Channel, Elbląg, Basilica of St. Catherine Pasłęka, and the of Alexandria waters of the Vis- in Braniewo, warmińsko-mazurskie voivodeship tula Lagoon. by M. Franaszek Braniewo. Tourist Information, ul. Katedralna 7, Green Velo Eastern Cycle Trail tel.: +48 55 6443303, www.it.braniewo.pl. Wielochowo. Braniewo. This town China, Japan, the Philip- Pieniężno. Tourist Information, ul. Generalska 8 This small vil- (the City Hall building), tel.: +48 55 2374600, www.pieniezno.pl. on the Pasłęka, several pines, India, Indonesia, lage lies just over Section 1: from Kępiny Wielkie to Frombork kilometres south of the Ka- Papua-New Guinea, as well a dozen minutes Section 2: from Frombork liningrad Oblast, offers sev- as African and Latin American away by bicycle from eral attractions, e.g. the monu- countries. On the outskirts of Lidzbark Warmiński. Its to Lidzbark Warmiński mental Basilica of St. Catherine the town a steel rail bridge from major attraction is a beach where a large of Alexandria, restored after 1885 hangs 30 metres over the Industry Museum) and the Greek-Catholic jetty divides two closed rectangular bath- a wartime damage, the ba- Wałsza Valley called the Dev- Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ing places – one for children, the other one of ttra th n c roque Church of the il’s Gorge. (built in the 14 century, first Catholic and for adults. ai t Holy Cross, the Neo- later Protestant), to name just a few. It is h io Gothic train station, Górowo Iławeckie. worth taking a look inside the temple to Lidzbark Warmiński. This town at c n and an Orthodox This charming town see the iconostasis by Jerzy Nowosielski the Łyna is famous for one of the most s church, originally on the Młynówka is and a marvellous ceiling painting from wonderful Gothic residences in Poland A Cathedral the gothic Church of full of historical monu- 1660. Other historical sites in Górowo in- – the castle of the bishops of Warmia. in Frombork, the Holy Trinity. ments and attractions: clude the city walls and enchanting tene- Moreover, Lidzbark offers many other in- churches in Warmia), by M. Franaszek a town hall with a char- ment houses, in particular the one where teresting places, such as the late Gothic the mighty High Gate - one Frombork. The Cathedral Hill in From- -16th centuries which used to supply the Pieniężno. Although acteristic tower, gas-works Napoleon Bonaparte once spent the night. Sts. Peter and Paul the Apostles collegiate of the three old city gates, and the pre- Gas Industry Museum bork is the site of one of the most won- Cathedral Hill with water. this town on the Wałsza river from 1908 (currently home church with its stunning stellar vaults, the served part of the defense walls. It is also in Górowo Iławeckie, derful sacral buildings in Poland: the was to a large extent destroyed in to the Warmia and Masuria Gas Orthodox church of the same name which recommended to see monuments from by M. Franaszek Archcathedral Basilica, with the former 2. FROM FROMBORK the final phase of WWII, many interesting used to be an Evangelical church later centuries, such as TO LIDZBARK Warmiński bishops’ palace surrounded by walls historical places survived, including, (the temple was famous for the baroque-clas- Church of which bring to mind a fortified castle. Nowa Pasłęka. It’s a small for example, a part of the Sts. Peter and Paul the most sophisticated sicist Krasicki’s Moreover, on the hill you can also town overlooking the in Pieniężno, architecture of all Orangery. Lidzbark Warmiński. Tourist Information Centre, ul. Krasickiego 1, by M. Franaszek see the old bell tower, known as the coasts of the Vistula Wharf in Nowa the Protestant tel.: +48 89 5190052, www.osir.lidzbarkwarminski.pl. In season Radziejowski Tower, where a Foucault Lagoon near the Pasłęka, (April – September) Tourist Information Point, ul. Wysokiej Bramy 2, tel.: +48 89 7674148, www.lidzbarkwarminski.pl. pendulum is kept, the Tower of Coper- Kaliningrad Ob- by M. Franaszek nicus, which belonged to the world- last, where the famous astronomer, and the canons’ river Pasłęka resi dences. Other parts of the town also enters the Warmia chap- offer many interesting attractions, in- Lagoon. It is ter castle from The castle th cluding the old hospital complex of the also the loca- the 14 century, in Lidzbark Warmiński, Holy Spirit. One of Frombork’s symbols tion of a ma- the partially re- by M. Franaszek is a brick water tower from the 14th– rina constructed constructed town under the Żuławy hall at the medieval www.greenvelo.pl Loop project. Old Town, the five-nave The loop is Church of Sts. Peter and a 303-km water Paul, the monumental building of Frombork. Tourist Information Centre, trail connecting the Vis- the seminary, and the Divine Word monas- ul. Młynarska 5a, tel.: +48 55 2440677, www.frombork.pl. tula, Szkarpawa, Wisła tery. The Mission-Ethnographic Museum Królewiecka, Nogat, in the monastery presents exhibits from Śmiała Wisła, Tuga, the places where Divine Word Mission- Motława, the Jagielloński aries