The city of Suchowola — this is the place where, according to calculations made by Simon Anthony Sobiekrajski in 1775, the center of Europe is located. What is interesting is that Europe has several center points, it all depends on…
Tripoint border of Poland – Bolcie
Polish territory, Lithuania, and Russia (the Kaliningrad Region) meet in one place. This place is located near Bolcie near Wiżajny, not far from road no. 651 (Wiżajny – Żytkiejmy) – on the Polish side and Vištytis (in Lithuanian). This point…
Stanczyki bridges
We arrived at the northeastern edge of Poland. We drove to the Stańczyki village to explore the historic Stanczyki bridges also called aqueducts of Rominta Forest. Before coming to Stanczyki we passed the village Kiepojcie. There is a much smaller…
The Wolf’s Lair
The Wolf’s Lair is a place where we wanted to go for a long time. When we were planning a summer holiday trip to eastern Poland we decided to visit it finally. We like fortifications, which you probably already know…
“Nowa Holandia” Family Amusement Park in Elbląg
We heard about the “Nowa Holandia” (“New Netherlands”) Family Theme Park located in Elbląg a few weeks before arrival. We decided to include this place in our expedition plan through eastern Poland. We started our journey in the north of the country, first visiting…
Malbork Castle
In the summer of 2015 we decided to visit eastern Poland. We began, however, more to the north. The first attraction was visiting the Gothic castle in Malbork. The castle was built in the years 1274-1457 and is one of…
Międzyrzecz Fortified Region
Międzyrzecz Fortified Region, commonly called the MFR, is a belt of fortifications built between 1934 and 1944 by the Germans in order to defend the eastern border. Barely a dozen kilometers from the border, planned fortification areas sealed the gaps…
Locomotives in Wolsztyn
We knew for a long time that Wolsztyn is famous for its steam locomotives. There is the last open roundhouse in Europe. Every year in May a parade of steam engines is held here and thousands of railway enthusiasts come…
Skiing in Gliczarow
That was not our first visit to Gliczarów. We had been going there for years with our children to teach them how to ski. This small village is located on a hill near Zakopane, Poland. In the village there are guesthouses,…
Living Gingerbread Museum and Torun’s fortifications
In December 2014 we visited Toruń. The weekend getaway was tied to participation in the Santa half-marathon. We decided to combine it with a kids’ trip. We arrived in Toruń on Saturday, around noon. Toruń is the birthplace of Nicolaus…