SKWER KURACYJNY (Curative Square):

This is the square where you find the large Sheraton hotel and spa with its sprawling fountain, the entrance to Europe's longest wooden pier, and the beginning of the main street, Montecassino. Many restaurants, café and nightclubs can aslo be found around the square, that is all pedestrian since the Grudwaldzka street was put underground when passing the square.

Sheraton Sopot Hotel, Conference Center and Spa seen from Kuracyjny square with its impressive fountain that is that is changing colours and shape at night. The hotel has 189 rooms and a private beach.

Sheraton west wing, Kuracyjny square

Kuracyjny square, looking towards the beach and Sopot Pier

Sopot Pier (Mol) is Europe's oldest and longest pier. It goes from Kuracyjny square and reach 512m out in the Baltic Sea. At the pier you find restaurants and fancy boats.

Sheraton

Lighthouse from Kuracyjny square

Sheraton Hotel with its famous spa.

Trees hide outdoor these cafés at Kuracyjny square

Palm trees at Kuracyjny square

Glass elevator in the tourist information building.

Kuracyjny square

Painted wall, Kuracyjny square

Panstwowa Galeria Sztuki is a modern art gallery situated at the beginning of Monte Cassino street, near Kuracyjny square. In the same complex is also a shopping center.

Restaurant Kuroki, nice building but not the best restaurant in Sopot

Traditional Polish food, Restaurant Kuraoki. Extremely overpriced and nothing special

The old lighthouse, Zabytkowa Latarnia Morska, was built in 1904. It is 30m tal and was built as a part of a grand casino complex in the 1920s. There is an observation deck that you can visit after you have climbed a spiral staircase. To watch the views from it, visit the skyline section (click here).

The lighthouse

The lighthouse

BOHATERÓW MONTE CASSINO (Monte Cassino street):

Monte Cassino is the main street of Sopot, the center of Northern Poland's nightlife. Here you find restaurants, nighclubs, cafés, fancy stores, nice trees, market stands, street art and galleries. It is a pedestrian street and starts at the Kuracyny square, goes up in a hilll and ends at Plac Konstitucjy, where you find the landmark St George's Church. Along Monte Cassino you will also find Sopot's foremost symbol, the so called "Crooked House", a modern building with an odd shape.

Monte Cassino towards St George's Church.

Monte Cassino

Monte Cassino at Kuracyjny square

The "Crooked House" and a H&M store at Monte Cassino.

Monte Cassino

Side street to Monte Cassino

"The Crooked Little House", officially Krzywy Domek, at Monte Cassino, is the most famous building in Sopot and has lately became a symbol of the city. This postmodern building, built in 2004, has become famous by its shape that makes it looks like the building is melting, or transforming shape. Inside it looks normal, it houses cafés, a small shopping galleria that is part of the Rezydent mall, and a nightclub on top.

"The Crooked House", Monte Cassino

"The Crooked House"

"The Crooked House", officially Krzywy Domek, at Monte Cassino, The byuilding was designed by Szotyńscy & Zaleski who were inspired by the fairytale illustrations and drawings of Jan Marcin Szancer and Per Dahlberg.

Café inside "The Crooked House"

Café inside "The Crooked House"

At this point Bohaterow Monte Cassino starts to get hilly.

Restaurant and pub Pinocchio, Monte Cassino

Danish Tiger store, Monte Cassino street

PLAC KONSTYTUCJY 3 MAJA (Constitution Square of May 3rd):

This is the busy square at the higher end of Montecassino. Here you find St George's Church (sw. Jerzy), Hotel Rezydent and a few restaurants. It is also close to the main train station.

St George's Church (Kosciól p.w. Sw. Jerzego), a landmark brick church seen from Monte Cassino. In the 20th century Kaiser Wilhelm II funded this neo-gothic building and approved the design himself.

Interior of St George's Church

The iterior of St George's Church is brighter then most other catholic churches

St George's Church (Kosciól p.w. Sw. Jerzego), here seen from Plac Konstytucjy 3 Maja, was completed in 1901.

St George's Church

St George's Church looks very modern and polished compared to the churches of nearby Gdansk.

Hotel Rezydent, a 4 star hotel at Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja.

St George's Church, Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja

Hilly side street to Plac Konstytucji

Hotel Rezydent and a spruce, Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja

Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja

Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja

Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja, towards Monte Cassino and St George's Church

Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja

St George's Church from the other side of the tracks

AROUND THE STATION AND BOHATERÓW MONTE CASSINO West of the railway tracks:

This short part of Monte Cassino street is the less glamourus side of Sopot's main street.

ALEJA NIEPODLEGOSCI: :

The area around this main road is nice, but less glamorous then the immediate city center around Monte Cassino street. It is very trafficated and filled with hotels, stores and restaurants.

AROUND PARK MORSKIE OKO:

This area is famous for the Sopot International Song Festival, that is held annually at Opera Lesna and is one of the biggest song contests in Europe. In contrary to Eurovision, artists from all over the world are allowed.

Fire station at the intersection 1 Maja/ Armii Krajowej.

1 Maja/ Armii Krajowej.

The green Armii Krajowej

Armia Krajowa (Polish Home Army Monument), 1939-1945, in Park Morskie Oko.

Roundabout at Morskie Oko park.

Opera Lesna is where you find the famous annual Sopot Song Festival.