Interactive maps of hiking and biking routes around Szczecin
1. You can zoom in/out using your mouse wheel, as well as move the map of Szczecin with your mouse.2. This interactive map presents two modes: 'Biking Routes' and 'Hiking Routes'. Use the '+' button on the map to switch between them.
Railway and landscape maps of Szczecin area
This Szczecin map has two modes: 'Railway Network' and 'Landscape & Rural Map'. Use the '+' button on the map to navigate.City tours, excursions and tickets in Szczecin and surroundings
Poland - moving around the country
Please note that tickets for fast or slow trains are bought not based on a specific train but on the route itself and it is valid only within a day. Tickets on the other types of trains are purchased in accordance with their class. If trains offer a reservation service, then you can buy a ticket for them only at the ticket offices. Almost all trains have comfortable classy dining wagon (wagon restaurant) where you can buy not only small snacks but also have a full lunch. Passengers under the age of 26 are entitled to a discount of twenty percent. The others can buy train tickets without presenting a means of identification. Please note that if it happens that during the ride the passenger loses his tickets before the moment of inspection, he or she will be written a fairly large fine. To economize on trips, you can buy a weekend ticket and make unlimited trips with it. Please be informed that commuter trains run in many cities. … OpenOverview of festivals and celebrations in Poland
Another important holiday for the Polish culture is Easter. On the eve of Easter, the whole family goes to the church to consecrate 7 products intended for a celebration. These are lamb, horseradish, meat smoked products, Easter cakes, eggs, bread, cheese, and salt. These products are placed in a special basket, which is called swieconka. On the day of Easter, you must definitely attend a church service before you start a festive breakfast with a consecrated egg and Easter paska. After this, the holiday starts. The Poles compete with eggs. The owner of the toughest will be lucky throughout the year. The second day of Easter is called Smigus-dyngus, or wet Monday. Children collect a sweet tribute from neighbors. The main feature of wet Monday is pouring each other with water. It’s impossible to stay dry on this day. Besides that, being dry is a bad omen. … OpenPhotogallery of Szczecin sights
Our guide to Szczecin
Travel guide to Szczecin
The beautiful architectural monument is Kamienica Loitzow. It was built in the first half of the 16th century for the local rich banker, whose name it bears now. The building in the late Gothic style is distinguished by its spectacular facade too. In front of it, you can see a small square decorated with monuments. For hundreds of years, the status of building has changed many times. In particular periods, it … Open
Szczecin sightseeing
Szczecin has gained much popularity as "green paradise" for tourists. The city is located in a part of Poland, which is most attractive for tourism. Every year this city is visited by more than 400 000 tourists. At least a half of them are foreigners. Close proximity to the border provides large number of tourists from Sweden, Denmark and, of course, from Germany. In order to attract "capricious" Western tourists, … Open