Białystok (the White Slope in Polish) – the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship, the largest city in northeastern Poland, cultural and academic centre of Podlachia (Podlasie), located on the river Biała river banks, near the border with Belarus.
Kościuszko Square and Town Hall – Białystok, Poland
Sights / Things to do and see in Białystok:
Palaces
Branicki Palace / Pałac Branickich – a palace from late 17th century, in 18th century developed in Baroque and Rococo style by the owner Jan Klemens Branicki. Known as Versailles de la Pologne (Versailles of Poland) and Versailles de la Podlachie (Versailles of Podlasie). In the palace complex: gardens, pavilions, sculptures. Now: museum and Medical University of Białystok buiilding.
Museum of Podlasie in Bialystok / Muzeum Podlaskie w Białymstoku – a museum in the Town Hall at Kościuszko Square.
Historical Museum in Białystok / Muzeum Historyczne w Białymstoku) – a part of the Museum of Podlasie, collections (among others): the middle-class craft utility, the Numismatic Cabinet with 16 000 coins and medals and securities, the memorabilia of the Tatar settlement in the region.
Army Museum in Białystok / Muzeum Wojska w Białymstoku
The Ludwik Zamenhof Centre / Centrum im. Ludwika Zamenhofa – a museum of the creator of Esperanto language, who was born in Białystok.
Białystok Puppet Theater / Bialostocki Teatr Lalek – one of the oldest (1953) puppet theaters in Poland, apart from performances there is the Puppets Cellar tour.
Aleksandra Węgierki Drama Theatre
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, Białystok
Puppet Theater ad – Białystok, Poland
5. Churches
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary / Bazylika Mniejsza Wniebowzięcia NMP
St. Roch Church
St. Adalbert Church
Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas
Kościuszko Square and Cathedral – Białystok, Poland
St. Roch Church – Białystok, Poland
St. Roch Church – Białystok, Poland
6. Squares and other buildings
Kościuszko Square with the Town Hall (Museum of Podlasie) – a place for local products market.
tenemens at the main boulevards in the city
former textile factories
Kościuszko Square and Town Hall – Białystok, Poland
Kościuszko Square and Cathedral – Białystok, Poland
Białystok, Poland
Białystok, Poland
Białystok, Poland
Białystok, Poland
Białystok, Poland
Białystok, Poland
Białystok, Poland
Białystok, Poland
7. Must try Podlaskie treats
Kościuszko Square (Market Square) – where the local products marke takes place – and surrounding restaurants – are the great spots to try Podlaskie cuisine.
Białowieża National Park / Białowieski Park Narodowy (95 km from Białystok) – the best preserved part of the Białowieża Forest (the last primaeval forest part in Europe), home to the world’s largest European bison (żubr) population (»webpage).
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic – European Art Centre in Białystok / Opera i Filharmonia Podlaska Europejskie Centrum Sztuki w Białymstoku, Odeska 1, 15-406 Białystok, Poland
