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Hidden gemChurches & monasteries
Hajnówka
A roof of irregular, interlocking concrete shells makes it look more like a sculpture than a traditional Orthodox church. The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Hajnówka holds about 5,000 worshippers, one of the largest Orthodox churches in Poland,…
Museums
Hajnówka
Hajnówka is one of the centres of Poland's Belarusian minority, and its museum came into being in an unusual way: inside a former sawmill hall, built by local people with money collected among Belarusians on several continents. Constructio…
Technical monuments
Hajnówka
In Hajnówka, on the edge of the Białowieża Forest, you can do more than look at an old smithy – you can swing a hammer at red-hot iron yourself. The private Museum of Blacksmithing and Locksmithing at ul. Lipowa 1 is run by Stanisław Mierz…
Amusement parks
Hajnówka
In a single garden on ul. Bielska in Hajnówka, the Branicki Palace, the monastery on Lake Wigry, the mosque of Kruszyniany and the synagogue of Orla stand side by side — all at a scale of 1:25. The Podlasie Monuments Miniature Park is a qu…
Thermal baths & water parks
Hajnówka
After a day in the Białowieża Forest, especially in winter, warm water comes in handy. Hajnówka Water Park, opened in December 2009, is a municipal complex with a 25-metre sports pool, a leisure pool with a lazy river and wave machine, two…