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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Mazovia & Podlasie POP 5.3 MILLION Includes ¨ Łódź ................89 Why Go? Łowicz ..............96 The rolling landscape of Mazovia (Mazowsze in Polish) may look blissful, but this central region has had an event- Płock ...............97 ful history. Once a duchy, Mazovia is dotted with castles, Pułtusk .............101 cathedrals and palaces, the biggest of which reside in the Białystok ...........102 riverside towns of Płock and Pułtusk. Łódź is the provin- Tykocin .............105 cial capital, with more going for it than meets the eye. It’s Biebrza Poland’s third-largest metropolis and reflects the ups and National Park .......106 downs of its industrial past in its mix of gritty and restored architecture. If you take the time to discover its charms, Narew National Park .......108 you’ll be happy you did. To the east, the Podlasie region acts as the green lungs of Białowieża National Park .......109 Poland. Aside from a few urban centres, this province abut- ting the Lithuanian and Belarusian borders is a paradise Augustów ...........112 of farmland, forest and lakes. Its four national parks are Suwałki. 115 splendid: Narew and Biebrza for their marshlands; Wigry for its lakes; and Białowieża for its primeval forest and wild European bison, the kings of Polish fauna. Best Places to Eat ¨ Restauracja Art Deco (p100) When to Go ¨ Restauracja Tejsza Łódź (p106) °C/°F Te mp Rainfall inches/mm 30/86 6/150 ¨ Ato Sushi (p94) 4/100 ¨ Ogródek Pod Jabłoniami 20/68 (p115) 3/75 10/50 ¨ Carska (p111) 2/50 0/32 1/25 -5/23 0 Best Places to J FDNOSAJJMAM Stay ¨ Hotel Tumski (p99) May & Jun Jun Visit Łódź for Sep Enjoy the Celebrate spring the ‘Four Cultures’ last of the warm ¨ Andel’s Hotel (p93) amid the lush (Polish, Russian, weather while ¨ Hotel Żubrówka (p111) primeval greenery Jewish, German) kayaking in and ¨ Hotel Branicki (p104) of Białowieża festival. around the Au- National Park. gustów Canal. ¨ Velvet Hotel (p116) 88 #^ Gulf of Gdańsk Kaliningrad Marijampolė #\ RUSSIA #\ LITHUANIA #^ Ozersk Gdańsk Węgorzewo Suwałki #\ Landscape Park Lake Mamry #] #8 Sejny Suwałki #\ Elblag #\ Lidzbark Kętrzyn #\ #\ #\ Malbork Warmiński Giżycko #\ Augustów- Wigry MASURIA Suwałki #7 ÷# National a Park l Region #\ u Mrągowo #\ #\ WARMIA #\ Ełk st Orzysz i #^ Olsztyn Augustów V #\ Ostróda Lake Lake Bełdany Śniardwy MAZOVIA & PODLASIE PODLASIE & MAZOVIA #\ Szczuczyn #\ Osowiec- Grudziądz Iława #\ Szczytno #] 66Twi6erdza #÷ Biebrza National Kruszyniany #\ Brodnica Kadzidło #\ Park & Bohoniki #5 Łomza #\Tykocin #\ #\ #4#^ Ostrołęka#\ Stare Białystok Jeżewo ÷# 666Narew Białowieża National National Park #\ Ciechanów Ostrów Park #6 #\ Hajnówka #÷ Mazowiecka #\ #\ M #\ Pułtusk PODLASIE Bielsk #\ A Włocławek Podlaski MAZOVIA Bug zo #á Treblinka ##]3 V Płock i A 666 V #\ & Podl & i Legionowo stula BELARUS #\ Kutno #\ #\ Sochaczew #_WARSAW #\ #\ Łowicz #\ Siedlce #\ Pruszkow Mińsk #2 Mazowiecki Biala #\ AS Arkadia & Nieborów #\ Terespol Podlaska ie Hi ie #\ Skierniewice #\ Zgierz #\ Grójec Łódź ##^1 Rawa GH #\ Mazowiecka \# Pabianice li ghts #\ Tomaszow Piotrków Mazowiecki Trybunalski Puławy Sobibór #\ #\ #\ #] Radom B #\ Belchatow Kazimierz u a RADOM #\ c g i Dolny l PLAIN #^ i Lublin P Skarzysko- Chełm #] #\ Kamienna #\ Radomsko #\ LUBLIN UPLAND Świętokrzyski Starachowice Kraśnik National Park #\ Ostrowiec #\ ÷# Swietokrzyski # 0 50 km Częstochowa Kielce #] e 0 25 miles #] KRAKÓW 66 CZĘSTOCHOWA UPLAND MAŁOPOLSKA UPLAND #\ Mazovia & Podlasie Highlights 1 Marvelling at the industrial6 grounds6 of the Branicki Palace 7 Relaxing the mind and heritage and movie magic of (p102) in Białystok. exercising the body kayaking Łódź (p89). 5 Exploring the last the Rospuda and Czarna 2 Harking back to a time remnants of Poland’s Tatar Hańcza in the Augustów- of romance at Arkadia & culture at Kruszyniany & Suwałki region (p113) . Nieborów (p96). Bohoniki (p108). 8 Catching your breath as 3 Wondering how Płock 6 Searching primeval forest sunshine reveals the stunning (p97) got hold of so many for a glimpse of the rare scenery of the Suwałki Art Nouveau treasures. European bison at Białowieża Landscape Park (p116). 4 Strolling the attractive National Park (p109)..