Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Sopot (Poland). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Krzywy Domek, Forest Opera, and Sopot Lighthouse. Also, be sure to include Sopot Pier in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Sopot (Pomeranian).
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Krzywy Domek
Tourist attraction in Sopot, Poland. Krzywy Domek is an unusually shaped building in Sopot, Poland.
Krzywy Domek was built in 2004. It is about 4,000 square meters in size and is part of the Rezydent shopping center.
It was designed by Szotyńscy & Zaleski, who were inspired by the fairytale illustrations and drawings of Jan Marcin Szancer and Per Dahlberg. It can be entered from either Monte Cassino or Morska Streets.[1]
Address: ul. Bohaterow Monte Cassino 53, 81-767 Sopot
Forest Opera
Also known as: Opera Leśna
Amphitheatre in Sopot, Poland. The Forest Opera is an open-air amphitheatre located in Sopot, Poland, with a capacity of 5047 seats, the orchestra pit can contain up to 110 musicians.[2]
Address: ul. Stanislawa Moniuszki 12, 81-829 Sopot
Sopot Lighthouse
Also known as: Latarnia Morska Sopot
Iconic lighthouse with scenic views. The Sopot Lighthouse is a navigation facility on the Polish Baltic coast, located in Sopot. It was built in 1903–04 as a part of the Balneological Institute. The extent of its focal length of the light has since been reduced to 7 nautical miles, which, according to existing criteria, no longer formally makes it a lighthouse, although it is still called so. It is open to visitors.[3]
Sopot Pier
Also known as: Molo w Sopocie
Tourist attraction in Poland. The Sopot Pier is the pier in the city of Sopot, Poland on the Gdańsk Bay, built as a pleasure pier and as a mooring point for cruise boats. It first opened in 1827, and at 511.5 metres, the pier is the longest wooden pier in Europe. It stretches into the sea from the middle of Sopot beach which is a popular venue for recreation and health walks or public entertainment events, and it also serves as a mooring point for cruise boats and water taxis. It is also an excellent point for observing the World Sailing Championship, the Baltic Windsurfing Cup and the Sopot Triathlon taking place on the bay. Sopot pier consists of 2 parts: the famous wooden walking jetty and the Spa Square on land, where concerts and festivities are organised.
In contrast, Southend Pier, the longest pier in Europe is 2,158 metres long but constructed primarily of iron, unlike the wooden Sopot Pier.[4]
Address: Plac Zdrojowy 2, 81-720 Sopot
Dworek Sierakowskich
Art gallery in Sopot, Poland. The Sierakowski Mansion, one of the oldest buildings in Sopot, Poland, is the seat of the Society of the Friends of Sopot. There is an art gallery which holds exhibitions all over the year, the Mansion provides a venue for meetings organized under a "Theatre at the Table" world dramaturgy series and musical evenings on Thursdays - meetings that feature chamber music, organized without a break since 1974.[5]
Address: J. Czyżewskiego 12, 81-706 Sopot
Grodzisko in Sopot
Grodzisko in Sopot is an early medieval settlement in the city of Sopot surrounded by ramparts and a moat, covered with beech forest. Operates as a heritage park and is a department of the Archaeological museum in Gdańsk.[6]
Address: Jana Jerzego Haffnera 63/63, 81-171 Sopot
Muzeum Sopotu
Historical place, Museum
Address: Księcia Józefa Poniatowskiego 8, 81-771 Sopot
Heroes of Monte Cassino street
Also known as: Ulica Bohaterów Monte Cassino w Sopocie
Main street in Sopot, Poland. Ulica Bohaterów Monte Cassino is the main street of Sopot, Poland, running west to east from Aleja Niepodległości, near the railway station, to Plac Zdrojowy, near the seafront and pier. It is an entirely pedestrian area with no cars allowed.
Residential property surrounding the street is in a minority - there are mainly restaurants, cafes, clubs and shops. During the season it is - next to the Royal Route and the Kosciuszko Square – the most popular place visited by tourists in the Tri-City.[7]
Sopocki Rynek
Market, Shopping, Flea market
Kościół Zbawiciela
Church of the Savior in Sopot - the church of the Evangelical-Augsburg parish in Gdańsk with its seat in Sopot and the bishop of the Diocese of Pomerania and Wielkopolska of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church in the Republic of Poland - but does not bear the title of cathedral, which the KEA's service pragmatics do not provide for.
The church is located near the pier at Fr. Otto Bowiena Square, and the parish office is located at 51 Kosciuszko Street.
Centrum Haffnera Dom Zdrojowy
Address: 2 Plac Zdrojowy, Sopot