This is the wooden tower in Wolin town park, not the “Noah's Ark” and not a tower in Wolin National Park. The shape is like a sailing ship: the base like a hull, the top like masts with sails. It's built of larch. It stands by the amphitheatre, on a hill in the park, and sticks up over the trees so you can already see it from the S3.
How you go up
You don't take a spiral stair to the terrace (about 26 m, the whole structure over 30 m, about 32 m) — you take a gentle ramp with handrails. The walk up is hundreds of metres — a stroll uphill, not a sprint. Thanks to the ramp you can do it with a pushchair and in a wheelchair. From the car park to the foot of the tower there are sometimes a few steps or a winding path uphill.
Entry is free. There's often a paid telescope on the terrace. The limit is about 50 people at once — when it's crowded the gate can close until someone comes down. In wind the tower sways; some people turn back from a fear of heights. In bad weather (rain, wind, ice, fog) access is sometimes shut. In winter the site can stay closed for weeks.
Hours jump between sources (9:00–18:00, 9:00–19:00, in summer sometimes longer). We don't put a clock here. Current status is on Przystań Morska Wolin, which runs the tower.
What you see from the top
- the town of Wolin, bridges, the Dziwna
- the Slav and Viking open-air museum on Ostrów
- the Szczecin Lagoon, peninsulas, fields and woods
- on a clear day, the farther lagoon shores
There are boards on the terrace explaining the panorama.
Practical
Parkowa, 72-510 Wolin — town park, not a reserve. There's a large free car park at the tower. From Wolin centre it's about a 15-minute walk. One guidebook mentions a no-dogs rule on the tower — leave the dog at the bottom if the board says so. This is a free family outing for an hour, not a ticketed national park.