Your holiday on the Polish Baltic Sea
As your tour operator for holidays in Poland, we specialize in the Polish Baltic coast. Since the Baltic Sea is only a 1.5-hour drive from our office, our team knows all the accommodations along the Polish Baltic coast, as far as Leba, personally. This experience informs our selection of properties where we have our own room allotments. We can also arrange accommodations that aren't listed on our website; simply ask our expert team.
The Baltic Sea (also called the Baltic Sea, from Latin *mare*) is a 413,000 km² inland sea in Europe, reaching depths of up to 459 m, and is considered the largest brackish water sea in the world. Its southernmost point is the southern end of the Szczecin Lagoon near Szczecin. Poland shares the island of Usedom with Germany. The neighboring island of Wolin belongs entirely to Poland. In addition, there are a number of smaller islands in the Szczecin Lagoon.
Even in ancient times, extensive trade routes were documented, along which the coveted amber, frequently found on the Baltic coast, reached all parts of the Roman Empire. Furs and pelts continued to be exported. Conversely, Roman products such as ceramics, wine, and oil were exported northward. In the High Middle Ages, the Baltic Sea played an immense role as a transport and trade route in Europe. The cities located near the Baltic Sea joined together to form the Hanseatic League, thereby amassing great wealth. The most important Hanseatic cities on the Baltic Sea and in its catchment area were Lübeck, Wismar, Rostock, Stralsund, Greifswald, Stettin, Danzig, Königsberg, Memel, Riga, Reval, and Novgorod.
The coasts and islands of the Baltic Sea region are heavily influenced by tourism, which, alongside the shipbuilding industry and trade, is the most important economic sector. A key aspect of tourism is beach holidays in seaside resorts. This sector is characterized by a strong seasonality typical of the Baltic region, with July and August being the peak months. The seaside resort of Kołobrzeg is well-known beyond Poland's borders , while other resorts, such as Międzyzdroje, are developing rapidly. Cruise ships are another factor in Baltic Sea tourism.
