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slow leisure Slow leisure in Podlaskie Family-friendly Podlaskie Active leisure in Podlaskie Podlaskie – European bisons, elks, birds and insects Water leisure in Podlaskie Podlaskie – a melting pot of cultures Marshal’s Office of the Podlaskie Region ul. Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego 1, 15-888 Białystok phone +48 85 6654171 www.wrotapodlasia.pl [email protected] PODLASKIE BOLCIE Wiżajny Rennet cheese – regional dish 164KM SUWAŁKI Stańczyki Gulbieniszki 130KM Bachanowo AUGUSTÓW 2:00 Wołownia 6:30 6:30 Dębowo Kumpiak, kindziuk – regional dishes KM Sękacz – traditional cake Gospoda pod Sieją – fish dishes 90 H H 8:30 SUWAŁKI Stary Folwark 2:30 1:30 4:40 Wigry Czerwony Folwark Camaldolese monastery complex H H H H Głęboki Bród Strzelcowizna Mikaszówka Rudawka OSOWIEC Studzieniczna TWIERDZA Augustów Sanctuary of Our Lady in Studzieniczna Sanatoriums 58KM Krasnybór 3:00 Sztabin 0:50 SUPRAŚL Jaminy H Rev. Jerzy Popiełuszko’s family house H Dębowo 16KM Okopy NOWOGRÓD Suchowola H Dolistowo Stare Rev. Jerzy Popiełuszko Memorial Room 5:15 H Sękacz – traditional cake 4:30 H KM 94 1:20 H 1:40 KRUSZYNIANY Goniądz 4:30 H Osowiec-Twierdza Forts of the Osowiec Fortress Korycin Strawberry Days H Sokółka BIAŁYSTOK 1:40 KM Rennet cheese – regional dish St Anthony’s Collegiate Bohoniki 50 Church – Sanctuary Eucharistic Miracle Mosque Dobarz Kumpiak, kindziuk – regional dishes Dried cheese – regional dish Monastery of the Annunciation 4 of the Holy Mother of God Museum of Icons 1:30 H Poczopek Podlaskie Museum of Folk Culture Sanatoriums Podlaskie Fragrant with Herbs Silvarium forest garden Spa & wellness H Laskowiec Łaziuki Jurowce Supraśl H Zajki Tykocin Kruszyniany H Pentowo Honey Feast Mosque 4:00 Tatar Yurt – regional dishes 1:40 1:40 Choroszcz 4:30 4:30 Dominican Fairy 1:20 Ogórki Herbowe – regional dish Pajewo Broken Bridge – viewing point Kurowo Sokole BIAŁOWIEŻA Kruszewo Baciuty BIAŁYSTOK Local Product Centre CIECHANOWIEC H H Kaziuki Fair Bokiny St John’s Fair Krzyżewo Turośń Dolna 83KM Tourism and Rehabilitation Centre Easter Fair 92KM Spa & wellness at Royal Hotel Trześcianka Odrynki Suszcza Suraż Eliaszuki Doktorce Narew Kaniuki ŚW. GÓRA Lewkowo Stare GRABARKA Narewka Marcinek – traditional cake Ser carski (ripening Tsar’s Cheese) – regional dish KM Sobor of the Holy Trinity 100 Hajnówka Pogorzelce Texts: Emilia Zajczyk, Anna Androsiuk Białowieża Project Coordinator: Teresa Karkowska (Amistad Sp. z o.o.), Hunting cuisine, game dishes Monika Laskowska (UMWP) Marcinek – traditional cake Translation: Małgorzata Walczak, Gerard Nawrocki Ciechanowiec Museum of Agriculture (Letterman Sp. z o.o.) Podlaskie Bread Festival Redakcja: Barbara Gąsiorowska Korekta: Paulina Foszczyńska Cover photo: Public Domain Mapy: Dawid Kwoka Cover design, graphic concept: Michał Tincel Podlaskie Typesetting: Dawid Kwoka Voivodship Grabarka Prepared for publication by: Sanctuary on the Holy Hill Marshal’s Office of the Podlaskie Region Drohiczyn of Grabarka Podlaskie zaguby – ul. Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego 1, 15-888 Białystok Prepared for publication by: regional dish Phone +48 85 6654171 Amistad Sp. z o.o. – Program PolskaTurystyczna.pl www.wrotapodlasia.pl pl. Na Groblach 8/2, 31-101 Kraków [email protected] Phone: +48 12 4229922 ISBN 978-83-949522-5-9 E-mail: [email protected], www.polskaturystyczna.pl Introduction Podlaskie is a region in which time seems to go a little slower. So it is a perfect tourist destination if you seek peace and seren‑ ity ‑ ‑ for busy city residents and senior citizens who have more free time. Unspoilt nature, a wealth of cultures, religious sanc‑ tuaries, health resorts and spa & wellness centres will make you catch your breath and stop for a while. Active leisure enthu‑ siasts and gourmets who look for the taste of local specialties long to be remembered will not be disappointed when visiting the Podlaskie Region. We mention only some of the wide offer of local attractions of Podlaskie – those which will make your body to relax, to find a spiritual balance, to practice active leisure, and, last but not least, to taste Podlaskie regional specialties and to familiarize yourself with the region’s culture. We have split them into five categories: • Something for the body (health resorts, sanatoriums, spas) • Something for the soul (pilgrimage centres, monasteries, museums) • Active in the bosom of nature (Nordic walking paths, natural footbridges, jogging and walking trails) • Podlaskie tastes (regional products, restaurants with local cuisine) • A lot is going on (periodical events) After a spa treatment your body has more energy, so it will be easier for you to spare more time for active leisure in the bosom of nature. After a walk along forest paths time will come to feast and to experience the unique taste of the region. Pod‑ laskie cuisine specialities are as diversified as its residents. A Tatar pierekaczewnik, Lithuanian kołduny or a potato babka originating from Belarus are but a few dishes you might like to try. When the feast is over, you