Pass the large bloody-mouthed plastic shark strung up outside to discover Szczecin’s best beer garden wrapped around a wooden pavilion. The place offers drinkers widescreen views of the river, there's lots of cheap food and a band occasionally strikes up in the shade of mature trees. There's even a faint pulse here in winter.
Christopher Columbus
Szczecin
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes
0.19 MILES
This castle is the mother of all Szczecin monuments. This vast, blocky building looms over the Old Town, but the square central courtyard and simple…
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Museum of Technology & Transport
1.68 MILES
This surprisingly good museum 2.5km north of the centre has a fascinating collection of vehicles, mostly of Polish origin – interesting as today Poland…
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Cathedral Basilica of St James
0.41 MILES
Head downhill from the city centre to explore Szczecin’s 12th-century cathedral, partially destroyed by Red Army shells in 1945 and reconstructed in 1972…
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0.3 MILES
Szczecin's 15th-century Gothic Town Hall, one of the most architecturally fascinating buildings in the city with its monster red-brick gable, is the only…
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National Museum's Department of Art
0.38 MILES
The National Museum’s Art Gallery resides in an 18th-century palace that formerly served as the Pomeranian parliament. It displays a collection of…
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0.65 MILES
Szczecin's huge former town hall is a red-brick colossus dating from the late 19th century. It now houses various obscure maritime institutions.
Nearby Szczecin attractions
1. Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes
0.19 MILES
This castle is the mother of all Szczecin monuments. This vast, blocky building looms over the Old Town, but the square central courtyard and simple…
2. Historical Museum of Szczecin
0.3 MILES
Szczecin's 15th-century Gothic Town Hall, one of the most architecturally fascinating buildings in the city with its monster red-brick gable, is the only…
3. National Museum's Department of Art
0.38 MILES
The National Museum’s Art Gallery resides in an 18th-century palace that formerly served as the Pomeranian parliament. It displays a collection of…
4. Cathedral Basilica of St James
0.41 MILES
Head downhill from the city centre to explore Szczecin’s 12th-century cathedral, partially destroyed by Red Army shells in 1945 and reconstructed in 1972…
0.65 MILES
Szczecin's huge former town hall is a red-brick colossus dating from the late 19th century. It now houses various obscure maritime institutions.
6. Museum of Technology & Transport
1.68 MILES
This surprisingly good museum 2.5km north of the centre has a fascinating collection of vehicles, mostly of Polish origin – interesting as today Poland…