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If the definition of boredom for you is: long walks in the woods, afternoons spent with a book in a hammock, lounging by the pond and trips around Podlasie, then you will definitely be. We serve this kind of boredom here in any quantities. There will probably be days when you just want to stay there and have some fun - then feel free to use the area around: lie down in the garden, play badminton, have a barbecue. All this time you will be accompanied by Holy Peace (and maybe also curious forest cats, birds and butterflies).
Our habitat is a paradise for amateur ornithologists. Lesser spotted eagles, gray herons come to us, and in winter titmouse or jays - we feed them, so in the cold months you can experience a real onslaught of winged gluttons.
In fact, our guests, when they leave in the morning, rarely return before evening. The area has a lot to offer: nature lovers, active people and people interested in the culture and art of Podlasie.
- First of all: being here, it is impossible not to visit the Białowieża Forest, and we cooperate with guides around it. If you feel like going on a forest expedition with people who will show you how to look carefully at the forest, how to look for traces of animals, and show you the most interesting corners, let us know - we will organize it. Such a trip takes about 4 hours. Apart from that, it is worth visiting the Bison Show Reserve, the Palace Park with a viewing tower or the Kosy Most wilderness.
– We are located very close to the Siemianówka Reservoir (the 4th largest artificial water reservoir in Poland!) – you will probably visit it more than once. Some of the photos for "The Chronicles of Narnia" were shot over the frozen Siemianówka! You, instead of crossing to Narnia, can go there to the Stary Dwór beach or take advantage of numerous sports attractions: a climbing wall, volleyball and basketball courts or tennis courts. It is also a great place to observe the migration of water birds in spring and autumn.
– Take a look at the village of Narewka, a few kilometers away. You can rent kayaks there and go rafting down the picturesque and wild river valley. And in the village itself you will see traditional Podlasie houses, an Orthodox church, an old church and a Jewish cemetery.
– If you love antiques, be sure to go to the Kiermusy Fair, which takes place every 1st weekend of the month. This is a legendary flea market where you can find real treasures. In addition, it takes place in a pleasant environment of trees, near the picturesque Tykocin on the Narew River, which you can visit on the occasion. And if that wasn't enough for you, there is also an flea market in Wasilków every weekend.
– Whoever follows MLH probably remembers the Dunin Oak, the European Tree of the Year 2022. It just so happens that this 400-year-old natural monument guards the Ladzka Forest just a dozen or so kilometers away. There is a risk that one day it will break in half, so be sure to go see it before it happens.
– The Land of Open Shutters, formally including three villages: Soce, Puchły and Trześcianka, is within reach of a car trip. In fact, it also extends to many smaller villages around, e.g. Ciełuszki, Pawłów, Kaniuk or Ryboł. It is a trail leading in the footsteps of traditional Podlasie architecture. Such decorated huts, wooden churches and churches you will not see in any other part of the country.
– Also go to the skit in Odrynki, an Orthodox hermitage founded by Archimandrite Gabriel, a hermit monk. Skit is very picturesquely situated, in isolation, in swamps, among the backwaters of the Narew river basin. You have to reach it by a wooden footbridge, which is 800 m long.