Poland Off the Beaten Path

TORUN 

From Wrocław we can move north to Torun. The city, located on the Vistula River, is best known, perhaps, as the birthplace of Copernicus, but it’s just as well known for its old market place and Gothic town hall that the National Geographic Polska put on its list of the 30 most beautiful places in the world. As Torun escaped bombing during World War II, the city still boasts numerous buildings that date back to the Middle Ages. Construction on the town hall started in the 13th century, with many churches. It’s also well-known for its fantastic gingerbread. The city has combined these two well-known things into one: you can buy gingerbread made in Copernicus’s image. You can get the full experience by visiting the Muzeum Piernika. You can take part in an interactive show during which you are taught how to make this traditional gingerbread. The museum opened in 2006 and has a shop where you can buy these treats directly from the source. Poland’s famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born here in Toruń, and you can visit his old family home. This medieval house once belonged to the Copernicus family back in the 15th century. It is believed (but not proven) that Copernicus was born here. It was Nicolaus Copernicus that first proved the Earth rotated around the sun and that it was not the centre of the universe. The house is now a museum.

TROJMIASTO (BALTIC SEA)

From Toruń we’ll move straight to the beautiful Polish sea shore. Here you may enjoy a stay at the Polish seaside on one of the best beaches of the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea guarantees a large expanse of shallow water and vast beaches of fine, clean sand. The neighbouring cities and towns of Gdynia, Gdańsk and Sopot, form an extensive urban agglomeration called the Tricity along the Baltic Sea coast of northern Poland. Gdynia is a modern city port, Gdańsk is a historical monument to Pomeranian history and Sopot an elegant seaside resort. There is something special about every city, for example – every summer Gdynia becomes a venue for acclaimed international jazz musicians who participate in the Gdynia Summer Jazz Festival, Gdansk, with over 1000 years of history and tradition, offers visitors many interesting monuments located mostly along Długa Street and its direct surroundings and Sopot, called the summer capital of Poland, it’s famous from Sopot Pier which juts out of Bohaterów Monte Cassino Street and is the longest wooden construction of this kind in Europe.

Okay guys we had some fun and we’ll go to.. Hel. Hel is actually a city at the end of the Hel peninsula in Poland. It is surrounded by the sea and is a watersports centre and famous Polish fishing harbour.