Street Art in Szczecin, Poland: One-Day Walking Tour

Szczecin had been on my mind for quite a while. A few years ago, I ended up there almost by accident and explored the city by following a red line. Sounds absurd, but it’s actually something anyone visiting Szczecin can do. And even though I walked a lot back then, only one memory really stayed with me – the murals under the overpass. Not the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle, not the townhouses or historic buildings, just painted walls beneath a bridge.

Coming back here after all these years, now as a much more conscious street art observer, I feel like I’m experiencing Szczecin all over again. This time, no line is guiding me. I’m my own guide, which allows me to discover quite a few gems beyond the obvious route.

So, let me take you on a one-day trip around Szczecin. You’ll see a lot!

Table of Contents

• Street Art Szczecin: Highlights
• Street Art Szczecin: The Route
• Street Art Szczecin: Map
• One Day in Szczecin to Explore Street Art. Is It Enough?
• Discovering Szczecin. How to Prepare?

Street Art Szczecin: Highlights

Łódź and Szczecin are separated by what feels like endless kilometres, so even though I leave Łódź at six in the morning, I only get off the train after eleven. And surprisingly – no drama this time, everything goes smoothly. By “drama” I mean significant delays or other train issues. If you regular train passenger in Poland, you need to expected unpleasant surprises more often than they should happen.

I still have a moment before my Szczecin travel companion arrives, so I use the time to explore the area around the station. The first surprise comes almost immediately because I literally walk out of the station, cross the street, and see… the sea!

Got you! There’s no sea, but there is definitely water. For some reason, Poles love joking that Szczecin is a seaside city. Anyway, a short walk along Kolumba Street is already saying me that Szczecin will be fun to explore. Not only are there impressive red brick buildings, but also works by these two talented guys.

I head back to the station so I don’t accidentally forget about my friend. Her train had mercy too and arrived only five minutes late. Together, we go for coffee while spotting another mural on the way.

After a quick “strategy” meeting and a brief stop at a crystal shop (don’t ask), we jump on a bus to see the most famous cat in Poland.

Then we head back to Śródmieście-Północ, where we’re staying and where another Lump mural is waiting for us.

And not just one.

Once we leave our backpacks behind, we finally head to the place I actually came to Szczecin for – Pomorzany.

We start with the murals on Aleja Powstańców Wielkopolskich.

We also come across a blue round guy. Anyone knows the artist?

Eventually, we reach the Freedom Gallery. It’s a truly special place where a lot of street art initiatives are happening. The gallery is located in industrial area which gives freedom for artists who appear here. Besides gallery, there are a few local artists workshops.

Of course, my luck for the closed exhibitions works exactly as usual, so we arrive right in between ESKAER’s exhibition taking down and EXER one being installed. Thankfully, there’s still plenty to look at around the gallery.

After checking every corner and basically every piece of wall around the gallery, we head back toward the city center via Chmielewskiego Street, where another M-City mural is waiting for us.

Time for dinner, and then two final street art stops ahead of us. First, we visit TRAFO Trafostacja Sztuki. I really wish we had more time to see the exhibitions properly. The only thing left for us is checking the bookstore and buying some souvenirs. Naturally, I completely forgot about taking photos because I was distracted by… books.

Later, we head to the Gallery Under the Castle Route. I was a bit stressed about what we’d find there because during my research I came across information that the route was under renovation. Luckily, there’s still plenty to see.

We start with the pillars near Energetyków, where the air smelled like chocolate (not joking). Later, walking along Nadbrzeże Wieleckie, we end up beneath Jerzy Łabuda Engineer’s Bridge and spot a few more pieces there.

And that’s how our mural-and-street-art trip comes to an end. Hovewer, the evening continued at Kana.

Street Art Szczecin: the Route

Here’s my route in the nutshell. It can come handy when you’ll be planning yours.

Szczecin Główny – Kolumba street – Stare Miasto – Rugiańska – al. Wyzwolenia – Centrum – al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich/Budziszynska – Freedom Gallery and surroundings – TRAFO Trafostacja Sztuki – Łasztownia – Bulwar Piastowski – Nadbrzeże Wieleckie

Street Art Szczecin: the Map

So, you probably need a map now, right? I’ve got two options for you.

The first one is the map on Street Art Cities, where you’ll find most of the works mentioned above. There are also a few bonus spots which I didn’t manage to visit. The app Street Art Cities is nice to use, so you should easily figure everything out.

The second option is my private Google Maps map. Besides murals, you’ll also find bookstores and random weird things there (like a monument of paprykarz) that somehow caught my attention. I shared the map, together with short descriptions of the places.

One catch though – the map is available for people supporting my blog. That’s my way of saying thanks! to all of you who decided to appreciate my work. If you’d like to join them and buy me a coffee – you’re very welcome. It would genuinely make me happy and motivated to keep doing this.

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One Day in Szczecin to Explore Street Art. Is It Enough?

Yes, one day in Szczecin is absolutely fine. Though honestly, if you stayed for the whole weekend, you probably wouldn’t get bored either. Besides street art, murals, and graffiti, there’s also plenty of interesting architecture and a fascinating history hidden inside the city itself.

For sure, I’d come back to Szczecin. I didn’t see everything (like always ^^”) so I will have definitely fun when I am here again.

Discovering Szczecin. How to Prepare?

Szczecin may not be the most obvious city-break destination, but it has everything you need to spend a really nice time here. You can easily get here by train, even if the journey takes a while. There’s also an airport.

As for getting around the city, the daily transport ticket worked perfectly for me. It’s not too expensive, and it lets you move around freely and jump from one district to another without overthinking it.

On top of that, there’s no shortage of restaurants and places where something is happening. And if you come mainly for street art, chances are you’ll leave with much more than just murals. Which is honestly the best part.

So, does Szczecin make it onto your street art travel list?

See you!

Karolajn