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6 Wyspa Sobieszewska (Sobieszewo Island) is a coastal part of Gdansk, only a 15-minute drive from the city centre. It is one of three islands on the Baltic Sea coast. Moreover, since 1994 it has enjoyed the status of an eco-friendly island, guaranteeing that its nature remains untouched. The island’s close proximity to Gdansk / Tricity and its microclimate make it a good seaside location to stay during a short or longer visit to Gdansk. Sobieszewo Island has 11 km of beaches. They are wide and have a stretch of sand dunes which protect the island from the winds coming from the land. You can get there by taking a bus from Gdansk Glowny railway station, line no: 186, 112 or 212. If you are driving along the A1 or S6, you should take the S7 and then the Gdansk Wschod exit. It is a 5-minute drive from there.
1 Birds' Paradise Reserve 4 Sea Gull Backwater Reserve RESTAURANTS ACCOMMODATION TAWERNA POD LOSOSIEM BURSZTYN (AMBER) – resort centre MAKI HOUSE (TROUT TAVERN) Gdansk, Falowa 8 Gdansk, Narcyzowa 41 Gdansk, Tralowa 20 TEL: +48 664 927617 TEL: +48 668 604965 +48 503 176 509 osrodekbursztyn.pl wyspa.pl/static/prezentacje tawernapodłososiem.pl /maki/index.html BURSZTYNOWA WYSPA PRZYSTAN PTASI RAJ (AMBER ISLAND) – accommodation NA POGODNEJ – apartments (BIRDS’ PARADISE MARINA) Gdansk, Nadwislanska 22 Gdansk, Pogodna 3 Gdansk, Nadwislanska 139 B, TEL: +48 501 718432 TEL: +48 600 287728 +48 58 3239191 bursztynowawyspa.pl napogodnej.com
SOSNOWA - restauracja DWOREK BURSZTYNOWE PIASKI NA WYSPIE (ISLAND) – apartments (PINE RESTAURANT) (AMBER SAND MANOR) Gdansk, Turystyczna 6 C Gdansk, Falowa 8 Gdansk, Wegorzowa 9 B TEL: +48 502 359496 +48 666 607101 TEL: +48 503 956885 sobieszewo.pomorskie.pl osrodekbursztyn.pl/restauracja.html bursztynowepiaski.pl Opened in 1959 as a nature refuge for water and marsh birds. It is located on the Daring Vistula This is one of the most precious natural areas on the Polish sea coast – it is a natural habitat of the NA WYSPIE (WILD BEACH) River estuary, on the right bank. It is an attractive area for the small, water and marsh birds that TAWERNA POD ZAGLAMI DOMKI POD LASEM – rooms for rent Baltic seal. The reserve was created in 1991 to protect a breeding colony of terns, waders and live in the reed beds. At migration and hibernation times, you can watch di erent species of ducks, (SAIL TAVERN) (WOODLAND CABINS) Gdansk, Kanalowa 12 waterfowl. You can find nearly 300 plant and 120 migratory bird species here, including dunlins swans and geese as well as seagulls, terns and waders. The richness and variety of migratory birds Gdansk, Radosna 7 Gdansk, ul. Frezjowa 19 TEL: +48 502 359496 that migrate from Siberia. It o ers great food-seeking opportunities for various species of seagull, attracts predators: white-tailed eagles, peregrine falcons, common buzzards, hawks and +48 606 204790 TEL: +48 58 3080368 sobieszewo.pomorskie.pl oystercatcher, cormorant, swan, red knot, little and common ringed plover, long-tailed duck, domkipodlasem.000a.biz sparrowhawks. A nature trail leads through the reserve, with information boards and two big common goldeneye, sandwich tern and Arctic tern (the Vistula estuary is its only breeding location STARA WEDZARNIA NEPTUN (NEPTUNE) – resort observation towers for you to climb and watch the water birds. The start of the trail and a board in Poland). The reserve has the highest concentration of little gulls in Europe. In the spring and (OLD SMOKEHOUSE) - summer bistro DZIKA PLAZA Gdansk, Teczowa 12 giving information about the trail are located at the entrance to the reserve, near the stop for bus summer seasons, the reserve is home to the Kuling Water Bird Research Group’s ornithological Gdansk, Nadwislanska 79 (WILD BEACH) – rooms for rent TEL: +48 600 394035, 58 3239030 no. 186, Gorki Wschodnie loop. There is also a small parking lot there. You