City Life and Outdoor Activities
Gdynia at its artistic peak means the Music Theatre, film festivals,
summer theatre on the beach, winter and summer jazz sessions,
and an art gallery on water, to mention just a few of the city’s
attractions. One of the most important and popular theatres in
Poland, the Music Theatre, lives up to its reputation with performances
of world-famous musicals, and other Polish productions.
Situated on the scenic coastal landscape, Gdynia is a natural
and vividly beautiful city, with stunning beaches and a towering
cliff above the sea in Orlowo. Nature lovers do not even have
to leave the city to experience to natural beauty of Gdynia, as
the forest clad hills take up almost half the city, providing
plenty of opportunity for walking and cycling.
Each year in Gdynia the largest Eastern European sailing event
– Gdynia Sailing Days and the Olympic class World Cup regatta
– take place. The adventurous visitor will also enjoy shipwreck
explorations or angling trips.
Great Shopping and Fine Food
Shoppers from neighbouring towns and abroad love to visit the
marvellous trading centre that is Gdynia to indulge in a shopping
spree. You will find everything from clothes and designer products
to crystal and traditional handicrafts.
When you are in need of a break why not sit back and enjoy food
the way the Polish do, with cuisine from countries such as Greece,
India, Mexico, Italy, Vietnam and China. Above all there is the
well-known Polish cuisine that will satisfy the most demanding
tastes. One may enjoy seafood and fresh fish served on board a
fishing boat, or a wild boar party in the woods.
Ancient and Modern
Gdynia, only designated a city in 1926, was built from scratch
in less than fifteen years to become the largest seaport in the
Baltic Region and one of the largest in Europe. By 1938, half
of Poland’s foreign trade was passing through Gdynia –
a most outstanding achievement for a city founded only 12 years
earlier. The oldest historical relics found in Gdynia date back
to the Middle Ages: St Michael’s Church and St. Nicholas
Church, the Renaissance church in the district of Maly Kack, and
magnificent examples of Rococo and Baroque style in Kolibki Hall
in Orlowo.
A walk around Gdynia should start at Kosciuszkli Square and follow
a route up Kamienna Góra Hill (54 meters above sea level).
From here you have a marvellous view of the whole city, the wooded
hills, the port and the sea beyond. Or you could take a nostalgic
journey to find monuments built in honour of the soldiers who
fell in World War II, the uprising against the regime in December
1970, or the city’s founding fathers.
Top 10 attractions
Gdynias' top 10 not to be missed attractions
• Gdynia Aquarium - Flora and fauna of the world’s
seas and oceans gathered in aquariums, showcases, dioramas plus
plastic expositions of the Baltic’s syncline.
• Frigate “Dar Pomorza” – the most famous
Polish training ship.
• ORP “Blyskawica” – A destroyer from
World War ll, today a museum.
• Zeromski’s House – A fisherman’s hut
at the foot of Orlowo Cliff.
• Abraham’s House – The house of a prominent
fighter for Polish independence.
• The court and park in Kolibki - A 17th century court and
park complex with stables and a large carriage hall.
• Church of St. Michael Archangel – The oldest building
in Gdynia.
• The museum of the city of Gdynia and the Polish Navy
• The Seaside Boulevard – A three-kilometre long boulevard
• One thousand year old Gdánsk - Considered the most
monument-abounding city of the "Baltic Europe".
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