Podlaskie

Podlaskie

Podlaskie is a mystical land of primeval forests and quiet wetlands where the last wild bison roam free. This region is the best place for a Podlaskie wild forest drive that takes you into the heart of the **Białowieża** National Park. You can walk under giant oaks that have stood for five hundred years and see the forest exactly as it was in the time of the kings. The road leads you to the 'Land of the Open Shutters' where the wooden houses are painted in bright blues and greens with hand carved details. You can find mosques built of wood in the villages of **Kruszyniany** and **Bohoniki** where the local Tatars have lived for centuries. The landscape is a mix of deep woods and the wide river plains of the **Biebrza** where thousands of birds gather in the spring. As you head north you will find the Suwałki region where the hills are steep and the lakes are as deep as a sea. You can visit the **Wigry** Monastery which sits on a high point above a maze of blue water and green islands. This region is a place of deep peace and ancient faiths where the clock feels like it has stopped and nature is the only ruler.

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History of Podlaskie

Podlaskie is a mystical realm where the primeval forest is the only ruler and the bison are the kings of the wood. This land was the hunting ground of kings and czars who, since the **1400s**, kept the woods wild and untouched. This ancient nature is the heart of a **Podlaskie wild forest drive** where the **Białowieża Forest** contains oaks that have stood for over **500 years**. The region became a safe haven for people of many faiths who built wooden mosques and blue painted churches side by side. **Tatars** who rode with the Polish kings settled in **Kruszyniany** in the **1600s** and built green houses of prayer that still stand today. This mix of cultures created a world of open shutters and hand carved wood that looks like a colorful dream. The bogs and marshes of the region served as a natural barrier that kept the modern world at bay. Rare birds and wild elk still rule the **Biebrza Marshes**, a wetland covering over **590 square kilometers**. It is a place of deep silence and old magic where the forest remembers the time before the first stone cities were built and the first kings were crowned.
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