Sopot - city center
MONTE CASSINO, PIER, SHERATON, KURAZYJNY SQUARE, PLAC KONSTYTUCJI, CROOKED HOUSE 3 MAJA, MORKISE OKO PARK, ALEJA NIEPODLEGOSCI, 3 MAJA, ST GEORGE'S CHURCH


The city center of Sopot is where you find Monte Cassino street with its casinos, restaurants and nightclubs, and the luxury hotels near the large and elegant Kuracyjny Square, and Place Konstytucji with St George's Church. It is a center of Northern Polish nighlife
. As soon as you leave the tourist area, you can find a few buildings that are rundown but the atmosphere is very nice. There are many nice mansions, some in jugend style, and green streets.. Here you will also find the highest property prices in Poland!


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

 
Kuracyjny square   Kuracyjny square   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

 
Bayjonn Hotel, a 3 star hotel in a postmodern building at Kuracyjny square   Grunwaldzka street goes underneath Kuracyjny square, and then changes name to Powstancow Warszawy.   Kuracyjny square


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"

 
Inside "The Crooked House"   Inside "The Crooked House"   Inside "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"

 
"The Crooked House", MonteCassino   H&M, "The Crooked House"   London phone box, Monte Cassino

 
Monte Cassino street seen from the entrance of "The Crooked House"   Monte Cassino street   Monte Cassino street


At this point Bohaterow Monte Cassino starts to get hilly.

 

Restaurant and pub Pinocchio, Monte Cassino

Danish Tiger store, Monte Cassino street

 
Monte Cassino, looking down   Side street to Monte Cassino   KFC, Monte Cassino

 
Souvenir stand, Monte Cassino   Historic building, Monte Cassino   Street art, Monte Cassino

 
Looking down (Northwards towards the sea), Monte Cassino        

 

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

 
Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja   Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja   Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja


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.

 
Royal Nightclub, Monte Cassino   West part of Monte Cassino   West part of Monte Cassino

 
Sopot Central Station, regional train   Sopot Central Station   Sopot Central Station

 

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.

 
Aleja Niepodleglosci street   Aleja Niepodleglosci street   Aleja Niepodleglosci/Monte Cassino streets

 
Aleja Niepodleglosci street on the west side of the Central Station   Aleja Niepodleglosci street shows a nice but less fancy side of Sopot   Aleja Niepodleglosci street

 
Culture house, Aleja Niepodleglosci street   Green side street to Aleja Niepodleglosci   Renaissance building, Aleja Niepodleglosci street

 
Aleja Niepodleglosci street   Aleja Niepodleglosci   Jugend building, 3 Maja/ Podjazd streets

 
St Michael the Archangel church (św. Michała Archanioła), 3 Maja street   St Michael the Archangel church   Hostel Grande Sopotiera, 3 Maja street

 
3 Maja street   3 Maja street   3 Maja street

 
3 Maja street   3 Maja street   Intersection 3 Maja/Grunwaldzka

 
Flags at the intersection of Aleja Niepodleglosci/Monte Cassino streets   1 Maja street   1 Maja street

 

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.

 
Morskie Oko park, near Opera Lesna   Near Morskie Oko park   Morskie Oko