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boats and pedal boats<\/li>\n<li>the waters of the Lagoon are not suitable for swimming, there are no places with good access to water and the water already in July blooms with green greens and cyanobacteria, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grodzkie.pl\/pilchowice_zakwit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">why this happens<\/a><\/li>\n<li>about 1 km from the dam there is a historic railway station in Pilchowice and the highest railway bridge in Poland, which became famous throughout the country because of plans to blow it up for a film with Tom Cruise, the station and the bridge can be reached by car<\/li>\n<li>the Dam can be reached from the village of Pilchowice, the parking lot is located at the northern end of the dam, in the high season paid<\/li>\n<li>nearby it is worth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villagreta.pl\/en\/przewodnik\/zamki-palace\/medieval-ducal-tower\/\">seeing the Prince&#8217;s Tower<\/a> in Siedl\u0119cin and <a 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