The Polish Riviera
A hot sandy beach, where you can not only sunbathe during the day but also bounce at night has appeared on the landscape of Warsaw. Beach Bols has kicked off on the right bank of Vistula, just opposite the Old Town. In Poland such places can only be found at the seaside, in Sopot and Dębki.
Some 500 tonnes of sand from the Vistula banks was spilled just next to the Warsaw zoo to create the beach overlooking the Royal Castle. By mid-September people are welcome to come and play games, loll in the sun or rest under a Hawaiian umbrella. At night the place will transform into an open-air nightclub. At the weekends the beach party will not stop. While sipping drinks and savoring grilled delicacies, guests will listen to live music.
"It is time to comeback to tradition. Warsaw citizens need a beach. As soon as we brought the sand some sunbathing amateurs appeared carrying towels. Some of the elderly people told me that the same place was also visited by beach fans before the war," Daniel Wnuk, the author of the beach project, told daily Gazeta Wyborcza.
Warsaw is adopting the style of Paris, which already has two artificial beaches for two seasons. They are located on a 3.5km-long section of the Seine bank.
Some 3,000 tonnes of sand were used to make the Parisian beaches, which now offer hammocks under palms, umbrellas, showers and fountains. Last year's greatest attractions were a library and classes in Chinese gymnastics.
Some 500 tonnes of sand from the Vistula banks was spilled just next to the Warsaw zoo to create the beach overlooking the Royal Castle. By mid-September people are welcome to come and play games, loll in the sun or rest under a Hawaiian umbrella. At night the place will transform into an open-air nightclub. At the weekends the beach party will not stop. While sipping drinks and savoring grilled delicacies, guests will listen to live music.
"It is time to comeback to tradition. Warsaw citizens need a beach. As soon as we brought the sand some sunbathing amateurs appeared carrying towels. Some of the elderly people told me that the same place was also visited by beach fans before the war," Daniel Wnuk, the author of the beach project, told daily Gazeta Wyborcza.
Warsaw is adopting the style of Paris, which already has two artificial beaches for two seasons. They are located on a 3.5km-long section of the Seine bank.
Some 3,000 tonnes of sand were used to make the Parisian beaches, which now offer hammocks under palms, umbrellas, showers and fountains. Last year's greatest attractions were a library and classes in Chinese gymnastics.
