SOPOT TRAVEL GUIDE | Top Things to do in Sopot on a Day Trip from Gdansk, Poland
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Come join us for our Sopot travel guide as we take a day trip from Gdansk to visit this popular seaside resort town located on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in Eastern Pomerania of northern Poland. Although many come to stay overnight in hotels, doing a day-trip from a nearby city such as Gdańsk might be your best best considering Sopot (Zoppot) is a little pricey in terms of restaurants and accommodations.
How can you spend the perfect day visiting Sopot? Our recommendation would be to to walk along the Sopot pier (Molo w Sopocie), take a boat ride (Pirate ship) and then enjoy hanging out around the main square and market while spending plenty of time at the beach in between ice creams and a leisurely lunch.
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Sopot Travel Guide | Day Trip from Gdansk, Poland travel video transcript:
Today we’re taking you on a day trip to Sopot, a town whose name we hadn’t heard before visiting Gdańsk. Sopot is a beautiful seaside town that sits on the shores of the Baltic Sea, and it proved to be the perfect little day trip. Come join us as we explore the town, take a boat tour of the harbour, and find out what makes this destination a summer hotspot.
Tickets in hand. That was super easy. We got our tickets they were only 3.80 Zloty. Uh-huh. Yeah. That is less than a Euro so we are not spending much to get there. Ready for our day trip and our train is pulling into the station right now.
We have made it to Sopot. And I think the main attraction here it the pier. Uh huh. Isn't it the largest in Northern Europe? The largest wooden pier in all of Europe. That is the main thing we're going to do here.
So we made it to the pier and we actually had to buy tickets. You have to pay to go walk on the pier which I didn't realize you had to do. So it is 8 Zloty per person. Got our tickets.
At 511.5 meters, this is the longest wooden pier in all of Europe, and it’s the one attraction you can’t miss when you visit Sopot.
And look here. There are swans at the beach.
It is a beautiful beach day, the sun is out, blue skies and we can hear seagulls squawking off in the distance. It is just nice to be at the beach oh my gosh. I can't remember the last time I went to the beach.
Alright, update from Sopot. We came here thinking maybe we'll spend a couple of hours or maybe half a day but we are really liking it here. Really liking it. This is going to be a full day excursion. Yeah, so instead of just putting this in the Gdansk city guide this is going to be its own vlog. Own vlog. Well as you would know already because you would be watching the vlog but anyways we made a decision at this moment just so you know. We like it.
So Sam found us a Pirate Ship. A proper pirate boat.
That means we are ready to set sails. So we made it on the boat like barely. It was leaving within five minutes from us buying the tickets.
And how much was it? Was it thirty five Zloty?
So today is a really nice day to be out on the water. The waters are so calm it looks like glass.
Now we're going to explore a little bit more of the pier. And we've heard rumors of fish pierogi and we're hungry.
The restaurant we had read about online doesn't have fish pierogies. We found it but they don't have it on the menu so maybe they used to at one point but they don't right now.
The good news is that they do have baked pierogi and we've been wanting to try those for a while so we've ordered a whole bunch of like savory ones and sweet ones and we also have soup coming and salad. So it is going to be a really good meal.
So we somehow stumbled on a bodybuilding competition. And everyone looks super tan. Now let's check out the market.
As you may have noticed there are more people sunbathing than there were people swimming and that is because the baltic sea is refreshing.
That was a very busy outing and I think the verdict is we both loved Sopot.
This is part of our Travel in Poland video series showcasing Polish food, Polish culture and Polish cuisine.
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I'm from Poland and I love watching how people from different countries just love Poland :)
Thank you! We sure had a great visit.
They don't like Poland!
Why? I see they really enjoyed being in Gdansk and Sopot. I don't know why you think they don't like Poland.
Zobacz jakie lajno jedli z mrożonki hehhe.
I love poland, and i am from indonesia 🇮🇩💕🇵🇱
Believe it or not, six years and a pandemic after discovering your channel while trying to find videos about the region from where my ancestors came in 1880, I walked the Molo w Sopocie yesterday on a sunny May 2...with an immense crowd enjoying a day off between May Day and Poland's Constitution Day. Thanks again for all the inspiration you've given so many folks to head out and travel on their own and engage the world!
That makes us so happy! Glad you were able to explore the home of your ancestors. 😊
POLAND IS SO FREAKING BEAUTIFUL!
