As we needed some relaxed time, we decided to use the last (?) summer days for relaxing at the beach and in a swimming pool. Villaggio San Francesco in Duna Verde is a place to recommend! The campsite was 30% (or less?) full, the swimming pools were a great attraction for our kids and a warmer alternative to the sea.
And within a 10min walk along the beach there are several restaurants and bars that will not leave you hungry!
Considering the cold evenings and nights in Poland we decided to take advantage of the sun and warmth still available in the Southern Europe. The closest (and the easiest) was to drive to Italy.
A little bit more than 1000km and we reached the Adriatic Sea in Grado.
It felt really good to have italian pizza for a dinner. We really missed the Mediterranean food…
30掳C in the evening made it pretty difficult to fall asleep but the next days should be a little bit colder (26掳C) and we will be looking for some shade for the van.
Visiting the ones close to your heart is always joyful and beautiful!
But Puck and Hel peninsula are worth paying a visit even if you do not have family living nearby.
The Hel peninsula is full of history, picturesque places, delicious fishes and sandy beaches. It is also very windy so do not forget your hoody!
On our way to a family celebration in central Poland (85th birthday of my grandpa!) we had a stop in the Blue Springs nature reserve and the nearby聽Museum of Pilica river.
The castle in 艁臋czyca is small but worth seeing (free entry on Thursdays). The exhibition inside is mostly dedicated to the devil Boruta, famous character of local fairy tales.
No photos from the top of the tower bacouse, as it often happens, as soon as we reached the top, Jasiu announced he needed a toilet…
The next stop was the Collegiate Church of St. Mary and St. Alexius in Tum. For me that is one of the most beautiful churches in Poland. And with looong and interesting history as well. Do not miss it on your way. If closed, pass by the neighbouring museum to request a free visit (donation based visiting).
We started the day in Kruszwica to see a tower well known from a fairy tell about price Popiel and maises.
About 170 steps up and the view on the neighborhood is beautiful.
We could not enjoy these views for too long because as soon as we reached the top, Jasiu announces that he needed a toilet. Urgently!
The second castle remainings are less famous but worth seeing as well when you are nearby Ko艂o.
This could have been a nice place to stay for the night, but it was still relatively early so we decided to see another ruins 25km away, in Besiekiery.
Later we continued to Uniej贸w to stay overnight in a parking next to the river and Uniej贸w therme.
Museum of the first Piast at Lednica is well worth seeing. We spend beautiful half a day there. We would have liked a bit more information on the history of some of the places and objects in the nuseum and I installed their virtual reality mobile app that was supposed to help us. Unfortunately the app was not able to detect the GPS receiver in my phone and later it was crashing while starting… Well, when “computer says NO” the discussion is over 馃槈
In the afternoon we visited the nearby Museum in Dziekanowice. Unfortunately we only had 1.5h to the museum closing and so we were not able to see it all. One would need at least half a day to complete the tour. That is well recommended, especially if you speak Polish and can ask the guides in every building for some introduction to what you see.
That night we spent on a free parking between the two museums, right next to the beach. The views on the sunset above Lednica lake were truly beautiful.
In W膮gr贸w there is a unique spot in Europe, where two rivers are crossing their water and flow further separately. Honestly, I imagined them as bigger but their water was very clean 馃槈
When we reached Biskupin the weather was just perfect for a walk, with a little bit of wind that stopped the mosquitoes. The views were lovely and the free audioguide available from the museum website provided a very good insight into聽 the history of the place.
As we needed to reach my hometown in few days for a celebration of the 85th birthday of my grandpa (120 lat Dziadku!) we started our journey South-East and found another lovely lave for an afternoon relax and a lovely day after, the small but clean and charming Stubnica Lake nearby I艅sk.
We were a little bit disappointed with Woli艅ski Park Narodowy, but we only visited it as walking tourists. Seeing from the water must be another story… Anyway, the parkings next to the trails in the National Park were pretty busy so finding a place required patience. The trails (Kawcza G贸ra and Jezioro Turkusowe) as such are nice but the number of view points is very limited. So if you enjoy walking in the forest, you will like it, but do not expect seeing much more than that.
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