Greifenberg (Gryfice) combines tangible local history with trails and a tourist narrow-gauge railway. Two gates offer different points of connection to the town’s history; there is also the 2.5-kilometre “Dwóch Bram” tourist trail and a railway line whose full length extends beyond the town. For travel planning, it helps to distinguish between an urban trail, a cycling route and the regional railway service.
City gates and history
The Brama Wysoka in Gryfice houses the Muzeum Ziemi Gryfickiej, the Galeria Brama and a tourist information office. As visitor services may change, check current visiting arrangements before you go. The Brama Kamienna was first mentioned in written records in 1333 and retains Gothic elements. This offers different perspectives on the town’s history: the cultural functions of the Brama Wysoka and the architectural history of the Brama Kamienna.
City trail and narrow-gauge railway
The “Dwóch Bram” urban tourist trail in Gryfice is 2.5 km long and suitable for tourists of all ages. The Nadmorska Kolej Wąskotorowa operates tourist train services and manages the railway infrastructure on the Gryfice–Pogorzelica line. Operating arrangements may change; check current services before travelling. The complete railway line is 39.5 km long, runs through three municipalities in Powiat Gryficki and connects 14 localities. Thus, a measured urban trail and a regional railway network are presented at different scales.
Cycling routes compared
Cycle Route III connects Gryfice and Płoty over a distance of approximately 12 km. Further afield, the international R10 cycle route also passes through Trzęsacz, Niechorze, Trzebiatów and Mrzeżyno; it is 40.2 km long. The routes differ both in their stated lengths and in the places mentioned: Cycle Route III connects two towns, while the R10 passes through several places in the wider travel area.
Culture and nature in the wider travel area
In the wider travel area, MuzeON in Trzęsacz presents a modern multimedia exhibition featuring sound, light and images. In the wider travel area, the Ethnographic Park in Niechorze offers the educational trails “Droga Ryby” and “Droga Chleba”. Also in the wider travel area, the Ethnographic Park in Niechorze features a Koźlak windmill dating from 1843, illustrating the production of flour, groats and oil. The wider travel area thus offers everything from a multimedia exhibition to educational trails and a historic windmill.
Lake Liwia Łuża in the wider travel area is an ornithological reserve; 133 bird species have been recorded there, including 50 breeding species. In the wider travel area, the green circular “Wokół Liwiej Łuży” trail starts and ends in the centre of Niechorze and goes around the lake. As its maintenance condition may change, check the current situation before your visit. In the wider travel area, the lake and trail form a distinct nature-focused attraction alongside the cultural destinations in Trzęsacz and Niechorze.
Discover more destinations: Trzęsacz, Rewal, Darszyce, Niechorze, Pobierowo, Mrzezyno, Pustkowo, Żukowo, Karnice, Brojce, Gryfice, Trzebiatów, Kielpino, Mrzezyno Gryfickie, Wicimice, Pogorzelica, Śliwin, Rogowo, Trzebusz, Paprotno, Czaplin Mały.
For the main travel overview: West Pomerania.
