Domek Żabiniec

Everyone knows Masuria and Kashubia, but have you heard about the Świętokrzyskie Lake District? If you want to surprise your friends with your choice of holiday destination, or you simply live in Kielce or Częstochowa and Śniardwy is too far for you, come to Jedel. You'll see that micro-tours are just as cool. While the north of Poland was cut by ice, the areas of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains were whipped by strong winds. A lot of sand was blown out of the depressions in the area, and when 10,000 years ago, the climate warmed up and lakes formed in the depressions. These, however, were always in the shadow, passed by Poles on their way to the more spectacular north. It was only at the turn of the century that scientists from Kielce shed appropriate light on these aeolian stars. They proved that nowhere in Poland, in upland and mountain areas, is there such a large number of lakes and dunes, and even non-glacial ones! Not only is this a paradise for naturalists, full of rare specimens, but we are also visited by secularists. This is how the local people talk about the phenomenon of fires dancing over the water, resulting from the combustion of methane emitted from shallow lakes. So if you don't want to look like a miner after a long shift, skip swimming in these dense, peat lakes and instead watch the birds, go for a walk in the forest and admire the Świętokrzyskie lakes from the piers. It will be wild and beautiful.