Agree with you!
Nice place so nice ☁️ weather so beautiful guide display clearly
Wow .. I have never even thought about Poland as a tripping destination ... Done good .. thanks .. It's now on the list
2:40 Audrey's reaction when Samuel was telling us about his pirate backround, was so funny! I really like this video!
Hahaha...the ultimate eye roll. She's heard this before.
Sopot. The best small city on the planet. City of my early childhood. I remember winter of 1961. Temp drop to -30C. Baltic Sea was frozen, so theoretically you could walk to Sweden. My grandma and we used to dance on ice near MOLO ( Sopot pier) LIZGINKA, what's traditional dance of joy
Audrey was like oh no NOT the pirate story again 😂 👀📸👍👍👍👍📸
LOL, totally ;)
Welcome from Canada, Toronto. What a lovely video. We love Sopot, Gdansk & Gdynia. Poland is so beautiful. Thank you for this memories. Thanks
Thank you very much! We had a great time visiting Poland.
Been away working for a while so I have 8 vlogs to catch up on with the wife , glad to be back and glad to see so many of your adventures available to watch , best wishes from London
aww you and your wife sound cute
Had a lovely day there...! Loved the swans.....!
Now you are really talking my language!
Born and raised in Gdańsk. Spent my whole life in Toronto
Missing Baltic sea like crazy
+Jerzy Konarski - born and raised in Sopot. Spent my whole life in the USA. Missing Baltic Sea like crazy ;-)
However, visited Trojmiasto a few years back, and boy, has it changed...and not all for the better.
Yeah Western influence
Big Mac instead of blueberry pierogi in milk bar
Jerzy Konarski That is called globalisation
Hey I was born and raised in Gdynia, overlooking the beautiful Baltic Sea,but now majority of my life I've lived in Vancouver.Cheers neighbour ;)
Hey Grzegorz , You spend your whole life in Canada ? ……...WoW ,
Napewno jusz z Kana …..dziczales !
You should check out Gdynia and Starogard Gdanski. Two of the most beautiful cities and towns in Poland. Gdynia has a gorgeous beach and seafront. Starogard is an old school Polish medieval hang out.
Thanks for the tips! We got to visit Gdynia at night with friends (we didn't record it though) and did really enjoy it.
Gdynia the most beatiful city in Poland? Kill me.
What a stunning town and what a day to be out on the water! Love all the slow motion shots in this one. Nice video guys! Thomas and Sheena
Thank you very much! We had such great luck with the weather that day :)
Hi guys. Ryszard Kapuscinski-polish traveler, journalist, writer. There are English translations. You will love his books. "Football wars" would be nice to read in Spanish translation though;)
Its more beatiful at night... i remember being there... it was something magical
I went there during a national holiday. There were a lot of people and food stores. I remember tasting pierogi with seafood. Nice trip in tricity.
Sounds like a had a great day!
Guys - go to Mandu restaurant in Oliwa district (Gdańsk), next to it you will find a lovely park with palace - Park Oliwski :) and please visit Gdańsk Fair - last day tomorrow! greetings from Gdańsk! :)
True! It's lovely! :)
Thank you! Great recommendations :)
Guys, just have to say: glad you like my home town, hope you had a great time in Poland, just spread the words to your friends when you will come back home (USA?, Canada?). Thanks again for your video, ta.
Thank you! We'd love to revisit Poland and recommend it highly to others.
This is all very helpful about what to do when you're around the Gdansk/Sopot area. Thank you so much!!
I cannot watch this video because I am getting hungry, I miss Polish food so much:)
Wishing you some great Polish food soon Waldemar!
It's a beautiful pier!
Thank you! It really is. The weather was just amazing that morning.
I was there last week (May 19)beautiful place well worth a visit. I understand the sea gets quite warm in late summer.
Cool to hear Peter! I'd imagine just during the summer months.
Sam, Audrey is great. She looks very smart. You should be proud of her.
I have been been living in Sopot and telling the truth - I am happy here.
That is great to hear. It is a really nice place.
Das ist SUPER Video über Stadt SOPOT - die hat das auch verdient !!!!!
Danke!
I went to Sopot by boat from Gdansk. Swam in the sea which locals said was "too cold". Enjoyed the Tu'gether café.
Cool to hear!
thanks for making a good advertisement about Sopot
Thanks! We had a great time there.
Good night from Manipur ,India.
