It's lovely to see the forest from the living room, with its tiled stove, which fills the cozy interior with warmth and immerses you in a relaxing atmosphere. Make yourself comfortable on the mezzanine with a comfortable bed or in the second bedroom on the ground floor. Cozy up on the soft sofa, spread out a board game on the terrace table, or a mat on the boards or grass. Reach for a book from the shelf I made myself – all designed to make you feel at home and cozy. This cottage in a rural settlement, nestled among scattered buildings and forest, offers an intimate retreat for couples, friends seeking an urban detox, animal lovers, bike enthusiasts, and anyone else who longs to immerse themselves in the land of gentleness that is Podlasie. Full of magical villages, houses with colorful, open shutters, on familiar terms with nature, a little wild, a little homely, a little forgotten. We'll be happy to see you here.

I'm waving to you from Ciwoniuk, Podlasie, near the forest, which you'll be gazing at through the 6.5-meter-high glass in the living room.

The ground floor of this modern house features a living room with a tiled stove, a kitchenette, a bedroom with two single beds (which can be pushed together), and a bathroom with a shower. The open mezzanine, protected by a wooden railing, features a sleeping area with a double bed and a reading nook with an armchair. Handmade cabinets and shelves, as well as books and other eye-catching details, are located in both bedrooms.

A few facts:
– the house has an area of 51 m², comprising 35 m² on the ground floor and 16 m² on the mezzanine floor,
– the terrace is 30 m²,
– the fenced plot measures 1,000 m², located in a secluded area, in a scattered development (in a village colony), and surrounded by forest.

Nice to See the Forest is a perfect home for four people – two couples, a group of friends, or a family with children. Two additional people can sleep on the fold-out sofa in the living room.

Near the forest, in the land of gentleness, where storks build their nests, bisons live in the forest, in picturesque villages there are wooden Orthodox churches with domes shining in the sun, and houses have colorful shutters, you will find a house intended for intimate relaxation.

Entertainment activities include:
– breakfasts, dinners and board games on the terrace,
– reading books from the bookcase in front of a huge window,
– cozy evenings by the tiled stove,
– lighting bonfires in the evenings and staring at the stars (light pollution in the sky is extremely low here),
– watching for birds.

You can explore the area on foot, by car or by bike (available for rent on the beach, approx. 8 minutes from the house). And closer or further away are:
– Siemianówka Reservoir, the fourth largest artificial water reservoir in Poland – you can go to the beaches: Bondary-Rudnia or Stary Dwór and take advantage of numerous sports attractions (climbing wall, volleyball and basketball courts, tennis courts),
– Białowieża Forest, including: the Bison Demonstration Reserve, the Palace Park with an observation tower and the Kosy Most nature reserve,
– blueberry plantation in the village of Juszkowy Gród (if there are no very nice owners, there is a self-service stall) about 2 km from the house, look for the "Borówkowy Juszkowy" sign by the road, you can look at the horses nearby,
– the village of Narewka, where you can see traditional Podlasie houses, an Orthodox church, an old church and a Jewish cemetery, as well as rent kayaks and go rafting down the picturesque and wild valley of the river of the same name as the village,
– Narew, which you can sail down,
– Dunin Oak, European Tree of the Year 2022 – a 400-year-old natural monument that is a remnant of the Lada Forest – it is worth visiting because there is a risk that it will fall in half,
– Land of Open Shutters, officially covering three towns: Trześcianka, Puchły and Soce, but to admire the decorations of wooden cottages it is also worth visiting: Ciełuszek, Pawłów, Kaniuk, Ryboł, Plosek, because this magical land leading with the traces of traditional Podlasie architecture extends to many tiny villages in Podlasie,
– skit in Odrynki, i.e. an Orthodox hermitage founded by Archimandrite Gabriel in the swamps, among the floodplains of the Narew basin – an 800-meter footbridge leads to it,
– Krynki, the eastern border of the European Union, once a Jewish town full of life – it is worth dropping by for a leisurely tour, a sip of the local water (supposedly healing) and a look at the largest roundabout in Poland and the second in the world (only in Paris it is larger),
– Tykocin on the Narew River with the royal castle,
– Tatar villages: Kruszyniany and Bohoniki (to look at mosques and miziary (cemeteries) and taste traditional dishes – kolduns and pierekaczewnik),
– Knyszyńska Forest to explore on foot, by bike, with poles and running,
– ethnographic museum in Sanniki,
– Zbigniew Falkowski sculpture gallery in Ozierany Małe,
– Supraśl, where you can go to a performance of the Wierszalin theater, visit the monastery, visit the museums: Printing and Papermaking and Icons (located in the Archimandrite Palace from the mid-17th century) and see the Buchholtz Palace (you can visit it during the holidays).

Nearby bicycle routes:
– Podlasie Stork Trail, 412 km long, starting in the center of Białowieża and reaching Stańczyki (marked in red),
– Orthodox Temples Trail, 176 km long (marked in yellow),
– Podlasie Cultural Trail "Tree and Sacrum" covering just over 182 km.