Where Masuria, the Suwałki region and Podlasie meet, in the heart of the Augustów Forest. A region with 30 lakes right beside the town, the historic Augustów Canal listed as a Monument of History, and Wigry National Park with its former Camaldolese monastery.
Augustów is a town on the border of three lands — geographically it lies in the Biebrza Basin, culturally it is close to the Suwałki region, and to visitors it feels like Masuria. It has about 30,000 inhabitants, but in the holiday season the population triples with visitors. Water sets the rhythm of the town — Lake Necko with its municipal bathing beach, the river Netta, the Augustów Canal and dozens of lakes right on the doorstep.
Augustów's best-known monument is the Augustów Canal — a 19th-century waterway linking the Vistula basin with the Neman. Today the canal serves visitors — you can travel it by excursion boat, by kayak or in your own yacht. The route passes through 18 locks, some of which keep their original machinery from the time they were built. The canal is a Monument of History and still awaits inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Fifteen kilometres to the north stretches Wigry National Park — 42 lakes, the former Camaldolese monastery at Wigry (where John Paul II stayed in 1999) and one of the largest beaver populations in Poland. The park can be explored by kayak along the Czarna Hańcza, by bicycle on the circular route or on foot — the least crowded paths are on the eastern shore of Wigry.
The third pillar of tourism here is the Augustów Forest — the largest continuous woodland in Poland, stretching on beyond the Lithuanian and Belarusian borders. It is a place for mushroom pickers (the season runs August to October), for cyclists (several hundred kilometres of waymarked routes) and for anyone who values silence.
The region is well connected — by national road 8 from Warsaw (about 3 hours by car), by intercity train from Warsaw (about 4 hours) or by minibus from Białystok. The nearest airports are Warsaw-Modlin, Warsaw Chopin and Vilnius (200 km).
The most important sights of the region, each with its own guide — how to get there, when to go, practical info.
A 19th-century waterway with 18 locks, a Polish Monument of History. Excursion boats, kayaks or your own yacht.
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A municipal bathing beach, watersports and a lakeside promenade. Right in Augustów — on foot from the centre.
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42 lakes, a former Camaldolese monastery, beavers and the Czarna Hańcza. 15 km from Augustów; a day is enough at an easy pace.
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A Marian sanctuary on a peninsula in the lake. A monument to John Paul II, a wooden chapel and a place of pilgrimage.
Read the guide →A Baroque former Camaldolese complex on a peninsula in Lake Wigry — a church, hermitages and a viewing tower. One of the emblems of the Suwałki region.
Read the guide →The region's most famous kayak route — through Lake Wigry and the Augustów Forest, often combined with the Augustów Canal.
Read the guide →The largest marshland in Poland — the Biebrza floodplain, birds and elk. A paradise for wildlife watchers, near Augustów.
Read the guide →The largest continuous woodland in Poland — cycling, mushroom picking, quiet lakes and paths along the Augustów Canal.
Read the guide →Hotels, guest houses, holiday centres, cottages and apartments in the Augustów region and around it — each with links to the sights nearby. Direct contact with the property.
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📍 Augustów, ul. Wycieczkowa 5
Comfortable en-suite rooms with Wi-Fi, television and a fridge. Close to Lake Necko; the Augustów Canal and the town beach are about 3 km away.
📍 Augustów, przy jeziorze Necko (ok. 300 m od plaży)
Comfortable rooms by Lake Necko, about 300 m from the beach and about 15 minutes' walk from the town centre.
📍 Augustów, na skraju Puszczy Augustowskiej, blisko portu żeglugi
A guesthouse with a restaurant on the edge of the Augustów Forest, looking out over Lake Necko surrounded by woodland.
📍 Augustów, ok. 3 km od centrum
A dozen or so rooms with breakfast, highly rated, in a quiet spot about 3 km from the centre of Augustów.
📍 Augustów, skraj Puszczy Augustowskiej (między jez. Białe, Necko i Sajno)
More than 40 cottages on the edge of the Augustów Forest, between the lakes; bicycle hire, a fire pit, a playground and a games room.
📍 Augustów / okolice (Puszcza Augustowska)
Holiday resort in Augustów.
📍 Augustów / okolice (nad wodą)
A waterside holiday centre in the Augustów area — rooms and cottages, and a holiday surrounded by nature.
