- Summer resorts for the whole family
- Active and athletic
- Top 3 best beach resorts
- Treatment in Poland
- Top 3 best ski resorts
The closest to Poland is the Kaliningrad region of Russia, and its residents often ride to their neighbors for weekends or vacations. Compatriots from other regions are less likely to choose Poland as a vacation spot. Young people prefer different exotics, and the older generation recalls the free trade that began on Polish markets in the post-Soviet space and does not consider even the best resorts in Poland worthy of attention. Let's try to dispel myths and introduce the reader to the cherished addresses where you can have a great rest in Poland at any time of the year.
Summer resorts for the whole family
The coast of the Baltic Sea in Poland stretches for about 500 km. For fans of a temperate climate and dim Baltic nature, Poland's beach resorts are an ideal place to relax. Do you want to go on a trip with your children? No problem, because in Polish hotels special attention is paid to small guests, and the menu of restaurants in the resorts always has dishes adapted to children's needs. When choosing a beach, pay attention to the availability of infrastructure that will help you have a rich and varied vacation:
- The main specialization of Jastrzembia Gora is family recreation, although there are activities to their liking for active young people at the resort. The town is located in the north of the country on a hill with magnificent views of the picturesque surroundings. The resort's beach is sandy, playgrounds are organized on it, the infrastructure allows you to relax in comfort. The entrance to the water on the beach of the resort is rather shallow, but the sea warms up to comfortable temperatures for swimming only by mid-June. You will not find too noisy entertainment in Jastrzembia Gora, but a couple of clubs and discos at the resort still work. Therefore, when choosing a hotel for a family vacation, be sure to study the reviews of previous guests about the environment. Pay attention to the huge number of offers for active tourists. If your family prefers to spend time not only on the beach, in Jastrzembia Gora you will find tennis and volleyball courts, a football field and a riding school, water sports equipment rental and bike paths, gyms and even an air club.
- The Ustka resort in the center of the Baltic Polish Riviera is also ideal for a measured and relaxing family holiday. The clear sea, white sand of the Baltic dunes, shaded by green coniferous groves, peace and quiet - these are the necessary and sufficient conditions for a pleasant and useful vacation. Ustka can offer all this to its guests and add to the list the homely atmosphere of small hotels, healthy food in cafes and restaurants, and a variety of opportunities for educational recreation - excursions to local attractions and walks in the national park. And also in Ustka, curative mud is mined, on the basis of which health programs are drawn up in local spas and sanatoriums.
- Not a single boy will refuse to spend the holidays in Swinoujscie, because in the past this seaside resort was a military city and served as an outpost and a sea gateway to the northwestern part of the country. The forts built in the century before last still serve as witnesses to the glorious history of Swinoujscie. The Sea Fishery Museum is another interesting address for curious young tourists. Its exposition is dedicated to the history of the creation and development of the fishing port and everything that is connected with the sea in the city. You can explore all the attractions of the resort after a busy day on its beach, which the townspeople are justly proud of. In some places it reaches a record width of one hundred meters, and its extraordinary cleanliness has been awarded the prestigious European award - the Blue Flag certificate. Another argument in favor of recreation in Swinoujscie is the hospitals and sanatoriums. On the basis of mud and mineral water from local springs, saturated with bromides, iodides and other useful chemical compounds, health programs have been drawn up.
The beaches in Poland are mostly municipal and admission is free. They are famous for their cleanliness and well-groomed. The peak season comes in mid-July, when the water in the Baltic Sea warms up to a comfortable temperature for swimming. With the end of summer, tourists with children leave the resorts and the velvet season begins, which lasts for the first month of autumn.
Active and athletic
Summer holidays in the resorts of Poland is a great vacation idea if you consider yourself an active person and prefer to spend your time in a varied and exciting way. For example, the village of Jastarnia on the shores of the Puck Bay is a real paradise for windsurfers. The wind in this part of the Baltic coast pleases not only beginners, but also confident sailboat users. At the same time, the water in the Puck Bay is warm throughout the summer season, and therefore you can practice your favorite sport with comfort and pleasure.
