Krokowa

Krokowa offers a cultural focus around its castle, church, and regional museum, as well as trails for cycling and hiking. When choosing where to stay, you can therefore consider whether you mainly want to explore the town’s history or also plan to use Krokowa as a starting point or waypoint for longer routes. The routes described differ considerably: one cycling route is about 17.35 km long and practically flat, while the blue Nadmorski-Zatokowy hiking trail runs 54.7 km from Krokowa to Jurata.

Castle, Museum and Local History

Krokowa Castle is a palace and park complex with a history spanning more than 500 years. Today, it serves as a local cultural center. The restored park dates from the 18th and 19th centuries. The castle, park, and cultural center thus represent different aspects of the town: the complex’s long history, its landscaped grounds, and its present-day cultural function. If you are interested in historic places, you will find several distinct points of interest here, rather than just one building to focus on.

A Polish-German regional museum is located in the historic inn “Pod Księciem Mestwinem” in the heart of Krokowa. The combination of an inn and a museum places the exhibition right in the middle of town. You can include a visit to the museum as a cultural highlight in your travel plans; it is distinct from the historical information about the castle and church.

The church also offers its own perspective on local history. The present-day Neo-Gothic church was built between 1833 and 1850. Its crypt contains the tombstones of the von Krockow family. The founding of the parish is a separate matter: it took place between 1290 and 1300. The two dates therefore refer to different things—the parish and the present-day church building. Together with the castle and museum, they provide a range of historical topics that you can explore in different ways when learning about Krokowa.

Cycling and Hiking from Krokowa

The Krokowa–Swarzewo cycling route is about 17.35 km long and ends in Gnieżdżewo. It is paved and practically flat, although some sections have gradients of up to about 23‰. This information can help you factor the route length and the described elevation profile into your day’s plans. “Practically flat” does not mean that the entire route has no inclines: the uphill sections are also part of the route profile. If cycling is to be a central part of your stay, this specific route offers a different scale of planning from the considerably longer hiking trail.

The blue Nadmorski-Zatokowy hiking trail runs from Krokowa to Jurata and is 54.7 km long. Its length makes it a longer route that you can take into account when deciding on a hiking trip or making hiking a focus of your stay. Unlike the cycling route, the key points of reference here are the distance and the connection between the places named. This lets you consider when choosing where to stay whether you are interested in Krokowa for its cultural history, its cycling route, or its connection to this long hiking trail.

For other locations to consider: Hel, Jastarnia, Pierwoszyno, Starzyno, Minkowice, Mechelinki, Domatowo and Lebcz.

For the broader travel overview: Puck.