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Gdynia is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea coast in northern Poland. It has a modernist cityscape, a historical downtown, a film festival and a UNESCO Creative City status.
- Emigration Museum
- ORP Błyskawica
- Dar Pomorza
- Skwer Kościuszki
- Naval Museum
- Kamienna Góra
- Kamienna Góra Gdynia Funicular
- Gdynia Beach
- Orłowo Pier
- Motor Museum
In the interwar period this Modernist maritime terminal at Nabrzeże Francuskie (French Quay) was the point of departure for thousands of poles permanently leaving their homeland. So at the beginning of the 2010s it was the obvious choice for a swish new museum about the phenomenon of emigration, opening to the public in 2015. The Emigration Museum ...
“Lightning” in English, this “Grom-class” destroyer is the oldest preserved ship of its kind in the world, having been commissioned in November 1937. ORP Błyskawica was built by the J. Samuel White shipyard on the Isle of Wight, and to save it from destruction was manoeuvred out of the Baltic on the eve of the Second World War. After this it had a ...
Maintained by the Polish National Maritime Museum, this fully-rigged sailing ship is on the waterfront next to ORP Błyskawica and has had a career that has taken it around Europe. Launched in Hamburg at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in 1909, she was sent to Great Britain in 1920 for war reparations. After that Dar Pomorzia (Gift of Pomerania) became a ...
Named for Tadeuz Kościuszko Poland’s national hero who led the 1794 uprising against Russia, Skwer Kościuszki is somewhere you’ll keep returning to in Gdynia. The city’s main square is more like a very broad promenade that leads onto the South Pier where the museum ships are docked. Overlooking the square are Modernist tenement houses from the 1930...
This institution looks after the ORP Błyskawica on the South Pier, but also has an indoor gallery at the building that it shares with the Gdynia City Museum. The most valuable exhibit of all is waiting on the left wall just inside the entrance. The Westerplatte Eagle is a bas relief of an eagle that used to adorn the entrance to the barracks at the...
Just south of the marina and South Pier is the most upscale neighbourhood in Gdynia. An illustrious array of entrepreneurs and cultural figures have chosen this area for their villas over the last 80 years. One of the reasons is its elevation, 50 metres over the rest of the city on an abrupt clay hill composed of till (glacial sediment). From the o...
The free funicular shuttling up and down the slope at Kamienna Góra is another new addition to the city, making its first trip in July 2015. The lower station is at the newly revitalised Plac Grunwaldzki, and both this and the upper station were designed to chime with Gdynia’s Modernist architecture. The track is 115 metres long and there’s a singl...
The main beach in Gdynia isn’t massive, but the location couldn’t be better, just down from the Marina and at the sitting below Kamienna Góra. The fine white sandy beach curls around the bay for about 300 metres and is everything you could need on sunny days. Although the water temperature is more than a little brisk, the beach is low-shelving and ...
Opened during the First World War, this pleasure pier serves the village and seaside resort of Orłowo a few short kilometres down the coast. At one time, when Orłowo was competing with the neighbouring resort of Sopot, the pier was 430 metres long. But after being swept away in a storm in 1949 it is now at 180 metres. People love the pier today for...
Stepping into this private automotive museum, you can tell that the owner has put a lot of love into the attraction. There are 200 historic vehicles a hall with a vintage theme; even the floor is laid with Gdynia’s cobblestones from the 1920s. The exhibition has 50 cars, which are outnumbered by by a collection 150 motorcycles from the first half o...
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- Learn about local history at the insightful Gdynia Naval Museum. With a strong focus on the history of the Polish Navy, this museum is a great option if you are interested in learning more about it.
- Pay a visit to Dar Pomorza. One absolute must-see is the Dar Pomorza boat which is based at the Statek-muzeum. Also known as the White Frigate, this huge boat was built in 1909 and originally spent its early years as a training ship for the German merchant navy.
- See the popular Gdynia Beach from your own boat. If you’re looking for an activity that is a little bit more exhilarating, we recommend boating on Gdynia Beach.
- Delve into the stories of Polish families at Emigration Museum. This fascinating museum only opened up in 2015 and since has been welcoming throngs of visitors through its doors.
Dec 30, 2023 · Gdynia is a port city in northern Poland on the Baltic Sea coast, part of the Tricity metropolitan area. It offers sandy beaches, scenic piers, modernist architecture, museums, ships and a film center.
Gdynia, a picturesque coastal city in Poland, is a hidden gem waiting to be explored. With its stunning waterfront, charming streets, and rich history, Gdynia has plenty to offer for traveler’s seeking an off-the-beaten-path destination.