Thank you! Sleep well :)
imbecyl
Friends :)
Try "Placki Ziemniaczane" (potatoes pancake) or "Placki po węgiersku" (its same dish but this 2nd option has a delicious gulash on pancake :) ) highly recommend
grettings from poland from Zamość City :)
Thanks for those suggestions!
Thank You! God Bless! All best from Poland:)
Thank you very much!
The best seaside resort in Poland
Cool to hear Edward.
Sopot was our favourite place too... Amazing vlog guys!
Glad you enjoyed it too!
I'm not sure whether you already know that by now or not, but just in case - the creamy seasonal version of the beetroot soup, served cold during summer is called chłodnik, and there's also a variety of the beetroup soup called barszcz ukraiński, and that one is quite often creamy, with all sorts of vegetables added to it. The small dumplings in the variety you ate are usually called kołduny or uszka :) There's also a variety of the beetroup soup known as botwinka, and this one is made of young beetroots often along with their leaves. You can also find a soup called barszcz biały, but this one has nothing in common with beetroots, even though it has a similar name. Welcome to the fascinating world of beetroot soups :)
Thank you very much! Really appreciate all of the background information. The world of beetroot soups is fascinating I must say :)
Will be there this summer can’t wait enough to get there ❤
Hey. Going to Gdansk end of April. Blogs are good fun and very useful. Thanks.
Thank you Eugene! Wishing you a fantastic trip.
U should go to Malbork
Thank you! Great suggestions. We end up going there and making a vlog.
It's called "Marienburg" castle in Marienburg city. The German Teutonic Knights built Marienburg and Marienburg castle in 1274. In a referendum in 1921 the region of Marienburg in West Prussia voted by over 98% to remain part of Germany. This was ignored and Marienburg and West Prussia became part of Poland and a little over 20 years later all of the 14 million inhabitants of eastern Germany and West Prussia were ethnically cleansed from eastern Germany altogether and replaced by Polish.
Speaking of West Prussia.... 95% of the population of Danzig was German before they were ethnically cleansed from Danzig. Of the roughly 421,000 inhabitants of Danzig nearly 400,000 were ethnically cleansed from Danzig and replaced by Polish.
Robert S
Mileszko I founded Gdańsk and was the Polish king. When you add up all the time Poland had Gdańsk it adds up to 744 years, but German for 170 years, not including Nazi Germany. 85% of the was destroyed in WW2 so the city was rebuilt by Poles, just as it was built in the first place by Poles. Germany has nothing to do with Gdańsk, don’t try to rewrite history.
@@roberts6270 Yes, but that wasn't decided on by the Poles, it was decided on by Stalin, and Poland itself lost more territory than it gained.
Nice video you guys! I lived in Sopot for 6 years. It is truly fun place to visit.
OMG! My mom was born in Sopot!!!
You can't be born in Sopot, Sopot don't have any hospitals. Any one who are iving in Sopot has born in Gdansk or Gdynia.
Well, you can be born in Sopot if you born in your home, not in hospital
Well, I have my mother's birth certificate from 1940, during the Nazi rule, and it says Zoppot as place of birth. I don't know if she was born at home or not, but I just discovered yesterday her address and the house is still there...:)
So cool!
@@wczymmogepomoc5878 yes you can actually when you are born at home. My mum was ;) Of course most people are born in hospitals so most people from Sopot are actually administratively born I Gdynia's hospitals.
You had sour cream (smietana) on the table, just put it in your soup and stir it in, hey presto creamy soup! Try some pancakes , (nalesniki)
Thanks for the tips!
I recommend Sopot - beautiful beaches - very cheap, they cook tasty and people are very nice and especially kind. I recommend everyone to come to Sopot and visit Gdańsk, Gdynia, Malbork immediately.
Agree with you!
This is amazing.You have seen me on this bodyboulding competition and now i see this in yours film.
Oh, that is awesome! You were all in such great shape and it was a lot of fun to watch.
Are you still in Poland? Me & Wife would love to be your guides or just meet you. We're from Gdansk. We love your videos. Now by your recommendations we're in Bali & Singapore. But we'll be back soon.
Oskar Janik Zenujace. Takie rzeczy jesli juz to pisze sie na priv....
Brat Brat Nikt Ciebie o zdanie nie pytal
Pfff.. A niby czemu zenujace? Wyluzuj gosciu... zwykle pytanie...
