Hel is considered to be one of the most picturesque Polish towns, located on the 18.6 mile-long promontory jutting out into the Baltic Sea. The first settlers arrived here a few centuries B.C. Written records indicate that Hel was a fishing settlement, engaging in the herring trade in the 2nd century A.D. Today Hel harbors tourist boats and private yachts next to traditional fishing cutters.
Trojmiasto (Tri-City). This contemporary term encompasses the three cities of Gdansk, Sopot, and Gdynia, located on the Polish seaside, and, more specifically, in the Gdansk bay. While the Trojmiasto is in effect situated by the sea, allowing for easy access to the beach, not many people are aware of the fact that here, apart from …
This is what Zukrowski says about people living in the later grounds of Tricity: ”Families are close-knite, thrifty women are bustling about their houses from dawn to twilight, work is the very essence of life, prosperity, strengthen by the wisdom of generations, stems from work, and there is the force like in a clenched fist. […]
