Olsztyn — a guide to the area — sights, directions and seasons.
Olsztyn (Warmia-Masuria) — a guide to the town and the surrounding area: sights, seasons, directions and practical information for visitors.
What to know before you go
We are preparing a guide to the area around Olsztyn: sights, routes and practical information.
What to see in Olsztyn and around
The closest sights we have described — each with its own guide. More places from this region are added every day.
Grunwald Battlefield
The 1410 battlefield, protected as a Historic Monument of Poland, with a ruined chapel, a 1960 monument and the battle museum in Stębark.
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship · 36 km away Read the guide →
Jeziorak
Poland's longest lake — nearly 28 kilometres of narrow channel dotted with islands, at the heart of the Iława Lake District.
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship · 76 km away Read the guide →
The Krutynia kayak trail
One of the loveliest lowland kayak routes in Poland — the winding, clear Krutynia through forests, lakes and nature reserves.
Mazury · 96 km away Read the guide →
Kampinos National Park
Protected since 1959: 385 km² of dunes and marshland immediately west of Warsaw, a UNESCO biosphere reserve and the war cemetery at Palmiry.
Masovian Voivodeship · 98 km away Read the guide →
The Elbląg Canal and its slipways
A monument of engineering where boats climb between water levels overland — the famous „boats over grass” on the slipways of the Elbląg Canal (nearby).
Mazury · 98 km away Read the guide →
Ciechocinek — spa town
A Kuyavian brine spa with three listed graduation towers totalling over 1700 metres, a saltworks, and a spa park laid out in 1872–1875.
Toruń · 102 km away Read the guide →Do you run a property in Olsztyn?
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Frequently asked questions — Olsztyn
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