Green Velo

Wigry, the largest lake in the region and the second deepest lake in Poland, is protected within the Wigry National Park, together with the adjacent, smaller reservoirs. It is the only big lake with such a winding coastline; varied with islands, bays, depths, intra-lake hills and shallow coastal areas.

The park is located on the northern edge of the Augustów Primeval Forest, the largest dense forest complex in the Central European Lowlands. In the forests surrounding the Wigry you can meet one of its main attractions - 20 intraforest humic lakes called “biscuits”. The water of which is tea-coloured because of the humic acid. Also, rare and protected species of orchids grow here and the diversity of lichens testifies to the cleanliness of the air. Equally rich is the animal world. More than 2,000 species live here, but the beaver, the Park’s heraldic animal, is the undisputed king.