can visit the trail +48 58 5733322 Gdansk, Nadwislanska 62 neptun.sobieszewo.pl camp. Taking a walk along the educational trail under their patronage allows you to observe all year round. starawedzarnia.pl TEL: +48 604 322685 nature, and you can be sure of an interesting trip. You can access the reserve from the beach or the dzikaplaza.pl PRZYSTAN U KOSTKA port in Swibno, where you can find a parking lot, a short walk along the Vistula River. STER- tavern (KOSTEK’S MARINA) – resort (SHIP'S WHEEL) BARTAN Hotel *** Gdansk, Tralowa 20 2 Daring Vistula and Rock Dike Gdansk, Turystyczna 3 Gdansk, Turystyczna 9 A TEL: +48 503 176509 5 Vistula Estuary and Port in Swibno +48 503 770600 TEL: +48 58 3080999 przystanukostka.pl The Daring Vistula River was created in 1840 when, as a result of ice blockage, the Vistula River hotelbartan.pl On March 31st, 1895, at 3:45 pm, the Vistula River flowed into Gdansk bay through a new estuary. broke through the sand dunes and created a new estuary connecting it to the sea. The name of the STARA WEDZARNIA It was a huge investment, a bold, well-developed project. As a result, a new estuary was created ORLE Hotel – conference centre (OLD SMOKEHOUSE) new estuary was coined by Wincenty Pol. You can also marvel at this place from the top of the rock TOURISM AND for the Vistula. It included a 7-kilometre channel, 250-400 metres wide and surrounded by Gdansk, Lazurowa 8 - a place like no other dike separating the river from the Birds’ Paradise Lake. RELATED SERVICES 10-metre embankments. Fascine mattresses were placed 3 metres under water and weighed TEL: +48 58 3080791 / 97 Gdansk, Nadwislanska 79 orle.com.pl TEL: +48 58 5733322 down with rocks delivered from Bornholm and East Prussia. A series of floods caused serious AMBER COLLECTING starawedzarnia.pl - Sylwester Malucha damage to Zulawy, which led to this incredible challenge. The grey seals really loved the RENUSZ Hotel Lectures, workshops 3 Buildings in Gorki Wschodnie sandbanks on the Vistula estuary, and you can watch them in groups from the beach. Swibno is Gdansk, Nadwislanska 56 STER (STEERING WHEEL) home to a fishing port, a SAR facility and an IMGW (Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water and presentations TEL: +48 58 3080786 – rooms for rent This used to be a fishing settlement but now it is a quiet housing complex with the PAS Management) research station. Gdansk, Teczowa 14/2 renusz.com.pl Gdansk, Turystyczna 19 Ornithological Station and preserved historical cottages, two smokehouses for fish and a unique TEL: +48 503 049653 TEL: +48 503 770600 building that used to be a hall for the old seaplane port in the Free City of Danzig and where today JANTAR – guesthouse SMYKOLANDIA the Faculty of Biology of the University of Gdansk has their laboratories. We also encourage you to 6 Gdansk, Teczowa 22 D Sluice in Przegalina - large children’s play zone visit Educational Sand Dune, home to several unique seashore plant species. TEL: +48 504 794030 Gdansk, Tralowa 20 Apart from protecting Zulawy Gdanskie from high waters in the Vistula River, the sluice was smykolandia.eu Source: Waldemar Nocny, Wyspa Sobieszewska, Gdansk 2008. designed to help ships pass freely. The Northern sluice, opened in 1895, is an incredibly interesting hydrotechnical site. Since 1992 it has been an interesting historical attraction and an observation ZAKATEK SPA point for the new Southern sluice, a drawbridge and the ships that pass through. Southern – ORLE Hotel Przegalina sluice is currently the only step on the Gdansk Vistula waterway. Gdansk, Lazurowa 8 TEL: +48 784 051597 orle.com.pl 7 Kazimierz Reservoir It is a perfect example of a modern water tower – it combines technical, informative and educational functions. There is a deck at the very top of the 30-metre high reservoir. It makes the perfect observation point, o ering a beautiful panorama of Gdansk Bay.