06/01/2023
Hel Peninsula (in Polish Półwysep Helski), a 25-mile-long (35 km), fine white sandy beach backed by pine forests cloaking the Bay of Gdansk is more like heaven, with good hotels, cheap beer, fresh fish and clear blue skies in July and August. Hel is a gem, luring many Poles and tourists in summer and at weekends.
In summer thousands more come on day trips, taking the boat from Gdansk, train from Gdynia or Sopot (Poland's summer nightlife capital) or by car. Many come to ride the peninsula-long cycle path, canter on horseriding trails, or windsurf the sheltered southern bay, a protected marine reserve. Here, the windsurfer legions, staying in campsites and caravan parks turn the beaches into festivals during competitions.
A road and a railroad run along the peninsula from the mainland to the town located at the furthest point, Other towns, ports, and tourist resorts are Jurata, Jastarnia, Kuźnica, Chałupy, and Władysławowo.