Things to do in Warmian-Masurian

Lake Selmęt Wielki

gmina Ełk

120–360 min · Free entry

Lake Selmęt Wielki lies a few kilometres from Ełk and is one of the largest lakes of the Ełk Lakeland. It is not a single fenced attraction, but a broad body of water whose character depends on the shore, weather and activity you choose. #…

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…

Co-cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle in Olsztyn

Olsztyn

30–45 min · Free entry

**The Co-cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle in Olsztyn** is the city’s oldest surviving sacred monument and one of the symbols of its Old Town. The red-brick, three-aisled church was built around the turn of the 14th and 15th centu…

Castle of Warmian Bishops in Lidzbark Warmiński

Lidzbark Warmiński

**One of Poland's most precious and best-preserved Gothic defensive residences and the main seat of the Warmian bishops until 1795. Built between 1350 and 1401 at the confluence of the Łyna and Symsarna rivers, it has been a Historic Monum…

Masurian Landscape Park

gmina Mikołajki

Masurian Landscape Park in gmina Mikołajki is an interesting stop connected with the area’s history, culture or landscape. Include it in a sightseeing plan and combine it with other nearby places. Check current opening hours and access det…

Drogosze Palace

gmina Barciany

Drogosze Palace is almost **100 metres** long, with **365 windows** and **52 rooms** — a scale of grandeur that earned it the nickname of the East Prussian Versailles. This baroque residence of the von Dönhoff family was built in **1710–17…

Iława Lake District Landscape Park

Iława

Iława Lake District Landscape Park in Iława is an interesting stop connected with the area’s history, culture or landscape. Include it in a sightseeing plan and combine it with other nearby places. Check current opening hours and access de…

Castle of Warmian Bishops in Olsztyn

Olsztyn

Castle of Warmian Bishops in Olsztyn in Olsztyn is an interesting stop connected with the area’s history, culture or landscape. Include it in a sightseeing plan and combine it with other nearby places. Check current opening hours and acces…

Ryn Castle

Ryn

Ryn Castle in Ryn is an interesting stop connected with the area’s history, culture or landscape. Include it in a sightseeing plan and combine it with other nearby places. Check current opening hours and access details before visiting.

Nidzica Castle

Nidzica

Nidzica Castle in Nidzica is an interesting stop connected with the area’s history, culture or landscape. Include it in a sightseeing plan and combine it with other nearby places. Check current opening hours and access details before visit…

Ostróda Castle

Ostróda

Ostróda Castle in Ostróda is an interesting stop connected with the area’s history, culture or landscape. Include it in a sightseeing plan and combine it with other nearby places. Check current opening hours and access details before visit…

Viaducts in Stańczyki

gmina Dubeninki

Viaducts in Stańczyki in gmina Dubeninki is an interesting stop connected with the area’s history, culture or landscape. Include it in a sightseeing plan and combine it with other nearby places. Check current opening hours and access detai…

Kętrzyn Castle

Kętrzyn

Kętrzyn Castle in Kętrzyn is an interesting stop connected with the area’s history, culture or landscape. Include it in a sightseeing plan and combine it with other nearby places. Check current opening hours and access details before visit…

Ethnographic Park in Olsztynek

Olsztynek

The Museum of Folk Architecture — Ethnographic Park in Olsztynek is a large open-air museum presenting the traditional countryside of Warmia, Masuria, Powiśle and Lithuania Minor. Across 77 hectares, around 80 large and small rural buildin…

Former Evangelical Church in Olsztynek

Olsztynek

By the market square in Olsztynek stands one of the town’s oldest brick-and-stone buildings: a former Evangelical church probably erected around 1350. The single-nave church was built on a rectangular plan measuring about 31 × 11 m. The lo…

Promenade in Elbląg

gmina Pasłęk

Elbląg’s promenade is best understood as a pedestrian route through the Old Town: the Old Market Square, rebuilt townhouses, the Church Path and the area around the Market Gate. The name does not refer to one fenced or separate avenue; tre…

Lake Gaudy near Iława

Iława

A few kilometres from Iława, near the villages of Rudniki and Kamieniec, spreads **Lake Gaudy** — one of the wildest corners of the Western Masurian Lake District. It is not a recreation lake but a **nature reserve** established in **1957*…

Lake Mikołajskie in Masuria

gmina Mikołajki

Lake Mikołajskie is one of the key sailing junctions in the Great Masurian Lakes. It covers about 5 km², is 5.8 km long and reaches a maximum depth of 25.9 m. In the north it connects with Lake Tałty, in the southeast with Lake Śniardwy th…

Lake Pluszne near Olsztynek

Olsztynek

Lake Pluszne, also known as Pluszne Wielkie, lies in the Olsztyn Lake District between Warmia and Masuria, near Olsztynek. The village of Pluski on the eastern shore is the most convenient base for planning time by the water. The large, fo…

St Nicholas Cathedral in Elbląg

gmina Pasłęk

**St Nicholas Cathedral in Elbląg** is a Gothic church in the heart of the city’s old town and one of Elbląg’s most recognisable landmarks. Its tower is 97 metres high,. It is the principal church of the Diocese of Elbląg, established in 1…

Water Tower in Gołdap

gmina Dubeninki

**The Water Tower in Gołdap** is a historic waterworks tower at 35 Paderewskiego Street, now home to a café and viewing point. Built in 1905, it formed part of the town’s water-supply network. The building is 46.5 metres high and has seven…