The longest wooden pier in Europe (511.5 m long) divides Sopot beach in half and is the site for healthy walks, concerts and the jetty for passenger ships. Through the binoculars installed at the end of the pier you can enjoy wonderful views of the sea, ships, Westerplatte, Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia. If the weather is sunny you can also see the Hel Peninsula. This is also an excellent vantage point for the water sports taking place on the Bay of Gdańsk. On the landward part of the pier there is a lighthouse with an observation point, a beautiful historic fountain and a concert platform. In the winter there is an ice-skating rink here.
In the health resort of Sopot, in the Southern Park, walkers can see picturesque fountains - known as ”mushrooms” - from which flows Sopot’s salt spring-water, which can be used for inhalations or for health-giving baths. Ulica Bohaterów Monte Cassino, known as Monciak, is the most famous pedestrian precinct in the country. Along the street there are numerous pubs and cult galleries (Błękitny Pudel, Spatif) and the crooked town-house. In the summer you can see street theatres, musicians and portrait-painters here. The character of the street is created by the Art Nouveau buildings and the inimitable, especially friendly atmosphere generated by the people. In the upper part of the street order is maintained by the statue of the legendary Umbrella-man, while nearer the sea the fountain of Fisherman Johnnie gazes over the passers-by.
Tourist and Health Information 81-704 Sopot, ul. Dworcowa 4, tel. (+48) 058 550-37-83 www.sopot.pl it@sopot.pl
Author: Marta Widzicka,
published date:
2007.10.05 14:42
