Biskupin is a fortified lake village built around 700 BC by a tribe of the Lusatian culture. This Iron Age village was built on a flat island and surrounded by a barricade consisting of wooden framework filled with earth and sand. The famous Biskupin excavations are located on a peninsula encircled by lakes and swamps. The educational archaeological fair is held annually in September. The museum pavilion offers a permanent historical display. In the nearby village of Wenecja is a narrow-gauge railway museum. In summer, the 19th century train operates between Żnin and G±sawa passing Biskupin and Wenecja on the way. >>>>
The forest complex of Bory Tucholskie, one of Poland's largest, stretches along the boundary between Pomerania and the Kujavia and Pomerania regions and occupies an area of 120,000 ha. Very attractive are the kayaking trips down the Brda River (233km) along which are scattered numerous bivouac fields and waterside hostels. The wildlife watchers will often enjoy the sight of red deer, roe deer, wild boars and black storks. Nature paths and a dendrological park are additional educational facilities to be found along the river bed. Part of the trail is also available for winter time trips. >>>>
The historical monuments are grouped along the Brda River and in the area of the Old Town and include the late- Gothic parish church with the miraculous painting of Our Lady with a rose, old half-timber granaries (18th/19th cc.) and the small Gothic-Renaissance Church of the Poor Clares. The Bydgoszcz canal, which has a number of old hydraulic installations, links the Brda with the Noteć River. Attempts have been made to enter these 18th century system of engineering facilities on UNESCO's World Heritage list. Bydgoszcz's opera and music festivals are highly valued by music lovers. >>>>
Ciechocinek is the major Poland's lowland spa with many thermal saline springs. Tourists and bathers can enjoy its unique graduation towers, open-air theatre, spa park, flower clocks and carpets as well as old timber buildings such as the band-shell, Orthodox church and pump room. Those who seek cures can avail themselves of the services offered by several dozen sanatoriums, preventive health centers and spa hospitals equipped with modern facilities. Good accommodations and numerous cultural events. >>>>
Every July the Golub-Dobrzyń castle built by the Teutonic Knights in the 14th century hosts the International Knights' Tournament; the program includes re-enactment of medieval jousting. The city is surrounded by fragments of medieval walls with towers and a moat. The Old Town has a Gothic church and an old Pod Kapturem house from the late 18th century. >>>>
This trail will lead you to the finest and best-preserved Romanesque buildings in Poland. Mogilno - the church of the former Benedictine Abbey (11th c.), Strzelno - St Procopius' Church and the Church of the Holy Trinity, both from the 12th century, Inowrocław - St Mary's Church (13th c.), Kruszwica - SS Peter and Paul Collegiate Church (12th c.). Two Romanesque edifices are found in the Wielkopolska region: Trzemeszno - the Benedictine church (12th c.), Ko¶cielec Kujawski - St Margaret's church (12th/13th cc.).
The birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus. The city which sits on both banks of the Vistula has the greatest wealth of Gothic architecture in Poland. Its medieval centre with the original urban layout was entered on UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list. There is the Old Town Square with its Old Town Hall in the middle. From the top of the town hall tower enfolds a fine panoramic view. Other monuments include the statue of Copernicus, three Gothic churches, Copernicus family house, city walls and gates, ruins of the Teutonic Knights' castle and the Crooked Tower. Many museums, planetarium and a skansen. >>>>
