At Marianna's, it's warm behind the stove. The fireplace warms your feet, and the thatched cottage fills with the sound of crackling wood. You can do absolutely nothing here and it's none of anyone's business. Because rarely does anyone come here. The morning ritual with coffee should be celebrated on a bench in front of the house or in the charming greenhouse in the garden. In case of frost, of course by the fireplace. Any plans for walks can be realized in the direction of the Zagożdżonka River or straight into the depths of the Kozienicki Landscape Park. You can get on a bike and set off on a wild MTB route. Well, but you don't have to. You don't have to do anything.
Marianna is hidden under the most beautiful tree in the village - a majestic maple. On the edge of the village of Januszno, located in the Pionki commune, in Mazovia. We invite you to a magical garden and a cottage with turquoise windows. Come here alone, in pairs or in fours. For complete relaxation and a breath of fresh air from everyday life.
You enter the cottage via unique stone stairs. In front of the cottage there are two wide benches for sitting or lying down. On the ground floor there is an open space - kitchen, dining room and fireplace corner. By the fireplace there is a sofa bed. A separate room downstairs is a bathroom with a shower. Behind the stove/fireplace there are narrow stairs to the top, where you will find two bedrooms (one with two single beds, the other with a double bed).
A forest with mushrooms behind the neighbors' barn, picturesque meadows for walks on the edge of the village, a small greenhouse in the garden where you can hide away with a book and tea, a lawn for walking barefoot and a corner behind the house with a table for serving delicious meals prepared by yourself. But above all, a maple tree, under the crown of which, on a blanket, you can forget about God's world.
We do not have typical trails in the area, but it is enough to leave the yard and go in any direction to commune with the beauty of nature.
We have bike paths where you will not meet anyone. The area is full of wild MTB trails and unofficial road trails, on which cars rarely drive. We recommend the black bike trail running in the area, which from Pionki will lead you to the Brzeźniczka nature reserve, and from there to the Źródła Królewskie nature reserve. It is 7.5 km long.
Speaking of reserves, you should know that we are located in the buffer zone of the Kozienicki Landscape Park, which has a total of 15 nature reserves. The park was created to preserve the natural landscape of the Kozienice Forest. It is home to over 200 species of birds (including the lesser spotted eagle, kingfisher and a very rare species – the little bittern). The park is also home to moose, deer, wild boars, beavers and a large population of dormouse. Among the natural curiosities are several species of bats and mud turtles. The pine trees growing in the park are even 200-300 years old. The reserves closest to us are: Pionki, Brzeźniczka and Załamanek. The most popular – the Królewskie Źródła Reserve.
Now, about the king, or more precisely, Władysław Jagiełło, who travelled along the Królewski Gościniec – the route leading from Krakow to Vilnius – 23 times. He would stop in Jedlnia or Kozienice and go hunting in the forest. Today, you can walk along the forest and nature trail leading to the Royal Springs, the place where the king drank water. The route leads through the floodplains of the Zagożdżonka River and is about 3 km long (the time needed to complete it is 1.5-2 hours). You can also visit the palace in Kozienice, which is the seat of the Regional Museum.
In Pionki, there is a swimming pool called Staw Górny, reopened after renovation in 2021. You will find plenty of water attractions there: a wake park, kayak and water bike rental, as well as sailboats, a splash park, pleasant green areas, a restaurant with a view of the water and a salt graduation tower. There are also many benches and wooden deckchairs.
What’s there for children?
A "mirror" passage to the neighbors, a swing under a large maple tree, a greenhouse that can be a small house for small people...
What’s there for employees?
You can work on the balcony in the treetop, spying on your neighbors' yards, you can work in the greenhouse, which is covered with clematis and cuts you off from the outside world, or you can sit on the comfortable benches in front of the house.