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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. The region started to
take its present form about 7 thousands years ago after the ice age.
It used to be hard to cross swamps, which divided the early
settlement and gulf. Only at the beginning of XVII century first
drainage ditches were constructed to dry this area. It gave rise to
the beginning of a small fishing settlement.
In the North Park you come across Grand Hotel, one of the most
famous buildings is Sopot, built in 1924-1927. Along the path you
can see disco clubs and North Baths. The path widens again to a park
and a nice play ground with many tourist attractions. When you take
walk towards Gdansk from pier, first what you see is a small South
Park which narrows soon into stroll path for pedestrians and
cyclists. It has many gastronomical points and hotels along its
entire length.
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