West Pomerania, Poland

The western half of Poland’s Baltic coast lies within the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The straight coastline is interrupted by only a few river mouths, where towns are usually located. These include the Dziwna, the Rega near Mrzeżyno, the Parsęta at Kołobrzeg, and the Wieprza near Darłowo.

Świnoujście, on the island of Usedom, is one of the oldest seaside resorts on the entire Baltic Sea. The most visited Polish seaside resort, Międzyzdroje, is located on the island of Wolin. The coast further east passes seaside resorts and towns such as Kołobrzeg and Koszalin, as well as historically significant places including Kamień Pomorski, the town of Wolin, and Darłowo.
Tourism infrastructure on Poland’s Baltic coast has expanded rapidly in recent years, with hotels, guesthouses, campsites, holiday apartments and holiday-home complexes, as well as a wide range of farm-stay holidays, known in Poland as “agroturystyka.” The favorable natural conditions along Poland’s Baltic coast, with its extensive, mostly unspoiled beaches, are increasingly being used to develop tourism with an international focus.
The undisputed center of the region is the city of Szczecin, with more than 400,000 inhabitants.