The north- western Poland with its 300 miles of the seacoast, the Pomeranian Lake District and the Szwajcaria Kaszubska District is among the most attractive tourist regions of the country. Its territory covers both the West Pomeranian Voivodship, with capital in Sczecin, and the Pomeranian Voivodship with capital in Gdansk. The land of Kashubia situated to the south-east of Gdansk is inhabited today by 200.000 descendants of the Slav tribe- the Kashubians, cultivating their language and culture.
Major localities and historical monuments

Baltic Coast

Szczecin (population 420.000), the capital city of Western Pomerania, is located upon the Odra River, some 40 miles from the Baltic Sea coast if one chooses to reach it by boat sailing through the Bay of Szczecin. Szcecin is a large port as well as an important junction of water and land transportation and major industrial, educational, scientific and cultural center. Its old churches include the Gothic cathedral of St Jacob the Apostle (14th c.), Gothic Church of SS Peter and Paul (15th c.) and the Franciscan church from the 13th-14th cc. Reconstructed after the WW II damages, the castle of the Pomeranian Princes with its clock tower is now used for cultural and artistic purposes. The 18th century Harbor Gate and the gate of Prussian Homage as well as the Tower of Seven Cloaks are what remained of the former city fortifications. The Waly Chrobrego is the popular promenade running along the Odra bank.

Swinoujscie, a port city and health resort, is located right next to the border with Germany, partly on the Uznam Island and partly on the Wolin Island. The recreation park was founded in the mid- 19th century. At Plac Rybaka 1 there is a Museum of Sea Fishery. By the estuary of the Swina river there is lighthouse built in mid- 19th century, the highest on the Polish coast (223 ft).

The Wolin Island with its important beach resort Miedzyzdroje, and two health resort sites, Miedzywodzie and Dziwnow offer not only 15 miles of coastal beaches but also a remarkable national park and a popular golf course with 9 and 18 golf- pits. The Wolin National Park covers only about one fifth of the islands total territory and stretches from the cliff coast nearby Miedzyzdroje, as far as the Bay of Szczecin. Many hiking trails run across the moraine landscape dominated by beech forests. A bison reserve is a particular attraction.