Lighthouse in Kikut near Wisełka
It is located in the Woliński National Park, near the city of Międzyzdroje, near the holiday village Wisełka, west of the summer resort Międzywodzie (about 9km) and Dziwnów (about 13km), tower orientation and lookout, in 1962 converted into street lamps sea. Due to its location, i.e. a hill 75 meters above sea level, it is considered the tallest lighthouse on the Polish coast. Its light is 91.5 meters high above water. Due to its full automation, it has not been made available to visitors, but it is worth going on a three-kilometer hiking trip, through the red trail through the forests of the Woliński National Park, even to feel the same as the sea as in the mountains.
The Seaside Trail
TRIP ALONG THE LIGHTHOUSE TRAIL
The lighthouses of the Polish coast invite. Looking for a way to an active vacation, spending holidays at the seaside, it is worth to break away for a moment from acquiring a dream tan and go for a walk along the seashore, while visiting lanterns. These navigational signs have been around since the dawn of time, along with the beginning of sailing, which made life easier for people and caused a happy return home from dangerous sea voyages.
The first lanterns were built in Egypt, the oldest, reliable transmission about the existence of fixed fires, from around 400 BC, from Athens. The first light of the lighthouse, called a volcano pot, appeared in our area in the 10th century BC. Over the years, the lights showing the way back to the sailors took over the coasts, and people's goal was to improve the ways of generating light. Starting from wood through medieval wax candles, hard coal, vegetable and mineral oils to coal and propane gas, electricity is finally used as the most efficient light source. Nowadays, better navigation techniques are used, located directly on the ship's deck, however, lanterns still play an important role in navigation and security, and are a living monument of history and technology, playing the role of tourist beachheads on the Polish coast.
There are seventeen lighthouses along the Polish Baltic coast. Lighthouses on the Baltic Sea are located successively: in Świnoujście, Kikut near Wisełka, Niechorze, Kołobrzeg, Gąski, Darłów, Jarosławiec, Ustka, Czołpina, Stilo, Rozewie, Jastarnia, on Hel, in Sopot, Gdańsk, Northern Port and New Port and in Krynica Maritime on the east coast. To encourage you to visit these unconventional buildings, often covering secrets, on the left we present links to short descriptions of individual lanterns, a bit of history and curiosity, interesting for every conqueror of new sensations.
The Lighthouse Route combines all the lighthouses of the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. It is a perfect proposition for people who like active rest.
Lighthouse Light Trail is a unique idea for visiting the Polish coast. Lanterns on the Baltic have long ago ceased to be navigational. These are popular tourist attractions that have been combined into a cultural route.
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Lighthouse in Świnoujście
The lighthouse in Świnoujście is the highest beacon on the Baltic coast. Established in 1854. Until the 20th century it was an octagonal tower with a height of 65 meters. After a general renovation, it was given a round shape. During World War II, the lighthouse suffered, but it was renovated and is now available to visitors. Currently, the tower is 68 meters high.
Lighthouse in Niechorze
Built in 1866, it measures 45 m in height. It is the second largest lighthouse on the Baltic Sea. The building was made of brick. The lighthouse tower has a characteristic shape. Initially, the cross-section is quadratic to go later in the octagon. During World War II, it was partially destroyed, and after the war it was rebuilt. The cliff edge was protected against being washed with concrete bands.
Lighthouse in Kołobrzeg
The lighthouse in Kołobrzeg has been located in the center of the city of Kołobrzeg, right next to the beach, on the former fort, which made it possible to put a tall tower of red brick. Kołobrzeg Lighthouse is open to tourists, it can be visited, and the great and at the same time unprecedented variety of climbing the streetlight are metal stairs. A nice surprise is the nearby cannon, reminiscent of the history of the tower, and plaques commemorating the fishermen who died at sea.
Lighthouse in Gąski
Lighthouse in Gąski was built at the end of the 19th century, reaches the height of 41.2 meters, is located 112 meters from the sea shore, near the road from Ustronie Morskie to the town of Mielno. The lighthouse is open to visitors. A winding, granite staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse. From the top there is a picturesque view of the Baltic Sea, from which you can see Sarbinowo, Chłopy, Mielno and Unieście. At the base of the tower there is a lighthouse's house, food and souvenir stalls and a nicely landscaped area. The Lighthouse in Gąski has been entered in the register of monuments.
