We were now in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship or province where we want to do some hiking. Here some impressions of our first tours.
From Pieniezno (Mehlsack) we went on a hike along the valley of the Waltz (Walsch). We had found a beautiful private camping at this village and could start from there in the morning coming past the church and then following a river into a natural reserve.
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| Camping at Pieniezno |
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| Church of Pieniezno |
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| The natural trail provided information on fauna and flora |
Further east we came past a town with a well preserved castle of the Teutonic Order called Lidzbark Warmiński. Our Rother hiking guide provided us with a little tour through town and into the woods next to the castle.
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| The huge castle is nowadays a museum and a luxurious hotel with restaurants. |
Further south we passed Dobre Miasto which has an impressive church. But we were heading to a tiny village called Swobodna which lies at the lake Limajno. We could park directly behind the beach which had everything you can want on a lake: nice lawn with some shade, sandy beach, playground for the kids, boats to rent, life guard for the swimming area for kids and beginners and that on a lake which was unspoilt and completely natural beside of this little beach. We were hooked.
We spent the night here and went for a hike the next morning around the lake which took us 2 hours. Afterwards we enjoyed this nice summer day with swimming and sunbathing. A glorious day!
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| Chapel of Swobodna |
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| We had started on the other side of the lake |
Our perfect beach even had a food truck which sold among many others a typical Polish fast food: Zapiekanki. Thats a baguette with mushrooms and tomato sauce covered with cheese. We tried one after our swim.
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| Flower of the Day |
