Rozewie

• Rozewie I Lighthouse was entered in the register of monuments in 1972.
• The Lighthouse Museum is housed in the lighthouse building.
• The blue Nadmorski (Rozewski) hiking trail leads from the lighthouse through a beech forest nature reserve down to the beach.
• A 30-kilometre cycling network in the municipality of Władysławowo runs through Rozewie and the Przylądek Rozewski Nature Reserve.

The steep cliff is covered with beech forest. It has been protected since 1957 as part of the Przylądek Rozewski Protected Landscape Area, which covers 12.15 hectares. The approximately 12-hectare Przylądek Rozewski Nature Reserve is also located near the destination. It protects a section of steep coastline characterised by mixed forest with beech trees, as well as a stand of Swedish whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia) in the vicinity of the lighthouse.

The time of year also makes a difference to the nature experience: Cape Rozewie lies on an important bird migration route. In spring and autumn, diverse flocks of birds pass over the nature reserve and stop there to rest. Those interested in bird migration and coastal landscapes will find a different focus here than on a visit devoted primarily to lighthouse history.

Rozewie I Lighthouse is also known as Stefan Żeromski Lighthouse. The Lighthouse Museum is housed in the building. The permanent exhibition covers the development of lighthouses from antiquity to the present day; it also features models of several Polish lighthouses and other exhibits. For a cultural trip, this offers more than the history of a single building: the exhibition places lighthouses in the context of a long history and presents models from Poland.

In addition to the lighthouse, the listed complex includes an engine house, a fog signal building, two lighthouse keepers’ houses, and two utility buildings. A smokehouse-bakery also forms part of the complex and probably dates from the last quarter of the 19th century. These different buildings make the historic complex interesting as an ensemble, while their individual functions should not be conflated.

Rozewie II was built in 1874 and entered service on 1 January 1875 to avoid confusion with Czołpino Lighthouse. The Rozewie lighthouse also houses a memorial room dedicated to Stefan Żeromski; a bust of the writer stands in the square beside the lighthouse. This offers a way to explore both maritime history and the memory of Żeromski.

The blue Nadmorski (Rozewski) hiking trail leads to the lighthouse, then runs across the high cliff through the Przylądek Rozewie beech forest nature reserve and down to the beach. The route as described connects the coastal landscape and forest with a destination at the beach. If you enjoy travelling on foot, this route is a concrete point of reference when choosing Rozewie; its course clearly differs from routes focused on the lighthouses or museum.

Cyclists can also place Rozewie within a wider network of routes: the 30-kilometre cycling network in the municipality of Władysławowo runs through the town and the Przylądek Rozewski Nature Reserve. The cycling routes through Rozewie are connecting sections of R10 on the international EuroVelo 10/13 route.

In 2022, both Rozewie lighthouses were opened to visitors; the engine house and the smokehouse-bakery were also opened for visits. On 1 May 2022, Rozewie II Lighthouse was opened to visitors for the first time in 112 years. At that time, visiting both lighthouses outside the holiday season required arranging an appointment by phone with the staff.

There are several clearly distinct interests to consider when choosing your destination: lighthouse history and the exhibition, the protected beech-covered cliff, the path to the beach, or bird migration in spring and autumn. Rozewie is particularly well suited to your hotel search if you would like to use these themes as a guide to your stay.

If you would like to compare other destinations, you can also find Jastarnia, Gnieżdżewo, Kosakowo, Władysławowo, Czarny Młyn, Karwia, Starzyno and Swarzewo here.

What does the Lighthouse Museum display?

The permanent exhibition in the lighthouse building covers the development of lighthouses from antiquity to the present day. It also includes models of several Polish lighthouses and other exhibits.

Where does the blue Nadmorski (Rozewski) hiking trail lead?

It leads to the lighthouse in Rozewie and then through the Przylądek Rozewie beech forest nature reserve, across the high cliff and down to the beach.

When do flocks of birds pass over Cape Rozewie?

In spring and autumn, diverse flocks of birds pass over the nature reserve and stop there to rest.

Which visits were made possible in 2022?

In 2022, both lighthouses, as well as the engine house and the smokehouse-bakery, were opened to visitors. At that time, visiting both lighthouses outside the holiday season required arranging an appointment by phone.

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