The sea coast of the Kaliningrad region attracts tourists with long and wide sandy beaches. Here you can swim in the warm waters of the Baltic and sunbathe under the cool summer sun. Go fishing or scuba diving. Wander along the well-maintained promenades of resorts or admire the delightful nature of wild beaches. Healing mud and the unique composition of sea water will help improve health.
What is the Baltic Sea like?
The Baltic Sea belongs to inland continental water bodies. The coastal strip is divided among themselves by nine states, among which Russia is also present. Surrounded by eighty percent land, it has a relatively shallow depth. The average distance from the surface of the water surface to the seabed varies within 50 meters. The deepest depression is 470 meters.
In winter, the water temperature off the coast of the Kaliningrad region does not fall below -2 Celsius. In the hottest months of summer, the sea warms up to 18-22 degrees Celsius. A shallow coastal strip of water from 0.5 to one and a half meters makes it possible to gradually descend to deeper places. On the gently sloping bottom of the beaches, it is very convenient for children to swim.
Due to the geographical features of the position, the Baltic Sea has a weakly expressed content of mineral salts. This is immediately honored on the shore, there is no such strong, iodine smell, which is characteristic of more salty seas. At the same time, the waters of the Baltic contain the entire range of salts useful for humans. Doctors say that even short baths have a beneficial effect on well-being, strengthen the immune system and tone the body.
The beaches of the Kaliningrad coast are mostly sandy with occasional pebble inclusions. Fine quartz sand, pleasant to the touch, speaks of a rather ancient origin of the beaches.
The best time to relax on the beaches of the Baltic Sea
The climatic conditions of the Kaliningrad seashore combine the temperate continental weather of the mainland of Europe with the healing properties of sea air. Ionized sea air, saturated with mineral salts and iodine, has a beneficial effect on vacationers. The mild off-season and the comfortable temperature of warm summer days allow the swimming season to open relatively early.
Temperatures of water and air in the Baltic by months
The arrival of vacationers to the resorts and beaches of the Kaliningrad region begins in the last days of May, and lasts until September 13-18. The peak of tourist activity falls on the beginning of June to mid-August. In the hottest weather, the water temperature in shallow bays and estuaries warms up to 24 degrees Celsius.
Resorts of the Kaliningrad region on the map:
Resorts and wild beaches
What you need for a quality and memorable vacation on warm summer days. Of course, the warm sea, soft sand and gentle sun. Recent events in the global tourism industry are encouraging more and more Russian citizens to have a rest inside the country without going abroad. It's both cheaper and safer.
The coastal zone of the Kaliningrad seashore is one of the most popular holiday destinations. For lovers of comfort and developed infrastructure, such resorts as Svetlogorsk, the village of Yantarny, the city of Zelenogradsk are perfect. Tourists who prefer a more secluded holiday will find a lot of interesting things on the beaches of the Curonian Spit and the city of Baltiysk.
All resorts can be reached from Kaliningrad from the South Station. Zelenogradsk and Svetlogorsk can be reached directly from Khrabrovo airport.
Svetlogorsk
From the capital of the region - Kaliningrad, Svetlogorsk can be reached in 40 minutes by train or bus. The city is located only 30 kilometers from the regional center. Nearby is the village of Otradnoye - for those who do not like crowds of tourists, there are fewer vacationers there, but also entertainment.
The resort town is located quite high (about 45 meters above sea level), so getting to the beach is not so easy. You can go down to the sea by one of the seven stairways. People with disabilities or those who simply do not want to knock down their legs on the way to the beach can use the cable car. Cabins are located low enough above the ground and do not cause concern among users.
The coastal strip of sand is not very wide, 20-30 meters, and during heavy seas it is almost completely flooded with surf waves. The sand is fine sometimes interspersed with pebbles.
The pluses with confidence can be attributed to the developed beach infrastructure. Those who wish to sunbathe can freely rent sunbeds or deck chairs for a comfortable stay.
The wide and well-groomed promenade is perfect for leisurely walks. Numerous cozy bars and cafes will help satisfy your appetite. Kiosks and stalls with soft drinks are scattered all over the promenade.
You can stop for rest in first-class hotels, boarding houses and sanatoriums.
Zelenogradsk
The city is located 32 kilometers from Kaliningrad. You can get there by any convenient transport - by train, bus. Most fast way is a rented car or taxi.
This small cozy town received the status of a resort in 1998. Due to the high popularity of the resort, it is better to plan ahead for a place to stop for the night. Compared to Stepnogorsk, Zelenogradsk is a quieter and more peaceful city.
A beautiful, paved embankment stretches for three kilometers along the coast. It is fenced off from the beach with a well-designed metal fence. Comfortable benches are located along the entire coast. Also pleased with the presence of a large number of rubbish bins. Thanks to this fact, the promenade area is clean and it is pleasant to take evening walks along it.
Popular excursions:
To get to the beach, you need to walk to one of the slopes that the embankment is equipped with. They are located quite far from each other (about a kilometer).
The coast of the city of Baltiysk
From Kaliningrad to Baltiysk 43 kilometers. By bus, this path can be covered in 45 minutes. The city, which in the past had the status of a closed military facility, does not have a special architecture.
