Must See Poland - Słowinski National Park

The Słowinski National Park includes a 33km (19mi) stretch of coast and two large lakes complete with surrounding belts of peatbogs, meadows and woods. There also a couple of interesting villages. You can walk around the park, or see it by boat, bike, electric trolley or horse-drawn cart.

The shifting dunes in the park are reputedly the world's only such phenomenon on such a scale. They consist of an accumulation of sand thrown up on the beach by waves. Dried by wind and sun, the grains of sand are then blown away to form dunes which are steadily moving inland. The 'white mountain' walks at a speed of 2m (6.5ft) to 10m (33ft) a year, burying everything it meets on its way.

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