Thank you very much! How is your trip going? Unfortunately, we're no longer in Poland but would love to come back again soon.
Sopot is twinned with Southend-on-sea in Essex England, the town where im from and i can see the comparisons, beaches bars restaurants seafront attractions and im pretty sure that we actually have the longest leisure pier in the world
Interesting to hear.
Love your videos especially since this area is done in VIRTUAL REALITY and I can be there too from New Mexico, USA. Still can't get over that Gatsby in Cape Town.
Thank you very much! It is a beautiful area and we sure had nice weather. Oh, the Gatsby!
I very like the way you show your trip... it is a very relaxing to watch you guys, rgds from Wroclaw (WrocLove ;) )
Thank you!
So glad you devoted a full video to Sopot and pierogi. Wonder if you'll ever food tour Russia. It's so awesome and there are not lots of You Tube coverage. You could fly in through Helsinki, get some Salmiakki and then delve into awesome dept of Russian culinary experiences.
Thank you! We'd love to do that. Russia is one of our dream destinations along with Japan and New Zealand. The visas are expensive for us and we'd need to plan it carefully around weather so maybe next year.
Love your vlog!
My last name is Sopot from the Philippines.
Hoping I can visit that place.
Wow, that is cool to hear! Hope you can soon.
I'm from India and very soon i will be visit polland my dream country
6:00 It is called Chlodnik
(Quad-Nick)
Delicious :-)
Thank you for letting us know.
Whats the name of that dessert pierogi that they ate?
Sopot is part of tricity which is made up of the three cities: Sopot, Gdańsk and Gdynia
Thanks for letting everyone know.
4:02 see this big abandoned building on the left? It's actually the biggest abandoned building in 3city, you could've actually went there, it has easy access to the roof and the sights from there are really beautiful
Enjoy
Pozdrowienia
Smacznego
Dzieki
Wish U best
Thank you!
Redbeard!! I'm going to use your vlogs as geography class in my homeschool.
Thank you!
When i used to live there (actually not in Sopot but pretty close) the entrance to the Molo was free. It was open 24 hours and you could have quite nice time there at worm summer night.
That is cool to hear! Wish they'd make it free again.
On high saison you have ro pay.
Really enjoy watching your videos you guys by the way Sam always reminds me of Justin Timberlake xd
True! :)
Ah, thank you!
Really enjoying watching yours trip round Poland makes me homesick :) you've got to try pancakes with cheese and cream: nalesniki z serem highly recommended on hot summer day.
Not easy to find real Polish dairy foods. Generation Z (born 2005-'24) in Poland is being fed with chemical laden supermarket food products plus American fast food outlets' products. They're being entertained electronically with western style programs; they're not reading books like their parents & older cousins did. Polish youth is being stolen right under the noses of their elders, just like what happened in the Anglosphere & western Europe.
Thank you! Hope to try that.
Divino... Gdansk me enamoro . Sopot muy chic
Travelling non sto. thats life I always talk about this on my blog
Cool!
You make me miss Polish food, salivating here
Wish we could share! We miss it now as well :(
The creamy version of beetroot soup : you most probably meant chłodnik (pronounced h-wod-nik), the name means basically that it should be eaten cold. It's made both on roots and the leaves(Chłodnik botwinkowy ) It's most probably spelled chlodnik in English
The red buildings behind the pier remind me a lot of the Coronado Hotel in San Diego
That is really cool to hear! Would love to visit San Diego someday!~
Excellent trip thank you for sharing beautiful video
Thank you very much!
Сопот супер место для прогулки
Creamy, cold beetroot soup is called: chłodnik litewski or chłodnik z botwinki :)
Oh, thanks for letting us know :)
Amaizing 😊
You should have made a walk or rent some bikes and ride from Gdansk along the beach
Yeah, agree with you about that.
When I was young I walked along the beach all the way from Jelitkowo to Gdynia. It was really nice. Especially the cliffs in Orlowo. And one time with some friends and girls we had a nice bonfire on the beach at night drinking some beer, right there, at the bottom of those cliffs. On the top there used to be some kind of military unit, and few soldiers came down trying to scare us, that they will arrest us, because having fire and drinking on the beach wasn't allowed. However it just turned out, that they didn't really have any authority to do that and wanted just to join us for the beer, so they used the scare tactic as an excuse :)
You guys should go to Plock in Poland.
Thanks for the tip!
