National parks is an ideal place for summer holidays. On hot days, trees provide a pleasant shade, and cool streams bring refreshment.
Picturesque landscapes, intensive green, the smell of the forest and fresh air will make you forget about everyday stress and charge yourself with positive energy. In the summer, national parks organize numerous events and attractions that attract nature enthusiasts and encourage active rest in the fresh air. Many of these initiatives are implemented thanks to the support of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and the PGE Foundation.
Each national park has its own unique character and hides unique attractions. We will bring you a few of them so that you can discover their greatest treasures.
Bieszczady National Park
The largest mountain national park in Poland is an ideal place to discover on foot, bike or horse. His wild areas are home to the largest Polish predators, from the majestic brown bear to the secretive lynx.
Nature lovers should visit Nature Museum in Ustrzyki Dolnewhere you can admire the most important inhabitants of the Bieszczady Forest.
For a family trip it is worth choosing a trail leading from Wyżna Pass to Połonina Wetlińskawhich ends at the tourist hostel “Chatka Pooh II”. If you are looking for a more demanding route, Nature path “Rozspaniec – Krzemień” It will delight you with picturesque views and wild nature.
Biebrza National Park
The most extensive National Park in Poland is located on the charming Podlasie, delighting with the diversity of landscapes and the richness of nature. His unique distinguishing feature are the vast Biebrza swamps, which are the largest swamp area in the country. The park is also a key habitat of elk, which has become its symbol.
Among the biggest attractions it is worth mentioning:
- wooden footbridge long gap
- The observation tower at the tsarist road
- The observation tower near the Osowiec Fortress
The park organizes various events attracting nature lovers and outdoor activities. You will find among them Educational picnics in the Biebrza Valley and workshops of traditional mowing with a scythe “Iskra tradition” (August 23-24).
Narew National Park
Located in northeastern Poland, in the picturesque valley of Górna Narew, the park impresses with a unique landscape. The Narew river flows with many troughs, creating an unusual mosaic of backwaters, land and marsh habitats.
Among the most interesting attractions it is worth mentioning:
- Possibility to rent kayaks from Friday to Sunday
- Wieniawo-Śliwno nature path
- Młynarzówka Nature Education Center
Magurski National Park
Located in the heart of the Low Beskids, the park impresses with the landscape and nature and cultural diversity. Among the places particularly noteworthy include Wysokie-Jewish, Magura Wytkowska, the observation tower on Ferdl and impressive rock formations-hell stone and Magura waterfall.
You cannot miss a visit to the Education and Museum Center Jan Szafrański in Krempna, where you can watch a film showing the series of four seasons in nature and visit interactive natural exhibitions.
In the summer, the park invites whole families and the youngest to free holiday classes as part of the “Summer in MPN” program, which, among others They will take place on nature paths located on its area.
Roztoczański National Park
The Roztoczański National Park, located in the Lubelskie Voivodeship, is the most forested national park in Poland. His special attraction is the reserve breeding of Polish ponies, which live around the Echo and Biała Góra ponds, maintaining great independence from human interference – periodically, in winter they are fed, but they function in harmony with nature on a daily basis.
Tourist attractions worth recommending include:
- Educational and Museum Center in Zwierzyniec
- Conservative Breeding Center in Florianka
- Forest Chamber in Florianka
- Bicycle route to Florianka
- Path to Bukowa Góra
- Echo joints
In the summer, the park organizes interesting events such as “Discover the park with energy”during which you can learn hidden treasures of nature and supply your energy through interaction with nature. Additionally On August 2, the Open Day of the Roztoczański National Park will take place under the slogan “Good energy for the good of nature.” It will be an educational event, aimed at making visitors to the park aware that Roztocze is a “small homeland” with unique natural and cultural values.
PGE supports national parks
“Energy of the Rhythm of Nature” is a PGE environmental program, implemented in cooperation with 14 national parks. The goal is to protect endangered species, ecological education and the involvement of local communities and tourists in nature activities. PGE and the PGE Foundation supports, among others Monitoring of species, scientific research and initiatives for biodiversity.
Where is the bear winter?
Adam Feder, running his program “Feder on the trail”, asks questions that can surprise. One of them is the issue of wintering bears. These impressive predators spend the winter in Gawry, falling into a dream that allows them to survive difficult conditions.
The Feder program is accompanied by Dr. Bartosz Pirga from the service of the Bieszczady National Park, who runs him through the picturesque landscapes of the Bieszczady Mountains, tracking the traces of brown bears. The expert talks about their habits, explains when special caution should be exercised and what to do if you meet this powerful inhabitant of the mountains on the trail.