have been working, for example: EASTERN CYCLE TRAIL Rosja View of the Vistula Lagoon the Nogat river Vistula Lagoon. Franciscan Monastery Mamonovo from the Radziejowski tower in Kadyny, Nowa built on the site This shallow bay of Pasłęka in Frombork, by Polimerek / Krynica of a former ferry the Baltic Sea is Bałtyk Morska Braniewo by M. Franaszek Wikimedia Commons Zalew ford and the out- separated from the Wiślany Frombork Stegna let of the Jagiel- Gdańsk Bay by the from water and sand, Wisła Królewiecka Tolkmicko Attractions along the trail lonski Channel to Vistula Split, and there are many facilities Suchacz Kadyny Wielkie the Nogat. The 6-km flows to the open awaiting beachgoers: Wierzno j. Pierzchalskie 1. FROM Kępiny WieLKIE TO FROMBORK channel, constructed sea via a small pas- comfortable loungers, Żuławy Wiślane Kępiny Wielkie j. Martwe Pasłęka in 1483 to connect Elbląg sage, the Piława cane umbrellas, and j. Goplenica Milejewo Żuławy Wiślane. It is the youngest and Gdańsk via the Nogat, strait. The Polish- wicker beach shelters. Nowy Dwór Bielnik Młynary Drugi part of Poland. The word “żuławy” means is one of the oldest inland water Russian border runs Also nearby there are Gdański Wilczęta lands formed piece by piece by alluvia routes in Poland. across the lagoon. beach football and volley- Kanał Elbląski From Kępiny Wielkie Elbląg Dąbrówka (e.g.: sand, mud) accumulated over hun- that formed the delta by extending the The water salinity is di- ball courts with spectator to Frombork Drużno 0 10 km Komorowo Godkowo dreds of years in a given area, mostly Vistula’s western branch – the Leniwka. Elbląg. The capital of Żuławy boasts versified, with the high- stands and aquatic equip- Żuławskie in the vicinity of river mouths. Here, in a wonderful Old Town with a lot of his- est levels observed around ment rentals. Pasłęk Żuławy Wiślane one can find rare de- Dutch settlers. Mennonites from Fri- torical attractions, e.g. the Saint Nicolas Bałtijsk (Piława in Polish), the pressions, -1.8 m below sea level. The sia in the Netherlands, who were forced Cathedral, the Market Gate – a remnant lowest in the Nogat’s mouth and Tolkmicko. This town on the Vis- to flee oppression during of the city’s fortifications, and the former Elbląg. Due to its natural value (as tula Lagoon delights visitors with its well Mamonovo Nowa the religious wars Dominican church, currently serving as a bird habitat) the whole Polish area of preserved urban structures, fragments of Zalew Pasłęka Rosja Wiślany that plagued Eu- an art gallery. We recommend taking the lagoon is protected under the Natura city walls with a Gothic tower, and houses Bagrationowsk th th j. Głębockie rope in the 15th a walk along the Sigismund Augustus 2000 programme. lage development structure and numerous from the turn of 19 and 20 centuries. Braniewo Elbląg. Tourist Information, Ratusz Staromiejski, Stary Rynek, century, reached Boulevard, and visiting the small port and historical buildings, for example: a school Another attraction is a marina for yachts j. Warszkajckie Frombork Pareżki tel.: +48 55 2393377, www.ielblag.pl. In season (May-September) Żuławy Wiślane the drawbridge called Most Wysoki. Suchacz. This town made Polish his- from 1902 and a 19th century grange com- crossing the lagoon. Tourist Information point at the Market Gate, Stary Rynek. Lelkowo in 16th century tory in the Battle of the Vistula Lagoon Górowo plex. In summer, its major attraction is the j. Pierzchalskie Iławeckie The Nogat river Wielkie j. Reszkowskie Wierzno Płoskinia near Kępiny and lived there fought in 1463 by the Teutonic Order beach, called the Silver Riviera. Apart Pasłęka Wielkie, for 400 years. To- fleet against the combined fleets of by M. Franaszek day we can admire Elbląg and Gdańsk. Currently, Harbor in Tolkmicko, Pieniężno Wojtkowo by Polimerek / Młynary Janikowo numerous historical Suchacz is well-known for its Glebiska Wilczęta Wielochowo Introduction Wikimedia Commons j. Taftowo major river of the land, monuments reminiscent of the fishing port, established Babiak Wielochowo The Green Velo Eastern Cycle Trail, covering 1980 km, is the lon gest the Vistula, deserves Dutch settlement, for exam- in 2004 and providing From Frombork to Lidzbark Dąbrówka cycle route in Poland. It goes through five regions in the east- a separate story. ple, astonishing post and services for yachts Orneta Lidzbark Warmiński Warmiński 0 Kopina10 km ern part of the country: the Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Podlaskie, For centuries the beam arcaded houses sailing through the Pasłęk Lubomino Lubelskie, Podkarpackie, and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeships. main arm of the (e.g. a house from 1803 Vistula Lagoon. It Just one glance at the map is enough to make one realise how Vistula es tuary in Marynowy, one from also has a beach many different regions the trail combines, and how diverse it – the Nogat – 1820 in Nowy Staw, in with a well de- Published by www.greenvelo.pl is in terms of landscapes and culture.