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Szczecin Old Town in winter, Poland

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Overview

Well off any track non-German tourists tread, the western port city of Szczecin (shcheh-cheen) is a lively city awash with students and a muddle of architecture inherited from wildly different ages. Crumbly German-era art-nouveau tenements and mansions, some now undergoing renovation, echo a past splendour but historical style is patchy. The authorities seem to have given up on the idea of rebuilding, choosing instead to fill the gaps in the city centre with glass-and-steel malls, sacrificing entire streets in the name of retail. Many of the main thoroughfares have been spruced up, but derelict buildings and overgrown plots are easy to find in the very heart of the city.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes

    Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes

    Szczecin

    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鈥�

  • Cathedral Basilica of St James

    Cathedral Basilica of St James

    Szczecin

    Head downhill from the city centre to explore Szczecin鈥檚 12th-century cathedral, partially destroyed by Red Army shells in 1945 and reconstructed in 1972鈥�

  • Historical Museum of Szczecin

    Historical Museum of Szczecin

    Szczecin

    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鈥�

  • Museum of Technology & Transport

    Museum of Technology & Transport

    Szczecin

    This surprisingly good museum 2.5km north of the centre has a fascinating collection of vehicles, mostly of Polish origin 鈥� interesting as today Poland鈥�

  • National Museum's Department of Art

    National Museum's Department of Art

    Szczecin

    The National Museum鈥檚 Art Gallery resides in an 18th-century palace that formerly served as the Pomeranian parliament. It displays a collection of鈥�

  • Town Hall

    Town Hall

    Szczecin

    Szczecin's huge former town hall is a red-brick colossus dating from the late 19th century. It now houses various obscure maritime institutions.

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