Discover Bialystock by Hire Car
Bialystock has almost 300,000 inhabitants and is the main transport and industrial centre in north-eastern Poland.
It is a stop on the “Rail Baltica”, a train line under construction that will run from Warsaw to Helsinki.
Bialystok has a long history under foreign rule. It was only after the Second World War that the city was finally assigned to the Polish state.
Sights in Bialystock
To guests and visitors coming to the town today, Bialystock presents itself as modern and open-minded, with beautiful gardens and parks entwined around a wide and open historic town centre.
Beautiful streets and squares with fountains, small green spaces and cafes invite you to linger. The face of the prestigious university town with its many different faculties is rejuvenated by the students. Worth seeing are the many beautiful churches, chapels and the synagogue.
One of the most important sacred ropes is the cathedral complex with the 16th-century city church and the adjacent neo-Gothic cathedral of 1915, which impresses with its imposing altar.
Besides the Baroque-style town hall, buildings such as the Lubomirski Palace and the Branicki Palace stand out.
The palace is now the site of the Medical Academy and has a particularly beautiful Baroque garden.
Leisure activity in Bialystock
The importance of history and art in Bialystock is evident in several museums, art galleries, exhibitions and festivals or concerts.
In the city has established a- well-known in Poland- jazz scene.
A few kilometres outside begins the vast Bialowieza National Park.
It is a World Heritage Site and can be reached quickly by hire car.
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