📍 Augustów, ul. Obrońców Westerplatte 42 (nad jeziorem Sajno)
A centre on Lake Sajno, about 3 km from the centre, within the Augustów Forest — a holiday by the water and close to the woods.
📍 Augustów (przykład demonstracyjny wpisu zwykłego)
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📍 Augustów (przykład demonstracyjny pakietu Premium)
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Hotel in Augustów, Księdza Ignacego Skorupki 2C. Location: 1.3 km to the beach, 1.5 km to the ski lift. Nearby: Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa (150 m).
Campsite in Augustów, Sportowa 1. Location: 250 m to the beach, 1.9 km to the lake Rospuda Augustowska, 1.0 km to the ski lift. Nearby: Muzeum Kultury Bartniczej (1.0 km).
Guesthouse in Augustów, Nadrzeczna 98. Location: 550 m to the beach, 1.5 km to the lake Necko, 1.0 km to the ski lift. Nearby: attraction Plaża Miejska Augustów (800 m).
Hotel in Augustów, 29 Listopada 9. Location: 1.1 km to the beach, 1.2 km to the ski lift. Details: Wi-Fi. Nearby: Nigdy Więcej Wojny (150 m).
Apartment in Augustów, Turystyczna 5. Location: 250 m to the beach, 2.1 km to the lake Białe Augustowskie, 1.7 km to the ski lift. Nearby: Muzeum Kultury Bartniczej (450 m).
Guesthouse in Augustów, Rajgrodzka 140. Location: 2.2 km to the beach, 1.6 km to the lake Necko. Details: 19 rooms, free Wi-Fi. Nearby: attraction Plaża Miejska Augustów (3.2 km).
Hotel in Augustów, Spacerowa 4. Location: 350 m to the beach, 1.3 km to the lake Necko, 1.1 km to the ski lift. Nearby: attraction Plaża Miejska Augustów (950 m).
Guesthouse in Augustów, Żeglarska 18. Location: 350 m to the beach, 1.3 km to the lake Necko, 1.2 km to the ski lift. Details: free Wi-Fi. Nearby: attraction Plaża Miejska Augustów (1.0 km).
Guesthouse in Augustów, Partyzantów 36. Location: 900 m to the beach, 1.0 km to the ski lift. Nearby: Nigdy Więcej Wojny (350 m).
Holiday cottage in Augustów, Obrońców Westerplatte 42. Location: 100 m to the beach, 1.1 km to the lake Sajno. Nearby: Muzeum Kultury Bartniczej (3.3 km).
Hotel in Augustów. Location: 500 m to the beach, 2.3 km to the lake Rospuda Augustowska, 1.5 km to the ski lift. Nearby: Muzeum Kultury Bartniczej (800 m).
Hotel in Augustów, Przewięź 23. Location: 750 m to the beach, 1.1 km to the lake Staw Studzieniczański.
Guesthouse in Augustów, Turystyczna 5F. Location: 300 m to the beach, 2.0 km to the lake Białe Augustowskie, 1.8 km to the ski lift. Details: Wi-Fi. Nearby: Muzeum Kultury Bartniczej (550 m).
Guesthouse in Augustów, Studzieniczna 8. Location: 1.4 km to the beach, 350 m to the lake Staw Studzieniczański. Details: 8 rooms, Wi-Fi. Nearby: attraction Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Studzieniczańskiej (200 m).
Guesthouse in Augustów, Piwna 17. Location: 1.3 km to the beach, 1.4 km to the ski lift. Details: Wi-Fi. Nearby: Nigdy Więcej Wojny (250 m).
Guesthouse in Dolistowo Stare, 58. Location: 500 m to the beach, 5.7 km to the summit of Wilcza Góra (124 m a.s.l.). Nearby: attraction Kościół pw. Świętego Wawrzyńca (550 m).
Hotel in Szczebra. Nearby: attraction Plaża Miejska Augustów (5.3 km).
Campsite in Frącki. Location: 1.4 km to the lake Chylinki. Nearby: attraction Cmentarz wojenny z I WŚ (2.4 km).
Holiday cottage in Serwy, Wypoczynkowa 42. Location: 1.2 km to the beach, 950 m to the lake Serwy. Nearby: attraction Cmentarz wojenny 1914-1918 (2.8 km).