Fishing is also popular in Jastarna, including on the high seas. You can go out by boat or yacht with local fishermen who live on the Hel Peninsula. Here, in the port, there is even a Fisheries Museum, which was built in the century before last. The material for its construction was the remains of shipwrecked ships.
Top 3 best beach resorts
Ratings are made by people, and their perceptions of location, quality of service, or level of service are often subjective. Therefore, when choosing a resort, be prepared to form your own opinion about it and do not expect too much that your vision coincides with what you happened to read or hear:
- Thanks to the popular music competition, Sopot was already heard by the Soviet TV viewer. Every year, there were broadcasts from there, in which the sea and the sun flashed, the white sand of the beaches and the sails of yachts stretching beyond the horizon. Sopot has been and remains the country's most popular summer resort among both local residents and foreign tourists. Its beaches stretch for several kilometers and their distinctive feature is the baths that open to the water and are galleries with dressing rooms, shops, terraces and even nightclubs. Sunbathing and swimming are the main duties of vacationers in Sopot, but some guests of the resort combine beach holidays with treatment. There is a mineral water spring in the city, on the basis of which a hospital was built in the century before last. Now the balneological center has been modernized, and its specialists have the most modern equipment. They use the latest scientific developments, successfully combining them in their programs with folk health traditions.
- Leba is a unique resort in the sense that it offers the most varied recreation - from calm and secluded to active and noisy. Leba will be interesting for family tourists with children and youth companies. Here you can find a place for meditation and make friends in a trendy nightclub, learn how to fly a board with a sail and get acquainted with rare species of butterflies in the exposition of the resort museum. The Leba beach strip is divided into three zones: the first is ideal for outdoor activities, the less equipped one is for lovers of privacy, and the third is a beach equipped for family tourists with children. On the shores of the Baltic Sea in eba, you will find sports equipment rental offices and all the necessary infrastructure for a comfortable stay. In area B, ideal for families with children, there are playgrounds and a trampoline, and for parents there is a volleyball court and a jet ski rental station. Cycling is popular at the resort, and a two-wheeled friend can be rented for any period. The location of Leba will appeal to fans of hiking: the Slovinsky National Park with observation towers for bird watching, dozens of fascinating trails and several natural attractions of a European scale is located near the resort.
- You can talk about Kolobrzeg for a long time, because this Polish resort offers guests not only an ideal beach vacation, but also treatment of many diseases in its own health centers and sanatoriums. The coastal recreational area of Kolobrzeg stretches for twelve kilometers, and each part of the seashore is equipped with the latest European fashion. On the beach of the resort you will find umbrellas and sun loungers, changing rooms and fresh showers, sports equipment rental centers and bars, cafes and playgrounds for young visitors. Coastal restaurants specialize in fresh fish, harvested daily by local fishermen. Guests of Kolobrzeg can also go fishing: travel agencies offer to go to sea on a yacht and get acquainted with the difficult fishing of Polish fishermen. It will be useful for everyone to take a course of health procedures in the medical and cosmetology centers of the resort. The program of any salon includes wraps based on local peat deposits, which help with joint diseases; mineral baths based on thermal water for the treatment of dermatological pathologies; salt inhalations for the rehabilitation of patients with asthma and tuberculosis, and much more. The entertainment program in Kolobrzeg includes numerous festivals that take place during the summer season. The most popular are musical festivals and song gatherings.
The hotel fund of Polish beach resorts is very diverse - from small family guest houses to modern hotels representing well-known world "chains". If you are planning a vacation during the peak of the swimming season, book your hotels in advance: beach resorts in Poland are very popular with locals, and you may not find the accommodation option you need on your favorite stretch of coast.
Treatment in Poland
Four dozen health resorts in the country offer their guests a variety of health programs based on local healing factors. The treatment is based on the use of sea water and peat deposits of lakes, mineral and thermal waters, salts and mud of the Baltic Sea.
