# Kołobrzeg

Kołobrzeg is a city in the Zachodniopomorskie voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It is the largest town at the coast in this part of the country.

## Understand

Kołobrzeg is a small city in the north-west of Poland, on the Baltic sea. The fishing town of 50,000 people is a popular tourist resort for Poles, with long stretches of beaches.
The most notable landmark in Kołobrzeg in the lighthouse at the entrance to the harbour. Despite the town's size, there is a lot to do, with miles of paths along the coast and the surrounding forests, as well as a Modern Art Gallery and the Museum of Polish Arms. The town is also well known as a spa resort.

## Get in
### By plane

* 53.58472214.9022221 Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ). 95km southwest of Kołobrzeg.
* 54.377518.4661112 Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (Polish: Port Lotniczy Gdańsk im. Lecha Wałęsy GDN). 230km east of Kołobrzeg.

### By train

The 54.1822315.570483 Kołobrzeg Railway Station is pretty well connected, with direct trains from Szczecin (on the border with Germany; 3 hours), Gdańsk (4 hours), Warsaw (7,5 hours), Poznań (4 hours) and Kraków (9 hours).
* PKP Rail Company

### By car

From Gdańsk or Szczecin by the route E28.

### By bus

* PKS Bus Company

### By boat
## See

* 54.1769915.5740561 Braunschweigs Palace (Pałac Brunszwickich), Armii Krajowej 13.
* 54.17600815.574632 Basilica, Mariacka 5, ☏ +48 94 352 61 50.
* Ratuszowy Square.
* 54.177515.5765283 Fuse Tower (Baszta Lontowa), Stanisława Dubois 20. One of the two surviving medieval towers in Kołobrzeg. The Fuse Tower is the only object of the medieval defense system of the city, which has survived in its entirety to this day.
* 54.17688915.5720564 Więzienna Tower. Just like the Fuse Tower, Więzienna Tower is a surviving medieval defence tower in Kołobrzeg. The tower was built in the 14th century. It was part of the northern section of the gothic city walls. In the Middle Ages, it served as a prison. People were held there awaiting trial or execution of the sentence. Only a small part of the tower still stands today.
* 54.18463715.564885 Museum 6D, ☏ +48 94 716 22 44, info@muzeum6d.pl. Tours in the museum are available in Polish, English and Russian. 20zł regular, 15zł reduced.
* 54.17470815.5744916 Museum of Polish Arms (Muzeum Oręża Polskiego), ul. Armii Krajowej 13, ☏ +48 94 352 52 53.
* 54.18638215.5541947 Kołobrzeg Lighthouse, Morska 1, ☏ +48 502 058 767. 8zł regular, 6zł reduced.

### Near Kołobrzeg

* 54.18097215.6953068 Oldest oak in Poland. South of Bagicz, some 4 kilometres (2 miles) from Kołobrzeg, this over 800-year-old oak tree stands in the large forest east of Kołobrzeg. Dated in the year 2000 as the oldest oak in Poland, it was named Bolesław to commemorate the king Boleslaus the Brave. A storm in 2016 managed to make the oak tree fall down. It is still lying there and surrounded by protection wires to protect it from any vandalism. As of 2022, the oldest still standing oak tree in Poland is Jan Kazimierz in the village of Bąkowo in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie voivodeship.

## Do

* 54.17927215.5688281 Oceanarium, aleja I Armii Wojska Polskiego 6C, ☏ +48 509 190 298. 20zł regular, 15zł reduced.
* Football: Kotwica Kołobrzeg play soccer in I Liga, the second tier. Their home ground Stadion Miejski (capacity 3000) is 500 m south of town centre.

## Sleep

Kołobrzeg is a popular seaside resort town so there are plenty of hotels and rental apartments to choose from. Prices may be very high during the high season (July-August) and it may be difficult to find last minute accommodation during the summer.
* 54.18328615.5684531 Royal Tulip Sand, Zdrojowa 3, ☏ +48 943 534 100. 420 zł. (updated Jan 2022)
* 54.183815.5719152 Jantar Hotel & SPA, Rafińskiego 10, ☏ +48 943 547 396. 500 zł. (updated Jan 2022)

## Go next

On the mainland:
* West Pomeranian capital Szczecin
* Sea resort and medieval towns of Kamień Pomorski, Koszalin and Stargard Szczeciński
* Slowiński National Park with the highest dunes in Europe
* Seaside resorts of Ustka, Łeba, Rowy, Mielno and Darłowo.
On the island Wolin:
* Woliński National Park
* Seaside resort Międzyzdroje with ferries to Usedom and the 93-meter high cliff of Gosań and Kawcza Góra Mountain closeby
* Game reserve of Wisents
* Sea resorts and port Świnoujście and Dziwnów
* Medieval town of Wolin