LORETTO MARIAN SANCTUARY
Loretto Marian Sanctuary dates to 1928. On 27 March 1929, the settlement’s official name changed to Loretto, named for the Sanctuary in Loreto, Italy. In 1981, a statue of Our Lady of Loreto came to Polish Loretto—a faithful copy of the statue at the Italian Sanctuary.
Mass: Sundays at 8.00 and 10.00; weekdays at 6.30
Open:
Mon–Fri, 07:00–18:00
admission: free
PARK AND KAROL FERDINAND VASA OBELISK IN WYSZKÓW
In the late 16th century, Plock Bishop Piotr Dunin Wolski ordered a magnificent manor built. It later became Karol Ferdinand Vasa’s favourite place. Jan Kazimierz funded the surviving obelisk commemorating him, designed by Italian court architect to the Vasas Jan Baptista Gisleni.
opening hours: open 24/7
admission: free
WHISTLE MUSEUM IN GWIZDAŁY
The Whistle Museum was established in May 1999. The idea was proposed by Witold Tchórzewski, a radiologist and collector from Warsaw, who donated 52 whistles to start the collection. Today, the museum has around 1,500 whistles and other exhibits.
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ARMOURY MUSEUM AT LIW CASTLE
Built in the 15th century as a border watchtower, the castle is now one of Poland’s largest arms museums. Its main exhibition presents edged, firearm and pole weapons from the 15th to the 20th century. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions featuring other museums’ collections and local artists’ works. Each year, the castle hosts the International Flavours Tournament on the Great Lithuanian Road and the International Knights’ Tournament at Liw Castle.
Open:
Tue–Fri, 10:00–16:00; Sat: 10.00–18.00; Sun and holidays, 11:00–18:00 (May–end September);
Tue–Sat, 10:00–16:00; Sun and holidays, 11:00–16:00 (October–end April)
admission: regular 10 PLN, reduced 7 PLN
MARIA ŻYWIRSKA OPEN-AIR MUSEUM BRAŃSZCZYK
The Brańszczyk open-air museum was established in 2015 by the local municipality as a tribute to “tradition and centuries-old rural culture”. It collects buildings and objects related to the history and culture of the White Kurpie, a group with unique costumes and customs, formed by settlers who arrived in the 18th century from the Green Kurpie region in northern Masovian Voivodeship. The museum comprises a wooden cottage, log barn, forge and well.
PALACE IN STARA WIEŚ
Neo-Gothic palace, probably built in the late 16th century and later rebuilt and modernised several times. Open to organised groups by prior reservation.
SIEDLCE REGION OPEN-AIR WOODEN ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM, NOWA SUCHA
In Nowa Sucha, 25 km from Siedlce, stands a Baroque manor with corner chambers, built in 1743 by Ignacy Cieszkowski, castellan of Liw. A Neoclassical portico was added in 1843. In the late 1980s, Prof. Marek Kwiatkowski, then director of the Royal Łazienki, became the manor’s custodian and renovated it. Twenty buildings were relocated beside the restored manor: wooden cottages, a Dutch-style windmill, inn, farm buildings and another manor from Rudzienko.
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PRIVATE FOLK ART MUSEUM IN ZAMBRZYNIEC
Located in a barn, the gallery presents local art and crafts, literature, folk tradition, regional culture and the value of “forgotten” trades. Museum workshops are led by renowned folk artists and creators. They are well regarded and increasingly popular. The museum is open from May to November.
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STRUGGLE AND MARTYRDOM MUSEUM TREBLINKA
Two German camps—a labour camp and an extermination camp—operated in 1941–1944/1942–1943 in forests by the Bug River and Siedlce–Małkinia railway near Poniatowo. The name comes from the rail station 6 km away. It includes the former Extermination and Penal Labour Camps, gravel pit, Execution Site and “Black Road”.
Open:
Mon–Sun, 09:00–19:00
admission: 6 PLN
CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IN WĘGRÓW
Minor Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saints Peter, Paul, Andrew and Catherine. Originally a 16th-century Gothic parish church, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style by Carlo Ceroni in 1703–1706. The basilica houses Twardowski’s famous mirror.
Sundays and holidays: 7:30, 9:00 (youth), 10:30, 12:00 (children), 16:00 (not during holidays), 18:00;
Weekdays: 6:30, 7:00 (8:00 on first Fridays), 7:30 (16:00 on first Fridays), 18:00
RAILWAY WATER TOWER & LOCOMOTIVE MONUMENTS, TŁUSZCZ
Tłuszcz’s history is closely tied to the railway. The town developed rapidly after the Petersburg–Warsaw Railway opened in 1862. New homes and railway workshops gradually appeared. To operate properly, the engine depot needed water supplies. Two wooden water towers were therefore built near the station in the 19th century, with a third near the locomotive shed. The tower now considered the town’s landmark was built in 1921. Railway enthusiasts will also enjoy two rare locomotives: Ty2-220 steam locomotive from 1943 and Hutnik 4010 locomotive from 1958.
opening hours: open 24/7
admission: free
ŁOCHÓW CINEMA
Łochów Cinema is located in the Municipal and Commune Culture Centre at 22 1 Maja Street in Łochów. Tickets are available at the box office before the screening or at https://iframe161.biletyna.pl/
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KALISKA STABLE
Kaliska Stable is located in the small village of Kaliska, in Łochów Commune. It is an organic farm and agritourism facility, and belongs to Poland’s first network of ecotourism farms. The stable lies on the riverbank, far from the bustle of civilisation. It offers horse-riding lessons for all skill levels.
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“EUROSTRUŚ” ANIMAL PARK
The animal park is part of “Wypoczynek w EUROSTRUŚ”, a picturesque spot in Borzychy, Węgrów County, home to various charming animals, mainly egg-laying species. African ostriches tower above them all, but you will also find hens, ducks, geese, quails, guinea fowl, pheasants, turkeys, peacocks and many others. Visits take place with a guide who shows visitors around and talks about the park’s inhabitants.
opening hours: daily in season, 10:00–18:00; off-season, by prior arrangement with the owner
admission: PLN12 reg./10 red.; family 2+2: PLN40
SOWIA GÓRA (VIEWPOINT)
Sowia Góra is just beyond Jarnice, on the right. It is a fairly high hill above the Liwiec valley, overlooking a broad, regular bend in the river.
KAMIENIECKA FOREST
The Kamieniecka Forest lies on both sides of the Liwiec, on the Bug's right bank. Centuries ago, the Dukes of Masovia owned this area and had a hunting lodge in nearby Kamieńczyk, which gave the forest its name.
Discover local attractions on a virtual tour: http://badzmy.razem.przewodnikvr.pl/
