Sopot
Seaside Resort in North Poland
Information
Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000.
Sopot is a city with powiat (county) status, in Pomeranian Voivodeship. Until 1999 it was in Gdańsk Voivodeship. It lies between the larger cities of Gdańsk (to the south-east) and Gdynia (to the north), the three towns together making up the metropolitan agglomeration called Trójmiasto (Tri-City).
Sopot is a major health-spa and tourist resort destination. It has the longest wooden pier in Europe, at 515.5 meters, stretching out into the Bay of Gdańsk. The city is also famous for its Sopot International Song Festival, the largest such event in Europe after the Eurovision Song Contest. Among its other attractions is a fountain of bromide spring water, known as the "inhalation mushroom".
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT SOPOT AND TRI-CITY
Getting to Sopot
The nearest airport is in nearby Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (25 km). The airport is a a popular destination for low-price flights from many European airports. Domestic flights are also available. Transfer: Bus line 510 connects the airport with Gdynia Central Station, but it runs only few times a day.
Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport - Live Flight Arrivals Information
Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport - Live Flight Departures Information
Interestingly, Sopot does not have its own municipal mass transit. The city is covered by both the Gdynia and Gdansk municipal bus lines, the commuter rail line (with three stops: Sopot Wyścigi, Sopot, and Sopot Kamienny Potok), and the Polish national railway, PKP.
Sights and tourist attractions
Monte Cassino Street provides the best selection of bars and cafes in the town with the "Pinochio" restaurant's little courtyard particularly pleasant for a spot of lunch or even a few drinks. "Bar Kinski" (address: ul. Tadeusza Kos´ciuszki 10) is only a short stroll away and certainly worth a visit . You should not be put off by the unimpressive entrance up a pitch-black flight of stairs to the first-floor. Housed in the building where explosive actor Klaus Kinski was born, it is dark and atmospheric with all sorts of little cubby-holes to enjoy a drink in with friends. There are also various souvenirs and photos from Kinski's impressive acting career. The bar also has a selection of small sun terraces which allow you to sit outside and watch the action on the street below.
Popular attractions include:
- Wooden pier (Polish: molo) - a beautiful wooden pier, longest in Europe
- Heroes of Monte Cassino street - walkway always full of tourists and artists
- Forest Opera - an opera situated in the nearby forest, on fresh air
- Tricity Sightseeing Park (Polish: Trójmiejski park krajobrazowy) - a forest-park surrounding all tricity, with many sightseeing spots
- Crooked House - amazing building at Bohaterow Monte Cassino Street
Map of Gdynia, Poland