Kościerzyna is southern Kashubia's market town — a tidy square, a famous railway museum full of steam engines, and the jumping-off point for Wdzydze: the cross-shaped 'Kashubian Sea' whose skansen (open-air museum) preserves whole villages of wooden Pomeranian architecture.
South of town the Tuchola pine forests begin — one of the largest woodland complexes in Central Europe — which makes this the natural base for the region's deepest green.
Where to stay in Kościerzyna
Town centre for the square and station; the Wdzydze Kiszewskie lakeside, 16 km south, for waterside pensions inside the holiday landscape itself.
Things to do in Kościerzyna
Wdzydze Kiszewskie village → open-air museum circuit → shoreline forest path south → viewpoint jetty and back. Pair with a swim from the museum beach.
All 12 walks in Pomerania →Getting to Kościerzyna
Rail to Gdańsk roughly hourly (~1 h 20). Wdzydze needs the seasonal bus or a car; kayak outfitters shuttle from town in summer.
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Hotels in Kościerzyna
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