On the border of the Wigry National Park, in the heart of the Suwałki Region, i.e. at the end of the world, when you think that nothing is waiting for you, there is a house. It has clay walls, wooden floors, century-old bricks and original tapestries. Something for fans of antiques in an idyllic edition. Unpack your suitcases in the 3 apartments with all comforts. We have private terraces with a view that deserves admiration and delicious home cooking made of eco-products from Suwałki. After a delicious breakfast on the terrace, jump into your bathing suit and take a few steps to the lake. The patent for a vacation is such that arbitrariness and total relaxation is in force.
We invite you to the place where goats swim in the lake, Tatars cook deliciously, "Popa's wife" is not a joke, and Czarna Hańcza is exhausting. See for yourself!
There are 4 apartments available that can accommodate sixteen people. In practice, four families living next to each other have complete privacy. Each apartment has a separate entrance, a fully equipped kitchen, a bathroom and a wonderful terrace overlooking the lake. You can relax there, sunbathe, and barbecue something in the evening. You will certainly be happy that at any time of the day or night you can sit on a private pier, watch the water flowing under the boards or train a frog and a dolphin.
Apartment 1
The largest, two-story apartment consists of two floors and is designed for 6 people.
On the ground floor you will find a large living room with comfortable sofas, a fireplace, a TV and a dining area, a fully equipped kitchenette and a bathroom with a shower.
On the first floor there are two independent bedrooms with double beds and a dressing room.
Apartment 2
Designed for 2 or 3 people. It is located on the ground floor and has an independent entrance from the terrace.
Make yourself comfortable in the living room connected to the kitchenette, which, in addition to the dining table, has a comfortable sofa for resting and reading in case of bad weather, a brick fireplace for heating, a wardrobe through which, unfortunately, there is no access to Narnia, and a TV. There will also be a bathroom with a shower. Fans of antiques will appreciate the architectural elements - renovated ceiling beams and floorboards.
At your request, we can combine this apartment with the upper one to create a spacious, two-level apartment for 4 or 6 people.
Apartment 3
Perfect for 2 or 3 people. For people who have no problem climbing stairs, because it is located on the first floor. It has an independent entrance from a sunny terrace, a living room with a kitchenette, a comfortable seating set, a chest of drawers, a TV and a wardrobe. There is also a bathroom with a shower.
It is possible to combine this apartment with the lower one and create a spacious, two-level apartment for 4 or 6 people.
Apartment 4
Our newest apartment no. 4 is designed for 6 people. It covers an area of 70 m2 and is the entire attic of the house. Attention, dog owners - the apartment is accessed by openwork stairs and some of our dog guests cannot cope with them. Keep this in mind when planning to come to us with your dog :)
Apartment 4 has 2 double bedrooms, a living room with a dining room and an open kitchen, and a bathroom with a shower. Next to the bedroom, we have a spacious wardrobe at our guests' disposal. The terrace is located on the ground floor and this is our charming corner called "under the pines"
We feel that we still haven't said enough about the spacious terraces that adjoin each apartment. Such luxury in a twisted version with a view of the lake, relaxation, silence and magical lighting at night. We have also prepared brick grills where you can cook fresh fish and local vegetables.
We adhere to the principle that through the stomach to the heart and we hope that you will come to us with empty bellies and open hearts. We want to share with you all the best, including food, which is what it is. Eco in Suwałki is our everyday life. We have all the vegetables and fruits you can imagine. Potatoes, courgettes, greenhouse tomatoes, green beans and much, much more - the whole vegetable garden. We will bring warm, fragrant, steaming breakfasts and lunches to your rooms, so that you can eat your meal in pajamas or not, on the terrace or indoors.
Delicious home-made dinners with potato dumplings, potato cake, fish from nearby ponds require deviations from the diet, but it's worth it! We smoke cold meats, bake bread, make preserves, and buy eggs from our neighbors.
Before visiting us, we want to know your culinary preferences so that we can match them to the dishes served.
We leave the dinners to you. Each apartment has its own small kitchenette, which has been equipped with the utensils and accessories necessary to prepare simple meals.
In the evenings, you can also grill your fish or other delicacies. There are barbecues on each terrace, and wood or briquettes are on your side.
If you want to get to know the cuisine of the inhabitants of these lands - the Tatars, go to the "Tatar Kitchen at Alika" in Suwałki on ul. Kosciuszki 98.
There is no time for boredom here, because you either relax, swim and enjoy the sun, or get to know the picturesque area full of lakes, mushroom forests and other Suwałki secrets. When the morning mists fall with coffee in hand, it is worth going to the pier. The rich air will wake up even the biggest sleepyhead, and the silence that spills over the area, the buzzing of insects and the sound of calamus can put you into a state of meditation. After hiking and cycling, it's time to relax on the terrace, absorb Polish crime stories on the beach in a specially adapted land boat and sift sand through your fingers.
When you are in a state of permanent peace, it's time to open the map and take the following direction:
- Curves with a city beach and a ski lift in winter.
- Szelment, the capital of water sports and a winter ski center.
- Gierłoż, better known as the Wolf's Lair, with bunkers and Hitler's headquarters,
- Stańczyki, in which you will look at the world from above. Beautiful and highest railway viaducts in Poland.
- Augustów, with plenty of attractions. Cruises, water ski lift and wakeboard.
- The Rospuda Valley, because it is one of the most virgin places in Poland.
- Wigry and the Camaldolese Monastery from 1694.
- Wigry National Park, where you will find the Wigry museum, a narrow-gauge railway for children and adults, beautiful hiking and cycling routes, kayaking trips on the Czarna Hańcza river, cross-country skiing routes in winter, sleigh rides.
The Suwałki Landscape Park has many attractions and mysterious places to offer.
The park area is rich in vast, open spaces with lots of lakes and forests interspersed with beautiful rivers, meadows, fields and swamps. The jaw drop and undying delight cause its unique postglacial landscape. The remains of the great ice are the deepest in Poland and lowland Europe - Lake Hańcza, 108.5 m deep, and the rivers Szeszupa and Czarna Hańcza.
What, apart from captivating nature, is worth seeing in the Landscape Park?
- The defensive settlement of the Jotvingians on Zamkowa Góra near Szurpiły.
- Molenna in Wodziki, a temple of the Old Believers from the end of the 19th century. Be sure to go there!
- Chałupa Klejmonta, the oldest residential building in the park from 1880, located in the village of Hańcza. Interesting wooden houses and stone farm buildings from the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century have been preserved here.
- The wooden chapel in Smolniki is a monument from the end of the 18th century, in the old cemetery in Smolniki.
- Stara Hańcza, where you will find the ruins of the manor house, of which today only cellars remain, was probably built in the 18th century. You will also find a manor park with two ponds there.
- The church in Jeleniewo is a beautiful, wooden church from the 19th century, located at the market square in Jeleniewo, with rococo furnishings that come from the no longer existing church in Magdalenów near Wigry.
It is also worth climbing the Castle Hill, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful viewpoints in the Suwałki Region.
What’s there for children?
Children have their errands here. They have to build a hut from branches, look for frogs in calamus, pour water from one bucket to another, build sand cakes and soak their feet in the lake. Sometimes they even jump on the back of an inflatable crocodile and float on the waves of the Crooked. The rain does not bother them at all and regardless of the weather conditions, they prowl on the playground, play pirates in a boat set on the beach, catch the wind in their sails and collect raindrops in their hands. After such an eventful day, they fall asleep in the blink of an eye, to experience their holiday adventure with redoubled strength the next day.