Guesthouse in Strękowizna. Location: 800 m to the lake Kalejty. Details: free Wi-Fi. Nearby: viewpoint Pomost (900 m).
Guesthouse in Strękowizna. Location: 850 m to the lake Kalejty. Nearby: viewpoint Pomost (800 m).
Campsite in Goniądz, Bednarska 6. Location: 600 m to the beach. Details: tent pitches, motorhome pitches, accessible facilities. Nearby: viewpoint Taras widokowy (1.0 km). From the property's own description: „+48501293568 +48600259645”
Hotel in Goniądz. Location: 700 m to the beach. Nearby: viewpoint Taras widokowy (350 m).
Guesthouse in Goniądz, Grodzieńska 8. Location: 900 m to the beach. Nearby: viewpoint Taras widokowy (550 m). From the property's own description: „Do wynajęcia 4 pokoje wraz z opcjonalnym wyżywieniem.”
Guesthouse in Goniądz, Piotra z Goniądza 11. Location: 800 m to the beach. Details: 5 rooms, Wi-Fi. Nearby: viewpoint Taras widokowy (650 m).
Guesthouse in Goniądz, Piotra z Goniądza 11. Location: 800 m to the beach. Details: Wi-Fi. Nearby: viewpoint Taras widokowy (650 m).
Guesthouse in Goniądz, Piotra z Goniądza 11. Location: 800 m to the beach. Details: Wi-Fi. Nearby: viewpoint Taras widokowy (650 m).
Guesthouse in Macharce, Wigierska 12. Nearby: attraction Cmentarz wojenny 1914-1918 (150 m).
Guesthouse in Sucha Rzeczka.
Hotel in Woźnawieś, 30a. Location: 5.3 km to the summit of Solistowska Góra (124 m a.s.l.). Details: 25 rooms. Nearby: viewpoint Platforma widokowa (5.9 km).
Guesthouse in Woźnawieś, 51. Location: 6.0 km to the summit of Solistowska Góra (124 m a.s.l.). Nearby: viewpoint Platforma widokowa (6.4 km).
Guesthouse in Woźnawieś, 135. Location: 1.7 km to the beach. Nearby: attraction Park poddworski (4.2 km).
Campsite in Płaska, Gorczyca 280. Location: 1.3 km to the beach, 1.3 km to the lake Górczyckie. Details: tent pitches, motorhome pitches. Nearby: attraction Śluza Gorczyca (1.9 km).
Apartment in Płaska, 4D. Location: 50 m to the beach, 450 m to the lake Pobojno. Nearby: attraction Śluza Gorczyca (1.5 km).
Campsite in Kuligi, 2. Location: 1.4 km to the summit of Solistowska Góra (124 m a.s.l.). Nearby: viewpoint Platforma widokowa (2.1 km).
Guesthouse in Suchowola, 28. Location: 2.3 km to the beach. Details: 6 rooms, free Wi-Fi. Nearby: museum Izba Regionalna Ziemi Sztabińskiej imienia Romana Gębicza (2.7 km).
Apartment in Dolistowo Nowe, 73A. Location: 400 m to the beach, 5.7 km to the summit of Wilcza Góra (124 m a.s.l.). Nearby: attraction Kościół pw. Świętego Wawrzyńca (250 m).
Campsite in Rygol. Location: 50 m to the beach, 550 m to the lake Płaskie. Details: tent pitches, motorhome pitches. Nearby: attraction Śluza Sosnówek (2.4 km).
Campsite in Danowskie, 18. Location: 750 m to the beach, 1.7 km to the lake Kopanica. Details: tent pitches, motorhome pitches. Nearby: attraction Miejsce kuźni powstańczej (5.4 km).
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List or submit a property →Kayak trips on the Czarna Hańcza (from late April), the first excursion boats and the birds of the Biebrza marshes (an hour away).
The height of the season — bathing beaches, watersports, sailing and kayaking. Room prices are 30–50% higher in July and August. Book ahead.
The mushroom season in the Augustów Forest (August to October). Boat trips until mid-October. Golden colours over Wigry — the best season for photographs.
Silence, snow and cross-country ski trails in the forest. Ice yachting on Necko in a hard frost. Fewer places open — check in advance.
Approximate straight-line distances from the centre of Augustów — calculated from real coordinates. By road it is often further.
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