Beach in Sopot. Sopot is a tourist town but has small fleet of fishing boats, you can see them to the right, and they are located closer to the border with Gdansk. You can taste the fresh catch in many local bars and restaurants located close to the beach.

The shore line consists of sandy beach which stretches along the entire sea cost and it is about 4.3 km long. A mole stands in the middle of beach line and extends 450 meters into the sea. The beach is widest in its middle section, where it reaches 110 meters and narrows to a few meters in the north end. The beach is surrounded by sand drifts from the land, which are on average 2 meters high. Sand drifts are a place of rare fauna and for that reason they are under protection. Sand drifts started to form about 5 thousands years ago under the influence of wind and sea waves.

A view from pier at beach and Grand Hotel

Beach in Sopot

The Diversity of sand is interesting case. In the south you can find fine sand about 0.5 mm and in the north coarse sand about 2 mm. Redlowo Cliff has great influence on forming the beach, which supplies the beach with sand because of the sea waves washing away sand from the cliff. During summer days numerous play grounds for children are operating on the beach. On the south part of the beach small fishing fleet is operating with a few tiny boats capable to operate only on the Gdansk Gulf. There are seven brooks which flow from the town hills to the Gulf, all of them but one are in underground concrete pipes. Some sections of the beach remain in intact state despite heavy concentration of hotels, bars and restaurants. The south beach close to the fishing fleet is a place for Windsurfing Club and many attractions particularly for the children like chutes. Also the middle section in the vicinity of Grand Hotel and North Baths is rich in many chutes and other attraction for tourists during hot summer days.

To the right you can see cliff and Gdynia (Gdynia is of course the next city to the north one of the youngest Polish cities)

plaza i Sopot

Attractions

[ Aqua Park | Fountains With Salt Spring | Sports Arena | Sailing Club - windsurfing | Beach in Sopot ]
[ Forest Opera | Park | Seaside Stroll Path | Historic Apartment Houses | Stadium | Pier | Light House ]
[ Main Street | Horse Race Tracks | Cinemas | Tennis Courts | Shore Line ]