You both are so cute guys, love your videos! I hope you're gonna visit Gdansk!
Thank you! Gdansk comes out after this video :)
You will be in Olsztyn, etc. ? J often see similar videos and rarely visited Olsztyn capital of lakes and one of the most beautiful natural regions in Poland
Oh, wish we could have visited. Maybe next time :)
Wow!🤩
I like your videos.
Thank you!
Amazing channel, great vid, taking you to my favourities:P
Thank you very much! We loved visiting Sopot!
I'm following your steps in Poland :)
Very cool to hear! Hope you have a great time visiting Poland.
Very nice and comfortable house you got to stay !
Thanks!
proper tip off in sopot
Great video guys, next time try NALESNIKI z TWAROGIEM !
Thanks!
great video, as always:-) Sopot is my favorite. When i was a kid we spent each summer is Sopot. You should go to Marlbork!! there is a biggest brick castle in Europe maybe even world.you should go to Warmia and Mazury -land of thousand lakes
Thank you! We visit Malbork next :)
Your videos are so clear as if I'm traveling with you. Could you please tell me what kind of video equipment you are using.
Thank you! We're using a Panasonic GH5 with 12-60 f/2.8 lens and a Canon G7X ii.
Thank you both for the immediate reply. Your travel blog is truly fun to watch. Keep on traveling.
Super Sopot faine mieisce
south end on sea has the longest pier in europe. Sopot is nice though ;-)
OUr mistake! Thanks for correcting us.
It is made of iron. And the water is smelly
great video!
Thanks!
Nice video!!
Thanks Marcela!
Hey guys, what a really nice video. I mean you couldn't of had such a nicer day. The sky was so blue, the water looked beautiful and you had the muscle men to look at. Ou LA la. Lmao. You 2 look like you have such a good time together. Keep them coming. Best wishes from Bethlehem pa
Thank you very much! It was pretty much the perfect day. We felt very lucky :)
Hi! I am going this winter for erasmus to the university of Gdansk (in Sopot) and now a an doubting if I should rent an apartment for 5 months in Sopot close to the uni or in Gdansk centre and take the train to uni.. what should you recommend as you visited both🤗 thank you!
Hi Stephanie, congrats on the upcoming Erasmus semester! Both cities are great, each with its own very distinct vibe. Thinking as a former student, I probably would have chosen an apartment closer to the university and closer to friends. So if the campus is in Sopot, I would have chosen to live there, while still having the option of hopping on a train and enjoying Gdansk during my free time. But that's just me! If you don't mind the daily commute twice a day and Gdansk is your dream, you have that option too.
I'm going sopot in 2 weeks with my polish family
Have a fun trip!
I love your vidos. Can you make a video about your recomended travel route in Poland ? It would be formy friends. "All must see points".
That beet soup calls barszcz [borscht]
Thanks for letting me know!
what restaurant was that? greetings from sopot, great videos, you are very skilled. :) thanks for visiting. :)
Thank you very much! The name is Mocno Nadziane.
Oh, yeah, right, on Haffner's street! I used to live there! :) Mocno Nadziane means Heavilly Stuffed. So perfect for pierogi lovers. :D
Poland in your lenses is very photogenic! :)
I'm surprised you did not try the bigos anywhere ;P
Ah, check our Warsaw guide from 2015. We included it in that video :)
I m from GDAŃSK
Cool to hear!
U get no waves at see very not often, but even if there are waves they are like 0,5m high so very small.
Sam with that beard is looking as if he is marooned on an island. :-p
Hahaha....pretty much ;)
Cold soup is named "Chlodnik" ;)
Thanks for letting us know!
Hi Sam and Audry. Thanks for your great vlogs. We are taking a day trip to Sopot today. What was the name of the restaurant you ate at?
Looking for going to Gdanks for 4 months by Erasmus. Would you prefer it? I am in between with Gdansk and Zagreb and couldn't decide which city to go
Both cities are really cool! If you want to be by the water I'd go for Gdansk.
You are such nice couple.
Thank you! :)
There is Sopot in Serbia too. I 'm wondering is there any connection 🤔🇷🇸❤🇵🇱
Love you.
Ah, thanks!
Sam looks the lost traveler here haha
hahaha
hey, how do you afford to travel always?
This is our job.
You should see 8000 years ol Biskupin, wooden settlement propobly the oldest build by human
Thanks for the suggestion Rob.