The most beautiful natural sites to discover Pomerania

On a surface of 186 km ², this natural park is the largest in Pomerania. It extends from Łeba to more than 30 km west along the sea coast. Created in 1967, the park has been inscribed in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve List since 1977. It contains, in addition to a few small villages, coastal dunes, forests, lakes, lanterns and peatlands. One quarter of its area is occupied by forests, one quarter by a set of four lakes, including Łebsko and Gardno lakes. Łebsko Lake, the largest in Pomerania (70 km ²), houses over 250 species of birds, migratory or non-migratory, posing as a true ornithological paradise. The most impressive part of the park is its sand dunes.

In Łeba you can get a detailed map that allows you to visit the park, whose entrance is located in Rąbka, 2-3 km outside Łeba. The park can be traveled by bike (on time), by bus (single or round trip) or by foot. In Rowy you can also rent kayaks (++48 607 512 740, 10 zper per hour). In summer, boats turn around Łebsko Lake (++48 +48 59 86 19 12, www.lebskiserwisturystyczny.pl, 14 zl). From the main road to the dunes, paths allow you to reach the beach. It is possible to swim. Think of your swimsuits before entering the park to enjoy some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.

The history of this beautiful ten-hectare park is closely linked to the Cistercian presence in Oliwa. It was the last Cistercian abbot of Oliwa, Jacek Rybiński (1701-1782), who commissioned Kazimierz Dębinski to design formal gardens, which even today occupy the southwestern part of the park, while to the north lie the English gardens. With its paths, rivers, grottoes and waterfalls it provides an enchanting setting for a picnic or a brief nature getaway on a sunny day.

The Kashubian Ethnographic Park is located 70 km from Gdańsk and is easily reached by bus. This park-museum, also known as the Kashubian park-museum, is Poland's oldest open-air museum. It boasts an extraordinary collection of some forty buildings dating from the ^18th to the early ^20th century, spread over 22 hectares of lush vegetation on the edge of a large lake. It's the ideal place to familiarize yourself with local Kashubian culture.