Białowieża

Białowieża is a small village in the Podlaskie Voivodship in eastern Poland, the centre of the eponymous gmina (commune). It is on the edge of the Białowieża Forest and Białowieża National Park.

Get in
There is a bus service to/from Białystok several times a day, as well as to/from Hajnówka (centre of the powiat).Timetable can be found via bus company. The terminus is on ul. Waszkiewicza, an additional stop on ul. Kolejowa. A border crossing from Belarus at (close to Grudki village and about 4 km from Białowieża proper) operates in daytime only. No motorized traffic passes through, bicycles and foot travellers only.

See

 * Białowieża National Park (Białowieski Park Narodowy), a UNESCO World Heritage Site just next to the village, is the last remains of the primeval forest which once covered most of Europe.

Do
The Kupalle festival takes place in mid-summer. Singers perform Ukrainian and Belarusian songs from stage, and a theatrical presentation of East Slavic celebrations takes place at Narewka bank.

Drink

 * Sarenka Cafe Gallery, ul. gen. Waszkiewicza 8. A nice place, which sells art as well as hot drinks, fruit juice and similar (sadly no beer, wine or spirits). The owner often organises live music, film screenings, impromptu feasts etc.

Go next

 * Białystok, capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship
 * Hajnówka
 * Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park – cross-border, restricted area; a Belarusian guide required