We felt like on a pilgrimage, visiting 2 important churches on the camino to Santiago leading through the north of Poland. The first church was in Roszel (Rössel) where a Gothic castle stands on a steep hill side above the river Sajna, built 1350−1401 by the Teutonic Order. It is now a hotel but the tower and the …
The river Krutyna is a tourist spot for Kajak tours. You drive down the river from Krutyn for about 2 hours until you reach Rosocha where you will get picked up. It was a hot and sunny weekend with a holiday which was probably the reason so many people went down the river that day. …
We were now in Masuria, the region in the northeast of Poland famous for its 2,000 lakes. And lakes we saw. Wherever you look, there is a lake – fascinating! We took the bikes to explore the area. We also noticed, that in this area the tarmac ends as soon as you leave the main roads. The dirt roads …
With Olsztyn (Allenstein) we had reached the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, an area we are going to explore more during the next days. But first we did a tour through town and visited an open air museum south of Olsztyn. Farmhouse from the 19th century From 1516 to 1521 Nicolaus Copernicus lived at the …
We were now in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship or province where we want to do some hiking. Here some impressions of our first tours. From Pieniezno (Mehlsack) we went on a hike along the valley of the Waltz (Walsch). We had found a beautiful private camping at this village and could start from there in the morning …
With Frombork we had reached the town where Nicolaus Copernicus (Kopernik in Polish) worked as a mathematician and astronomer. The famous church of Frombork was under big renovations, which will make it a great place to visit maybe next year 😉 Nikolaj Kopernik Frombork (Frauenburg) The brick Gothic cathedral was finished in 1388 and is …
Near Elblag a canal connects rivers and lakes to form a waterway once required to transport goods. The height difference couldn’t completely be solved with locks but instead inclined planes were installed where boats would be transported on carriages! We had to see that!! We started with the bikes just below one of the inclined …
With Malbork we had reached the once very powerful headquarter of the Teutonic Order (Deutscher Orden) and its mighty fortress. We were very impressed by this huge and luxurious castle of some crusaders we had not really known much about before our visit to this area of Poland. Malbork Castle We had reached Malbork south …
Currently it is beginning of August 2020 and we are on the road again since 10 weeks. After the break dictated by the lockdown due to the Corona pandemic we had travelled from Vienna through Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Poland. Our route since the lockdown We are monitoring the development of travel restrictions in …
Polands most important seaport and a city with a diversified history radiates its former glory thanks to the reconstruction of a large part of the historic town after the devastating WWII. We were really impressed by this wonderful town. Welcome to Gdańsk! After getting caught up in an area of construction work and blocked roads …