Lighthouse in Darłowo
The Darłowo lighthouse is the building that looks the least like classic lanterns. The buildings located near the shore in the Darłówko district are constantly exposed to the influence of seawater, which in the winter causes walls to be covered with ice. The construction of the lens can be seen through the lateral lens. The Darłówko Lighthouse is located at the mouth of the Wieprza River to the sea, heading towards it and you can visit the unique drawbridge.
Lighthouse in Jarosławiec
Jarosławiec lighthouse is a magnificent vantage point on the Jarosławiec area, located 400 meters from the shore and near old buildings, remaining after the previous, too low lantern. At the thirty-meter top, there is an observation deck, to which lead a stone staircase inside the tower. In 1993, the lighthouse was entered in the register of monuments. It is located in the very center of Jarosławiec, therefore tourists should not have problems with finding it. The lighthouse is open to the public, from the top you can admire the magnificent panorama of Jarosławiec and the surrounding area.
Lighthouse in Ustka
Ustka Lighthouse. One of the most famous resorts of our coast - Ustka - can also boast of having a navigational sign in its area. Ustka Lighthouse is a very architecturally interesting object, consisting of an octagonal tower and a little lower, adjacent to it building of lighthouses. The charm is added by countless cornices, canopies and a dozen or so windows of various sizes. At the top of the tower lead concrete and metal stairs, from the gallery through the glass you can observe the system of lenses. In 1993, the lighthouse was added to the register of monuments. It is located on the east side of the breakwater, at the mouth of the Słupia River. It is worth asking the guide about the ghost that supposedly lives in the lighthouse.
Lighthouse in Czołpino
Czołpino lighthouse is one of the few lanterns that is far from human centers. It is located 1000 meters from the coast, between the villages of Łeba and Rowy, in the heart of the Słowiński National Park. It rises to a height of 25 meters on a high forested dune (55 m above sea level).
Lighthouse in Stilo
Stilo Lighthouse, located five kilometers from the village of Stilo, also known as Osetniki and 10 km east of the city of Łeba, is a very characteristic building with the shape of a truncated pyramid on a hexagonal base. At the top of the lighthouse there are two view and lateral galleries, to which there is no access. It was built at the beginning of the 20th century and is characterized by a very modern, for those times, construction technique - steel elements are connected by bolts, which is perfectly visible inside the building. Stilo Lighthouse is painted in three characteristic stripes - black at the bottom, white in the middle and red at the top.
Lighthouse in Stilo
The current lighthouse in Jastarnia was established in 1950 on the place of the lighthouse destroyed during the war at the beginning of the Second World War. It is a metal cylinder, mounted on a concrete base, painted in red and white stripes. It is not open to visitors, but it is worth seeing the lowest of the Polish lanterns.
Lighthouse in Hel
Lighthouse in Hel replaced its predecessor after the Second World War, built at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. The building is a forty-meter orange tower crowned with an equally red laterne with a gallery open to the public. The tower is located at the very end of the Hel Peninsula.
Lighthouse in Sopot
The lighthouse in Sopot initially served as a viewing tower covering the unsightly chimney of the Balneological Plant's boiler house, currently it is a navigation mark in the Polish shipping system and an observation point from where you can admire the pier and part of Sopot.
Lighthouse in Gdańsk - Northern Port
The lighthouse in the Northern Port of Gdansk is the youngest lighthouse on the Polish coast, launched in 1984 and constituting primarily the Harbor Master's Office with an added laterna, replacing the older, out of use lantern in Nowy Port. It is the only lighthouse in Poland, the top of which is reached by a lift. From its gallery, reminiscent of a baba-yaga cottage, there is a beautiful view, which no tourist can admire.
Lighthouse in Gdańsk - New Port
The lighthouse Nowy Port completed its activities with the launch of a lighthouse in the Northern Port, it was added to the register of monuments and in 2004 it was made available for sightseeing. It is an octagonal tower narrowing towards the top, finished with a gallery with intricately wrought handrails. One of the most beautiful lighthouses in northern Europe, measuring 27 meters high, the lighthouse was built in 1893 and put into use in 1894. According to legend, it is the twin of the most beautiful lighthouse in America - Cleveland, Ohio. It was the first lighthouse on the Baltic Sea using electric light.
Lighthouse in Krynica Morska
The present lighthouse in Krynica Morska is a substitute for the nineteenth century tower destroyed at the end of the war. Established in the fifties, it is now open to visitors. It was built from concrete blocks to the shape of a truncated cone with internal stairs climbing along the walls. From the gallery there is a view of the water full of the sea and the Vistula Lagoon, from the mainland you can see Tolkmicko and Frombork, and with good visibility even the light of Hel and Gdansk.
