Swinoujscie Lighthouse
The tallest lighthouse on the Baltic at sixty-five metres, brick and painted yellow, with over three hundred steps.
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The lighthouse at Swinoujscie stands 64.8 metres, which makes it the tallest on the Baltic and one of the tallest brick lighthouses in the world. It was built between 1854 and 1857 on the eastern side of the Swina channel to guide shipping into the approach to Szczecin, and it has worked continuously since, apart from wartime interruptions. The tower is brick, painted yellow, with a spiral of just over three hundred steps to a gallery that looks over the channel, the dunes, the German island of Usedom to the west and the Baltic north. There is a small museum in the base covering the light and the local maritime history. The town around it is itself unusual: Swinoujscie sits on more than forty islands, the centre is on Uznam which is otherwise German, and until the tunnel opened in 2023 the only link to the rest of Poland was a ferry.
What you actually see
- Sixty-five metres of brick - the tallest lighthouse on the Baltic, painted yellow.
- Just over three hundred steps - a spiral stair to the gallery.
- A view across a border - the channel, the dunes, and German Usedom west.
- A museum in the base - the light and local maritime history.
When to go
May to September. Two hours.
Honest expectations
The climb is over three hundred steps with no lift. The gallery is exposed and closes in high wind. Opening is seasonal. Getting around Swinoujscie means the tunnel or ferries.
Nearby
Wolin National Park and Miedzyzdroje are east.
What to pack for Swinoujscie Lighthouse
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
