Lighthouses and ports
a brick lighthouse from 1866 on the cliff, with a viewing terrace reached by 208 steps
Lighthouses and ports
models of all the lighthouses of the Polish coast at a scale of 1:10 at the foot of the lighthouse in Niechorze
Museums
former German villa of the 1930s with an exhibition on Baltic fishing, boats, amber and ship models
Parks and nature
a 9.3 km circular trail around a lagoon lake and a refuge for wetland birds near Niechorze
Churches and monasteries
a postmodern church from 2002 with a granite altar and a window of the calming of the storm at sea
Historic sites
farmstead from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries in a closed quadrangle layout, today with exhibitions
For children
mini zoo with alpacas, donkeys and llamas, and a playground, in Rogozina
butterfly house with freely flying exotic butterflies beneath the lighthouse
Museums
an open-air museum with a windmill from 1843, fishermen's cottages and a display of fishing equipment
Things to do in Niechorze: the cliff lighthouse, a park of lighthouse models, a fishing museum, an open-air museum and the Liwia Łuża reserve. Nine places.
Niechorze is a seaside village in Rewal commune, with a lighthouse on a high shore as its emblem. The main places lie within a few hundred metres of each other, so a day covers the lighthouse, the museums and farmsteads, plus a walk to the lake.
Start with the lighthouse and the places beside it: the miniature park, the butterfly house and the open-air museum. They cluster in one area, and most can be visited in poorer weather too.
The Niechorze Lighthouse at ul. Polna 30 is a light yellow brick tower from 1866, 45 metres tall. A climb of 208 steps leads to the viewing terrace. Right next to it stands the Lighthouse Miniature Park at ul. Ludna 16, with models of every lighthouse on the Polish coast at one tenth of real size and guiding in three languages. A visit takes under an hour. Beneath the lighthouse is also the Butterfly House, where exotic butterflies fly freely. It is a good rainy-day option for families, and similar ideas are on the page Niechorze in the rain.
Fishing links three places: a museum in a villa, an open-air museum at the foot of the lighthouse and an old farmstead. All lie close to each other.
The Sea Fishing Museum occupies a former German villa from the 1930s at Aleja Bursztynowa 28. It holds fishing gear, amber and boats outdoors. The Ethnographic Park at ul. Ludna 22 is an open-air museum at the foot of the lighthouse, with a post windmill from 1843 and fishermen's cottages. The Kosiński House is a historic farmstead from the turn of the 19th century, now with displays of Slavic crafts. All of it is described in an article on Niechorze beyond the lighthouse. Fishermen without a harbour who haul boats onto the beach feature in a text on boats on the beach.
With children you can choose the butterfly house and a mini zoo a few kilometres away, and for a walk a bird reserve behind the dunes.
Donkey Szot in Rogozina, a few kilometres from Niechorze, is a mini zoo and amusement park with over 200 animals and a playground. The Liwia Łuża Lake Reserve protects a shallow lagoon lake just behind the dunes. It covers 240 ha, lies half a kilometre to a kilometre from the shore and has a 9.3 km circular trail with three piers. The narrow-gauge line through Niechorze is covered in an article on the Coastal Narrow-Gauge Railway. For a fuller picture add the Church of Our Lady of Mercy on ul. Krakowska, a modern building of 1998-2002 with a stained-glass window of Calming the Storm.
Yes. Spend the morning on the lighthouse, the miniature park and the museum, the afternoon on the beach, and take an evening stroll by the open-air museum. The reserve with its full trail takes several hours.
The butterfly house, the fishing museum, the ethnographic park with its displays and Donkey Szot. The list is on the page Niechorze in the rain.
Yes. The lighthouse, museums and reserve need no company. The list is on the page Niechorze solo.
There are 208 left-turning steps up to the viewing terrace at 45 metres.