Its main attraction is the beaches, magnificent in their beauty and scope, the Baltic Spit is especially famous for this. These places are more suitable for those who like to relax in nature in a tent. The quiet and cozy atmosphere of a small town makes it possible to swim and sunbathe in peace and quiet.
The sand is quite clean, but unkempt as in other places. The beach infrastructure is practically undeveloped. Probably, the military past of this city affects. The length of the line of wild beaches is more than 47 kilometers.
One of the most remarkable details of the coast of Baltiysk is a promenade, they say, along which you can walk. But not during a storm.
The Polish Baltic is not only crowded beaches, coastal crowds and densely populated bungalow-farm seaside resorts, both large and small. These are also interesting desert back streets, impressive sand dunes, wild, secluded places, where tourists who come to Pomozha only occasionally wander. Places where silence reigns, reed beds and flocks of wild water birds. Contrary to all stereotypes, we can still find solitude and tranquility on almost 800 kilometers of Baltic beaches. Meet the wild Baltic.
Wild Baltic beach
Delta Pigs
This is a unique place in every respect. The place where the borders between the Baltic Sea and the Szczecin Bay disappear. The delta of the Świna River is formed by several islands cut by canals overgrown with high reeds. These islands appeared as a result of a heap of sand and silt brought by the waters of the Pig, compacted by strong storms and northern winds. The most amazing panorama of the Svinskaya delta opens from the Zelenka hill. From its top you can see water channels, the Szczecin Bay and oval islands scattered between reed beds. 
Delta Pigs. The place where the sea meets the river
Volinsky Reserve
The part of the coast of Wolin Island between Międzyzdroje and Międzywodzie is one of the most spectacular parts of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. The Volinsky cliffs, reaching 80 meters in height, are a textbook example of a high coast created in glacial moraines (geological bodies). Sliding tree stumps and huge boulders washed out of moraine deposits by waves give the narrow (only a few meters) beach a wild and exciting charm. Climbing to the top of Gosań, you will admire the unique view of the huge Pomeranian bay. 
Volinsky Reserve
Slone Bagno
To the east of the lively Kołobrzeg there is a long, several kilometer long trough of the Slonego Bagn (salt marsh). Swamps filled with water, drowned trees, reed beds inaccessible to man. Until recently, Slone Bagno was the abode of many birds. Today, it is part of the Eastern Ecopark. In 2010, a storm destroyed a natural dam that separated the swamps from the sea, which provoked a sharp draining of Slonego Bagna. Part of the waterfowl was forced to seek refuge in other places. After the repair of the dam, most of the birds returned to their "small homeland". Slone Bagno is one of the most amazing and inaccessible places on the Baltic coast. 
Elephant Bagno. "Swamps and swamps, blue boards of heaven ..."
Lake Bukovo (jezioro Bukowo)
Between Lazy (Łazy) and Dębki (Dębki) stretches a long spit separating the Baltic from Lake Bukovo. Several thousand years ago, this lake was a sea bay, but as a result of the active action of currents, waves and winds, it turned out to be cut off from the “mother”. On the spit itself, the small village of Dombkowice (Dąbkowice) is conveniently located, which, however, is not a resort due to the prohibition of the use of motor vehicles. Bukovo is connected to the Baltic by the Pike Canal (Kanał Szczuczy), through which salty sea water constantly flows. The shores are covered with characteristic seaside vegetation and reeds, among which noisy seabirds nest. The beaches of Bukovo are some of the best wild beaches in the entire Polish Baltic. 
Lake Bukovo. Once it was the sea...
Poddombie (Poddąbie)
A small stretch of Pomoža, between Ustka and Rowy, is still one of the wildest nooks and crannies on the Baltic coast. Poddombie is famous for its huge sandy cliffs, which reach a height of 20 meters. In winter, piercing winds and tides literally tear up the coastline, creating picturesque fantastic forms. Pine and oak forests, a small river, just one resort town - Poddombie is a paradise for lovers of silence and fishermen. 
Sandy cliffs in Poddombie – a paradise for lovers of silence
Slovinsky park
Not far from Poddombia is Slovinsky national park(Słowinski Park Narodowy). Land of sand dunes. The dunes here reach 50 meters in height and move across the territory at a speed of 3 to 20 meters per year. These sandy giants sweep away everything in their path - trees, vegetation, ponds. In the middle of the Slovinian desert, you can see the remains of dead forests, which were destroyed by sand. The inhabitants of Poland call the dunes "vydma". Either from the word "blow", or from the "witch" ... 
Slovinsky National Park. Vydma of the Polish Baltic
So here it is - the wild Baltic. Crossed by river channels, flooded with swamps, covered with sands. It is hard to believe that just a couple of kilometers from these nooks where the human foot so rarely steps, there are huge metropolitan areas - Gdansk (Gdańsk), Gdynia (Gdynia) and Sopot (Sopot). How many more secrets does the Baltic coast hide from us? Only the ubiquitous seagulls circling over the Polish Pomozhem know about this...