Świnoujście

Swinoujscie is an exceptional city in many respects. As some say, here starts Poland. Located at 44 islands, although only 3 of them are inhabited, is a true holiday card of Western Pomerania. This is the only city in Poland, which has a regular free ferry services, which are a great attraction for tourists. From here ferries are also drifting away to the Scandinavia. In the near future it is planned to build a tunnel under the river Swin?, which connects two main cities of the island \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Wolin? and ?Uznam\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\".

Location of Swinoujscie near the border with Germany gives the city a number of additional benefits. From September 2008 a rail link was started with Germans. From the city center can be reached by train spa UBB up to the Stralsund. It is also planned a train to Berlin. From May to the end of October you can take advantage of the attractions, which is voyage by hydrofoil to Szczecin Lagoon of Szczecin.

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Another advantage is the widest beach Swinoujscie on the Polish coast, through which sea currents sand still is growing wider. This is the only resort in Poland with the award-winning beaches for four years in a row, the status of \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"blue flag\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" i.e., the international sign of quality, that is granted only to the cleanest and safest bathing beaches. Such a certificate may boast the best beaches of the world in Africa, Australia or on the Caribbean.

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City for many years has the status of the spa. Here is the old Spa Park, constituting the green lungs of the city.

Apart from recognized spa advantages he bet the seaside health resort on new ideas. Developed a number of years, the expansion of tourist paths and cycling routes, combined with the German network, is attracting lovers of two wheels from the most distant corners of the country.

Is worth to mention the exceptional architecture of the seaside building, a unique group of fortifications and the highest on the Polish coast and one of the highest in the world the lighthouse.

The city also has a second face - port. Here is the Navy base and one of four key commercial ports.