Olsztyn is the administrative center of the Warmia-Mazury province, the land of picturesque, rich in lakes (there are 11 of them here) and forests. The first mention of the city dates back to 1334. A few dozen hotels and campsites, many cafes and restaurants are open for tourists in and around the city.
Christmas and New Year's tours. Rest in Zakopane.
Winter camps for schoolchildren. Tours for school groups.
Treatment in sanatoriums. Excursions in the cities. Hotels online.
Getting there
The city has an excellent bus connection with such large cities as Warsaw, Krakow, Sopot, Gdansk. The state bus company PKS performs the flights. Under its flag, there are flights on the Vilnius-Olsztyn and Lviv-Olsztyn routes
Eurolines Polska provides international bus services from Olsztyn to London, Brussels, Oslo, Gothenburg, Stockholm and other major European cities. The airfield of the flying club serves not only for sporting purposes, small passenger planes of local airlines landing on board up to 20 people are landing here.
Search for tickets to the city of Warsaw (the nearest airport to Olsztyn)
A bit of history
For your the history of Olsztyn was repeatedly destroyed, ruined, passed from the ruler to the ruler . It largely hampered its growth and development . And only after 1818 it went beyond its original limits . 19 century for Olsztyn became a century of prosperity: a hospital was built, very well in t The railway station Torun-Koenigsberg passed through the city and a station was built, a newspaper was launched, the publication of which continued until 1939 . Gasification began, electrification and telephonization of the city . This century was marked by the population growth: in 1895 year in Olsztyn was 25 000 inhabitants against 6 000 in 1846 .
The end of the 19th century and the 20th century brought to the city new remarkable from the point of view of architecture and development of the urban environment: New Renaissance Town Hall, the neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart Yi mustache, Neo-Romanesque church of St. Joseph. In the 20th century the city grew and prospered before the Second World War, at the end of which many buildings burned in a terrible fire. But the residents of Olsztyn lovingly restored everything that could be restored and enriched the city with new remarkable facilities
Entertainment, excursions and sights Olsztyn
Today you can see the castle of the Warmia chapter in the city. This is not just a grandiose example of medieval Gothic, but also a place associated with the name of the great Pole - Nicholas Copernicus, who in 1516-1521 was the administrator of the castle. Now here is located the most interesting Museum of Warmia and Mazury. His collection was collected literally bit by bit and now gives a complete picture of the life of the region.
The Old Town Hall, from which only one building remained, was restored after the fire of 1945 and given to the gallery. There are a series of exhibitions, author's meetings, popular science events. The offices of the city authorities are located in the premises of the New Town Hall
Cathedral St. Jakub almost did not preserve the interior, but its architecture (Gothic style, the 14th century) is very interesting. The most valuable surviving element of interior decoration is the altar in the right nave
The city still has a medieval layout, and some houses are built on the foundations of destroyed medieval buildings. Although in terms of architecture Olsztyn is quite eclectic, a walk around the city will bring pleasure to lovers of old architecture. Narrow streets breathe history, red tiled roofs make the city look like a fairytale decoration, all this contrasts with a rather standard and unified modern building.
Book popular Olsztyn hotels at the best prices
| Hotel Dyplomat from 3 137 rub. Olsztyn Dąbrowszczaków 28 | Przystań Hotel & Spa from 5 096 rubles Olsztyn ul. Żeglarska 4 | Hotel Wileński from 3 469 rubles Olsztyn Knosały 5 |
| Warmiński Hotel & Conference from 2 971 rubles Olsztyn ul. Kołobrzeska 1 | Hotel Kur from 2 241 rubles Olsztyn Bałtycka 89 | Hotel HP Park from 3 170 rubles Olsztyn Warszawska 119 |
| Hotel Kopernik from 2 938 rub. Olsztyn ul. Warszawska 37 | Na Skarpie from 2 158 rubles Olsztyn ul. Gietkowska 6A | Hotel Basen Pirat from 2 075 rub Olsztyn Bałtycka 95 |
Rest on the Lakes
Olsztyn is interesting not only for lovers of architecture and history. Eleven lakes and woodlands in the vicinity of the city attract lovers of natural beauty and hiking, which is developing in unprecedented pace in Europe. On Lake Ukel there are city recreation areas with well-equipped beach, bathing places, boat pier and water equipment rental facilities
Active rest
In the city and its surroundings several stadiums, tennis courts with different types of cover , centers of knight sport. Here is also the Warmian-Mazurian flying club, so gliders glide in the sky and multi-colored domes of parachutes are revealed. Those who wish can make an aerial excursion over the city and its environs
The Lyna River flowing through the territory, the channel of which whimsically wriggles, has yachting and rowing in kayaks in summer, and in winter - by riding on flyers. In the summer along the river scurrying pleasure boats, from which the city looks especially charming. One can not help saying that Olsztyn is one of the most popular ski centers in Poland. A lot of people come here in a season from all over the country, although in Europe this resort is not very popular. Photo Olsztyn (12)