Churches and monasteries
the former cathedral of the Pomeranian bishops with an organ from 1669, a cloister garth and a 13th-century roof
Museums
a private museum in a medieval gate with dinosaur skeletons and a viewing terrace
Museums
the Baroque dean's residence where the Kleist jar experiment was carried out in 1745
Historic sites
a Gothic arcaded town hall with a three-arch arcade on the Old Market Square
Museums
archaeology, cathedral treasures and the Kamień Capacitor in a building from 2015 in the Dominican Quarter
Historic sites
late Gothic manor of the Pomeranian bishops with a tracery gable and a 16th-century oriel
Churches and monasteries
Gothic church on Żalnik Hill in the town park, a former cemetery and hospital chapel
Churches and monasteries
a Baroque church from the mid-18th century that was a hospital and the concert hall of a house of culture
Places of remembrance
site of the former Jewish cemetery (kirkut) on Rejtana and Chrobrego streets, with a boulder commemorating the Jewish inhabitants
a yacht harbour right by the Old Town, with a seasonal part in the centre and a technical part with hangars
Things to do in Kamień Pomorski: the co-cathedral with 1669 organs, the town hall, the bishops' palace, three museums and a marina. Ten places.
Kamień Pomorski is a former bishops' town on the Kamień Lagoon, with monuments gathered around Cathedral Square and the Old Market. Everything is close, so it is explored on foot and combines well with a day on the water.
Begin on Cathedral Square, then walk to the Old Market. The first holds the co-cathedral and former curia buildings, the second a Gothic town hall, and together they give a full picture of the town.
The Co-cathedral of St John the Baptist is a brick Romanesque-Gothic basilica, the former cathedral of the Kamień bishopric and a Monument of History. It has Baroque organs from 1669, the subject of an article on the Kamień organs and concerts. Beside it stands the Bishops' Palace at Plac Katedralny 7, a late Gothic manor rebuilt in 1568 in Renaissance style. The town hall at Stary Rynek 1 is a Gothic arcaded building rebuilt after 1945. It now houses offices of the town authority. The whole is set out in an article on the town, the spa and the monuments.
For rain Kamień Pomorski has three venues of different character: local history, an 18th-century scientific experiment and a collection of stones. All are in the centre.
The Museum of the History of the Kamień Land occupies a building opened in 2015 and shows archaeology, early town history and cathedral treasures, plus an exhibition on Ewald von Kleist's capacitor. Kleist House at Plac Katedralny 4 is a Baroque manor from the 18th century, a former deanery, where Kleist carried out his experiment. The Stone Museum is private and is housed in the Wolin Tower and Gate from the 14th century and displays minerals and fossils of dinosaurs. More such places are on the pages museums in Kamień Pomorski and Kamień Pomorski in the rain.
Besides the co-cathedral, the town has two smaller churches and a marina on the lagoon. Each lies in a different corner, so they serve as goals for short walks.
St Nicholas Church at Solskiego 8 stands on Żalnik hill in the town park. It is a Gothic brick building, formerly a cemetery and hospital chapel, and between 1960 and 1994 it housed a regional museum. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on ul. Mariańska is a Baroque building from the mid-18th century on the site of a Griffin stronghold. On the water lies the Kamień Pomorski Marina, a large yacht harbour by the Old Town with over 290 berths. A list is on the page churches and monasteries in Kamień Pomorski. The Slavic stronghold that preceded the town is part of an article on strongholds of West Pomerania.
The town has the site of a former Jewish cemetery, visited in silence.
The Jewish cemetery was founded in the 19th century at the junction of ul. Rejtana and ul. Chrobrego. It was destroyed under the Nazis and liquidated in 1968. A boulder commemorates the pre-war community.
Cathedral Square with the curia, the co-cathedral and the museums takes three hours, and the Old Market and the marina add more.
The 1669 organs are one of the town's main sights. Details and background are in the article on the Kamień organs.
A Romanesque-Gothic co-cathedral, a Gothic arcaded town hall, a Renaissance bishops' palace and Baroque manors. The list is on the page architecture in Kamień Pomorski.
Yes, most places can be seen without company. See the page Kamień Pomorski solo.
