Puck Travel Guide

  The pier on the bay
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  • The pier on the bay
      The pier on the bay
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  • Puck in the distance
      Puck in the distance
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  • Pier viewed from a distance
      Pier viewed from a distance
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  • The marina
      The marina
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  • The local court of justice, Puck
      The local court of justice, Puck
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The Town Hall and more interesting buildings

The Town Hall and more interesting buildings, Puck

 evaanna Says:  The Town Hall in Puck has been as beautifully restored as the other houses in the market square. Nowadays it still remains the seat of the local authorities. But the market square is not the only place where you can encounter interesting architecture. When we walked from the... 

Take a walk on the pier

Take a walk on the pier, Puck

 evaanna Says:  The pier at Puck must be a favourite place of the local people - one day we could see many of them dressed in their Sunday best parading along it with whole families, probably straight from Sunday mass. It certainly is a great place for watching the yachts and the sailing... 

The "Jan III Sobieski" Castle at Rzucewo I

The  "Jan III Sobieski" Castle at Rzucewo I, Puck

 evaanna Says:  Not far from Puck we come across a place that is a reminder of the area's glorious past. If we approach Rzucewo from the direction of Oslonino, the road suddenly turns into a beautiful avenue lined with four rows of ancient linden trees planted here at the turn of the... 

The "Jan III Sobieski" Castle-Hotel at Rzucewo II

The  "Jan III Sobieski" Castle-Hotel at Rzucewo II, Puck

 evaanna Says:  After the death of King Jan III Sobieski, Rzucewo changed hands a number of times, belonging over the years to the aristocratic families of the Radziwills, the Przebendowskis and the Keyserlingks. The present castle at Rzucewo was built in the Tudor style in the years 1840 -... 

Museum of the Land of Puck - Muzeum Ziemi Puckiej

Museum of the Land of Puck - Muzeum Ziemi Puckiej, Puck

 evaanna Says:  The Museum of the Land of Puck, which has been active since 1973, comprises a number of buildings. On the corner of Walowa and Boguslawa St they have their ethnographic department - a small 18th century hospital with a museum of traditional folk remedies, an old forge and a... 

Piasnica - the witness of mass murders

Piasnica - the witness of mass murders, Puck

 evaanna Says:  The forest between the two villages, Piasnica Wielka and Piasnica Mala, both along the road Krokowa - Wejherowo, was witness to Nazi mass murders in the years 1939-1940. Twelve thousand people, mostly representatives of the Kashubian inteligentsia, doctors, teachers, priests... 

The grounds of the Below Palace at Slawutowko

The grounds of the Below Palace at Slawutowko, Puck

 evaanna Says:  The Below Palace has now been turned into a hotel with a restaurant and numerous attractions not only for its guests but for anybody who happens to visit the place. It is a must-see for travellers with children or animal lovers, who will be overjoyed to visit their farm with... 

Mechowo grottoes

Mechowo grottoes, Puck

 evaanna Says:  Famous as they are, the grottoes at Mechowo have one great drawback - only very agile and preferably rather short adults can squeeze through them. Out of the total of 61 metres of these underground corridors only a small part is accessible to tourists. Children would... 

The Church at Mechowo

The Church at Mechowo, Puck

 evaanna Says:  Mechowo is an ancient village, which in 1300 already belonged to the Cistercian Monastery in Oliwa (now Gdansk - Oliwa). It can boast a charming half-timbered church dating back to 1742 with an interior in the baroque style. 

Slawutowko

Slawutowko, Puck

 evaanna Says:  Slawutowko is a small village not far from Puck that is well worth visiting for just one thing - the Below Palace. Built around 1912 by the Below family, it is now in their hands again and has been turned into a hotel. The place witnessed a great tragedy in 1945: the widow... 

St Peter and Paul's Church

St Peter and Paul's Church, Puck

 evaanna Says:  St Peter and Paul's Church is the eldest building in Puck, dating back to the times of the Pomeranian princes who ruled this land until 1309. This originally one nave church built in the 13th century was later extended by the Teutonic Knights. Inside don't miss the beautiful... 

Market Square - Plac Wolnosci

Market Square - Plac Wolnosci, Puck

 evaanna Says:  Puck has a beautifully restored market square - Plac Wolnosci - with some lovely colourful 18th - 19th century houses. I wanted to take photos of them all, some with beautiful pinnacles and wrought iron balconies but the light wasn't right. The little streets leading off the... 

Pier

Pier, Puck

 Skeptic-jr Says:  The Puck's pier is rather long and have been renowated recently. Popular place for walking, meeting with friends and taking some relaxation. There is a restaurant in the middle of the pier and a harbor for yachts at its side. Many stall of local merchants stay in the places... 

Restaurants  

Budziszowa Checz or Smazalnia Ryb U Budzisza: Fish straight from the bay

Budziszowa Checz or Smazalnia Ryb U Budzisza: Fish straight from the bay, Puck

 evaanna Says:  Budzisz must be the most popular of Kashubian surnames. We stayed with the Budziszes at Chalupy years ago, some other Budziszes at Kuznica a little later and have heard of many more... So it definitely is a local restaurant specialising in fish dishes, the freshness of which... 

Golonka: Right in the country

Golonka: Right in the country, Puck

 evaanna Says:  The Golonka is situated on the edge of a wood at Mechowo by the road Mechowo - Puck. Not particularly elegant inside, it still offers wholesome Polish cuisine, with large helpings at very reasonable prices. Children will enjoy watching the fish in the aquarium, adults - the... 

Kolumb: Literary cafe

Kolumb: Literary cafe, Puck

 Skeptic-jr Says:  Tea, coffee, drinks, toasts, stylized inside, poems, even nargile (water pipe), concerts, good music, beautiful furniture, cakes, what else. I can only recommend this cafe. Apple-cake and yerba-mate. 

Off The Beaten Path  

Puck Castle

Puck Castle, Puck

 Skeptic-jr Says:  It is not a castle or even its relics, but an archeological site. Unfortunately the castle was take down in 19th c. The Puck Castle was built on the verge of 14th-15th century by the Crusaders and quickly becomes one of the centers of their administration. After Poland... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Marina and school of sailing at Puck

Marina and school of sailing at Puck, Puck

 evaanna Says:  Situated on the Pucka Bay, Puck is a centre of water sports. Although the bay is notorious for its short and strong waves - we could see a sailing boat rocking when there was hardly any wind - it is popular with sailors and yachtsmen and is often chosen as the venue of... 

Horse riding at Rzucewo

Horse riding at Rzucewo, Puck

 evaanna Says:  At the back of the castle at Rzucewo there are some stables and a paddock. You can learn from the Internet that a new riding centre is just about to open by the hotel. Perhaps it has opened already as we saw a rider on her horse going round and round the paddock already in... 

Favorites  

A pretty sign-board

A pretty sign-board, Puck

 evaanna Says:  There is a tavern by the port in Puck, which was closed when we were there off season, but the pretty sign-board on it immediately caught my eye. I wish we had more of those instead of the horrible billboards everywhere that no one any longer pays any attention to. 

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 Puck is a town 50 km north of Gdansk, situated on the Bay of Puck. The name is pronounced 'pootzk' and has nothing to do with Shakespeare's mischievous fairy. Archaeological excavations have shown... 

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