Complexes of procedures for treatment and recovery are offered by spa centers and sanatoriums of several beach resorts in the country - Sopot, Kolobrzeg and Swinoujsca. There are also specialized health resorts in Poland, located in the foothills and near the salt deposits. For example, salt was mined in Wieliczka over the past centuries, and now the wonderful properties of the salt mines of the resort are used in modern medical programs. There is an underground sanatorium in Wieliczka, whose patients are cured of allergic diseases and other pathologies of the bronchopulmonary system.
The water of several springs in the Kudowa-Zdroj resort is saturated with salts and minerals that help in the treatment of diseases of the endocrine glands and gastrointestinal tract. In the sanatoriums of the resort, patients undergo rehabilitation after operations. Specialists of the Kudowa-Zdroj medical centers help clients with obesity, diabetes, skin and vascular pathologies, and diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
The picturesquely located town of Lendek-Zdrój is a center for the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Several of his sanatoriums have been receiving patients with arthritis, osteoporosis and rheumatic pathologies for decades. The main healing resource of the health resort is thermal waters, the temperature of which reaches 44 ° C. Local waters are used in the form of baths, applications and wraps. Healing muds are also successfully used in wellness programs.
Treatment in Poland can be successfully combined with various types of active and educational recreation, especially since the resorts are located in a picturesque area, and it is not difficult for a tourist to get to neighboring attractions with a well-functioning transport system.
Top 3 best ski resorts
The generous universe has more than covered Poland with natural beauty, and the mountains are undoubtedly among the country's main natural attractions. Several ski resorts have been organized in the Tatras and Sudetes, which will appeal to lovers of winter recreation - inexpensive, but quite high-quality and varied:
- Zakopane has consistently topped the ratings of Poland's most famous winter sports resorts. Its territory is divided into several ski areas, each of which has its own characteristics and advantages. Advanced alpine skiing enthusiasts prefer Kasprowy Wierch with difficult long tracks and a solid elevation difference of almost a kilometer. Confident skiing or boarding tourists come to Gubalowka, although beginners in this part of Zakopane are welcome - instructors of the ski school are waiting for them. Another reason for the popularity of Gubalowka is the convenient location of the lower lift station right in the center of the resort. On the northern slope of Mount Nosal, there is a slalom track where professionals train. But even beginners in this Mecca will find a place for true gurus: several of the simplest trails on the slopes of Nosal are quite accessible for learning the basics of skiing skills. Family athletes in Zakopane can help organize children's leisure time. Kids can be left in kindergarten, skate together or spend a few hours in the Rabkoland amusement park.
- Despite its small size, the Szklarska Poreba resort is one of the best in the Sudetenland in Poland. It was designed by Austrian engineers, and therefore the tracks and infrastructure of Szklarska Poręby resemble those of the Alps. Among the 20 km of trails there are both very difficult and very “green” ones. The most famous skiing distance of the resort is the “Wall” marked in black, which has an international certificate for holding competitions. The resort has over 100 km of ski tracks for lovers of flat racing. The season in Szklarska Poręba lasts from late autumn to mid-March, and the snowmaking system protects the trails from unpleasant weather surprises. ApreSki's entertainment at the resort is the most familiar - a spa center, a sauna, restaurants with traditional local cuisine, a nightclub and several indoor pools.
- Another winter resort in Poland, located on the border with Czech Bohemia in Central Sudetenland, is suitable for family holidays during the Christmas holidays. Various ski slopes in Zelenets will appeal to both novice athletes and advanced alpine skiing users. The total length of the slopes is about 15 km, and more than half of them are illuminated at night. Snowboarding enthusiasts will be able to hone their skills in one of the best snow parks in Poland, and Zelenets schools will offer beginners lessons under the guidance of experienced instructors, among whom there are Russian speakers. After skiing, guests will be assisted in the Water World water park, and to get acquainted with the sights of Poland - on excursions to neighboring cities.
Of course, it's not worth calling Poland a ski country. Yet its resorts will become a favorite with those taking their first steps in winter sports. The prices for services, accommodation and use of infrastructure facilities will also be a pleasant moment. The cost of all of the above is much more democratic than at the prestigious European winter resorts.
