Aktivities
Enjoy
long walks, mushroom-picking in the in the surrounding forests, or
visit the
area on on a horse-back, in a horse-cart, on a bicycle, indulge
yourself in
kayaking on the nearby river, fishing, wild game and bird watching.
- Horse-back
riding in the Ferenstein’s Stud: http://www.stadnina-galkowo.pl/
- Kayaking down the most beautiful of all Polish rivers, the Krutynia River, starting from the village of Krutyn, 2 kilometers from Galkowo:
- Trail
hiking and biking (bicycle rentals on the site) –
all information on trails is available at the front desk.
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Local Lakes
Our local lakes invite you for
swimming, fishing ,
yachting, and motor-boating.
- The Krutyńskie Lake –
2.5 km from Galkowo, for swimming, fishing, and water equipment rental.
- The Mokre Lake – 4 km
from Galkowo, beautiful and very deep lake, in no-noise zone.
- A number of picturesque smaller
turf lakes in the middles of the
forest - 3.5 km
from Gałkowa.
- The Bełdany – the
closest chain of lakes from the Great Mazurian Lakes trail –
invites to all sorts of sailing and motorboat sports, as well as
passengers’ cruise.
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In Winter
- Cross-country skiing.
- Slope skiing with two lifts on the
Mountain of Four Winds in Mragowo Góra Czterech
Wiatrów w Mrągowie (www.gora4w.com.pl).
- Ice boats in Mikołajki (www.caligula.pl).
- Aquaparc
in Mikołajki (www.golebiewski.pl).
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For Nature Admirers:
- Wild Animals Park in Kadzidłow - 3
km
- Nature Reserves in the Mazurian
National Park
-
Krutynia
– landscape reserve - 3,5 km
-
Zakręt
– turf reserve - 4,5 km
-
Królewska
Sosna – turf reserve –
6 km
-
Łuknajno
– bird sanctuarium - 21 km
- Forester’s Lodge in
Kołoin – bisons breeding (7 km)
- Beaver and Polish Pony Breeding in
Popieln - 14 km
- Deer Farm
of the Research Center of the National Academy of Science in Kosewo
Górne - 32 km
- Szeroki Ostrów Penisula with cliff
coasts and the Śniardwy Lake view –
42km
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Historical Places within 20 km
Churches:
Monastery Complex built in the 19th century in Wojnowo - 2 km:
- Russian Philipons’
Monastery, designed in old Russian style on a rectangular base with a
chapel from the eastern side and a monastery building with a tower from
the western side, built in 1847, and further developed after 1852.
- Timber orthodox church, built
between 1922-27, with a characteristic tower covered with onion dome
and a smaller cupola tower on the top.
- Russian Philipons Chapel with a
front tower, built in
neo-gothic style between 1923-27.
- Catholic
Church in Ukta, previously Evangelical church, built in neo-gothic
style between 1860-64;
- Gothic
church in Nawiady, built in 1437 r. -
Museums:
- Galkowo – Literary Salon
of Countess Marion Dönhoff
- Kadzidłow – museum of
Mazurian culture located in a 19th century cabin (www.oberzapodpsem.com)
- Natural History Museum located in
the Historic Mazurian Barn in the village of Krutyń - 2 km
- Museum of Ernst Wiechert located
in the forester’s lodge in Pieresławek – 14
km
History on
the Water:
Locks of the
Mazurian canal system:
- Lock on the Mokry Lake
- The Guzianka Lock on the
Ruciane-Nida Lake - 10 km
Water
Mill builit in 19th century on
the Krutynia River in Zielony Lasek - 4,5 km
Closest
Towns:
- Ruciane-Nida – 8 km
- Mikołajki - 18 km
- Mrągowo - 26 km
- Pisz - 25 km
- Giżycko - 55 km
- Olsztyn – 89 km