. Yes, there are resorts swarmed with tourists, but for each one of them there is a dozen quiet villages. Yes, the weather is uncertain and the average temperature of water in the summer is somewhere between 17 and 21˚C, but these are fully rewarded by the sight of white and wide sandy beaches and many other natural wonders: the dramatic cliff coastline in Wolin island (towering 93 metres above the sea) and in Rozewie – the northernmost chunk of Poland, or the improbably narrow Hel peninsula.
Photo: Mariusz Cieszewski, www.poland.gov.pl
The quality of water along the Polish coastline is tested and certified every year. Luckily, Poles are very conformist in their holiday habits, so the whole coast is empty between September and June. Pick your favourite kilometre of the 775.
Photo: Mariusz Cieszewski, www.poland.gov.pl