might opt for one of the many cultural events. The offer is very rich so everyone will find some‑ thing to enjoy. A wake ‑up to the sounds of the forest, a thera‑ including eight luxury sections that provide pro‑ Something for the body peutic mud bath, relax and chill‑out during the fessional cosmetic treatment, dermatologist care, treatment and savoury Podlaskie specialties – and relax. In addition, one can also benefit from this is a vision of leisure time in the Knyszyn cosmetic medicine treatment. Soon a glazed Podlaskie health resorts might come as a perfect alternative Forest and Supraśl health resort, situated pool with a view of Białystok, sauna and Jacuzzi to those situated in the mountains or on the border of the sea. in the very heart of the forest. The Knieja Ho‑ will be available on the top floor in the wellness Aromatic pine oils create a specific microclimate of the Knyszyn tel sanatorium and hotel are situated on the zone. Stary Rynek Brewery and excellent Monte border of the forest. Treatment of motor organ Carlo restaurant offering Podlaskie specialties, Forest. Rich deposits of therapeutic mud help to treat rheumatism diseases, rheumatologic and neurological dis‑ are open at the hotel: and other conditions. Mineral water extracted in the Augustów eases and lower respiratory tract diseases are Forest has nutritional and therapeutic values. Modern sanator offered. You can also benefit from a rich spa ATTRACTIONS iums, good infrastructure and many tourist attractions enhance & wellness offer in Supraśl and its neighbourhood – in Knieja, Borowinowy Zdrój and Lipowy Tourist and Rehabilitation Centre in the region’s natural therapeutic assets. Most hotels. The latter offers therapeutic and Krzyżewo relaxation treatment, swimming pools and sauna, Krzyżewo 30, 18 ‑218 Sokoły a golf course, britzka and sleigh rides, bicycle and Phone: +48 86 4764218, +48 513816376 Nordic walking sticks hire. E ‑mail: [email protected] Forests and lakes in Augustów – the summer www.centrumkrzyżewo.pl capital of Poland – offer perfect climatic con‑ Something the for body ditions for those who need therapeutic leisure. Borowinowy Zdrój Hotel The Augustów Medical Spa Resort situated on ul. Zielona 3, 16 ‑030 Supraśl Lake Necko offers physiotherapy, kinesitherapy, Phone: +48 85 7183025, +48 660509590 hydrotherapy, mud wraps, therapeutic massage E ‑mail: [email protected] and cryotherapy. www.borowinowyzdroj.pl Air in the Augustów Forest is rich in phyton‑ Lipowy Most Golf Park Hotel cides and natural aromatic oils. Water is taken Borki 29, 16 ‑030 Supraśl from a 482 m deep intake. Augustów resorts Phone: +48 85 7491271, +48 730731732 specialise in the treatment of orthopaedic dis‑ E ‑mail: [email protected] eases and injuries, rheumatic diseases, periph‑ www.lipowymost.pl eral vessels diseases, osteoporosis and general improvement of health condition. Royal Hotel & Spa Białystok Tourist & Rehabilitation Centre in Rynek Kościuszki 11, 15 ‑001 Białystok Krzyżewo is located on the border of the Phone: +48 85 8311801, +48 570181507 Narew National Park, among woods and the E ‑mail: recepcja@royal ‑hotel:pl river. The Centre offers rehabilitation treating www.royal ‑hotel:pl orthopaedic injuries and faulty posture as well Knieja sanatorium and hotel as treatment of rheumatic and neurological in Supraśl diseases, including accommodation, catering services, tennis courts, football, handball, vol‑ al. Niepodległości 6, 16 ‑030 Supraśl leyball and basketball fields, a salt grotto, bike Phone: +48 85 7108394, +48 501416648 E ‑mail: [email protected] and Nordic walking sticks hire. The Centre also www.hotelknieja.pl offers hippotherapy, britzka rides, horse ‑riding lessons and horse back tours. Augustów Medical SPA Resort, If need comfort and spa treatment, you BiaVita Polska SA might choose the 4 ‑star Royal Hotel & Spa in ul. Zdrojowa 3/5/7, 16 ‑300 Augustów Białystok. Situated in the beautiful town centre, Phone: +48 87 6432871, +48 606795542 Polska SA, photo BiaVita Polska SA BiaVita SA, Polska photo Polska Augustów Medical Spa Resort BiaVita Augustów it offers a wide array of relaxation and beauty ser‑ E ‑mail: [email protected] vices. It has Dr Irena Eris Beauty Partner parlour, www.sanatorium.augustow.pl The Camaldolese monastery complex in the water of the miraculous spring at the foot of the Something for the soul Wigry, situated on the hill and surrounded by mon‑ hill. The convent of Sts Martha and Mary has been astery garden, Lake Wigry and the Agustów Forest, on the site since 1947. is a unique place. You might also visit the museum There are many places in the Podlaskie Region for you to find some of John Paul III, the clock tower and the church cata‑ time for yourself and to focus on what is important for your soul. You combs. A night stay in a hermit houses where monks ATTRACTIONS can uplift your spirit and find internal peace visiting local sanctuaries, once lived can be an extraordinary experience. Rev. Jerzy Popiełuszko’s family house in Heading south, do not forget to stop at the Sanc‑ Okopy the sites of miraculous escape, healing or revelation.