Things to do in Giżycko

Boyen Fortress in Giżycko

Giżycko

90–150 min

Boyen Fortress is a 19th-century Prussian fort built on the land between Lakes Niegocin and Kisajno. Its plan is the key to understanding it: six bastions form a star-shaped layout, while ramparts and walls lead through gates, courtyards a…

The Swing Bridge in Giżycko

Giżycko

The swing bridge over the Łuczański Canal in the centre of Giżycko was built in the second half of the **19th century** to link the town with Boyen Fortress. The canal joins the Masurian lakes Niegocin and Kisajno, and the steel truss is t…

Borki Nature Reserve in Masuria

Giżycko

In the heart of the Puszcza Borecka forest in Masuria lies the Borki forest reserve — established in **1958** on **232 ha** and enlarged in **2015** to **440.22 ha**. It protects the best-preserved central part of the forest: hornbeam-lime…

Water Tower in Giżycko

Giżycko

The brick tower at 37 Warszawska Street is the **tallest structure in Giżycko** and one of the more interesting examples of repurposed historic infrastructure in Masuria. Built in **1900** in the Neo-Gothic style, it supplied the town with…

Giżycko Castle

Giżycko

On the Łuczański Canal, which links the Masurian lakes Niegocin and Kisajno, stands a former Teutonic stronghold from the second half of the 14th century. Giżycko Castle was built on the so-called Giżycko Island as the seat of a Teutonic p…