Oliwa

Worth seeing in and around Oliwa

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Gdańsk

   The University of Gdańsk is a public research university located in Gdańsk, Poland. It is one of the top 10 universities in Poland and an important centre for the studies of the Kashubian language.

   1.4 km · university in Poland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Ergo Arena

   Ergo Arena, formerly known as Hala Gdańsk-Sopot, is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the border of Gdańsk and Sopot, Poland, opened in 2010. The boundary between the two cities runs through the middle of the venue.

   2.2 km · arena · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Krzywy Domek

   Krzywy Domek is an unusually shaped building in Sopot, Poland. Krzywy Domek was built in 2004.

   3.8 km · building in Sopot, Poland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Oliwa Cathedral

   Oliwa Cathedral, formally known as the Archcathedral Basilica of the Holy Trinity, is a Roman Catholic church in the district of Oliwa, in Gdańsk, Poland. Completed in the late 14th century in a Brick Gothic style, the present church comprises Mannerist-Baroque architectural elements.

   100 m · cathedral · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hala Olivia

   Hala Olivia is an arena and hotel located in Oliwa, Gdańsk, located close to the Olivia Centre and main campus of the University of Gdańsk. It is owned by Stoczniowiec Gdańsk, which is its main tenant.

   1.3 km · arena in Gdańsk, Poland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Abbot's Palace (Oliwa)

   The Abbots' Palace in Oliwa is a rococo palace in Oliwa, a quarter of Gdańsk. It houses the Department of Modern Art of the National Museum in Gdańsk, and along with the Cistercian-Cathedral complex in Oliwa it is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.

   100 m · building · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Forest Opera

   The Forest Opera is an open-air amphitheatre located in Sopot, Poland, with a capacity of 5047 seats, the orchestra pit can contain up to 110 musicians.

   3.9 km · open-air theatre in Sopot, Poland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Lighthouse in Sopot

   The Sopot Lighthouse is a navigation facility on the Polish Baltic coast, located in Sopot. It was built in 1903–04 as a part of the Balneological Institute.

   3.9 km · lighthouse in Poland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Zoo Gdańsk

   The Gdańsk Zoo is a zoological garden located in Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland. It was opened in the district of Oliwa in 1954 and covers 123.76 hectares, which makes it the largest zoological garden in Poland in terms of area.

   1.6 km · zoo in Gdańsk, Poland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Former Cistercian Abbey in Oliwa

    The Oliwa Abbey was the Cistercian monastic community in Oliwa, the oldest monastic establishment in Gdańsk Pomerania, which existed continuously from 1188 to 1831, now a Historic Monument of Poland. The monastery buildings were repeatedly destroyed by pagan Prussians, Brandenburgers, Teutonic Knights, Hussites, Swedes, Russians, and the people of Gdańsk itself.

    0 m · cistercian monastery in Oliwa, Poland · Wikipedia

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Getting to Oliwa

Airports

Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa (GDN), 7 km · Khrabrovo (KGD), 142 km · Palanga (PLQ), 237 km

Stations

Sopot railway station, 3.3 km · Gdańsk Żabianka-AWFiS, 1.3 km · Gdańsk Zaspa railway station, 3.1 km · Gdańsk Oliwa railway station, 800 m · Gdańsk Przymorze-Uniwersytet railway station, 1.6 km

• Poznań → Oliwa

  247 km · quickest by road, 4h 25m · zł70–90
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• Szczecin(Glewice) → Oliwa

  255 km · quickest by road, 4h 24m · zł70–90
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• Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki → Oliwa

  262 km · quickest by air, 3h 38m · zł190–300
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